[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 47 (Monday, March 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11029-11030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4412]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 
the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishes 
periodic summaries of proposed projects being developed for submission 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft 
instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

Proposed Project: The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network 
(OMB No. 0915-0286)--Extension

    The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) 
necessitates certain recordkeeping and reporting requirements in order 
to perform the functions related to organ transplantation under 
contract to HHS. OMB requires review and approval of recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements associated with the final rule governing the 
operation of the OPTN (42 CFR Part 121) related to Secretarial review 
and appeals. There are recordkeeping and reporting requirements 
associated with the process for filing appeals in the case where 
applicants are rejected for membership or designation in the OPTN. To 
date, no appeals have been filed. The burden requirements for this 
process are minimal. The estimate of burden for this process consists 
of preparing a letter requesting reconsideration and compiling 
supporting documentation.

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    The estimated annual burden is as follows:

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
      Section of final rule         respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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42 CFR 121.3(c)(4) Appeal for                  2               1               2               3               6
 OPTN membership................
42 CFR 121.9(d) Appeal for                     2               1               2               6              12
 designation....................
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    Total.......................               4  ..............               4  ..............              18
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, PhD, HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: March 5, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Development.
[FR Doc. E7-4412 Filed 3-9-07; 8:45 am]
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