[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41248-41249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19627]


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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) will publish periodic summaries of proposed 
projects 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 at (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: Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities User/Visit 
Surveys

    The Bureau of Primary Health Care of HRSA is planning to conduct 
User/Visit Surveys of the Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities (HSHC) 
Program. The purpose of these surveys is to obtain nationally 
representative data about the patients of HSHC health centers and the 
services provided to them. The study consists of two parts. One is the 
User Survey, which involves interviewing HSHC patients or their parents 
about the patients' health and health care. The second is the Visit 
Survey, in which patient visit data will be collected from medical 
records in order to find out what health services are being used by 
patients. The data collected will provide policymakers with a better 
understanding of the services students are receiving at HSHC health 
centers and how well these centers are meeting the needs of students. 
The surveys will provide new information about health care received in 
HSHC settings.
    Data from the surveys will provide quantitative information on the 
population served by the HSHC program, specifically: (a) 
Sociodemographic characteristics, (b) health care access and 
utilization, (c) health status and morbidity, (d) health care 
experiences and risk behaviors, (e) content of medical encounters, (f) 
preventive care (g) and patient satisfaction. These surveys will 
provide data useful to the program and will enable HRSA to provide data 
required by Congress under the Government Performance and Results Act 
of 1993.
    The estimated burden on respondents is as follows:

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                                                                     Number of       Hours per      Total Hour
                           Respondents                              Respondents     Respondent        Burden
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Adolescent Users of HSHC Clinics................................             750             .5              375
Guardians (Proxies) of Users of HSHC Clinics....................             750             .5              375
Medical Records Copied by Health Center Personnel...............          * 1500             .25             385
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Total...........................................................            1500  ..............          1,135
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* Medical records.


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    Send comments to Susan 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 31, 2001.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
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