01-7840. Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval; Shipment of a Blood Product Prior to Completion of Testing for Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HbsAg); and Shipment of Blood Products Known Reactive for HBsAg

AGENCY:

Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled “Shipment of a Blood Product Prior to Completion of Testing for Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HbsAg); and Shipment of Blood Products Known Reactive for HBsAg” has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

JonnaLynn P. Capezzuto, Office of Information Resources Management (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-4659.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In the Federal Register of December 11, 2000 (65 FR 77383), the agency announced that the proposed information collection had been submitted to OMB for review and clearance under 44 U.S.C. 3507. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. OMB has now approved the information collection and has assigned OMB control number 0910-0168. The approval expires on March 31, 2002. A copy of the supporting statement for this information collection is available on the Internet at http://www.fda.gov/​ohrms/​dockets.

Dated: March 23, 2001.

William K. Hubbard,

Senior Associate Commissioner for Policy, Planning, and Legislation.