[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 71 (Friday, April 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18661-18662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6991]


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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: Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) Uniform Data 
System (OMB No. 0915-0193) Revision for 2008

    The Uniform Data System (UDS) contains the annual reporting 
requirements for the cluster of primary care grantees funded by the 
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The UDS includes 
reporting requirements for grantees of the following primary care 
programs: Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care 
for the Homeless, Public Housing Primary Care, and other grantees under 
Section 330. The authorizing statute is section 330 of the Public 
Health Service Act, as amended.
    HRSA collects data in the UDS which is used to ensure compliance 
with legislative mandates and to report to Congress and policymakers on 
program accomplishments. To meet these objectives, BPHC requires a core 
set of data collected annually that is appropriate for monitoring and 
evaluating performance and reporting on annual trends. The 2008 
calendar year UDS will be revised in several ways. Certain UDS tables 
are being proposed for elimination or modification to streamline data 
collection and reporting. A limited number of clinical measures will be 
added for reporting quality of care, health outcomes, and disparities 
data. In addition, the tool used to report calendar year UDS data will 
be changed to a Web-based tool.
    Estimates of Annualized Reporting Burden are 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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Universal report................................            1076               1              30          32,280
Grant report....................................             240               1              18           4,320
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    Total.......................................            1076  ..............  ..............          36,600
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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: April 6, 2007.
Caroline Lewis,
Acting Associate Administrator for Administration and Financial 
Management.
[FR Doc. E7-6991 Filed 4-12-07; 8:45 am]
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