[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15853-15854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07535]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0313]
Agency Emergency Information Collection Clearance Request for
Public Comment
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement 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
information collection request 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) 795-7714. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above email
address within 7 days.
Proposed Project: National Blood Collection & Utilization Survey
(NBCUS), OMB No. 0990-0313, Emergency Information Collection Clearance
Request, Reinstatement with change.
Office: HHS, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office
of HIV/AIDS & Infectious Disease Policy.
Abstract: The NBCUS is a biennial survey of the blood collection
and utilization community to produce reliable and accurate estimates of
national and regional collections, utilization and safety of all blood
products. The survey questionnaire will be mailed to approximately
2,800 institutions that include hospitals and blood collection
facilities selected from the American Hospital Association (AHA) annual
survey database and AABB member list of blood collection facilities.
The survey includes a core of standard questions on blood collection,
processing, and utilization practices to allow for comparison with data
from previous surveys. Questions to specifically address emerging and
developing issues and technologies in blood collection and utilization
are included.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Hospitals, blood collection centers, cord 2,800 1 1 2,800
blood banks................................
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Terry Clark,
Asst Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-07535 Filed 4-11-18; 8:45 am]
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