[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50451-50452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19497]


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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 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: The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) 
Professional Training and Information Questionnaire (PTIQ) (OMB No. 
0915-0208)--Revision

    The NHSC of the HRSA's Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), is 
committed to improving the health of the Nation's underserved by 
uniting communities in need with caring health professionals and by 
supporting communities' efforts to build better systems of care.
    The NHSC (authorized by the Public Health Service Act, section 331) 
collects data on its programs to ensure compliance with legislative 
mandates and to report to Congress and policy makers on program 
accomplishments. To meet these objectives, the NHSC requires a core set 
of information collected annually that is appropriate for monitoring 
and evaluating performance and reporting on annual trends.
    The PTIQ is used to collect data related to professional practice 
from NHSC Scholarship Program recipients including physicians, 
dentists, physician assistants (PAs), nurse practioners (Nps), and 
certified nurse midwives (CNMs), in the current year's placement cycle. 
This data is used to match an individual health care professional with 
an appropriate clinical practice setting.
    The PTIQ will be mailed twelve months in advance of the intended 
service availability date.
    Estimates of annualized reporting burden are as follows:

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                                                          Responses    Hours per
            Type of respondent               Number of       per        response         Total burden hours
                                            respondents   respondent   (minutes)
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Physicians and Dentists...................          186            1            5  15.5 (16)
NPs, PAs, CNMs............................          125            1            5  10.42 (10)
Health Care Professionals.................          311  ...........  ...........  26
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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: July 26, 2002.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 02-19497 Filed 8-1-02; 8:45 am]
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