[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 30766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14924]
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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, Public Law 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, 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: National Health Service Corps--A Uniform Data
System (New)
This is a request for approval to authorize the National Health
Service Corps (NHSC), Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to implement a modified
version of the existing BPHC Universal Data System (OMB No. 0915-0093)
to collect data from BPHC non-grant supported sites (NHSC Free Standing
Sites) in response to Federal mandates for reports and in support of
efficient and effective program management. A 60-day notice for this
project was published in FR6241966 under the Title Reporting
Requirements for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) non-grant
sites. The project has been revised to reflect an increased number of
respondents and response burden.
The National Health Service Corps (authorized by the Public Health
Service Act, Section 331) needs to collect data on its programs to
ensure compliance with legislative mandates and to report to Congress
and policymakers on program accomplishments. To meet these objectives,
the NHSC requires a core set of information collected annually that is
appropriate for monitoring and evaluating performance and reporting on
annual trends. The NHSC will provide data on services, staffing, and
financing.
Specifically each site will be asked to complete the following six
tables:
1. Services offered and delivery method
2. Users by various characteristics
3. Staffing and utilization
4. Charges and collections
5. Receivables, income and expenses
6. Managed care
Estimates of annualized reporting burden are as follows:
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Number of Hours per Total burden
Type of report respondents response hours
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Universal Report............................................. 620 27 16,740
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Send comments to HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 14-36,
Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857. Written
comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: May 28, 1998.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 98-14924 Filed 6-4-98; 8:45 am]
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