[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88926-88927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28412]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-30D]


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 January 25, 
2024.

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 0990-0313 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: National Blood Collection & Utilization 
Survey (NBCUS)
    Type of Collection: Revision
    OMB No. 0990-30D-0313 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health/
HHS

Abstract

    The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) is 
requesting approval for a three-year revised information collection 
request (ICR) titled ``National Blood Collection & Utilization Survey 
(NBCUS).'' The NBCUS is a biennial survey that includes a core of 
standard questions on blood collection, processing, and utilization 
practices. Questions on transfusion-transmitted infections, transfusion 
associated circulatory overload, acute hemolysis, delayed hemolysis, 
and severe allergic reactions are also included in the survey. The 
rapidly changing environment in blood supply and demand makes it 
important to have regular, periodic data describing the state of U.S. 
blood collections and transfusions for understanding the dynamics of 
blood safety and availability. In 2023, two sections were removed from 
the survey related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the blood 
supply during the course of 2020.
    Survey respondents will consist of blood collection centers and 
hospitals that perform blood transfusions, except those reporting fewer 
than 100 inpatient surgeries per year. For the purposes of this ICR, 
federal burden is only being placed on facilities located within the 
fifty states and the District of Columbia. The total estimated burden 
is 5,106 hours.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                            Number
          Type of respondent               Number of     responses per     Average burden per      Total burden
                                          respondents     respondent       response (in hours)         hours
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Transfusing Hospitals.................            2754               1  1 hour, 46 min..........           4,865
Hospital Blood Banks..................              83               1  1 hour, 46 min..........             147
Community-based blood center..........              53               1  1 hour, 46 min..........              94
    Total.............................           2,890  ..............  ........................           5,106
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James Berger,
Senior Advisor for Blood and Tissue Safety, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Health.
[FR Doc. 2023-28412 Filed 12-22-23; 8:45 am]
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