[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 96 (Friday, May 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28060-28061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9538]


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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 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: Data System for Organ Procurement and Transplantation 
Network (42 CFR Part 121, OMB No. 0915-0184): Extension

    The operation of 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. This is a request for an extension of the current 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements associated with the OPTN. 
These data will be used by HRSA in monitoring the contracts for the 
OPTN and the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) and in 
carrying out other statutory responsibilities. Information is needed to 
match donor organs with recipients, to monitor compliance of member 
organizations with OPTN rules and requirements, to ensure that all 
qualified entities are accepted for membership in the OPTN, and to 
ensure patient safety.

                               Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
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                                   Number of     Responses per        Total         Hours per      Total burden
     Section and Activity         respondents     respondents       responses        response          hours
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121.3(b)(2)...................
  OPTN membership and                       40              3               120             15            1, 800
   application requirements
   for OPOs, hospitals, and
   histocompatibility
   laboratories...............
121.3(b)(4)
    Appeal for OPTN membership               2              1                 2              3                 6
121.6(c) (Reporting)
    Submitting criteria for                900              1               900              0.5             450
     organ acceptance.........
121.6(c) (Disclosure)
    Sending criteria to OPOs..             900              1               900              0.5             450
121.7(b)(4)
    Reasons for Refusal.......             900             38            34,200              0.5          17,100
121.7(e)
    Transplant to prevent                  260              1.5             390              0.5             195
     organ wastage............
121.9(b)
    Designated Transplant                   10              1                10              5.0              50
     Program Requirements.....
121.9(d)

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    Appeal for designation....               2              1                 2              6                12
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        Total.................             954  ...............          36,524  ...............          20,063
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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: May 11, 2007.
Caroline Lewis,
Associate Administrator for Management.
[FR Doc. E7-9538 Filed 5-17-07; 8:45 am]
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