[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 64081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22247]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0279]
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 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, 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
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above email
address within 60 days.
Proposed Project: Institutional Review Board/Independent Ethics
Committee Forms Extension--OMB No. 0990-0279--Assistant Secretary for
Health, Office of Public Health and Science, Office for Human Research
Protections.
Abstract: The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) is
requesting a three year extension of the Institutional Review Board
(IRB) Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) Registration Form designed to
provide a simplified procedure for institutions engaged in Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) conducted or supported research to
satisfy the assurance requirements of Section 491(a) of the Public
Health Service Act and HHS regulations for the protection of human
subjects at 45 CFR 46.103. Respondents are institutions or
organizations operating IRBs or IECs designated by an institution under
an assurance of compliance approved for federal-wide use by OHRP and
that review HHS-conducted or supported research. Data is collected as
needed.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Forms respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hours)
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IRB/IEC-0279.................................... 6,000 2 1 12,000
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Alice Bettencourt,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-22247 Filed 11-13-07; 8:45 am]
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