[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 44150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21095]


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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: Web-based Semi Annual Report (SAR): NEW

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of 
Primary Health Care (BPHC) plans to collect the annual reporting 
requirements for the primary care grantees funded by BPHC using a web-
based Semi Annual Report (SAR). The SAR includes reporting requirements 
for grantees of the following primary care programs: State Primary Care 
Associations and State Primary Care Offices. Authorizing legislation is 
found in Public Law 104-299, Health Center Consolidation Act of 1996, 
enacting Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act.
    BPHC collects data on its programs to ensure compliance with 
legislative mandates and to report to Congress and policymakers on 
program accomplishments. To meet these objectives, BPHC requires a core 
set of information collected semi-annually that is appropriate for 
monitoring and evaluating performance and reporting on annual trends. 
The SAR, completed by all grantees, provides data on services, 
characteristics of populations, leveraged funds, and services that fall 
within the scope of the grant.
    The pilot test for the first web-based SAR was conducted in 
December 2000, and analysis of the data indicates that the SAR is an 
invaluable tool for collecting data from our grantees.
    The estimated burden is a follows:

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                                                 Number of      Responses per      Hours per       Total burden
                    Form                        respondents       respondent        response          hours
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SAR.........................................             103                1               18             1854
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 14-22, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: August 15, 2001.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 01-21095 Filed 8-21-01; 8:45 am]
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