[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 10225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3901]


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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 
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) Clinician Retention Information: New Collection
    The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) of the Bureau of Health 
Professions (BHPr), HRSA, is committed to improving the health of the 
Nation's underserved by uniting communities in need with caring health 
professionals and by supporting communities' efforts to build better 
systems of care.
    The NHSC is responsible for collecting data on its programs to 
ensure compliance with legislative mandates and to report to Congress 
and policymakers on program accomplishments. One of the most important 
statistics reported to Congress and policymakers is the retention rate 
of NHSC supported clinicians serving in an underserved area. The 
following information will be collected three months prior to the 
completion of obligated service: (1) Verification of current contact 
information; (2) if employment is to be continued at the same NHSC 
site; (3) if the clinician moved from the NHSC service site but plans 
to continue practicing in an underserved area, and (4) the primary 
reason for stopping practice in an underserved area, if applicable.
    The estimated burden is as follows:

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                                                 Number of      Responses  per     Hours per       Total burden
               Type of report                   respondents       respondent        response          hours
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NHSC Clinical Retention Information.........            1000                1             0.25              250
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, PhD, 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: February 27, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E7-3901 Filed 3-6-07; 8:45 am]
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