[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 7 (Friday, January 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1462-1463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-580]


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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, 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 Project

    Black Lung Clinic Program Regulatory Requirements (42 CFR 55a) (OMB 
No. 0915-0081) Extension/No Change--The purpose of the Black Lung 
Clinics Program (BLCP) is to stimulate and encourage local public and 
private agencies to improve the health status of coalworkers and to 
increase coordination with other programs to assist the coalworkers 
population. The goal of the BLCP is to provide services to minimize the 
effects of respiratory and pulmonary impairments of coal miners. 
Grantees provide specific diagnostic and treatment procedures required 
in the management of problems associated with black lung disease which 
improve the functional status, i.e., ``quality of life'', of the miner 
and reduce economic costs associated with morbidity and mortality 
arising from pulmonary diseases.
    This request is for approval of the reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements in program regulations as follows:
    1. 42 CFR 55a.201 and 55a.301--Reporting--Grantees must submit 
applications for continued grant support. The regulations outline the 
requirements for grant applications for States (55a.201) and for 
entities other than States (55a.301).
    2. 42 CFR 55a.201 (a) (3)--Recordkeeping--The regulations require 
that grantees conduct outreach to active and inactive miners, which 
requires maintenance of a register of persons with pulmonary 
impairments.
    3. 42 CFR 55a.201 (a) (4)--Recordkeeping--The regulations require 
that individual patient care plans be provided for all patients. This 
includes development and periodic updating of the patient plans.
    Estimates of annualized hour burden are as follows:

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                                               Annual hours             
  Regulatory requirement \1\      Number of         per         Total   
                                recordkeepers  recordkeeper     burden  
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55a.201(a)(3)--patient                                                  
 registry.....................            14            357        5,000
55a.201(a)(4)--development of                                           
 patient plans................            14          1,214       17,000

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55a.201(a)(4)--patient plan                                             
 update.......................            14          1,429       20,000
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      Total...................            14          3,000      42,000 
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\1\ The grant application form is cleared under another OMB approval    
  (OMB No. 0937-0189). The burden for completing the application is not 
  reflected in the table above because the burden is reported in the    
  clearance of the application form.                                    

    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: January 7, 1997.
J. Henry Montes,
Director, Office of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 97-580 Filed 1-9-97; 8:45 am]
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