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###### Department of Health and Human Services

###### Office of the Secretary

          - [Document Identifier: OS-0990-0294]

# 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 proposed collections 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.

*Type of Information Collection Request:*                     Revision of currently approved collection;                 

*Title of Information Collection:*                     Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information and Supporting Regulations at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164.                

*Form/OMB No.:*                     OS-0990-0294;                 

*Use:*45 CFR Part 160 and 164 lay out the requirements regarding the privacy and utilization of patient medical records.                

*Affected Public:*                     State, local or tribal governments, business or other for profit, individuals or households and not for profit institutions;                

*Annual Number of Respondents:*                     786,839;                 

*Total Annual Responses:*                     776,224,162;                 

*Average Burden Per Response:*                     30 minutes;                 

*Total Annual Hours:*                     2,220,715;                 

                    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access the HHS Web site address at                     *http://www.hhs.gov/​oirm/​infocollect/​pending/​*                     or e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS document identifier, to                     *naomi.cook@hhs.gov*, or call the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-8356. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed within 60 days of this notice directly to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer designated at the following address: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Budget, Technology, and Finance, Office of Information and Resource Management, Attention: Naomi Cook (0990-0294), Room 531-H, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.                

Dated: September 19, 2005.

Robert E. Polson,

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 05-19425 Filed 9-28-05; 8:45 am]

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