[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 67 (Friday, April 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18035-18036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7018]


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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 instruments, call 
the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (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: Division of Perinatal Systems and Women's Health--
Forms for the Guidance for Healthy Start Program Application and Other 
Reports--New

    The Application Guidance for grants within the Division of Healthy 
Start and Perinatal Services (DHSPS) is used annually by all community 
based Healthy Start organizations and agencies applying for funding 
(either continued or new), and in preparing the required annual report. 
The guidance provides guidelines to the organizations and agencies on 
how to apply for Healthy Start funds. Included in the guidance are a 
number of data collection forms, which are used annually by 
organizations that have applied for and/

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or are receiving Healthy Start funding. It is proposed that additional 
data be collected and reported to provide increased program 
information. The completion of the new and existing forms by all 
applicants has an estimated overall burden of 500 hours, or 
approximately five (5) hours per respondent. The burden estimate for 
this activity is based upon information provided by current and past 
funded Healthy Start grantees, as well as previous experience in 
completing the current forms.
    The estimated response burden is as follows:

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                                                 Estimated
        Application and annual report            number of      Responses per     Burden hours     Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent      per response        hours
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Community Based Organizations and Agencies..             100                1                5              500
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of notice.

    Dated: April 1, 2005.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 05-7018 Filed 4-7-05; 8:45 am]
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