[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10234-10235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5247]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Proposed Information Collection: Application for Participation in 
the IHS Scholarship Program; Request for Public Comment; 30 Days

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed 
information collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve the information collection listed below. This 
proposed information collection project was previously published in the 
October 9, 1997, Federal Register (62 FR 52725) and allowed 60 days for 
public comment. No public comment was received in response to the 
notice. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public 
comment to be submitted to OMB.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: 09-17-0006, ``Application for Participation 
in the IHS Scholarship Program''. Type of Information Collection 
Request: 3-year extension, with minor change, of currently approved 
information collection, 09-17-0006, ``Application for Participation in 
the IHS Scholarship Program'' which expires March 31, 1997. Form 
Number(s): IHS-856, 856-2 through 856-8, IHS-818, D-02, F-02, F-04, G-
02, G-04, H-07, H-08, J-04, J-05, K-03, K-04, and L-03. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: The IHS Scholarship Program forms collect 
information that is used to solicit, process and award scholarships, 
monitor the academic performance of awardees, and place awardees at 
payback sites. The data is needed to plan, manage, direct, operate and 
evaluate the IHS Scholarship Program. Affected Public: Individuals, 
Not-or-profit institutions and State, local or Tribal Government. Type 
of Respondents: Students pursuing health care professions.
    Table 1 below provides: Data collection instrument(s), Estimated 
number of respondents, Number of responses per respondent, Total annual 
response, Average burden hour per response, and Total annual burden 
hours.

                                                     Table 1                                                    
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                                     Number of     Responses per   Total annual     Burden hour    Annual burden
  Data collection instrument(s)     respondents     respondent       response      per response        hours    
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Scholarship Application (856)...             875               1             875            1.50           1,312
Checklist (856-2)...............             875               1             875            0.13             114

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Course Verification (856-3).....             875               1             875            0.70             613
Faculty/Employer Application                                                                                    
 (856-4)........................           1,750               1          11,750            0.83           1,453
Justification (856-5)...........             875               1             875            0.75             656
Federal Debt (856-6)............             875               1             875            0.13             114
MPH only (856-7)................              50               1              50            0.83              42
Accept/Decline (856-8)..........             875               1             875            0.13             114
Stipend Checks (D-02)...........             100               1             100            0.13              13
Enrollment (F-02)...............           1,400               1           1,400            0.13             182
Academic Problem/Change (F-04)..             100               1             100            0.13              13
Request Assistance (G-02).......             217               1             217            0.13              28
Summer School (G-04)............             193               1             193            0.10              19
Contract (818)..................           1,400               1           1,400            0.27             378
Placement (H-07)................             250               1             250            0.18              45
Graduation (H-08)...............             250               1             250            0.17              43
Site Preference (J-04)..........             150               1             150            0.13              20
Travel Reimb (J-05).............             150               1             150            0.10              15
Status Report (K-03)............             250               1             250            0.25              63
Preferred Assignment (K-04).....             200               1             200            0.75             150
Deferment (L-03)................              20               1              20            0.13               3
    Total.......................          11,730  ..............  ..............  ..............           5,390
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For ease of understanding burden hours are provided in actual minutes.                                          

    There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs and/or Maintenance 
Costs to report.

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 and whether the 
IHS processes the information collected in a useful and timely fashion; 
(b) the accuracy of the public estimate (this is the amount of time 
needed for individual respondents to provide the requested information) 
and the methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimate; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
being collected; and (d) ways to minimize the public burden through the 
use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Direct Comments To OMB: Send your written comments and suggestions 
regarding the proposed information collection contained in this notice, 
especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated 
response time, to: Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for IHS.
    To request more information on the proposed collection or to obtain 
a copy of the data collection instrument(s) and/or instruction(s), 
contact: Mr. Lance Hodahkwen, Sr., M.P.H., IHS Reports Clearance 
Officer, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 450, Rockville, MD 20852.1601, 
or call non-toll free (301) 443-1116 or send via facsimile to (301) 
443-1522, or send your E-mail requests, comments, and return address 
to; I[email protected].
    Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received on or before 
April 1, 1998.

    Dated: February 18, 1998.
Michael H. Trujillo,
Assistant Surgeon General Director.
[FR Doc. 98-5247 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]
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