[Federal Register: October 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 195)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier OS-0990-0326]
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 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
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail
address within 60 days.
Proposed Project: The Hospital Preparedness Program--Revision--OMB
No. 0990-0326-OS--Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
(ASPR).
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness
and Response (ASPR), Division of Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP)
and the State and Local Initiative--Program Evaluation Section (SLI-
PES), is proposing a Web-based reporting system to gather critical
information and data from the 62 Awardees participating in the National
Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (NBHPP).
The reporting system will capture information related on
performance measures, critical benchmarks, minimal levels of readiness,
program statistics, policies and procedures, surge capacity elements,
surge capacity as measured by exercises, and other pertinent
information for programmatic fiscal management, improvement and
tracking performance. The data submitted to HPP will be gathered for
mid-year reports and end of year reports on annual activities and
progress.
Awardees will indicate the progress made toward each of the
financial and programmatic objectives noted on their cooperative
agreement application (CAA) on the mid-year progress report. The end of
year report on annual activities will require Awardees to provide
additional details on objective achievement and budget/fiscal
management. The end of year report will also require Awardees to
present improvements made toward achieving the program's critical
benchmarks.
In addition, the reporting will increase ASPR's ability to quickly
and efficiently analyze data, identify trends, make timely program
decisions, and provide the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS), Congress, and other Operating Divisions with data and
information.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average
Forms (if necessary) Type of Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondent respondents respondent per response hours
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Form is Web-based interface... Mid-Year Report. 62 1 2 124
Form is Web-based interface... Final Report.... 62 1 16 992
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 1,116
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Seleda Perryman,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-24470 Filed 10-8-09; 8:45 am]
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