[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37809-37810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15806]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-0937-0025; 30-day notice]


 Agency Information Collection Request; 30-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 collection for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this

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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) 690-5683. Send written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days 
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at 
202-395-5806.
    Proposed Project: Application for Appointment as a Commissioned 
Officer in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, 
OMB No. 0937-0025--Reinstatement with change, Office of Commissioned 
Corps Force Management, Office of Public Health and Science.
    Abstract: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of Commissioned Corps Force Management (OCCFM), Office of Public 
Health and Science(OPHS), requests that the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approve form PHS-50, ``Application for Appointment as a 
Commissioned Officer in the United States Public Health Service 
Commissioned Corps,'' (OMB No. 0937-0025) and form PHS-1813, 
``Reference Request for Applicants to the United States Public Health 
Service Commissioned Corps'' (OMB No. 0937-0025).
    The principal purpose for collecting the information is to permit 
HHS to determine eligibility for appointment of applicants into the 
Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps). The 
application packet pertains only to individual health professionals who 
wish to apply for appointment in the Corps. This is a request for a 3-
year approval.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Interested Health               Prequalification           8,400               1           10/60           1,400
 Professionals.                  Questionnaire.
Health Professionals..........  Form PHS-50.....           2,500               1               1           2,500
References (college professors/ Form PHS-1813...          10,000               1           15/60           2,500
 teachers).
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           6,400
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-15806 Filed 6-29-10; 8:45 am]
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