[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]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Number of        Hours per       Total burden 
                        Type of report                           respondents        response          hours     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Universal Report.............................................             620               27           16,740 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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]
BILLING CODE 4160-15-P