[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 224 (Monday, November 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 69779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29539]


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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: Year 2000 Community Health Center and National Health 
Service Corps User/Visit Survey (OMB No. 0915-0185)--Reinstatement, 
With Change
    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 was developed using similar 
questionnaire methodology from the 1995 User/Visit Survey 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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                                                             Responses
                Form                 Number of respondents      per         Total       Hours per   Total burden
                                                             respondent  respondents    response        hours
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Site Induction.....................  10 (sites)...........            1           10          1             10
Site Sampling Methods:               10 (sites)...........            1           10          1.5           15
 Retrospective & Prospective.
User Survey Tracing Procedures.....  20 users at 10 sites.            1          200           .5          100
User Survey........................  3 users at 10 sites..            1           30          2.25          67.5
Visit Survey.......................  10 (sites)...........           30          300           .5          150
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      Total........................  260..................                       550                       342.5
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
John Morrall, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: November 13, 2000.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 00-29539 Filed 11-17-00; 8:45 am]
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