[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33935-33936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16452]
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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) will publish periodic summaries of proposed
projects being developed for submission to the Office of Management and
Budget 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 the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Proposed Project: Application for NHSC Recruitment and Retention
Assistance and Waiver of NHSC Site Bill--(in use Without Approval)
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) of the HRSA's Bureau of
Primary Health Care, assists underserved communities through the
development, recruitment, and retention of primary health care
clinicians dedicated to serving people in health professional shortage
areas.
The Application for NHSC Recruitment and Retention Assistance
submitted by sites or clinicians requests information on the practice
site, sponsoring agency, recruitment contact, staffing levels, service
users, site's 5-year infant mortality or low birth rate averages, and
next nearest site. Assistance in completing the application may be
obtained through the appropriate State Primary Care Offices, State
Primary Care Associations and HRSA field offices. A form requesting a
waiver of the NHSC site bill for a calendar year may be requested at
the same time. The information on the application is used for
determining eligibility of sites and to verify the need for NHSC
providers. Sites must submit applications annually or when they need a
provider. The request for a waiver is used to suspend the educational
and loan repayment costs of NHSC providers.
Estimates of annualized reporting burden are as follows:
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Number of Hours per Total
Type of report respondents response burden hour
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Application...................... 1,000 .75 750
Waiver........................... 738 4 2,952
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Total...................... 1,000 ........... 3,702
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Send comments to 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: June 15, 1998.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 98-16452 Filed 6-19-98; 8:45 am]
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