[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 7979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2072]


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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

    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 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: Application for the National Health Service Corps 
(NHSC) Scholarship Program (OMB No. 0915-0146): Extension

    The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program's 
mission is to ensure the geographic representation of physicians and 
other health practitioners in the United States. Under this program, 
health professions students are offered scholarships in return for 
service in a federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area 
(HPSA). The Scholarship Program provides the NHSC with the health 
professionals it requires to carry out its mission of providing primary 
health care to HPSA populations in areas of greatest need. Students are 
supported who are well qualified to participate in the NHSC Scholarship 
Program and who want to assist the NHSC in its mission, both during and 
after their period of obligated service. Scholars are selected for 
these competitive awards based on the information provided in the 
application and during the semi-structured personal interview that is 
conducted by a team of two interviewers who use a structured scoring 
procedure. Awards are made to applicants who demonstrate a high 
potential for providing quality primary health care services.
    The estimated response burden is as follows:

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Total burden
                      Form                          respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Application.....................................            1800               1               1            1800
Interview.......................................             900               1               1             900
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    Total.......................................            2700  ..............  ..............            2700
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 60 days of this notice to: 
Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, 
Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 10857.

    Dated: February 9, 2006.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E6-2072 Filed 2-14-06; 8:45 am]
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