[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 6633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1613]


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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: Grantee Data Reporting System for the Rural 
Health Outreach Grant Program (RHOGP): New

    The Rural Health Outreach Grant Program (RHOGP) is one of the major 
grant programs managed and funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy, 
Health Resources and Services Administration. The overall objectives of 
the program are to expand access to, coordinate, restrain the cost of, 
and improve the quality of essential health care services, including 
preventive and emergency services, through the development of 
integrated health care delivery systems or networks in rural areas and 
regions. While each project has different objectives and activities, 
all grantee projects involve the use of Networks of three or more 
organizations working together to improve health care in their 
communities. Projects may be carried out by networks of the same 
providers (e.g., all hospitals) or more diversified networks.
    The proposed data collection instruments are intended to strengthen 
the Office of Rural Health Policy's (ORHP) Outreach Grant Program's 
existing grantee evaluation process and grantee data collection. This 
information collection activity will provide ORHP with an increased 
capacity for monitoring and evaluation and will permit the efficient 
review of the grant projects in relation to HRSA's strategic 
objectives.
    The estimated response burden is as follows:

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Total burden
                      Form                          respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Grantee Reporting Form..........................              53               1               8             424
Year 1 Progress Report..........................             140               1               8            1120
Year 2 Progress Report..........................             140               1               8            1120
Final Report....................................              53               1              12             636
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      Total.....................................             193  ..............  ..............            3300
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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: January 11, 2001.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 01-1613 Filed 1-19-01; 8:45 am]
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