[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31509-31510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10490]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-new]


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 July 17, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by calling 
(202) 264-0041 and [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier 0990-New-60D and 
project title for reference, to Sherrette A. Funn, email: 
[email protected], [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.
    Title of the Collection: Critical Infrastructure Protection 
Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Partnership Data Collection.
    Type of Collection: NEW.
    OMB No.: 0990-new.
    Abstract: The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and 
Response's (ASPR) Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) 
serves as the (HPH) Sector Risk Management Agency (SRMA) designee on 
behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as codified 
by the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), supporting the 
HPH Sector to prepare for future threats, manage risks, coordinate 
effective response, and recover from human-caused and naturally 
occurring threats and hazards.
    CIP promotes resilience of the nation's health critical 
infrastructure by working directly with public and private sector 
partners to establish risk assessment tools, foster information 
sharing, provide technical resources and assistance, and lead programs 
to prepare for, respond to, and recover from human-caused and naturally 
occurring threats and hazards. CIP specifically manages the (HPH) 
Sector Critical Infrastructure Protection Partnership (HPH 
Partnership), a coordinating body of more than 300 private sector 
organizations and federal and state, tribal, local, and territorial 
(STLT) government entities. CIP relies on a strong partnership federal 
and STLT government entities through the Government Coordinating 
Council (GCC) and with critical infrastructure owners and operators 
through the private Sector Coordinating Council (SCC). Together, the 
councils of the HPH Partnership form a private-public network that 
promotes situational awareness, coordination, capacity-

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building, and preparedness and response capabilities by fostering a 
shared understanding of Sector risks, needs, and opportunities.
    SRMAs are expected to determine the extent to which their 
respective sectors are implementing infrastructure protection 
frameworks and guidance (e.g., cybersecurity). Per the 2013 National 
Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), they ``serve as a day-to-day 
Federal interface for the dynamic prioritization and coordination of 
sector-specific activities and carry out incident management 
responsibilities''. CIP's success as the SRMA depends heavily on 
routine and ad hoc data to inform its programs and activities in the 
HPH Sector.
    CIP plans to collect data bi-annually to understand the impact of 
the HPH Partnership's work on HPH Sector resilience. Using survey-based 
data collection tools, CIP will measure the performance of the HPH 
Partnership as a program and use the resulting information to assess 
the Office's responsiveness to its statutory responsibilities, 
including those articulated in Section 2009(b) in the 2021 NDAA. The 
data will additionally support CIP's ability to improve programmatic 
operations and inform decision-making. CIP will also collect data under 
urgent circumstances to guide emergency response activities and after-
action reporting for the HPH Sector.

                                          Annualized Burden Hour Table
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                                                                     Number of
     Forms (if necessary)        Respondents (if     Number of     responses per  Average burden   Total burden
                                   necessary)       respondents     respondents    per response        hours
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HPH Partnership Bi-Annual       HPH Partnership              308               1           15/60              77
 Survey Collection (Fall).       Members.
HPH Partnership Bi-Annual       HPH Partnership              308               1           15/60              77
 Survey Collection (Spring).     Members.
Ad hoc Information Collections  HPH Partnership              308               1               1             308
                                 Members.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............               3  ..............             462
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-10490 Filed 5-16-23; 8:45 am]
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