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Contract Policy Division, at telephone 

(202) 219–1813 or via e-mail to 

William.clark@gsa.gov. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to the Regulatory Secretariat, 

General Services Administration, 1800 F 

Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, 

DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 

3090–0205, Environmental 

Conservation, Occupational Safety, and 

Drug-Free Workplace, in all 

correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The Federal Hazardous Substance Act 

and Hazardous Material Transportation 

Act prescribe standards for packaging of 

hazardous substances. To meet the 

requirements of the Acts, the General 

Services Administration Regulation 

prescribes clause 552.223–72, 

Hazardous Material Information, to be 

inserted in solicitations and contracts 

that provides for delivery of hazardous 

materials on an f.o.b. origin basis. This 

information collection will be 

accomplished by means of the clause, 

which requires the contractor to identify 

for each National Stock Number the 

DOT Shipping Name, DOT Hazards 

Class, and whether the item requires a 

DOT label. Contracting Officers and 

technical personnel use the information 

to monitor and ensure contract 

requirements based on law and 

regulation. Properly identified and 

labeled items of hazardous material 

allows for appropriate handling of such 

items throughout GSA’s supply chain 

system. The information is used in GSA 

warehouses, stored in an NSN database 

and provided to GSA customers. NonCollection and/or a less frequently 

conducted collection of the information 

resulting from Clause 552.223–72 would 

prevent the Government from being 

properly notified and prepared for 

arrival and storage of items containing 

hazardous material. Government 

activities may be hindered from 

apprising their employees of; (1) All 

hazards to which they may be exposed; 

(2) Relative symptoms and appropriate 

emergency treatment; and (3) Proper 

conditions and precautions for safe use 

and exposure. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 563. 

Responses per Respondent: 3. 

Hours per Response: 658. 

Total Burden Hours: 1111. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat, 1800 F Street, 

NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 

20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. Please 

cite OMB Control No. 3090–0205, 

Environmental Conservation, 

Occupational Safety, and Drug-Free 

Workplace, in all correspondence. 

Dated: September 29, 2009. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Acquisition Policy Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–24397 Filed 10–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–61–P 

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 

Forms 

(if necessary) Type of respondent Number of respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

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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Forms 

(if necessary) Type of respondent Number of respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,116 

Seleda Perryman, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 

Officer, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–24470 Filed 10–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–37–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[Document Identifier 0990–0346] 

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: HITECH Act Breach 

Notification—OMB No. 0990–0346– 

Extension—Office of Civil Rights. 

Abstract: The Health Information 

Technology for Economic and Clinical 

Health (HITECH) Act, Title XIII of 

Division A and Title IV of Division B of 

the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Pub. 

L. 111–5) requires the Office for Civil 

Rights to collect information regarding 

breaches discovered by covered entities 

and their business associates under the 

Health Insurance Portability and 

Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) 

Privacy Rule (45 C.F.R. Part 160 and 

Subparts A and E of Part 164). ARRA 

was enacted on February 17, 2009. The 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) issued interim final 

regulations on August 24, 2009 (74 FR 

42740), which became effective 

September 23, 2009, to require HIPAA 

covered entities and their business 

associates to provide notification in the 

case of breaches of unsecured protected 

health information. Section 164.404 of 

this interim final regulation requires 

HIPAA covered entities to notify 

affected individuals of a breach of their 

unsecured protected health information 

and, in some cases, to notify the media 

of such breaches pursuant to § 164.406. 

Section 164.408 requires covered 

entities to provide the Secretary with 

immediate notice of all breaches of 

unsecured protected health information 

involving more than 500 individuals. 

Additionally, the Act requires covered 

entities to provide the Secretary with an 

annual log of all breaches of unsecured 

protected health information that 

involve less than 500 individuals. 

Finally, business associates must notify 

the covered entity of any breaches that 

occur subject to § 164.410. 

Estimated Annualized Burden Table 

Type of respondent Number of 

respondents 

Average 

number of 

responses 

per respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Individual Notice—Written and E-mail Notice (drafting, preparing, sending, 

and documenting notification) ...................................................................... 106 1 206 21,836 

500 or More Affected Individuals (investigating and documenting breach) .... 56 1 44 2,464 

Less than 500 Affected Individuals (investigating and documenting breach) 50 1 8 400 

Individual Notice—Substitute Notice (posting or publishing) ........................... 70 1 1 70 

Individual Notice—Substitute Notice (toll-free number) ................................... 70 1 3,438 240,660 

Media Notice .................................................................................................... 56 1 1 56 

Notice to Secretary (notice for breaches affecting 500 or more individuals 

and annual notice and maintenance of annual log) .................................... 106 1 140/60 247 

TOTAL ...................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 265,733 

Seleda Perryman, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–24471 Filed 10–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4153–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Findings of Research Misconduct 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) 

and the Assistant Secretary for Health 

have taken final action in the following 

case: 

Norma Couvertier, APT Foundation: 

Based on the report of an investigation 

conducted by the APT Foundation and 

additional analysis conducted by ORI in 

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