[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66199-66200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23797]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-0990-0008]


Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and 
Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed 
collection for public comment.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before January 3, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by calling 
(202) 795-7714.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier 0990-0008-60D and 
project title for reference, to Sherrette A. Funn, email: 
[email protected], or call (202) 264-0041 the Reports Clearance 
Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) 
The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for 
the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of 
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology to minimize the information collection burden.
    Abstract: The Office for Civil Rights is seeking a revision on an 
approval for a 3-year clearance on a previous collection. Individuals 
may file written or electronic complaints with the Office for Civil 
Rights when they believe they have been discriminated against by 
programs or entities that receive Federal financial assistance from the 
Health and Human Service or if they believe that their right to the 
privacy of protected health information freedom has been violated. 
Annual Number of Respondents frequency of submission is record keeping 
and reporting on occasion.
    Title of the Collection: Assurance of Compliance, Form HHS-690.
    Type of Collection: Revision.
    OMB No. 0945-0008.
    Abstract: This Information Collection Request is to continue the 
previously approved collection 0945-0008 that is expiring in December 
2022, titled: Assurance of Compliance, Form HHS-690, subject to minor 
modifications. Such an assurance is required by the federal civil 
rights laws enforced by the Office for Civil Rights, as described 
herein. One method that the federal government uses to ensure civil 
rights compliance is to require covered entities to submit written 
assurances of compliance when applying for federal financial 
assistance. The assurances alert covered entities of their civil rights 
obligations and provide the Department with a valuable enforcement 
tool, as a recipient's written assurance and certification documents 
can provide an independent contractual basis for enforcement of 
nondiscrimination requirements.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                      Number      Average burden/
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per    response (in   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondents       hours)           hours
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States, certain health care     Form HHS-690....            9595               1               4          38,380
 providers, other persons and
 entities.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............          38,380
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-23797 Filed 11-1-22; 8:45 am]
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