[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8981-8982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4205]


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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: Data Collection Tool for the Black Lung Clinics 
Program: In Use Without Approval

    The Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), Health Resources and 
Services Administration (HRSA), conducts an annual data collection of 
user information for the Black Lung Clinics Program. The purpose of the 
Black Lung Clinics Program is to improve the health status of coal 
workers by providing services to minimize the effects of respiratory 
and pulmonary impairments of coal miners. Grantees provide specific 
diagnostic and treatment procedures required in the management of 
problems associated with black lung disease which improve the quality 
of life of the miner and reduces economic costs associated with 
morbidity and mortality arising from pulmonary diseases. The purpose of 
collecting this data is to provide HRSA with information on how well 
each grantee is meeting the needs of active and retired miners in the 
funded communities.
    Data from the annual report will provide quantitative information 
about the programs, specifically: (a) The characteristics of the 
patients they serve (gender, age, disability level, occupation type), 
(b) the characteristics of services provided (medical, non-medical, or 
counseling), and (c) number of patients served and visits conducted 
(encounters). This assessment will provide data useful to the program 
and will enable HRSA to provide data required by Congress under the 
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. It will also ensure 
that the organizations funded have demonstrated a need for services in 
their communities and that funds are being effectively used to provide 
services to meet those needs.
    The estimated burden is a follows:

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                                                                  Number of        Hours per       Total burden
                          Form name                              respondents        response          hours
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Database.....................................................              15               10              150
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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: February 19, 2004.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-4205 Filed 2-25-04; 8:45 am]
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