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response bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
The Digital Government Strategy
released by the White House in May
2012 drives agencies to have a more
customer-centric focus. Because of this,
GSA anticipates an increase in requests
to use this generic clearance as the plan
states that: A customer-centric principle
charges us to do several things: Conduct
research to understand the customer’s
business, needs and desires; ‘‘make
content more broadly available and
accessible and present it through
multiple channels in a program- and
device-agnostic way; make content more
accurate and understandable by
maintaining plain language and content
freshness standards; and offer easy
paths for feedback to ensure we
continually improve service delivery.
The customer-centric principle holds
true whether our customers are internal
(e.g., the civilian and military federal
workforce in both classified and
unclassified environments) or external
(e.g., individual citizens, businesses,
research organizations, and state, local,
and tribal governments).’’
B. Discussion and Analysis
A notice was published in the Federal
Register at 77 FR 74191 on December
13, 2012. Two respondents submitted
public comments on the extension of
the previously approved information
collection. One comment was not in
scope of this collection. The analysis of
the public comments is summarized as
follows:
Comment: The respondent
commented that the extension of the
information collection would violate the
fundamental purposes of the Paperwork
Reduction Act because of the burden it
puts on the entity submitting the
information and the agency collecting
the information.
Response: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA),
agencies can request OMB approval of
an existing information collection. The
PRA requires that agencies use the
Federal Register notice and comment
process, to extend OMB’s approval, at
least every three years. This extension,
to a previously approved information
collection, pertains to a Paperwork
Reduction Act Generic Clearance (also
known as Fast Track Process). Generic
Clearance Information Collection
Requests (ICRs) provide a significantly
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streamlined process by which agencies
may obtain OMB’s approval for
particular information collections—
voluntary, low-burden, and
uncontroversial collections. Generic
ICRs are a useful way for agencies to
meet the obligations of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 while
eliminating unnecessary burdens and
delays. They can be used for a number
of information collections, including
methodological testing, customer
satisfaction surveys, focus groups,
contests, and Web site satisfaction
surveys. Therefore the extension of this
information collection actually serves
the purpose of reducing the burden on
the entity submitting the information
and the agency collecting the
information.
Comment: The respondent
commented that the agency did not
accurately estimate the public burden
an extension of the information
collection requirement would create,
and that the agency’s methodology for
calculating it is insufficient and does
not reflect the total burden. The
respondent indicated that the Agency’s
estimate of 145,534 respondents,
average burden estimate of 3.82
minutes, and the total burden hours
estimated by the Agency of 9,314 appear
understated.
Response: Serious consideration is
given, during the open comment period,
to all comments received and
adjustments are made to the paperwork
burden estimate based on
considerations provided by the public.
The burden is prepared taking into
consideration the necessary criteria in
OMB guidance for estimating the
paperwork burden put on the entity
submitting the information. Specific to
the approved use of a generic clearance,
the collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government. If this among other
conditions is not met, the Agency will
submit an information collection
request to OMB for approval through the
normal PRA process. Careful
consideration went into assessing the
estimated burden hours for this
collection, and it is determined that an
upward adjustment is not required at
this time.
Comment: The respondent
commented that the collective burden of
compliance with information collection
requirement greatly exceeds the
agency’s estimate and outweighs any
potential utility of the extension.
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Response: The Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) was designed to improve the
quality and use of Federal information
to strengthen decision-making,
accountability, and openness in
government and society. A key criteria
for using the Fast Track Process for data
collection is when participation by
respondents is voluntary, not
mandatory. The collective burden does
not outweigh the utility of the
extension.
Comment: The respondent
commented that the government’s
response to the Paperwork Reduction
Act Waiver of FAR case 2009 is
instructive on the total burden for
respondents.
Response: The details of that
particular FAR case are not specifically
relevant to this notice.
C. Annual Reporting Burden
Below we provide GSA’s projected
average estimates for the next three
years:
Affected Public: Individuals and
households, businesses and
organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 48.
Respondents: 145,534.
Annual Responses: 48,511.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Minutes per Response: 3.82.
Burden hours: 9,314.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
control number.
Dated: April 5, 2013.
Casey Coleman,
Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
[Document Identifier: HHS–OS–19201–60D]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection; Public
Comment Request
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Secretary (OS), Department of Health
and Human Services, announces plans
SUMMARY:
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to submit an Information Collection
Request (ICR), described below, to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The ICR is for extending the use
of the approved information collection
assigned OMB control number 0990–
0001, which expires on September 30,
2013. Prior to submitting the ICR to
OMB, OS seeks comments from the
public regarding the burden estimate,
below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be
received on or before June 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
Information.Collection
Clearance@hhs.gov or by calling (202)
690–6162.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information Collection Clearance staff,
Information.Collection
Clearance@hhs.gov or (202) 690–6162.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
submitting comments or requesting
family status, sponsor and current visa
information.
Likely Respondents: Research
scientists and research facilities.
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions, to
develop, acquire, install and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information, to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information, and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below.
information, please include the
document identifier HHS–OS–19201–
60D for reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
Application for waiver of the two-year
foreign residence requirement of the
Exchange Visitor Program.
OMB No.: 0990–0001.
Abstract: The J-l visa is an exchange
visa which carries a two-year return
home requirement. The Department
uses form HHS 426 and supplementary
information sheets Supplement A—
Research and Supplement B—Clinical
Care to make a determination, in
accordance with its published
regulations, as to whether or not to
recommend waiver of the two-year
foreign residence requirement to the
Department of State.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: Required as part of the
application process to collect basic
information such as name, address,
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Form name
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
HHS 426 ..........................................................................................................
80
80
2
160
Total ..........................................................................................................
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160
OS specifically requests comments on
(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.
Keith A. Tucker,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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Final Effect of Designation of a Class
of Employees for Addition to the
Special Exposure Cohort
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
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HHS gives notice concerning
the final effect of the HHS decision to
designate a class of employees from the
Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply
Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as an
addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
(SEC) under the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act of 2000. On March 6, 2013,
as provided for under 42 U.S.C.
§ 7384q(b), the Secretary of HHS
designated the following class of
employees as an addition to the SEC:
SUMMARY:
All Atomic Weapons Employees who
worked for Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply
Company at the covered facility in Fort
Wayne, Indiana, from March 1, 1943, through
December 31, 1947, for a number of work
days aggregating at least 250 work days,
occurring either solely under this
employment, or in combination with work
days within the parameters established for
one or more other classes of employees
included in the Special Exposure Cohort.
This designation became effective on
April 5, 2013, as provided for under 42
U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). Hence, beginning
on April 5, 2013, members of this class
of employees, defined as reported in
this notice, became members of the SEC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division
of Compensation Analysis and Support,
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NIOSH, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C–
46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone
877–222–7570. Information requests can
also be submitted by email to
DCAS@CDC.GOV.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Final Effect of Designation of a Class
of Employees for Addition to the
Special Exposure Cohort
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HHS gives notice concerning
the final effect of the HHS decision to
designate a class of employees from the
Battelle Laboratories King Avenue
facility in Columbus, Ohio, as an
addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
(SEC) under the Energy Employees
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-19201-60D]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of
Health and Human Services, announces plans
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to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR is for extending the
use of the approved information collection assigned OMB control number
0990-0001, which expires on September 30, 2013. Prior to submitting the
ICR to OMB, OS seeks comments from the public regarding the burden
estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before June 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
Information.CollectionClearance@hhs.gov or by calling (202) 690-6162.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance
staff, Information.CollectionClearance@hhs.gov or (202) 690-6162.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the document identifier HHS-OS-19201-60D
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Application for waiver of the
two-year foreign residence requirement of the Exchange Visitor Program.
OMB No.: 0990-0001.
Abstract: The J-l visa is an exchange visa which carries a two-year
return home requirement. The Department uses form HHS 426 and
supplementary information sheets Supplement A--Research and Supplement
B--Clinical Care to make a determination, in accordance with its
published regulations, as to whether or not to recommend waiver of the
two-year foreign residence requirement to the Department of State.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Required as part of the
application process to collect basic information such as name, address,
family status, sponsor and current visa information.
Likely Respondents: Research scientists and research facilities.
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the
information requested. This includes the time needed to review
instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and
review the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for
this ICR are summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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HHS 426......................................... 80 80 2 160
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 160
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OS specifically requests comments on (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.
Keith A. Tucker,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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