Federal Register: October 31, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 211)
DOCID: FR Doc 01-27366
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Agency information collection activities:
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
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, Public Law 10413), 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) 4431129.
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: The National Health Service Corps Uniform Data System (OMB No. 09150232): Extension
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) of the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is committed to improving the health of the Nation's underserved by uniting communities in need with caring health professionals and by supporting communities' efforts to build better systems of care.
The NHSC needs to collect data on its programs to ensure compliance
with legislative mandates and to report to Congress and policymakers on
program accomplishments. To meet these objectives, the NHSC requires a
core set of information collected annually that is appropriate for
monitoring and evaluating performance and reporting on annual trends.
The following information will be collected from each site: services
offered and delivery method; users by various characteristics; staffing
and utilization; charges and collections; receivables, income, and expenses; and managed care.
The estimated burden is as follows:
Number of Responses per Hours per Total burden
Type of report respondents respondent response hours
Universal Report............................ 620 1 27 16,740
Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer, Room 1422, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: October 25, 2001.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
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SUMMARY:
Proposed collection; comment request,
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
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, Public Law 10413), 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) 4431129.
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: The National Health Service Corps Uniform Data System (OMB No. 09150232): Extension
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) of the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is committed to improving the health of the Nation's underserved by uniting communities in need with caring health professionals and by supporting communities' efforts to build better systems of care.
The NHSC needs to collect data on its programs to ensure compliance
with legislative mandates and to report to Congress and policymakers on
program accomplishments. To meet these objectives, the NHSC requires a
core set of information collected annually that is appropriate for
monitoring and evaluating performance and reporting on annual trends.
The following information will be collected from each site: services
offered and delivery method; users by various characteristics; staffing
and utilization; charges and collections; receivables, income, and expenses; and managed care.
The estimated burden is as follows:
Number of Responses per Hours per Total burden
Type of report respondents respondent response hours
Universal Report............................ 620 1 27 16,740
Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer, Room 1422, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: October 25, 2001.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 0127366 Filed 103001; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 451515P