[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 64356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28375]


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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 Presidential Initiative Application Forms for 
Funding Opportunities--New

    The Consolidated Health Center Program is administered by the 
Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Bureau of Primary 
Health Care (BPHC). Grant funding opportunities are provided for Health 
Centers under the Presidential Initiative to Expand Health Centers. 
These funding opportunities use the following application forms: New 
Access Point Funding (NAP) form, Service Area Competition (SCA) form, 
Non-Competing Continuation (NCC) form and Competing Continuation (CC) 
forms, the Service Expansion (SE) form and the Expanded Medical 
Capacity (EMC) form for Consolidated Health Centers. These application 
forms are used by new and current Health Centers to apply for funding.
    The five-year President's Initiative to Expand Health Centers will 
significantly impact 1,200 of the Nation's neediest communities by 
creating new health center sites. Additional emphasis will be given to 
improving and strengthening existing sites and expanding existing 
centers.
    BPHC will assist in achieving the Initiative through the various 
funding opportunities under this Initiative. This year's funding 
increase supported the development of an additional 100 new access 
points and 88 significantly expanded access point. New access points 
will be established by Health Centers targeting the neediest 
communities using successful Center models. Expanded capacity will be 
targeted to communities where an existing Health Center's ability to 
provide care falls short of meeting the full need for services to 
uninsured and underserved populations. Funding will be provided to 
Health Centers to support the staff needed to serve a substantial 
increase in users.
    Estimates of annualized reporting burden are as follows:

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                                                                     Number of       Hours per     Total burden
                    Type of application form                        respondents      response          hours
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NAP.............................................................             500             100          50,000
SAC.............................................................             250             100          25,000
NCC.............................................................             225             100          22,500
CC..............................................................             675             100          67,500
EMC.............................................................             225              45          10,125
SE..............................................................             450              45          20,250
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    Total.......................................................            2325             490         195,375
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: October 27, 2003.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-28375 Filed 11-12-03; 8:45 am]
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