[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 31 (Thursday, February 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 6938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3617]


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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) 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: The Sentinel Centers Network (SCN) Core Data 
Set--NEW

    HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) established the 
Sentinel Centers Network (SCN) to assist in addressing critical policy 
issues. Twenty-five BPHC supported health centers and NHSC sites have 
been awarded funds through sub-contracts in this first year of 
operation. These health centers were identified as having adequate 
infrastructure and commitment through the competitive contract process 
to serve as ``laboratories'' that will generate data for timely policy 
analyses and conducting projects on topics that have immediate policy 
impact.
    A protocol for core data collection and retrieval, timelines, 
expectations, and evaluation of the Network sites is currently 
underway. It is expected that sites will submit these core data, or 
have these data extracted from their existing information systems 
periodically. These core data may include provider level, encounter 
level, and user level information regarding, for example, data on 
service delivery, utilization, payer sources, demographics, clinical 
diagnoses and outcomes, staffing, and costs. Since all data obtained 
from the participant sites will be extracted/compiled from existing 
information systems, and not through primary data collection, burden 
will therefore be minimized. In addition, each participant site will 
receive technical assistance both on site and via telephone to reduce 
burden as much as possible.
    Estimated burden hours:

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                                                                        Number of      Responses per        Total          Hours per       Total burden
                         Type of respondent                            respondents       respondent       responses        responses          hours
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Sites..............................................................              25                4              100                8              800
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 11-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: February 8, 2002.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 02-3617 Filed 2-13-02; 8:45 am]
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