[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 134 (Friday, July 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38605-38606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13626]


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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) The proposed collection of information 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; (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: Uniform Progress Reports (OMB No. 0915-0061)--
Revision

    The HRSA Uniform Progress Report (UPR) is used for the preparation 
and submission of continuation applications for Title VII and VIII 
health professions and nursing education and training programs. The UPR 
measures grantee success in meeting (1) The objectives of the grant 
project, and (2) the cross-cutting outcomes developed for the Bureau of 
Health Professions' education and training programs. Part I of the 
progress report is designed to collect information to determine whether 
sufficient progress has been made on the approved project objectives, 
as grantees must demonstrate satisfactory progress to warrant 
continuation of funding. Part II collects information on activities 
specific to a given program. Part III, the Comprehensive Performance 
Management System (CPMS), collects data on overall project performance 
related to the Bureau's strategic goals, objectives, outcomes, and 
indicators. Progress will be measured based on the objectives of the 
grant project, and outcome measures and indicators developed by the 
Bureau to meet requirements of the Government Performance and Results 
Act (GPRA).
    The Bureau has simplified several tables in UPR II and added the 
ability for grantees to provide better race and ethnicity data. In 
addition, to respond to the requirements of GPRA, the Bureau has 
revised its cross-cutting goals, expected outcomes, and indicators in 
UPR III CPMS that provide the framework for collection of outcome data 
for its Title VII and VIII programs. An outcome based performance 
system is critical for measuring whether program support is meeting 
national health workforce objectives. At the core of the performance 
measurement system are found cross-cutting goals with respect to 
workforce quality, supply, diversity, and distribution of the health 
professions workforce.
    The estimated annual burden is as follows:

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
             Report                 respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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Uniform progress report.........           1,550               1           1,550              24          37,200
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    Total.......................           1,550  ..............           1,550  ..............          37,200
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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: July 5, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E7-13626 Filed 7-12-07; 8:45 am]
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