[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 8669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4036]


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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: The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship 
Program In-School Worksheets (OMB No. 0915-0250)--Extension

    The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program was 
established to help alleviate the geographical and specialty 
maldistribution of physicians and other health practitioners in the 
United States. Under this program, health professional students are 
offered scholarships in return for services in a federally-designated 
Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). If awarded an NHSC 
Scholarship, the Program requires the schools and the awardees to 
review and complete data collection worksheets for each year that the 
student is a NHSC Scholar.
    The Data Sheet requests that the NHSC Scholar review the form for 
the accuracy of information such as, social security number, contact 
information, current curriculum, and date of graduation. If the 
information is inaccurate, the scholar makes the necessary changes 
directly on the form. If the inaccurate information pertains to the 
curriculum or date of graduation, the scholar will make changes 
directly on the form and include written notification from the school.
    The Verification Sheet is sent to the school along with a list of 
the NHSC scholars that are enrolled for the current academic year. The 
schools verify and/or correct the enrollment status of each of the 
scholars on the list.
    The Contact Sheet requests contact information for pertinent school 
officials. This information is used by the NHSC Scholarship Program for 
future contacts with the schools. The estimated burden is as follows:

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                                                                                 Hours per
               Form name                    Number of       Responses per      response  (in      Total burden
                                           respondents        respondent          minutes)            hours
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Scholar Data Sheet....................               800                 1                 10                134
Verification Sheet....................               300                 1                 10                 50
Contact Sheet.........................               550                 1                 10                 92
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    Total.............................             1,350  .................  .................               276
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Desk Officer, Health Resources and Services Administration, Human 
Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: February 17, 2004.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-4036 Filed 2-24-04; 8:45 am]
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