[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71035-71036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29585]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-new; 30-day notice]
Agency Information Collection Request. 30-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following
summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection
burden.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, email your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-5683. Send written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at
(202) 395-5806.
Proposed Project: The Hospital Preparedness Program-- Generic HPP
and Future Collection Activities--New--OMB No. 0990--OS--Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
Abstract: The Program Evaluation Section (PES), part of the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Assistant Secretary for
Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Office of
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Preparedness and Emergency Operations (OPEO), Division of Preparedness
Planning (DPP), in conjunction with the Hospital Preparedness Program
(HPP) in the Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs, is
seeking clearance by the Office of Management of Budget (OMB) for a
Generic Data Collection Form to serve as the cornerstone of its effort
to assess awardee performance under the HPP Cooperative Agreement (CA)
Program. Performance data are gathered from awardees as part of their
Mid-Year and End-of-Year Progress Reports and other similar information
collections (ICs) which have the same general purpose (Healthcare
Coalitions, Capabilities and Budget Information), account for awardee
spending and performance on all activities conducted in pursuit of
achieving the HPP Grant goals.
Additionally, to reduce administrative burden on awardees, there is
a need to develop reporting forms and templates that allow awardees and
ASPR to more easily capture the data and other information already
provided in the grant application at other times during the yearly
grant cycle, and onsite visits by project and field officers (e.g. pre-
populating some elements of the mid-year and end- of-year reporting).
Such reporting will systematically capture relevant information in a
format that allows for easy access and use within a number of related
grant business processes, including Grants management, Program and
project management, and performance metrics and evaluation. A
standardized program-specific application addendum will facilitate such
data retrieval and decrease overall government administration costs.
This data collection effort is crucial to HPP's decision-making
process regarding the continued existence, design and funding levels of
this program. Results from these data analyses enable HPP to monitor
healthcare emergency preparedness and progress towards national
preparedness goals.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
Estimated Annual Burden Hours for the Generic HPP and Future Collection Activities
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Total annual
Number of Number of Response time burden hours
Data collection activity respondents responses (hours) (for all
awardees)
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Generic and Future Program Data Information 62 1 58 3,596
Collection(s)..................................
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 3,596
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Keith A. Tucker,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-29585 Filed 11-15-11; 8:45 am]
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