[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 52493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20264]


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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: Survey to Assess Gender, Race, and Ethnicity of 
Clients and Staff at BPHC Supported Community-Based Health Service 
Sites--New

    The Office of Minority and Women's Health (OMWH), in the Bureau of 
Primary Health Care (BPHC), Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA), recognizes that information on the gender, race, 
and ethnicity of clients and staff employed at BPHC supported programs 
is important in determining the extent to which BPHC supported programs 
reflect the populations they serve. The OMWH purposes to conduct a 
survey for the purpose of obtaining baseline data on the gender, 
racial, and ethnic composition of both users and staff at its supported 
programs.
    This survey will permit the BPHC to determine the extent that 
gender, racial and ethnic composition of employees at supported 
community-based health care partners reflect the populations they 
serve. By obtaining this information, BPHC and its service partners 
will generate the baseline data necessary to determine if improvements 
should be made to increase the future diversity and knowledge base of 
staff working at its federally supported health service sites. If 
health care providers are informed regarding health care issues 
pertaining to their diverse clientele, and prepared to determine their 
health behaviors and needs, providers will be better equipped to 
effectively prevent and treat illnesses.
    The burden estimate for this project is as follows:

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total       Average time    Total burden
            Form name               respondents     respondent       responses     per response        hours
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Staff Survey....................             150              74          11,100           .0833             925
Director Survey.................             150               1             150           .5                 75
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    Total.......................             300  ..............          11,250  ..............           1,000
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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: August 5, 2002.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 02-20264 Filed 8-9-02; 8:45 am]
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