[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 56 (Friday, March 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13806-13807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5293]


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

Proposed Project: The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship 
Program In-School Worksheets (OMB No. 0915-0250): Extension

    The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship program 
provides scholarships to students in health professions in return for 
service in a federally-designated Health Professional Shortage Area 
(HPSA). If awarded an NHSC scholarship, the program requires the 
schools and the awardees to review and complete data collection 
worksheets for each year that the student is an NHSC Scholar. The forms 
provide information on the following: Verification of enrollment 
status; current curriculum; current contact information; and 
verification of accuracy of student data. The worksheets require 
minimal burden and provide the program with information that is 
required to determine if scholars are maintaining their status of 
eligibility as required by Federal statute.
    The annual estimate of burden is as follows:

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                                                                                     Hours per
           Instrument                Number of     Responses per       Total         response      Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses       (minutes)         hours
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Scholar Worksheet...............             800               1             800              10             134
School Verification Worksheet...             300               1             300              10              50
School Contact Information......             550               1             550              10              92
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    Total.......................           1,650  ..............           1,650  ..............             276
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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: March 15, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E7-5293 Filed 3-22-07; 8:45 am]
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