[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 105 (Thursday, June 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 32359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10914]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under 
review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in compliance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request 
a copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the 
HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301)-443-1129.
    The following request has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995:

Proposed Project: Survey of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and 
Intervention Program--(NEW)

    The purpose of the universal newborn hearing screening and 
intervention project is to describe the efficacy, or lack thereof, of a 
national program to assure that all newborn infants are screened for 
hearing loss before discharge from the newborn nursery, and that those 
infants who do not pass the initial screening procedures have timely 
and appropriate follow-up, defined as audiologic diagnosis by three 
months of age and enrollment in a program of early intervention before 
6 months of age. Program goals of linking every child with a known or 
suspected hearing loss with a medical home, that is a provider of 
continuous and comprehensive primary pediatric care, and linkage of 
families of infants with a hearing loss to a source of family to family 
support will also be assessed. In addition to a survey tool to be 
administered in all States, additional data will be collected during 
site visits to 10-12 selected States. Results of the study will include 
recommendations to the program office for further assisting the States 
in fully accomplishing program goals.

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                                                                                                                           Hours per       Total burden
                  Form                       Number of  respondents      Responses per  respondent    Total responses      response           hours
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Telephone interviews....................  54 States and Jurisdictions  1............................               54               .66               36
Site Visits.............................  12 States/Jurisdictions....  Up to 6......................               72              1                  72
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    Total...............................  ...........................  .............................              126  ................              108
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
John Kraemer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: May 26, 2005.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 05-10914 Filed 6-1-05; 8:45 am]
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