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Total Annual Hours: 1,000; 

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) 690–6162. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections must be 

received within 60-days, and directed to 

the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer 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 

(0990–0208), Room 531–H, 200 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington DC 20201. 

Dated: October 19, 2005. 

Robert E. Polson, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–21515 Filed 10–27–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4153–17–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary. 

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: New Collection, Regular 

Approval; 

Title of Information Collection: 

Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Unit 

Profile and Reports; 

Form/OMB No.: OS–0990–New; 

Use: Medical Reserve Corps units are 

currently located in 330 communities 

across the United States and represent a 

resource of over 50,000 medical and 

public health volunteers. In order to 

better support the MRC units in 

communities across the United States, 

and to plan for future emergencies that 

are national in scope, detailed 

information about the MRC units, 

including unit demographics, contact 

information (regular and emergency), 

volunteer numbers, and information 

about activites is needed. MRC unit 

leaders will be asked to voluntarily 

update this information at least 

quarterly. 

Frequency: Reporting, quarterly and 

on occasion; 

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal 

governments, or other for profit, not for 

profit institutions; 

Annual Number of Respondents: 400; 

Total Annual Responses: 3,200; 

Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour; 

Total Annual Hours: 2,800. 

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) 690–6162. 

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–New), 

Room 531–H, 200 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201. 

Dated: October 19, 2005. 

Robert E. Polson, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–21516 Filed 10–27–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–06–05AA] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

In compliance with the requirement 

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects. To 

request more information on the 

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, call 404–639–4766 and 

send comments to Seleda Perryman, 

CDC Assistant Reports Clearance 

Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, 

Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

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. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of the notice. 

Proposed Project 

Early Hearing Detection and 

Intervention Hearing Screening and 

Follow-up Survey—New—National 

Center on Birth Defects and 

Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The National Center on Birth Defects 

and Developmental Disabilities 

(NCBDDD) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention promotes the 

health of babies, children, and adults 

with disabilities. Activities related to 

addressing hearing loss (HL) among 

newborns and infants are part of 

NCBDDD’s mission. HL is a common 

birth defect that affects approximately 

12,000 infants each year, and can result 

in developmental delays when left 

undetected. As awareness about infant