97-10503. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19762-19763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10503]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; 
Comment Request

    The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary will periodically publish summaries of proposed information 
collections projects and solicit public comments in compliance with the 
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. To request more information on the project or to obtain a copy of 
the information collection plans and instruments, call the OS Reports 
Clearance Officer on [phone].

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    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.
    Proposed Projects: Public Health Service Acquisition Regulation--
PHSAR Part 380--Special Program Requirements Affecting PHS 
Acquisitions, and Part 352--Solicitation Provisions and Contract 
Clauses--0990-0128--Extension--This clearance request addresses 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the Public Health Service 
Acquisition Regulation (PHSAR) for acquisitions involving safety and 
health, drugs and medical supplies, reusable cylinders, laboratory 
animals and the Indian Self-Determination Act. Respondents: State or 
local governments, Businesses or other for-profit, non-profit 
institutions, Small businesses; Burden Information for Drugs and 
Medical Supplies--Total Number of Respondents: 50; Annual Frequency of 
Response: three times; Average Burden per Response: 2 hours; Estimated 
Annual Burden for Drugs and Medical Supplies Requirement: 300 hours--
Burden Information for Indian Self-Determination Act--Total Number of 
Respondents: 591; Annual Frequency of Response: one time; Average 
Burden per Response: 2 hours; Estimated Annual Burden for Indian Self-
Determination Act Requirement: 1,182 hours--Burden Information for 
Reusable Cylinders--Total Number of Respondents: 16; Annual Frequency 
of Response: five times; Average Burden per Response: 1 hour; Estimated 
Annual Burden for Reusable Cylinders Requirement: 80 hours--Burden 
Information for Laboratory Animals--Total Number of Respondents: 51; 
Annual Frequency of Response: one time; Average Burden per Response: 10 
hours; Estimated Annual Burden for Laboratory Animals Requirement: 510 
hours--Burden Information for Safety and Health--Total Number of 
Respondents: 59; Annual Frequency of Response: one time; Average Burden 
per Response: 8 hours; Estimated Annual Burden for Health and Safety 
Requirement: 472 hours--Burden Information for Additional Payment 
Provisions--Total Number of Respondents: 454; Annual Frequency of 
Response: three times; Average Burden per Response: 1 hour; Estimated 
Annual Burden for Additional Payment Requirement: 1,362 hours--Total 
Burden: 3,906 hours.
    Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, 
DC 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: April 15, 1997.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 97-10503 Filed 4-22-97; 8:45 am]
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