[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29160-29161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7667]


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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 the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

Proposed Project: Enhanced Performance Measurement System for HRSA 
Health Professions Education and Training Program Grants: NEW

    Following the 1998 reauthorization, HRSA's Health Professions 
Education and Training Programs have been using a reporting system 
known as the Comprehensive Performance Management System/Uniform 
Progress Report (CPMS/UPR) for preparation and submission of 
applications for continuation grants, and for reporting program 
outcomes under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 
(GPRA).
    Part I of the CPMS/UPR measures grantee progress toward meeting 
objectives, and is used for funding decisions. Part II collects 
information used by program officers to monitor program specific 
activities. Part III collects information on program results that can 
be aggregated across multiple programs, and is used for GPRA reporting 
and OMB initiated performance assessment activities.
    The instrument previously approved for OMB for these purposes has 
been revised for clarity, and modified to better capture outcome 
information related to Health Professions Education and Training 
Programs that is increasingly required for evaluating Federal policy 
and program performance. Some elements have been added to improve 
measurement capability, while others have been streamlined to reduce 
burden. Additional validation rules are also being added to improve the 
quality of the data. Portions of the instrument have also been 
redesigned to improve reporting consistency among programs. The 
proposed system will be Web-based, and is planned to include a series 
of preprogrammed reports to increase access to, and analysis of, the 
data.
    Estimates of annualized reporting burden are as follows:

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                                                                        Number of      Responses per        Total          Hours per        Total hour
                                Form                                   respondents       respondent       responses        respondent         burden
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Enhanced Performance Measurement System............................           1,550                1            1,550             21.5           33,325
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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 this 
notice.

    Dated: May 15, 2006.
Tina Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E6-7667 Filed 5-18-06; 8:45 am]
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