Notice2026-08092
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request
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Published
April 24, 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), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces that it has submitted the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The proposed information collection is summarized below and describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. Public comments on the ICR are invited. OMB will accept comments from the public during this review and approval period.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 79 (Friday, April 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22158-22159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08092]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0945-0008]
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office for Civil Rights, 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), Office for Civil Rights
(OCR), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces that it
has submitted the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The
proposed information collection is summarized below and describes the
nature of the information collection and its expected burden. Public
comments on the ICR are invited. OMB will accept comments from the
public during this review and approval period.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before May 26, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Comments for the proposed information collection should be
submitted electronically to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA), OMB, via <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>
within 30 days of publication of this notice. You can find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can see copies of supporting
material for the proposed collection summarized in this notice by using
the RegInfo.Gov search function under ``Information Collection Review''
and using either the ``IC List'' tab or ``View Supporting Statement and
Other Documents.''
You may also request copies of the supporting material by emailing
Harold Henderson at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#47080415263434323526292422282124282a372b2e262924222128352a072f2f3469202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="19565a4b786a6a6c6b78777a7c767f7a767469757078777a7c7f766b745971716a377e766f">[email protected]</span></a> or by regular
mail at: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary/Office for Civil Rights, Harold Henderson, Strategic Planning
Division Paperwork Reduction Act Official, Office for Civil Rights,
Office: (202) 868-9407, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
20201.
Please include the document identifier OS-0945-0008 and project
title for reference.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, federal agencies must obtain approval from OMB for
each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. The revised
information collection described below has been submitted to OMB for
review.
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: Assurance of Compliance, Form HHS-690.
Type of Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 0945-0008.
Abstract: This Information Collection Request is to revise a
previously approved collection 0945-0008 that will expire on April 30,
2026, titled: Assurance of Compliance, Form HHS-690.
One method the Federal Government uses to ensure civil rights
compliance is to require covered entities to submit written assurances
of compliance when applying for and receiving financial assistance. The
assurances ensure covered entities are aware of their obligations under
civil rights laws, conscience, and religious nondiscrimination laws
enforced by OCR and certify that they will comply with them. A
recipient's assurance and certification can provide an independent
contractual basis for enforcement of nondiscrimination requirements and
can also give rise to a False Claims Act violation.
The proposed revisions:
1. modify the parenthetical definitions of sex for Title IX and
Section 1557 to hew closely to the statutory text. This revision also
conforms to E.O. 14168 on ``Defending Women from Gender Ideology
Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government''
and the court order in Texas v. Becerra, No. 6:24-CV-211-JDK, 2024 WL
4490621, at *2 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 30, 2024) (staying nationwide the
Section 1557 Final Rule definition of sex discrimination as including
``sex characteristics, including intersex traits''; ``pregnancy or
related conditions''; ``sexual orientation'';
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``gender identity''; and ``sex stereotypes'');
2. update statutory citations where needed and include pinpoint
citations to religious nondiscrimination authorities;
3. add a definition of ``program or activity'' consistent with the
Civil Rights Restoration Act;
4. include a specific reference to the False Claims Act in light of
compliance constituting a material condition of receipt of federal
funds; and
5. make clear the form applies to both applicants and recipients.
Respondents: Entities applying for or receiving federal financial
assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number Avg. burden/
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hours) hours
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States, certain health care Form HHS-690.... 8,486 1 4 33,944
providers, other persons, and
entities.
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Total..................... ................ 8,486 .............. .............. 33,944
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Estimated Annual Burden Costs
The labor cost reflects the time a lawyer and a chief executive
spend reviewing and signing Form HHS-690. Base hourly wages are from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) May 2023 Occupational Employment
and Wage Statistics (OEWS):
<bullet> Lawyer (SOC 23-1011): $84.84/hr.
<bullet> Chief Executive (SOC 11-1011): $124.47/hr.
Weighted average hourly wage (75% lawyer, 25% chief executive):
$94.75/hr.
Fully loaded wage rate with 31% benefits: $124.12/hr.
Per-respondent labor cost (4 hours x $124.12): $496.48.
Total annualized cost across 8,486 respondents: $4,213,379.28.
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Cost component Rate/value
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Loaded wage rate.......................... $124.12/hr.
Hours per respondent...................... 4 hrs.
Labor cost per respondent................. $496.48.
Total respondents......................... 8,486.
Total annual labor cost................... $4,213,379.28.
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Frequency: The Applicant/Recipient provides this Assurance of
Compliance when it applies for or receives new HHS funds.
Catherine Howard,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-08092 Filed 4-23-26; 8:45 am]
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