[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 16594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8706]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; IHS, Community Health 
Representative Activity Reporting Sample

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for 60-day public comment period 
on proposed data collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) 
is publishing a summary of a proposed information collection project to 
be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval.

Proposed Collection

    Title: 0917-0010, ``IHS, Community Health Representative Activity 
Reporting Sample''. Type of Information Collection Request: A 3 year 
approval for reinstatement, without change, of previously approved 
information collection, 0917-0010, ``IHS, Community Health 
Representative Activity Reporting Sample'', which expired 02/28/97. 
Need and Use of Information Collection: Section 107 ``Community Health 
Representative (CHR) Program'' of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act, Public Law 100-713 authorizes the IHS to develop a system to 
review and evaluate the CHR program. The information collected is used 
to review and evaluate contract performance (e.g., the number and types 
of health services being provided); to prepare program reports; to 
develop program training plans and, performance and accreditation 
standards; to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the program; 
and, to meet the management and administrative needs of the CHR 
program.
    See Table 1 below for; Type(s) of Data Collection Instruments, 
Estimated Number of Respondents, Number of Responses per Respondent, 
Average Burden Hour per Response, and Total Annual Burden Hours.

                                                     Table 1                                                    
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                                             Estimated     Responses                                            
        Data collection instrument            No. of          per        Average burden hour per    Total annual
                                            respondents   respondent            response *          burden hours
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Report of CHR Activities.................         1,100             4  0.10 hours (6 minutes).....         6,600
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* For ease of understanding, burden hours are also provided in actual minutes.                                  

Request for Comments

    Your written comments and/or suggestions are invited on one or more 
of the following points: (a) Whether the information collection 
activity is necessary to carry out an agency function; (b) whether the 
agency processes the information collected in a useful and timely 
fashion; (c) the accuracy of public burden estimate (the estimated 
amount of time needed for individual respondents to provide the 
requested information); (d) whether the methodology and assumptions 
used to determine the estimate are logical; (e) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and 
(f) ways to minimize the public burden through the use of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Send Comments and Requests For Further Information: Send your 
written comments, requests for more information on the proposed 
project, or requests to obtain a copy of the data collection instrument 
and instructions to: Mr. Lance Hodahkwen, Sr., IHS Reports Clearance 
Officer, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 450, Rockville, MD 20852-1601, 
or call non-toll free (301) 443-0461, fax (301) 443-1522, or send your 
E-mail requests, comments, and return address to [email protected].
    Comment Due Date: Your comments regarding this information 
collection are best assured of having their full effect if received on 
or before June 6, 1997.

    Dated: March 31, 1997.
Michael H. Trujillo,
Assistant Surgeon General Director.
[FR Doc. 97-8706 Filed 4-4-97; 8:45 am]
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