96-11256. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 88 (Monday, May 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 20260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11256]



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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 and 
instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on [phone].
    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 Projects

    Scholarship Program for Students of Exceptional Financial Need 
(EFN) and Program of Financial Assistance for Disadvantaged Health 
Professions Students (FADHPS): Regulatory Requirements (OMB No. 0915-
0028)--Revision and Extension--The EFN Scholarship Program, authorized 
by section 736 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, and the FADHPS 
Program, authorized by section 740(a)(2)(F) of the PHS Act, provide 
financial assistance to schools of allopathic and osteopathic medicine 
and dentistry for awarding tuition scholarships to health professions 
students who are of exceptional financial need. To be eligible for 
support under the FADHPS Program, a student must also be from a 
disadvantaged background. In return for this support, students of 
allopathic and osteopathic medicine must agree to complete residency 
training in primary care and practice in primary care for 5 years after 
completing residency training. Students of dentistry must agree to 
practice in general dentistry for 5 years after completing residency 
training.
    The program regulations contain recordkeeping requirements designed 
to ensure that schools maintain adequate records for the government to 
monitor program activity and that funds are spent as intended. The 
program application has been dropped from this package because no new 
applications are expected. The burden estimates for the regulatory 
requirements are as follows:

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                                                                Total   
     Regulatory section         Number of    Hours per year     burden  
                              recordkeepers                     hours   
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57.2804(b)(3) &                        200   0.167 hrs.....         33.4
 57.2904(b)(1)(ii)                           (10 min.).....             
 Documentation of Cost of                                               
 Attendance.                                                            
57.2809(b) & 57.2909 (b)               200   0.167 hrs.....        33.4 
 Records Requirements.                       (10 min.).....             
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Note: Estimated total annual burden is 67 hours.                        

    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: May 1, 1996.
J. Henry Montes,
Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 96-11256 Filed 5-03-96; 8:45 am]
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