[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 99 (Monday, May 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32114-32115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12751]


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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: The Black Lung Clinic Program Guidelines (42 CFR 
55a) (OMB No. 0915-0081) Extension

    The purpose of the Black Lung Clinics Program (BLCP) is to 
stimulate and encourage local public and private agencies to improve 
the health status of coal workers and to increase coordination with 
other programs to assist the coal worker population. The goal of the 
BLCP is to provide services to minimize the effects of respiratory and 
pulmonary impairments of coal miners. Grantees provide specific 
diagnostic and treatment procedures required in the management of 
problems associated with black lung disease which improve the 
functional status, i.e., ``quality of life'', of the miner and reduces 
economic costs associated with morbidity and mortality arising from 
pulmonary diseases.
    This request is for approval of the application requirements which 
are included in the program guidelines and the program regulation (42 
CFR 55a.201 and 55a.301). Grantees must submit applications annually 
for continued grant support. The regulations outline the requirements 
for grant applications for States (55a.201) and entities other than 
States (55a.301). The program guidelines further elaborate on these 
requirements.
    The grant application form is cleared under another OMB approval 
(OMB No.

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0920-0428). The burden for completing the application is not reflected 
in the Black Lung clearance request because the burden is reported in 
the clearance of the application form. The current request for 
clearance includes one hour of burden, to keep the clearance of the 
program-specific application requirements on the OMB database.
    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: May 16, 2000.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 00-12751 Filed 5-19-00; 8:45 am]
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