[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 149 (Thursday, August 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 44030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12561]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0937-0166; 30-day notice]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
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.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Regular Clearance, 
Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title of Information Collection: 42 CFR Subpart B: Sterilization of 
Persons in Federally Asssisted Family Planning Projects.
    Form/OMB No.: OS-0937-0166.
    Use: This is a request for an extension, of a currently approved 
collection for the disclosure and record-keeping requirements codified 
at 42 CFR part 50, subpart B (``Sterilization of Persons in Federally 
Assisted Family Planning Projects''). A copy of the Public Health 
Service (PHS) regulation, 42 CFR part 50, subpart B, is provided in 
Attachment B. Consent forms are signed by individuals undergoing a 
federally funded sterilization procedure and certified by necessary 
medical authorities. Forms are incorporated into the patient's medical 
records and the agency's records. Through periodic site audits and 
visits, PHS staff review completed consent forms to determine 
compliance with the regulation. Thus, the purpose of the consent form 
is twofold. First, it serves as a mechanism to ensure that a person 
receives information about sterilization and voluntarily consents to 
the procedure. Second, it facilitates compliance monitoring.
    Frequency: Recordkeeping; Reporting, on occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 100000.
    Total Annual Responses: 10000.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1 hours and 15 minutes.
    Total Annual Hours: 125,000.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access the HHS 
Web site address at http://www.hhs.gov/ocio/infocollect/pending/ or e-
mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, 
and OS document identifier, to [email protected], or call 
the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
received within 30 days of this notice directly to the Desk Officer at 
the address below: OMB Desk Officer: John Kraemer, OMB Human Resources 
and Housing Branch, Attention: (OMB 0937-0166), New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington DC 20503.

    Dated: July 25, 2006.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-12561 Filed 8-2-06; 8:45 am]
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