[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 58 (Thursday, March 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15345-15346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6635]


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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

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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: Impact of Accreditation on BPHC-Supported Health 
Centers--NEW

    The Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) will conduct an evaluation 
of the impact of JCAHO accreditation on BPHC-supported health centers. 
This study will assess the impact in health centers that are accredited 
by the Joint Commission and those that are not, including migrant 
health centers, school-based health centers, health centers for the 
homeless and public housing health centers. This study aims to address 
a key purpose of the BPHC/JCAHO Accreditation initiative: How effective 
is accreditation in providing a structure for health centers to 
integrate ongoing quality improvement into their daily operations. The 
assessment will be conducted by administering a mailed questionnaire to 
all health centers that were funded by HRSA/BPHC as of September 30, 
2002.

                                                                 Estimated Burden Hours
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                                                                        Number of      Responses per                       Hours per       Total burden
                               Survey                                  respondents      respondents    Total responses     responses          hours
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Assessment of Quality Structure in Health Centers..................             843                1              843              .45              380
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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: March 18, 2004.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-6635 Filed 3-24-04; 8:45 am]
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