[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66687-66688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32073]


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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 draft 
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.

Proposed Project

    1. AIDS Education and Training Centers Program: National Program 
and Service Record Data Reporting Form (OMB No. 0915-0154)--Extension, 
No change--Under section 2692(a) of the Public Health Service Act, 
information on training programs and training participants is obtained 
from 15 AIDS Education Training Centers (ETCs) currently operating in 
health professions schools and academic health science centers. The 
goal of the AIDS ETC program is to increase the number of health care 
providers who are effectively educated and motivated to counsel, 
diagnose, treat and manage individuals with HIV infection and to assist 
in the prevention of high risk

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behaviors which may lead to infection. The National Program and Service 
Record Data Reporting (NPSR) Form will be used by ETCs to provide 
standardized reporting of project activities for Federal program 
monitoring. The burden estimates are as follows:

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Total burden 
                      Form                          respondents     respondent       response          hours    
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NPSR                                                          15               2              84           2,520
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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: December 12, 1996.
J. Henry Montes,
Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 96-32073 Filed 12-17-96; 8:45 am]
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