97-5209. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request
[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9795-9796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5209]
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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 of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) will publish 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, call the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
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: Grantee Reporting Requirements for the Rural
Health Network Grant Program; New
The Rural Health Network Grant Program is authorized by Section
330A of the Public Health Service Act as amended by the Health Centers
Consolidation Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104-229). The purpose of the
program is to assist in the development of vertically integrated
networks of health care providers in rural communities. Grantees will
be working to change the delivery system in their service areas and
will be using the federal funds to develop network capabilities.
Grantees will be asked to submit semiannual reports which provide
information on progress towards goals and objectives of the network,
progress toward developing the governance and organizational
arrangements for the network, specific network activities, certain
financial data related to the grant budget, and health care services
provided by the network.
The information will be used to evaluate progress on the grants, to
understand barriers to network development in rural areas, to identify
grantees in need of technical assistance, and to identify best
practices in the development of provider networks in rural communities.
The information will
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also be used to begin to evaluate the impact of networks on access to
care.
To minimize the burden on grantees, the reports will be submitted
electronically. The estimated burden is as follows:
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Responses Total
Type of respondent Number of per Burden per burden
respondents respondent response (hours)
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Grantees.................................................... 40 .2 20 1,600
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Send comments to Patricia Royston, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 14-36, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: February 26, 1997.
J. Henry Montes,
Director, Office of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 97-5209 Filed 3-3-97; 8:45 am]
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- 03/04/1997
- Department:
- Health Resources and Services Administration
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