[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 59853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24164]


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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: Implement performance standards for Special 
Projects of Regional or National Significance (SPRANS), Community 
Integrated Service Systems (CISS) projects, and other grant programs 
administered by MCHB--NEW.
    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) proposes to 
modify reporting requirements for SPRANS projects, CISS projects, and 
other grant programs administered by the Maternal and Child Health 
Bureau (MCHB) to include national performance measures being developed 
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. Performance measures for States have 
already been established under the block grant provisions of Title V. 
Performance measures for other MCHB-funded grant programs are currently 
being finalized and will be sent to the Office of Management and Budget 
for approval.
    There are approximately 30 proposed new performance measures. 
However, some measures are specific to certain types of programs and 
will not apply to all grantees. Furthermore, the measures are expected 
to be based primarily on existing data. Thus, response burden 
associated with this proposed requirement will be minimal. 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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Application and Annual Report...............             750                1                6            4,500
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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: September 17, 2002.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 02-24164 Filed 9-23-02; 8:45 am]
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