[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8389-8390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4109]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects
being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call
the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1891.
Comments are Invited on
(a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Proposed Project: National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Professional
Training and Information Questionnaire (PTIQ) OMB No. 0915-0208:
Revision
The Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary
Health Care, NHSC assists medically underserved communities through the
placement of primary health care professionals in health professional
shortage areas.
The PTIQ is used to collect data related to professional issues,
family concerns, and assignment preferences from NHSC obligated
Scholarship Program Recipients including physicians, physician
assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), certified nurse midwives
(CNMs), and other disciplines in the current year's placement cycle.
These data are used to match an individual health care professional
with the most appropriate clinical practice setting.
The PTIQ will be mailed twelve months in advance of the intended
service availability date.
The burden estimate is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total hour
Type of respondent respondents respondent Hours per response burden
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Health care professionals......... 377 1 12 minutes 76
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Total......................... 377 76
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Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer, Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Dated: February 12, 1999.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 99-4109 Filed 2-18-99; 8:45 am]
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