[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 121 (Thursday, June 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35381-35382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14269]


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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 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: Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) Uniform Data 
System (OMB No. 0915-0193)--Extension

    The Uniform Data System (UDS) contains the annual reporting 
requirements for the cluster of primary care grantees funded by the 
Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA). The UDS includes reporting requirements for 
grantees of the following primary care programs: Community Health 
Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, Public 
Housing Primary Care, and other grantees under Section 330. The 
authorizing statute is section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended.
    The Bureau collects data in the UDS which is used to ensure 
compliance with legislative mandates and to report to Congress and 
policymakers on program accomplishments. To meet these objectives, BPHC 
requires a core set of data collected annually that is appropriate for 
monitoring and evaluating performance and reporting on annual trends.
    Estimates of annualized reporting burden are as follows:

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Total burden
                 Type of report                     respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Universal Report................................             920               1              27          24,840
Grant Report....................................             125               1              18           2,250
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    Total.......................................             920  ..............  ..............          27,090
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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 17, 2004.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-14269 Filed 6-23-04; 8:45 am]
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