[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 35041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13789]



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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 the Office of Management and Budget 
(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: The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and 
Native Hawaiian Health (NHH) Scholarship Programs Data Collection 
Worksheets (OMB No. 0915-0226)--Extension.
    Under the NHSC and NHH Scholarship Programs, allopathic physicians, 
osteopathic physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, 
physician assistants, and, if needed by the NHSC or NHH program, 
students of other health professions are offered the opportunity to 
enter into a contractual agreement with the Secretary under which the 
Public Health Service agrees to pay the total school tuition, required 
fees, other reasonable costs (ORC) and a stipend for living expenses. 
In exchange, the scholarship recipients agree to provide full-time 
services to medically needy communities.
    In order to accurately determine the amount of scholarship support 
that students will need during their academic training, the Bureau of 
Health Professions must contact each scholar's school for an estimate 
of tuition, fees, and ORC. The Data Collection Worksheet collects these 
itemized costs for both resident and nonresident students.
    Estimated burden hours:

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                                                                        Number of      Responses  per                      Hours per       Total burden
                             HRSA form                                 respondents       respondent    Total responses      response          hours
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Worksheet..........................................................             600                1              600              .50              300
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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: June 14, 2004.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-13789 Filed 6-22-04; 8:45 am]
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