Notice2025-09000

Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request

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Published
May 20, 2025

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Health and Human Services Department

Abstract

In compliance with the requirement 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 a proposed collection for public comment.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21485-21486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09000]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0481]


Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement 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 a proposed 
collection for public comment.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before June 20, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Natalie Klein, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#307e5144515c59551e7b5c55595e705858431e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e103f2a3f32373b7015323b37301e36362d70393128">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> 
or (240) 453-6900. When submitting comments or requesting information, 
please include the document identifier 0990-0481-30D and project title 
for reference.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    Title of the Collection: For HHS/OASH Consultation Process, 
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Records.
    Type of Collection: Reinstatement without changes.
    OMB No. 0990-0481.
    Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), 
Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) is requesting 
reinstatement of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) information 
collection request, OMB No. 0990-0481, For OASH/HHS Consultation 
Process, Institutional Review Board (IRB) Records, with no changes, for 
a three-year period. The previous information collection was approved 
by OMB on February 14, 2022, and expired on February 28, 2025. The 
purpose of the collection is for OHRP to receive IRB records when an 
IRB or an institution requests an HHS consultation process for proposed 
research that is not otherwise approvable by an IRB involving, 
respectively: (1) pregnant women, human fetuses and neonates; (2) 
prisoners; or, (3) children, as subjects. The information that must be 
submitted to OHRP by an IRB or institution includes the research 
protocol, consent form, parental permission and child assent forms (if 
relevant), and other relevant IRB records (e.g., IRB minutes). The 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, on behalf of the 
Secretary of HHS, may determine that such research can be conducted or 
supported by HHS after consulting with experts and meeting other 
procedural requirements.
    Likely Respondents: IRBs.

                                                              Annualized Burden Hour Table
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                                                                                                                              Average
    45 CFR part 46--HHS Consultation process                                                 Number of       Number of      burden per     Total  burden
                   provision                                 Respondent  type               respondents     respondents    response  (in       hours
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subpart B, Sec.   46. 207......................  IRBs...................................               3               1               1               3
subpart C, Sec.   46.306(a)(2) (iii) and (iv)..  IRBs...................................               3               1               1               3
subpart D, Sec.   46.407.......................  IRBs...................................               4               1               1               4
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    Total......................................  .......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............              10
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Susan R. Little,
Department Information Collection Clearance Officer, Paperwork 
Reduction Act Program, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-09000 Filed 5-19-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150-31-P


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