[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 27 (Friday, February 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 6243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2185]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; 60-day notice

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection.
    Title of Information Collection: The National Evaluation of the 
Rural/Frontier Women's Health Coordinator Center Program.
    Form/OMB No.: 0990--New.
    Use: The Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's 
Health (OWH) is seeking clearance to conduct data collection efforts as 
part of the National Evaluation of the Rural/Frontier Coordinating 
Center (RFCC) program. The Office on Women's Health funded the creation 
of three RFCCs in September 2004, and awarded eight additional RFCC 
contracts in fiscal year 2005. The impetus for creating the RFCCs was 
to, ``identify, coordinate, and leverage the network of existing 
resources to provide a full range of culturally and linguistically 
appropriate health services to women and their families. To effectively 
meet the numerous health care needs of this diverse population, rural 
health providers must not only offer comprehensive health care services 
but also integrate these services to maximize awareness, access, and 
quality. RFCCs were created to accomplish this task. Evaluating the 
effectiveness of RFCCs is essential for determining whether these 
centers are the best vehicles for ``coordinating and leveraging new and 
existing resources for women's health in rural and frontier 
communities.'' The OWH is seeking to evaluate all eleven RFCCs. This 
evaluation will also enable the OWH to determine how well RFCCs are 
facilitating access to integrated and comprehensive primary care 
services to women and their families residing in rural and frontier 
regions of the U.S.
    Frequency: Report on Occasion.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 833.
    Total Annual Responses: 833.
    Average Burden per Response: 34 minutes.
    Total Annual Hours: 472.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
received within 60 days, and directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance 
Officer at the following address:Department of Health and Human 
Services, Office of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Resources 
and Technology,Office of Resources Management,Attention: Sherrette 
Funn-Coleman (0990-NEW),Room 537-H,200 Independence Avenue, 
SW.,Washington DC 20201.

    Dated: January 29, 2007.
Alice Bettencourt,
Office of the Secretary,Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-2185 Filed 2-8-07; 8:45 am]
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