[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 8515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4156]


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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

    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: Application for the National Health Service Corps 
(NHSC) Scholarship Program (OMB No. 0915-0146)--Extension

    The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program's 
mission is to help alleviate the geographic and specialty 
maldistribution of physicians and other health practitioners in the 
United States. Under this program, health professions students are 
offered scholarships in return for service in a federally designated 
Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). The Scholarship Program 
provides the NHSC with the health professionals it requires to carry 
out its mission of providing primary health care to HPSA populations in 
areas of greatest need. Students are supported who are well qualified 
to participate in the NHSC Scholarship Program and who want to assist 
the NHSC in its mission, both during and after their period of 
obligated service. Scholars are selected for these competitive awards 
based on the information provided in the application and during the 
semi-structured personal interview that is conducted by a team of two 
interviewers who use a structured scoring procedure. Awards are made to 
applicants that demonstrate a high potential for providing quality 
primary health care services.
    The estimated response burden is as follows:

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
              Form                  respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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Application.....................           2,000               1           2,000               1           2,000
Interview.......................           1,100               1           1,100               1           1,100
Total...........................           3,100  ..............           3,100  ..............           3,100
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 60 days of this notice 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 14, 2003.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-4156 Filed 2-20-03; 8:45 am]
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