Notice2025-23759
Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment Request
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Published
December 23, 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), Administration for Strategic Preparation and Response (ASPR), HHS, is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection for public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60107-60108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23759]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[OS-0990-0488]
Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Administration for Strategic
Preparation and Response (ASPR), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (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), Administration for
Strategic Preparation and Response (ASPR), HHS, is publishing the
following summary of a proposed collection for public comment.
DATES: Comments on the information collection request (ICR) must be
received on or before February 23, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d2a3c24313c3339733e3236382f1d35352e733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="186f79617479767c367b77737d6a5870706b367f776e">[email protected]</span></a> or by calling
(202) 875-1103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the document identifier OS-0990-0488, and
project title for reference, and send to Wayland Coker, the ASPR Center
for Industrial Base Management and Supply Chain, Chief Supply Chain
Strategist, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c5b4d55404d4248024f4347495e6c44445f024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6c1d7cfdad7d8d298d5d9ddd3c4f6dedec598d1d9c0">[email protected]</span></a>, or call (202) 875-1103.
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
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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: Ensure a Strong Public Health Supply Chain
Through Streamlined Oversight and American Priorities.
Type of Collection: Extension.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) No. 0990-0488--Administration
for Strategic Preparedness and Response--Center for Industrial Base
Management and Supply Chain.
Abstract
HHS, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
is seeking approval by OMB on an extension of the existing clearance
(OMB Control Number: 0990-0488, Expiration Date: March 31, 2026). HHS
is working with the White House and across the federal interagency to
launch a multiyear implementation involving the identification and
coordination of measurable activities across the United States
government, state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) jurisdictions,
and private sector partners. Cross-sectoral engagement is the
underpinning of many of the interdependent implementation activities.
For example, one such activity involves information collection from
SLTT partners on facility, local, and state stockpiling plans to ensure
coordinated plans are in place for a future public health emergency.
Potential engagements include, and are not limited to, surveys,
stakeholder meetings, requests for information (RFI), town hall
meetings, and workshops. With each of these different mechanisms of
engagement, there is a varied frequency ranging from single engagements
to regularly recurring meetings.
In 2025, the White House capacity and strengthening the public
health supply chain through a series of executive actions focused on
reducing foreign dependency, enhancing domestic manufacturing capacity,
and improving emergency preparedness. This includes the establishment
of the Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve (SAPIR),
directed by HHS and managed through ASPR, to ensure a secure, domestic
supply of essential drug components. The administration has also
invoked Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to assess
whether reliance on imports of materials such as processed critical
minerals and copper poses a national security risk, including risks to
the production of pharmaceuticals and other medical countermeasures.
These coordinated efforts reflect a broader federal strategy to
increase the resilience, agility, and visibility of the public health
supply chain in support of future emergency response operations. To
support White House priorities, HHS seeks a 3-year extension to its
Paperwork Reduction Act clearance and will engage with SLTT, trade
groups, mixed cross-sector audiences, non- governmental organizations,
manufacturers, academia, healthcare providers and facilities, and local
communities.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table Over Three Years
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Average
Number of Number burden per Total
Type of respondent Form name respondents responses per response burden
respondent (in hours) hours
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Private sector companies, SLTT, Informed consent...... 32,800 1 0.08 2,624
Trade groups and associations, Demographics 32,800 1 0.25 8,200
NGOs, Manufacturers, distributors, standardized ........... .............. ........... .........
Academia, Healthcare delivery questionnaire with ........... .............. ........... .........
providers/facilities, Public, USG decision logic 5,990 1 8 47,920
Supply chain inventory holders, allowing some 6,600 2 4 52,800
Biopharmaceutical industry, questions to be 10,200 2 8 163,200
Biotechnology development omitted. 1,000 156 0.5 78,000
companies, Communities, GPOs, Cognitive 6,000 1 0.5 3,000
standards development questionnaire. 3,000 1 1 3,000
organizations, logistics, third Formative interviews
party contractors, purchasing and focus groups.
organizations, professional Town halls and public
associations/societies, Mixed meetings.
cross-sector audience, labor Supply chain
unions, workforce training questionnaires.
providers, organizations, state Knowledge-based
and local workforce boards, and questionnaires.
individuals who rely on wearable Interviews and focus
medical countermeasures. groups.
Instrumented 160 1 0.5 80
information
collection.
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Total Burden Hours Over Three ...................... ........... .............. ........... 358,824
Years.
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Catherine Howard,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-23759 Filed 12-22-25; 8:45 am]
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