[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47824-47825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18324]


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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: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Grantee Survey--(NEW)

    The TBI program is designed to emphasize activities by States to 
ensure access to comprehensive and coordinated services for individuals 
with TBI and their families, including: Pre-hospital care; emergency 
department care; acute hospital care, rehabilitation; transitional 
services; education and employment; and long-term community support, on 
a statewide basis. The program provides grants to strengthen 
infrastructure, improve community supports and services, develop and 
evaluate model approaches to integrating TBI services into the broader 
service delivery system, and generate support from local and private 
sources for sustaining their efforts after the grant's completion.
    HRSA is planning to conduct to conduct a survey to assess the 
degree to which States have implemented the core components of a TBI 
State Plan, which include: A designated State Health Agency and staff 
position, a Statewide Advisory Board, a Statewide needs assessment, and 
a Statewide Action Plan. The results of this assessment will be used to 
determine funding priorities, including development of appropriate 
guidelines and provision of technical assistance to States, 
demonstration grants, information collection and sharing among State 
agencies, and training programs for health professionals.
    HRSA has included national performance measures for TBI in this 
survey in accordance with the requirements of the ``Government 
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993'' (Public Law 103-62). This 
act requires the establishment of measurable goals for Federal programs 
that can be reported as part of the budgetary process, thus linking 
funding decisions with performance.

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    The estimated response burden is as follows:

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                                                 Number of      Responses per     Burden hours     Total burden
                Type of form                    respondents       respondent      per response        hours
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Self assessment questionnaire...............              56                1               10              560
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 11A-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: July 16, 2002.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, , Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 02-18324 Filed 7-19-02; 8:45 am]
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