[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2362-2363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00558]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-0945-0008]


Agency Information Collection Request. 30-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 February 13, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrette Funn, [email protected] 
or (202) 264-0041. When submitting comments or requesting information, 
please include the document identifier 0990-New-30D and project title 
for reference.

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.
    Type of Collection: Reinstatement with changes.
    OMB No.: 0945-0008.
    Abstract: This Information Collection Request is for a 
reinstatement with changes to previously approved collection 0945-0008 
that is expired 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

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contractual basis for enforcement of nondiscrimination requirements. 
This is for a 3year request.
    Type of Respondent; Affected Public: States, certain health care 
providers, other persons, or entities receiving/requesting Funding.
    Frequency: The Applicant provides this Assurance of Compliance when 
it applies for or receives new HHS funds.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                      Number       Avg. burden/
      Type of respondent           Form name         Number of     responses per   response  (in   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        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. 2023-00558 Filed 1-12-23; 8:45 am]
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