[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33935-33936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16452]


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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, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed 
projects being developed for submission to the Office of Management and 
Budget 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 the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

Proposed Project: Application for NHSC Recruitment and Retention 
Assistance and Waiver of NHSC Site Bill--(in use Without Approval)

    The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) of the HRSA's Bureau of 
Primary Health Care, assists underserved communities through the 
development, recruitment, and retention of primary health care 
clinicians dedicated to serving people in health professional shortage 
areas.
    The Application for NHSC Recruitment and Retention Assistance 
submitted by sites or clinicians requests information on the practice 
site, sponsoring agency, recruitment contact, staffing levels, service 
users, site's 5-year infant mortality or low birth rate averages, and 
next nearest site. Assistance in completing the application may be 
obtained through the appropriate State Primary Care Offices, State 
Primary Care Associations and HRSA field offices. A form requesting a 
waiver of the NHSC site bill for a calendar year may be requested at 
the same time. The information on the application is used for 
determining eligibility of sites and to verify the need for NHSC 
providers. Sites must submit applications annually or when they need a 
provider. The request for a waiver is used to suspend the educational 
and loan repayment costs of NHSC providers.
    Estimates of annualized reporting burden are as follows:

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                                    Number of    Hours per      Total   
          Type of report           respondents    response   burden hour
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Application......................        1,000          .75          750
Waiver...........................          738            4        2,952
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      Total......................        1,000  ...........        3,702
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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: June 15, 1998.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 98-16452 Filed 6-19-98; 8:45 am]
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