[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47232-47233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13385]


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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.

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    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: Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Program (OMB 
No. 0915-0149 Extension)

    The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA's) 
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Program has as its 
purpose the provision of funds to eligible schools to provide 
scholarships to full-time, financially needy students from 
disadvantaged backgrounds enrolled in health professions and nursing 
programs.
    To qualify for participation in the SDS program, a school must be 
carrying out a program for recruiting and retaining students from 
disadvantaged backgrounds, including students who are members of racial 
and ethnic minority groups (section 737(d)(1)(B) of the PHS Act). A 
school must meet the eligibility criteria to demonstrate that the 
program has achieved success based on the number and/or percentage of 
disadvantaged students who are enrolled and graduate from the school. 
In awarding SDS funds to eligible schools, funding priorities must be 
given to schools based on the proportion of graduating students going 
into primary care, the proportion of underrepresented minority 
students, and the proportion of graduates working in medically 
underserved communities (section 737(c) of the PHS Act).
    The estimated response burden is as follows:

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                                                                        Number of      Responses per        Total          Hours per       Total burden
                                Form                                   respondents       respondent       responses         response          hours
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SDS................................................................             500                1              500               30           15,000
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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: August 10, 2006.
Cheryl R. Dammons,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
 [FR Doc. E6-13385 Filed 8-15-06; 8:45 am]
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