97-20569. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 42131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20569]


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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 Projects 1. Voluntary Industry ``Partner'' Survey to 
Implement Executive Order 12862--The Department of Health and Human 
Services plans to conduct mail surveys of its contractors in each 
agency to obtain feedback for improving acquisition products and 
services--Respondents: Contractors of the Department; Annual Responses: 
2400; Average Burden per Response: 12 minutes; Total Annual Burden: 480 
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: July 30, 1997.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 97-20569 Filed 8-4-97; 8:45 am]
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