[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70280-70281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31051]


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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.

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    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: Health Care Infrastructure Application Forms for 
Funding Opportunities--New

    HRSA Safety Net programs, including the Consolidated Health Center 
(CHC) Program and the Healthy Communities Access Program (HCAP), are 
administered by HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC). HRSA/BPHC 
is committed to assisting communities in the development of integrated 
and comprehensive health care delivery systems which will improve the 
effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for uninsured 
and underinsured individuals, resulting in higher quality care for 
these populations at less cost.
    Grant funding opportunities are provided to Health Centers to 
support: The integration and coordination of primary, hospital and 
specialty care; the enhancement of the network and the health centers 
ability to compete in the marketplace; and the strategic alignment of 
health center information systems and technology infrastructures to 
integrate uniform clinical information with business systems.
    BPHC will assist in achieving this new health center infrastructure 
through various funding opportunities. Application forms are used by 
new and current Health Centers through, (1) Health Center Network 
Planning and Development (HCNPD) which includes, Integrated Service 
Development Initiative (ISDI), Shared Integrated Management Information 
System (SIMIS), Integrated Information and Communication Technology 
(ICT), (2) Healthy Communities Access Program (HCAP), and (3) 
Operational Health Center Networks (OHCN) which include the ISDI and 
Pharmacy Networks.
    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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HCNPD...........................................................              35  ..............            1575
    ISDI........................................................               7              45             315
    SIMIS.......................................................               7              45             315
    ICT.........................................................               9              45             405
    Pharmacy Networks...........................................              12              45             540
HCAP............................................................             242  ..............          10,890
OHCN............................................................              37  ..............           1,665
    Pharmacy Networks...........................................              20              45             900
    ISDI........................................................              17              45             765
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        Total...................................................             314  ..............          14,130
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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: December 10, 2003.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-31051 Filed 12-16-03; 8:45 am]
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