[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14928-14929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4217]


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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: Voluntary Partner Surveys in the Health Resources and 
Services Administration--(OMB No. 0915-0212)--Extension

    In response to Executive Order 12862, the Health Resources and 
Services Administration (HRSA) conducts voluntary customer surveys of 
its ``partners'' to assess strengths and weaknesses in program 
services. An extension of a generic approval is being requested from 
OMB to conduct these customer or partner satisfaction surveys. HRSA 
partners are typically State or local governments, health care 
facilities, health care consortia, health care providers, and 
researchers.
    Partner surveys to be conducted by HRSA might include, for example, 
brief surveys of grantees to determine satisfaction with a technical 
assistance contractor, or in-class evaluation forms completed by 
providers who receive training from HRSA grantees, to measure 
satisfaction with the training experience. Results of these surveys 
will be used to plan and redirect resources and efforts as needed to 
improve service. Focus groups may also be used to potential method to 
obtain input on services and training. Focus groups, in-class 
evaluation forms, mail surveys, and telephone surveys are expected to 
be the preferred methodologies.
    The estimated response burden is as follows:

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                                                                            Responses
                         Instrument                            Number of       per       Hours per    Total hour
                                                              respondents   respondent    response      burden
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In-class evaluations........................................       40,000            1          .05        2,000
Surveys.....................................................       12,000            1          .25        3,000
Focus groups................................................           50            1          1.5           75
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    Total...................................................       52,050            1          .10        5,075
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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: March 20, 2006.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E6-4217 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am]
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