[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48177-48178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22820]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary publishes a list of information collections it has submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance in
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter
35) and 5 CFR 1320.5. The following are those information collections
recently submitted to OMB.
1. HHS Acquisition Regulations--HHSAR Part 342--Contract
Administration--Extension no change--0990-0131--HHSAR 342.7103 requires
reporting information when a cost overrun is anticipated. The
information is used to determine if a proposed overrun is reasonable--
Respondents--State or local governments, Business or other for-profit,
non-profit institutions, small businesses. Annual number of Responses:
45; Average burden per response: 20 hours; Total burden: 900 hours.
2. HHS Acquisition Regulation--HHSAR Part 333--Disputes and
Appeals--Extension no change--0990-0133--The Litigation and Claims
clause is needed to inform the government of actions filed against
government contracts--Respondents: State or local governments, Business
or other for-profit, non-profit institutions, small businesses. Annual
number of Responses: 100; Average burden per response: 30 minutes;
Total burden: 50 hours.
3. HHS Acquisition Regulation--HHSAR Part 332--Contract Financing--
Extension no change--0990-0134--The requirements of HHSAR Part 332 are
needed to ascertain costs associated with certain contracts so as to
timely pay contractor. Respondents: State or local governments, small
businesses--Burden Information for Cost Sharing Clause--Number of
Respondents: 24; Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 10; Average
Burden per Response: one hour; Annual Burden: 240 hours--Burden
Information for Letter of Credit Clause--Number of Respondents: 268;
Annual Number of Responses: 4; Burden per Response: 1 hour; Estimated
Annual burden: 1,072 hours--Total Burden: 1,312 hours.
4. HHS Acquisition Regulation--HHSAR Part 324--Protection of
Privacy and Freedom of Information--Extension no change--0990-0136--The
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confidentiality of Information requirements are needed to prevent
improper disclosure of confidential data. Respondents: State or local
governments, businesses or other for-profit, non-profit institutions,
small businesses; Annual Number of Responses: 449; Average Burden per
Response: 8 hours; Estimated Burden: 3,592 hours.
5. HHS Acquisition Regulation--HHSAR Part 316--Types of Contracts--
Extension no change--0990-0138--The Negotiated Overhead Rate--Fixed
clause is needed since fixed rates are authorized by OMB Circular and a
clause is not provided in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
Respondents: non-profit institutions; Annual Number of Responses: 376;
Average Burden per Response: 10 hours; Estimated Burden: 3,760 hours.
OMB Desk Officer: Allison Eydt.
Copies of the information collection packages listed above can be
obtained by calling the OS Reports Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent directly to the OMB desk officer designated
above at the following address: Human Resources and Housing Branch,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Comments may also be sent to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports
Clearance Officer, Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201. Written comments should be received
within 30 days of this notice.
Dated: August 23, 1999.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 99-22820 Filed 9-1-99; 8:45 am]
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