[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18584]
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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) publishes 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 and draft instruments, call
the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1891.
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: Year 2000 Community Health Center and National
Health Service Corps User/Visit Survey (OMB No. 0915-0185)
The purpose of this study is to conduct a sample survey which has
three components: (1) A pilot study, including an evaluation of both
retrospective and prospective sampling methodologies; (2) a personal
interview survey of Community Health Center (CHC) and National Health
Service Corps (NHSC) site users; and (3) a record-based study of visits
to CHCs and NHSC sites. CHCs and NHSC sites serve predominantly poor
minority medically underserved populations. The proposed user and visit
survey will collect in-depth information about CHC and NHSC site users,
their health status, the reasons they seek care, their diagnoses, and
the services utilized in a medical encounter.
The Year 2000 User/Visit Survey builds on a 1995 User/Visit Survey
which was conducted to learn about the process and outcomes of care in
CHC users. The 1995 User/Visit Survey included a personal interview of
approximately 2000 users of 48 selected CHCs as well as medical record
abstractions for about 3000 visits to these same health centers. The
interview questionnaire was derived from the National Health Interview
Survey (NHIS) conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS) and the visit survey was an adaptation of the NCHS National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS). Conformance with the
NHIS and NHAMCS allowed comparisons between these NCHS surveys and the
User/Visit Survey.
The Year 2000 User/Visit Survey was developed using similar
questionnaire methodology in conjunction with a contractor and will
allow longitudinal comparisons for CHCs with the 1995 version of the
survey data, including monitoring of process outcomes over time. The
Year 2000 User/Visit Survey is the first year that NHSC non-grantee,
freestanding sites will be surveyed.
The estimated response burden for the pilot test is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden
Pilot survey respondents respondent respondents response hours
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CHCs............................ 350 1 350 1.3 455
NHSC............................ 150 1 150 1.3 195
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Total....................... .............. .............. 500 .............. 650
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The estimated response burden for the main survey is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden
Main survey respondents respondent respondents response hours
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CHCs............................ 2300 1 2300 1.3 2990
NHSC............................ 1000 1 1000 1.3 1300
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Total....................... .............. .............. 3300 .............. 4290
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Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer, Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Dated: July 14, 1999.
James J. Corrigan,
Associate Administrator for Management and Program Support.
[FR Doc. 99-18584 Filed 7-20-99; 8:45 am]
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