[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11688-11689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6154]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Proposed Collection: Common 
Reporting Requirements for Urban Indian Health Program

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

Proposed Collection

    Title: 09-17-0007, ``Common Reporting Requirements For Urban Indian 
Health Program''.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of currently 
approved information collection, 09-17-0007, ``Common Reporting 
Requirements For Urban Indian Health Program'' which expires July 31, 
1998.
    Form Number: Reporting forms contained in IHS Instruction Manual, 
``Urban Indian Health Programs Common Reporting Requirements.''
    Need and Use of Information Collection: American Indian/Native (AI/
AN) urban health organizations contracting with the IHS provide the 
information requested. The information is collected bi-annually and is 
used to monitor contractor performance, prepare budget reports, 
allocate resources and to evaluate the urban health contract program.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit, Individuals, not-
for-profit institutions and State, local or Tribal Government.
    Type of Respondents: health care providers.
    Table 1 below provides: Types of data collection instruments, 
Estimated number of respondents, Number of responses per respondent, 
Annual Number of Responses, Average burden

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hour per response, and Total annual burden hour.

                                                                         Table 1                                                                        
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                                                 Estimated                                                                                              
         Data collection instruments             number of     Responses per   Annual number        Average burden hr per response*        Total annual 
                                                respondents     respondent     of  responses                                               burden hours 
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Face Sheet..................................              34               2              68  0.25 (15 mins)............................            17.0
Table 1.....................................              34               1              34  2.00 (120 mins)...........................            68.0
Table 2.....................................              34               2              68  0.50 (30 mins)............................            34.0
Table 3.....................................              34               2              68  2.25 (135 mins)...........................           153.0
Table 4.....................................            **23               1              23  0.50 (30 mins)............................            11.5
Table 5.....................................              34               2              68  2.00 (120 mins)...........................           136.0
Table 6.....................................              34               2              68  2.00 (120 mins)...........................           136.0
Table 7.....................................              34               2              68  0.50 (30 mins)............................            34.0
Table 8.....................................              34               2              68  2.00 (120 mins)...........................           136.0
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    Total...................................             295  ..............             533  ..........................................           725.5
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* For ease of understanding, burden hours are also provided in actual minutes.                                                                          
** Excludes urban Indian health projects with no medical component.                                                                                     

    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; (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 Request for Further Information

    Send your written comments, requests for more information on the 
proposed collection or requests to obtain a copy of the date collection 
instrument(s) and instructions to: Mr. Lance Hodahkwen, Sr., M.P.H. IHS 
Reports Clearance Officer, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 450, 
Rockville, MD 20852-1601, call non-toll free (301) 443-1116, send via 
facsimile to (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 May 11, 
1998.

    Dated: March 3, 1998.
Michael H. Trujillo,
Assistant Surgeon General, Director.
[FR Doc. 98-6154 Filed 3-9-98; 8:45 am]
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