99-13043. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 99 (Monday, May 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 27992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13043]


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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].
    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 Project 1. Responsibilities of Awardees and Applicant 
Institutions for Reporting Possible Misconduct in Science (42 CFR part 
50 and PHS 6349)--0937-0198--Revision--As required by Section 493 of 
the Public Health Service Act, the Secretary by regulation shall 
require that applicant and awardee institutions receiving PHS funds 
must investigate and report instances of alleged or apparent misconduct 
in science. Respondents: State or local governments; Businesses or 
other for-profit; Non-profit institutions--Reporting Burden 
Information--Number of Respondents: 3550; Number of Annual Responses 
3,663: Average Burden per Response: .497 hours; Total Reporting Burden: 
1822 hours--Disclosure Burden Information--Number of Respondents: 3550; 
Number of Annual Responses 3,610: Average Burden per Response: .5 
hours; Total Disclosure Burden: 1,805 hours--Recordkeeping Burden 
Information--Number of Respondents: 40; Number of Annual Responses 160; 
Average Burden per Response: 6.175 hours; Total Recordkeeping Burden; 
988 hours--Total Burden--4,615 hours.
    Proposed Project 2. Second Mail Survey for the Multi-site 
Evaluation of the Welfare-to-Work Grant Program--New--. This data 
collection will support the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Planning and Evaluation in its efforts to further document the status 
of Welfare-to-Work formula and competitive grantees and provide 
information on implementation issues as part of the Congressionally 
mandated evaluation of the Welfare-to-Work grants program. Respondents: 
Non-profit Institutions, State, local or Tribal Governments; Number of 
Responses: 578; Burden per Response: 1.24 hours; Total Burden: 714 
hours.
    Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Report Clearance Officer, 
Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 
DC 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.
    Dated: May 17, 1999.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 99-13043 Filed 5-21-99; 8:45 am]
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