[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64356-64357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28376]


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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: Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Program (OMB 
No. 0915-0149)--Revision

    The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Program has as 
its purpose the provision of funds to eligible schools to provide 
scholarships to full-time, financially needy students from 
disadvantaged backgrounds enrolled in health professions and nursing 
programs.
    To qualify for participation in the SDS program, a school must be 
carrying out

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a program for recruiting and retaining students from disadvantaged 
backgrounds, including students who are members of racial and ethnic 
minority groups (section 737(d)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service 
Act). A school must meet the eligibility criteria to demonstrate that 
the program has achieved success based on the number and/or percentage 
of disadvantaged students who are enrolled and graduate from the 
school. In awarding SDS funds to eligible schools, funding priorities 
must be given to schools based on the proportion of graduating students 
going into primary care, the proportion of underrepresented minority 
students, and the proportion of graduates working in medically 
underserved communities (section 737(c) of the Public Health Service 
Act).
    The estimated response burden is as follows:

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                                                 Number of      Responses per      Hours per        Total hour
                    Form                        respondents       respondent        response          burden
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SDS.........................................             450                1             23.5           10,575
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
John Morrall, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: October 27, 2003.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-28376 Filed 11-12-03; 8:45 am]
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