[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13788-13789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7181]


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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

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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: Hepatitis B and C Among Health Care for the 
Homeless Program Clients--New

    The Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians' Network (HCHCN) of the 
National Health Care for the Homeless Council, Inc., through a 
cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health 
Resources and Services Administration, proposes to conduct 
epidemiological research regarding hepatitis B and C. The study will be 
of adult homeless clients and will be conducted using laboratory tests 
and patient interviews. The study is designed to estimate the 
prevalence of lifetime hepatitis B and C infection among homeless 
adults and the rate of comorbidity of hepatitis B and C infection, 
identify high-risk groups, describe health service utilization specific 
to hepatitis B and C, and assess patient knowledge and attitudes 
regarding hepatitis B and C. The participants will be recruited from 
eight clinics of the national Health Care for the Homeless Program.
    The estimated response burden is as follows:

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                                                Number of        Responses per        Hours per       Total hour
                Respondent                     respondents         respondent          response         burden
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Clients...................................               400                  1                  1           400
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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: March 20, 2002.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 02-7181 Filed 3-25-02; 8:45 am]
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