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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 21 / Tuesday, February 2, 2010 / Notices
Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010–2125 Filed 2–1–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150–45–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS–0990–0344
Extension]
Agency Information Collection
Request. 60-Day Public Comment
Request
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 an
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, e-mail your request,
including your address, phone number,
OMB number, and OS document
identifier, to
Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (202)
690–6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be must be
received within 60-days and directed to
the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at
the above e-mail address.
Proposed Project: HAvBED
Assessment for 2009–H1N1 Influenza
Serious Illness, OMB No. 0990–0344
Extension HHS Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and
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AGENCY:
Response (ASPR), Office of
Preparedness and Emergency
Operations (OPEO).
Abstract: The Office of the Secretary
(OS) is requesting clearance by the
Office of Management and Budget to
extend data collection regarding the
status of the health care system. ASPR/
OPEO received expedited clearance for
data collection during the 2009–H1N1
pandemic. Since September 2009 HHS
has collected data on bed availability,
health care system resource needs such
as ventilators and health care system
stress such as implementation of surge
strategies. These data have proven
useful to ASPR in fulfilling its
responsibilities for preparedness and
response.
Pursuant to section 2811 of the PHS
Act, the ASPR serves as the principal
advisor to the Secretary on all matters
related to Federal public health and
medical preparedness and response for
public health emergencies. In addition
to other tasks, the ASPR coordinates
with State, local, and tribal public
health officials and healthcare systems
to ensure effective integration of Federal
public health and medical assets during
an emergency. ASPR’s National Hospital
Preparedness Program (HPP) awards
cooperative agreements to each of the 50
states, the Pacific Islands, and U.S.
territories (for a total of 62 awardees) to
improve surge capacity and enhance
community and hospital preparedness
for public health emergencies. These 62
awardees are responsible for enhancing
the preparedness of the nation’s nearly
6,000 hospitals. These awards are
authorized under section 391C–2 of the
Public Health Service (PHS) Act.
For this data collection the situation
will dictate how often the data will be
collected using the Web-based interface
known as HAvBED. For a large scale
emergency data will be collected
nationally from all 62 HPP awardees to
include all 6,000 hospitals in HAvBED
system. For smaller scale events data
collection will be targeted to individual
states or regions. Data may also be
gathered during exercises. Notifications
for data collection are sent to the
affected states through the HPP program
staff. The data gathered from the
hospitals are reported to the HHS
Secretary’s Operations Center to inform
situational awareness and national
preparedness. During the 2009–H1N1
response nation-wide data were
collected weekly for 3 months and then
twice monthly for 3 months. Since the
HAvBED data collection is activated in
response to emergencies it is impossible
to predict the exact frequency of data
collection. It is anticipated that the
minimal data request will be a national
data call of all awardees and hospitals
once per month throughout the year. If
the seriousness of the stress on the
hospitals increases up to daily reporting
may be requested.
Depending on the nature of the
existing systems at the hospitals, the
data may be obtained manually or
readily available electronically through
existing systems. States would have
their own procedures for training staff
on how to use their existing systems, so
there would not be an additional
training burden for learning those
systems. For manual data collection
using the HAvBED system, personnel
have already been trained for the 2009–
H1N1 data collection. Only newly hired
personnel would require training. The
system is easy to use and intuitive.
There is a user guide that provides
information to help people quickly
understand how to use the system.
Based on the experience of the system
administrator in working with users,
training time to learn the HAvBED data
entry procedures is no more than one
hour. On average it takes 40 minutes of
explanation and 20 minutes of hands on
practice with the training site.
The actual data collection time for the
hospitals is approximately 1 hour and
the states will spend approximately 3
hours compiling the information from
all of the hospitals in their state/
territory. For automated systems the
time would be less. The frequency of
data collection will depend on the
number of emergencies and exercises
throughout the year. It is not possible to
predict the exact number, but it is
estimated that data collection will range
from 12 per year (once per month) to a
maximum of 102 times per year (daily
for 3 months, twice monthly for 3
months and monthly for 6 months). The
cost model assumes the maximal annual
estimated burden, but is likely to be
much less than the estimate.
ANNUAL ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Hospital staff (training) .....................................................................................
Hospital staff (data collection) .........................................................................
State/Territory Preparedness staff (training) ...................................................
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ANNUAL ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
No. of
responses/
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
Total burden
hours
State/Territory Preparedness staff (data collection) ........................................
62
306
3
56,916
Total ..........................................................................................................
........................
408
........................
674,978
Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010–2124 Filed 2–1–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
President’s Advisory Council for FaithBased and Neighborhood Partnerships
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the President’s
Advisory Council for Faith-Based and
Neighborhood Partnerships announces
the following meeting:
Name: President’s Advisory Council for
Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Council Meeting.
Time and Date: Tuesday, February 9th,
Times TBD.
Place: Meeting will be held in person at the
White House Conference Center, The White
House, Washington, DC. Please contact Mara
Vanderslice for information on times and to
RSVP to attend at meeting:
mvanderslice@who.eop.gov.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by
the space available. Conference call line will
be available.
Purpose: The Council brings together
leaders and experts in fields related to the
work of faith-based and neighborhood
organizations in order to: Identify best
practices and successful modes of delivering
social services; evaluate the need for
improvements in the implementation and
coordination of public policies relating to
faith-based and other neighborhood
organizations; and make recommendations
for changes in policies, programs, and
practices.
Contact Person for Additional Information:
Mara Vanderslice at
mvanderslice@who.eop.gov.
Supplementary Information: Please contact
Mara Vanderslice for more information about
how to attend the meeting.
Agenda: Topics to be discussed include
presentation of final Council report.
Dated: January 24, 2010.
Jamison Citron,
Special Assistant.
[FR Doc. 2010–2187 Filed 2–1–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
OMB No.: 0970–0161.
Description: The Tax Refund Offset
and Administration Offset Programs
collect past-due child support by
intercepting certain Federal payments,
including Federal tax refunds, of
parents who have been ordered to pay
child support and who are behind in
paying the debt. The program is a
cooperative effort among the
Department of Treasury’s Financial
Management Service (FMS), the Federal
Office of Child Support Enforcement
(OCSE), and State Child Support
Enforcement (CSE) agencies. The
Passport Denial program reports noncustodial parents who owe arrears above
a threshold to the Department of State
(DOS), which will then deny passports
to these individuals. On an ongoing
basis, CSE agencies submit to OCSE the
names, Social Security numbers (SSNs),
and the amount(s) of past-due child
support of people who are delinquent in
making child support payments.
Respondents: State IV–D Agencies.
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Tax Refund Offset Program and
Administrative Offset Program (TROP/
ADOP).
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
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Input Record ....................................................................................................
Output Record .................................................................................................
Payment File ....................................................................................................
Certification Letter ............................................................................................
Federal Offset Processing Menu Screens—State Workers ............................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,608.64
Additional Information: Copies of the
proposed collection may be obtained by
writing to the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of
Administration, Office of Information
Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
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52
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0.46
0.14
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54
54
54
54
176
information collection. E-mail address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to
make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30
and 60 days after publication of this
document in the Federal Register.
Therefore, a comment is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication. Written
comments and recommendations for the
PO 00000
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total burden
hours
842.40
1,291.68
393.12
21.60
59.84
proposed information collection should
be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project, Fax: 202–395–7245,
Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and
Families.
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[FR Doc No: 2010-2124]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0344 Extension]
Agency Information Collection Request. 60-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 an 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, e-mail your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be must
be received within 60-days and directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance
Officer at the above e-mail address.
Proposed Project: HAvBED Assessment for 2009-H1N1 Influenza Serious
Illness, OMB No. 0990-0344 Extension HHS Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Office of Preparedness
and Emergency Operations (OPEO).
Abstract: The Office of the Secretary (OS) is requesting clearance
by the Office of Management and Budget to extend data collection
regarding the status of the health care system. ASPR/OPEO received
expedited clearance for data collection during the 2009-H1N1 pandemic.
Since September 2009 HHS has collected data on bed availability, health
care system resource needs such as ventilators and health care system
stress such as implementation of surge strategies. These data have
proven useful to ASPR in fulfilling its responsibilities for
preparedness and response.
Pursuant to section 2811 of the PHS Act, the ASPR serves as the
principal advisor to the Secretary on all matters related to Federal
public health and medical preparedness and response for public health
emergencies. In addition to other tasks, the ASPR coordinates with
State, local, and tribal public health officials and healthcare systems
to ensure effective integration of Federal public health and medical
assets during an emergency. ASPR's National Hospital Preparedness
Program (HPP) awards cooperative agreements to each of the 50 states,
the Pacific Islands, and U.S. territories (for a total of 62 awardees)
to improve surge capacity and enhance community and hospital
preparedness for public health emergencies. These 62 awardees are
responsible for enhancing the preparedness of the nation's nearly 6,000
hospitals. These awards are authorized under section 391C-2 of the
Public Health Service (PHS) Act.
For this data collection the situation will dictate how often the
data will be collected using the Web-based interface known as HAvBED.
For a large scale emergency data will be collected nationally from all
62 HPP awardees to include all 6,000 hospitals in HAvBED system. For
smaller scale events data collection will be targeted to individual
states or regions. Data may also be gathered during exercises.
Notifications for data collection are sent to the affected states
through the HPP program staff. The data gathered from the hospitals are
reported to the HHS Secretary's Operations Center to inform situational
awareness and national preparedness. During the 2009-H1N1 response
nation-wide data were collected weekly for 3 months and then twice
monthly for 3 months. Since the HAvBED data collection is activated in
response to emergencies it is impossible to predict the exact frequency
of data collection. It is anticipated that the minimal data request
will be a national data call of all awardees and hospitals once per
month throughout the year. If the seriousness of the stress on the
hospitals increases up to daily reporting may be requested.
Depending on the nature of the existing systems at the hospitals,
the data may be obtained manually or readily available electronically
through existing systems. States would have their own procedures for
training staff on how to use their existing systems, so there would not
be an additional training burden for learning those systems. For manual
data collection using the HAvBED system, personnel have already been
trained for the 2009-H1N1 data collection. Only newly hired personnel
would require training. The system is easy to use and intuitive. There
is a user guide that provides information to help people quickly
understand how to use the system. Based on the experience of the system
administrator in working with users, training time to learn the HAvBED
data entry procedures is no more than one hour. On average it takes 40
minutes of explanation and 20 minutes of hands on practice with the
training site.
The actual data collection time for the hospitals is approximately
1 hour and the states will spend approximately 3 hours compiling the
information from all of the hospitals in their state/territory. For
automated systems the time would be less. The frequency of data
collection will depend on the number of emergencies and exercises
throughout the year. It is not possible to predict the exact number,
but it is estimated that data collection will range from 12 per year
(once per month) to a maximum of 102 times per year (daily for 3
months, twice monthly for 3 months and monthly for 6 months). The cost
model assumes the maximal annual estimated burden, but is likely to be
much less than the estimate.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No. of Average burden
Type of respondent Number of responses/ hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hospital staff (training)....................... 6,000 1 1 6,000
Hospital staff (data collection)................ 6,000 102 1 612,000
State/Territory Preparedness staff (training)... 62 1 1 62
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State/Territory Preparedness staff (data 62 306 3 56,916
collection)....................................
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... .............. 408 .............. 674,978
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-2124 Filed 2-1-10; 8:45 am]
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