[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 62 (Friday, March 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16656-16657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8022]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service


Agency Forms Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for 
Clearance

    Each Friday the Public Health Service (PHS) publishes a list of 
information collection requests under review, in compliance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of 
these requests, call the PHS Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-
7100.
    The following requests have been submitted for review since the 
list was last published on Friday, March 24.
    1. FY 1996 Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant 
Application Format--0930-0080--Revision--Public Law 102-321 authorized 
block grants to States for the purpose of providing prevention and 
treatment services. Under provisions of the law, States may receive 
allotments only after an application is approved by the Secretary. This 
submission provides the States with the forms and instructions for 
their applications so they can comply with the requirements of the law 
and the regulations implementing the law. Only minor changes are made 
to facilitate electronic submission, clarify instructions and reflect 
phase-in of requirements in the 1992 block grant legislation. 
Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government; Number of Respondents: 
60; Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden per Response: 
530 hours; Estimated Annual Burden; 31,800 hours. Send comments to 
Shannah Koss, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office 
Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.
    2. Survey of Medical Schools to Investigate the Relationships 
Between Biomedical Research Funding and Specialty Choice--New--A brief 
survey of medical schools is proposed as part of a study of the 
relationship between level of funding for biomedical research and 
production of primary care graduates. Most data will be derived from 
secondary data sources: only four topics are covered in the survey. 
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; 
Number of Respondents: 123; Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; 
Average Burden per Response: .5 hour; Estimated Annual Burden: 62 
hours. Send comments to Shannah Koss, Human Resources and Housing 
Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 
20503.
    3. National Practitioner Data Bank for Adverse Information on 
Physicians and Other Health Care Practitioners--Regulations and Forms 
(45 CFR Part 60)--0915-0126--Revision--Data identifying incompetent, 
unprofessional and unethical physicians and health practitioners will 
be shared with licensing boards, professional societies, and selected 
health providers. These data will be used to maintain and improve 
health care and will be obtained from insurers, licensure boards, peer 
review committees, hospitals, and other providers. Respondents: 
Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government. 
Send comments to Shannah Koss, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.

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                                                                           Number of                            
                           Title                             Number of   responses per     Average burden per   
                                                            respondents    respondent           response        
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60.6 (a) Reporting Corrections of Errors and Omissions....        2,800          1.04   .25 hour                
60.6 (b) Reports of Revisions to Original Actions.........          350          1.06   .75 hour                
60.7 (b) Reporting Medical Malpractice Payments...........          150        105.33   .75 hour                
60.8 (b) Reporting Licensure Action by State Boards.......          125         21.02   .75 hour                
60.9 (a) Reporting Privileging and Professional Society           1,000          1.08   .75 hour                
 Actions.                                                                                                       
60.9 (c) Request for Hearings by Entities Found in                    1          1      8 hours                 
 Noncompliance.                                                                                                 
60.10 (a)(1) Hospital Queries on Applicants; 60.11(a)(1)          7,200         38.33   .08 hour per name       
 Other Hospital Queries; 60.11 (a)(6) Queries for                                                               
 Professional Review.                                                                                           
60.10 (a)(2) Biennial Queries by Hospitals................        6,000        186.83   .08 hour per name       
60.11 (a)(2) Practitioner Queries.........................       29,000          1      .25 hour                
60.11(a)(3) State Licensure Board Queries.................           70        171      .08 hour                
60.11(a)(4) Queries by Nonhospital Health Care Entities...        1,860        139.78   .08 hour                
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60.11 (a)(5) Queries by Attorneys.........................           10          1      .25 hour                
60.11(a)(7) Queries for Research Purposes.................          100          1      1 hour                  
60.14 (b) Practitioner's Disputing Data Bank Reports......        1,080          1      .17 hour                
60.14(b) Practitioner Requests for Secretarial Review.....          100          1      8 hours                 
60.14(b) Practitioner Statements..........................        2,700          1      1 hour                  
Biennial Entity Verification Document.....................        5,750          1      .25 hour                
Entity File Update........................................        1,150          1      .25 hour                
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Note: Estimated Total Annual Burden: 167,489 hours.                                                             

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collections should be sent within 30 days of this notice 
directly to the individual designated.

    Dated: March 28, 1995.
James Scanlon,
Director, Data Policy Staff Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Health and PHS, Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-8022 Filed 3-30-95; 8:45 am]
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