[Federal Register: March 10, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 46)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary publishes a list of information collections it has submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance in 
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35) and 5 CFR 1320.5. The following are those information collections 
recently submitted to OMB:
    1: 42 CFR 50 Subpart B: Sterilization of Persons in Federally 
Assisted Family Planning Projects--0937-0166--Extension no Change--
These regulations and informed consent procedures are associated with 
Federally-funded sterilization services. Selected consent forms are 
audited during site visits and program reviews to ensure compliance 
with regulations and the protection of the rights of individuals 
undergoing sterilization. Burden Estimate for Consent Form--Annual 
Responses: 40,000; Burden per Response: one hour; Total Burden for 
Consent Form: 40,000 hours--Burden Estimate for Recordkeeping 
Requirement--Number of Recordkeepers: 4,000; Average Burden per 
Recordkeeper: 2.5 hours; Total Burden for Recordkeeping: 10,000 hours. 
Total Burden: 50,000 hours.
    OMB Desk Officer: Allison Eydt.
    Copies of the information collection packages listed above can be 
obtained by calling the OS Reports Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207. 
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent directly to the OMB desk officer designated 
above at the following address: Human Resources and Housing Branch, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, 725 17th Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503.
    Comments may also be sent to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 
Avenue S.W., Washington DC, 20201. Written comments should be received 
within 30 days of this notice.

    Dated: March 1, 1999.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 99-5830 Filed 3-9-99; 8:45 am]
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