[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 19540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7304]



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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 (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), 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) The proposed collection of information 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; (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 Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (OMB 
No. 0915-0282)--Extension

    The Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act (SEPPA) authorized 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Smallpox 
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, which provides benefits and/or 
compensation to certain persons harmed as a direct result of receiving 
smallpox covered countermeasures, including the smallpox vaccine, or as 
a direct result of contracting vaccinia through certain accidental 
exposures.
    The benefits available under the Program include compensation for 
unreimbursed medical care and lost employment income, and survivor 
death benefits. To be considered for Program benefits, requesters 
(i.e., smallpox vaccine recipients, vaccinia contacts, survivors, or 
the representatives of the estates of deceased smallpox vaccine 
recipients or vaccinia contacts), or persons filing on their behalf as 
their representatives, must file a Request Form and the documentation 
required to show that they are eligible for Program benefits. This 
documentation will vary somewhat depending on whether the requester is 
filing as a smallpox vaccine recipient, a vaccinia contact, a survivor, 
or a representative of an estate.
    All requesters must submit medical records sufficient to 
demonstrate that a covered injury was sustained by a smallpox vaccine 
recipient or a vaccinia contact.
    The estimated annual burden is as follows:

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                                                               Responses                                Total
                      Form                        Number of       per         Total      Hours per      Burden
                                                 respondents   respondent   responses     response      hours
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Request Form...................................           25            1           25            5          125
Certification..................................           25            1           25            1           25
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    Total......................................           25  ...........           25  ...........          150
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., 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: April 11, 2007.
Caroline Lewis,
Acting Associate Administrator for Administration and Financial 
Management.
 [FR Doc. E7-7304 Filed 4-17-07; 8:45 am]
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