[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 20 (Monday, February 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4882-4883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2231]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under 
review by the Office of Management and Budget, in compliance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a 
copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the 
HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301)-443-1129.
    The following request has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995:
    Proposed Project: Grantee Reporting Requirements for the Rural 
Health Network Development Grant Program (OMB No. 0915-0218)--Revision.
    This is a request for extension of the reporting requirements for 
the Rural Network Development Grant Program authorized by section 330A 
of the Public Health Service Act as amended by the Health Centers 
Consolidation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-229). The purpose of the 
program is to assist in the development of vertically integrated

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networks of health care providers in rural communities. Grantees will 
be working to change the delivery system in their service areas and 
will be using the Federal funds to develop network capabilities.
    Grantees submit annual reports which provide information on 
progress towards goals and objectives of the network, progress toward 
developing the governance and organizational arrangements for the 
network, specific network activities, certain financial data related to 
the grant budget, and health care services provided by the network. The 
information is used to evaluate progress on the grants, to understand 
barriers to network development in rural areas, to identify grantees in 
need of technical assistance, and to identify best practices in the 
development of provider networks in rural communities. The information 
is also used to begin to evaluate the impact of networks on access to 
care. To minimize the burden on grantees, the reports will are 
submitted electronically. The estimated burden is as follows:

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per      Total hour
                      Form                          respondents     respondent       response         burden
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Baseline........................................              16               1               2              32
Tracking........................................              50               1               1              50
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    Total.......................................              50  ..............  ..............              82
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Wendy A. Taylor, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: January 26, 1999.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 99-2231 Filed 1-29-99; 8:45 am]
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