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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 20 (Monday, February 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5129-5130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [http://www.gpo.gov/]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01750]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-0990-XXXX-60D]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of
Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit a new Information
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, OS seeks comments
from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other
aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before April 1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
[email protected] or by calling (202) 690-6162.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance
staff, [email protected] or (202) 690-6162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the document identifier HHS-OS-0990-XXXX-
60D for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Surgeon General's Pledge to
Stem the Opioid Epidemic
Abstract: The Office of the Surgeon General, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health and Human

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Services (HHS) requests that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approve an information request for the Surgeon General's Pledge to Stem
the Opioid Epidemic. This information request involves collecting
information from users for this pledge which recruits doctors,
dentists, nurses, and physician assistants to utilize their unique
position in the community and in their practice to take notice of the
opioid crisis and commit to taking action that could save lives.
Likely Respondents: Physicians, dentists, physician assistants,
nurses, nurse practitioners.

Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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Pledge...................................... 10,000 1 0.067 670
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OS specifically requests comments on (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.

Darius Taylor,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-01750 Filed 1-29-16; 8:45 am]
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