Notice2026-03919
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request
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Published
February 27, 2026
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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 Preparedness and Response (ASPR), HHS, submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9873-9874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03919]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0488-30D]
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Administration for Strategic
Preparedness 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 Preparedness and Response (ASPR), HHS, submitted an
Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval. OMB will accept further comments
from the public during the review and approval period.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before March 30,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice via <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review'' and
``Select Agency: Department of Health and Human Services''.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayland Coker, ASPR Center for
Industrial Base Management and Supply Chain (IBMSC), Chief Supply Chain
Strategist, and Acting Interim Assistant Director of IBMSC at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#087f69716469666c266b67636d7a4860607b266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3641574f5a5758521855595d5344765e5e4518515940">[email protected]</span></a>, or call (202) 875-1103. When submitting comments
or requesting information, please include the document identifier 0990-
0488-30D and project title for reference.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OS, ASPR, and HHS, is announcing that a
proposed extension of a generic information collection has been
submitted to OMB for review and approval. OMB will accept further
comments from the public during the review and approval period. No
comments were received in the initial 60-day comment period. 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: 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, 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, health care providers and facilities, and
local communities.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Table Over Three Years
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Average
Number of Number of 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 ........... .............. ........... .........
Supply chain inventory holders, allowing some 5,990 1 8 47,920
Biopharmaceutical industry, questions to be 6,600 2 4 52,800
Biotechnology development omitted. ........... .............. ........... .........
companies, Communities, GPOs, Cognitive 10,200 2 8 163,200
standards development questionnaire. 1,000 156 0.5 78,000
organizations, logistics, third Formative interviews 6,000 1 0.5 3,000
party contractors, purchasing and focus groups. 3,000 1 1 3,000
organizations, professional Town halls and public 160 1 0.5 80
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
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. 2026-03919 Filed 2-26-26; 8:45 am]
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