[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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