[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 127 (Friday, June 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40670-40671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16552]


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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, Public Law 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) 443-1129.
    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: Evaluation of Dental Scholarship Pilot Program--
New

    The establishment of a Dental Scholarship Pilot Program by the 
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will provide 
education and community services training for twenty to twenty-five 
National Health Service Corps (NHSC) scholarship students from up to 
nineteen dental schools. During the two year pilot, annual surveys will 
be sent to students, dental schools, and partners. Four site visits 
will be made each year with up to four interviews per site visit. These 
surveys and interviews will assess dental school and partner 
performance in meeting the requirements of the pilot program, and the 
experience of the students in receiving exposure and training to 
community service in underserved areas.
    The estimated annual response 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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Survey..........................................              78               1               2             156
Interview.......................................              16               1               2              32
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    Total.......................................              94  ..............  ..............             188
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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: June 23, 2000.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 00-16552 Filed 6-29-00; 8:45 am]
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