[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 38 (Friday, February 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8952-8953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3981]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0937-0025]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment Request

    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 e-mail 
address within 60 days.
    Proposed Project: Application for Appointment as a Commissioned 
Officer in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, 
OMB No. 0937-0025 Revision, 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

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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
     Forms (if necessary)            Type of         Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                   respondent       respondents     respondent       response          hours
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PHS-50........................  Applicant to               2,500               1               1            2500
                                 Corps.
PHS-1813......................  Reference for             10,000               1           15/60            2500
                                 Applicant.
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    Total.....................  ................          12,500               1  ..............            5000
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-3981 Filed 2-25-10; 8:45 am]
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