[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7128-7129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3429]


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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, Pub. L. 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: The Nursing Scholarship Program (NSP) Application--
NEW

    The NSP will provide scholarships to eligible individuals for 
attendance at schools of nursing in exchange for a commitment from the 
individuals to serve as nurses for a period of not less than two years 
at a health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses. An 
``eligible individual'' is defined as someone who is enrolled or 
accepted for enrollment as a full-time or part-time student in a school 
of nursing. The Secretary shall give preference to qualified applicants 
with the greatest financial need. Participating schools will be 
responsible for determining eligible students and submitting 
information to the Federal Government.
    The estimate of burden for the form is as follows:

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                                                        Number of          Responses per                               Hours per           Total burden
                  Form and number                      respondents     x     respondent     =  Total responses   x     responses      =       hours
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Nursing Scholarship Program Application............           1,500   ..               1   ..           1,500   ..               3   ..           4,500
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 14-45, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: February 5, 2003.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-3429 Filed 2-11-03; 8:45 am]
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