[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 63351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31207]


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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 for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), 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 of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

Proposed Project: Assessment of Bureau of Primary Health Care 
(BPHC)-Funded Providers' Level of Knowledge and Training Needs for 
Reducing Perinatal Transmission of HIV--NEW

    The HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) intends to conduct a survey of 300 health 
care providers who work in BPHC-funded programs and who treat women of 
childbearing age. The specific topic area for this study relates to 
perinatal transmission of HIV.
    The purpose of this survey is to determine:

--the specific training and learning needs of providers in BPHC-funded 
programs with regard to HIV/AIDS issues (especially perinatal 
transmission of HIV) and women of childbearing age.
--the preferred modes of training.
--the level of knowledge of, and adherence to, Government protocols for 
treating women of childbearing age and reducing the risk of perinatal 
transmission of HIV.
--the familiarity of practitioners with recent advances in HIV/AIDS 
treatments such as protease inhibitors and combined therapies.
    Results from this research will be used to develop specific 
training curricula for these providers and to enhance educational and 
service delivery-related support for Bureau-funded providers and 
clinics.
    The study will be done by mail, with phone follow-up if necessary 
to improve response rates. The estimate of burden is as follows:

Type of Respondent...............................................  (\1\)
Number of Respondents............................................    300
Responses Per Respondent.........................................      1
Hours Per Response...............................................    .25
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    Total Burden Hours...........................................     75
                                                                        
\1\ Physicians.                                                         

    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 on or before January 27, 1998.

    Dated: November 21, 1997.
Jane Harrison,
Acting Director,
Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 97-31207 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]
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