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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57924-57925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [http://www.gpo.gov/]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20158]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-0990-0323-60D]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of
Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit an Information
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). The ICR is for extension of the approved information
collection assigned OMB control number OS-0990-0323, which expires on
January 31, 2017. Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, OS seeks comments
from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other
aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before October 24,
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
Information.CollectionClearance@hhs.gov or by calling (202) 690-6162.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance
staff, Information.CollectionClearance@hhs.gov or (202) 690-6162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the document identifier HHS-OS-0990-0323-
60D for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Medical Countermeasures.gov.
Abstract: In order to route product developers to the most
appropriate personnel within the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), HHS collects some basic information about the company's
product through Medical Countermeasures.gov. Using this information and
a routing system that has been developed with input from participating
agencies within HHS, including the Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Medical Countermeasures.gov routes
the meeting request to the appropriate person within HHS. ASPR is
requesting an extension by OMB for a three-year clearance.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Meeting Request Routing
System for Medical Countermeasures.gov--OMB No. 0990-0323--Extension--
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR),
Office of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
(BARDA).
Likely Respondents: Medical Countermeasure Developers.
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the
information requested. This includes the time needed to review
instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and
review the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for
this ICR are summarized in the table below.

Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Form name respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hours)
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Meeting Request................................. 225 1 8/60 30
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Total....................................... 225 1 8/60 30
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OS specifically requests comments on (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.

Terry S. Clark,
Asst Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-20158 Filed 8-23-16; 8:45 am]
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