[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 108 (Thursday, June 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33729-33730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14218]


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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: Health Care for the Homeless Program User/Visit 
Surveys--NEW

    The Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) of HRSA is planning to 
conduct User/Visit Surveys of the Health Care for Homeless Program 
(HCHP). The purpose of this study is to conduct nationally 
representative surveys, which have the following components: (1) A 
personal interview survey of HCHP site users; and (2) a record-based 
study of visits to HCHP sites.
    The HCHP is the Federal program with the sole responsibility for 
addressing the critical primary health care needs of homeless 
individuals. The HCHP is administered by the BPHC. The BPHC is 
interested in knowing more about the general and specific 
characteristics of the HCHP users and their visits to the HCHP sites. 
As a consequence, a personal interview survey (User Survey) will be 
administered to a nationally representative sample of HCHP users and a 
representative sample of medical visits of HCHP sites (Visit Survey) 
will be examined as well.
    These surveys are designed and intended to be primary sources of 
information on the health and visits of the HCHP users. The information 
will provide policy makers with a better understanding of the services 
that HCHP users are receiving at HCHP sites and how well these sites 
are meeting the needs of HCHP users.
    Data from the surveys will provide quantitative information on the 
homeless population served by the HCHP, specifically: (a) 
Sociodemographic characteristics, (b) health care access and 
utilization, (c) health status and morbidity, (d) health care 
experiences and risk behaviors, (e) content of medical encounters, (f) 
preventive care, and (g) and living conditions. These surveys will 
provide data useful to the HCHP and will enable HRSA to provide data 
required by Congress under the Government Performance and Results Act 
of 1993.
    The estimated burden on respondents and HCHP site staff is as 
follows:

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                                                                                           Responses per                     Hours per     Total burden
                      Form                                Number of respondents             respondent    Total response     response          hour
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Grantee Recruitment............................  30 grantees............................               1              30            1                 30
Grantee Sampling Methods.......................  30 grantees............................               1              30            3                 90
User Survey....................................  1,020 users............................               1           1,020            1              1,020
Visit Survey...................................  1,020 visits...........................               1           1,020             .25             255
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      Total....................................  2,070..................................  ..............           2,070  ..............           1,395
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Allison Eyte, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, Fax number 202-395-6974.

    Dated: May 30, 2003.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-14218 Filed 6-4-03; 8:45 am]
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