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Zdrowie i gospodarka · 24.09.2004

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to allow the proposed information collection project: "AHRQ-HRSA Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (All Hazards) Preparedness Questionnaire for Healthcare Facilities for 2004 (CBRNE)". In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), AHRQ is submitting to OMB a request for Emergency Review. This emergency review is requested because collection of this information is urgently needed. The information that will be generated by this survey is critical to the preparedness of the nation with respect to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive hazards. It is crucial for national security that we obtain a baseline assessment of the level of preparedness of our hospitals and health care facilities in order to plan Government program priorities, and to offer current and timely information to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Congress, and to the President in order to inform policy decisions relevant to emergency preparedness. There has been extensive interest by

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