[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26309-26310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12195]


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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, Public Law 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects 
being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget 
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 the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

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

    The National Health Service Corps (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 National Health Service Corps (authorized by the Public Health 
Services Act, section 331) collects data on its programs to ensure 
compliance with legislative mandates and to report to Congress and 
policymakers 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 issues 
from NHSC-obligated Scholarship Program Recipients including 
physicians, physician assistants (PAs), nurse practioners (NPs), 
certified nurse midwives (CNMs), and other disciplines in the current 
year's placement cycle. This data is used to match an individual health 
care professional with the most 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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                                        Number of      Responses per                               Total burden
         Type of respondent            respondents       respondent       Hours per response          hours
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Health Care Professionals..........             311                1   5 min                                 26
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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: May 9, 2003.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-12195 Filed 5-14-03; 8:45 am]
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