[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3375-3376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1382]


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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 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: Scholarship Program for Students of Exceptional 
Financial Need (EFN) and Program of Financial Assistance for 
Disadvantaged Health Professions Students (FADHPS): Regulatory 
Requirements (OMB No. 0915-0028)--Extension

    The EFN Scholarship Program, authorized by section 736 of the 
Public Health Service (PHS) Act, and the FADHPS Program, authorized by 
section 740(a)(2)(F) of the PHS Act, provides financial assistance to 
schools of allopathic and osteopathic medicine and dentistry for 
awarding tuition scholarships to health professions students who are of 
exceptional financial need. To be eligible for support under the FADHPS 
Program, a student must also be from a disadvantaged background. In 
return for this support, students of allopathic and osteopathic 
medicine must agree to complete residency training in primary care in 4 
years, and practice in primary care for 5 years after completing 
residency training.

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    The program regulations contain recordkeeping requirements designed 
to ensure that schools maintain adequate records for the government to 
monitor program activity and that funds are spent as intended. The 
estimate of burden for the regulatory requirements of this clearance 
are as follows:

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                                                               Responses                                Total
                      Form                        Number of       per         Total     Minutes per     burden
                                                 respondents  respondents   responses     response      hours
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EFN/FADHPS.....................................           80            1           80           10    13 hours.
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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: January 16, 2004
Tina M. Cheatham,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-1382 Filed 1-22-04; 8:45 am]
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