[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 149 (Thursday, August 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39760-39761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19054]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration


Proposed Data Collections Available for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    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. 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 (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 Projects

    1. Reporting Requirements for Ryan White CARE Act of 1990, Title 
IV--The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) proposes to collect 
aggregated data from 38 grantees and their local service providers that 
are funded under Section 2671 of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC 
300ff-71) about the organizational structures, service delivery 
approaches, numbers and demographic characteristics of clients served, 
service utilization, and activities related to outreach, prevention, 
and education. The Data Collection Strategy includes six tables that 
the 38 grantees and their local service providers will use to submit 
information annually about program and client characteristics. The 
purpose is to document the efforts of grantees to develop comprehensive 
systems of care for infants, children and families and to provide these 
patients with access to research. The data collected will be used 
within and outside MCHB and HRSA to inform the administration and 
Congress about the Title IV program and will be used by grantees and 
MCHB for other planning, research, and policy efforts. Burden estimates 
are as follows:

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                                                               Average  
                       Number of    Responses      Range*     burden per
    Type of form      respondents      per        (hours)      response 
                                    respondent                 (hours)  
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Designation of Local                                                    
 Reporting Entities.           38            1       .1-1.0           .5
Local Network                                                           
 Profile............           38            1       .1-2.5          1.0
Service Mix Profile.           85            1         1-44          2.5
Demographic and                                                         
 Clinical Status....           85            1        4-120         33.0
Service Utilization                                                     
 Summary............           85            1         1-70         20.0
Prevention and                                                          
 Education                                                              
 Activities.........           85            1         1-44         4.0 
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* Estimates are based on phone conversations with 6 grantees.           

    2. Health Professions Student Loan Program and Nursing Student Loan 
Program Debt Management Report--Extension--The Debt Management Report 
is used by three programs (Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) 
Program, Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program, and Loans for 
Disadvantaged Students (LDS) Program) to monitor the fiscal activities 
of participating schools. Data are requested on collection activities, 
investment income, return of excess cash, compliance with performance 
standards, and the return of the Federal share of monies collected. The 
report is submitted electronically once a year. No substantive changes 
in the data elements are proposed. Burden estimates are as follows:

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                                                   Responses    Average 
            Type of form              Number of       per     burden per
                                     respondents  respondent   response 
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6-month report.....................      1,503            1   1 hour.   
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    3. Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program Physician's 
Certification of Borrower's Total and Permanent Disability Form--New--
This form, completed by the HEAL borrower, the borrower's physician, 
and the holder of the loan, is used to certify that the HEAL borrower 
meets the total and permanent disability provisions. The PHS will use 
this form to obtain precise information about the disability claim 
which includes the following: 1) the borrower's consent to release 
medical records to the Department of Health and Human Services and to 
the holder of the borrower's HEAL loans, 2) pertinent information 
supplied by the certifying physician, 3) the physician's certification 
that the borrower is unable to engage in any substantial gainful 
activity because of a medically determinable impairment that is 
expected to continue for a long and indefinite period of time or to 
result in death, and 4) information from the lender on the unpaid 
balance. Failure to submit the required documentation will result in a 
disability claim not being honored.

                                                                        

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                                             Responses                  
         Type of form           Number of       per      Average burden 
                               respondents  respondent    per response  
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Borrower.....................         42          1     0.08 hours.     
Physician....................         42          1     2.75 hours.     
Loan Holder..................         35          1.2   0.17 hours.     
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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: July 27, 1995.
J. Henry Montes,
Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 95-19054 Filed 8-2-95; 8:45 am]
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