[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 172 (Thursday, September 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51233-51234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17577]


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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: Free Clinic Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Deeming 
Application (OMB No. 0915-0293): Revision

    Under 42 U.S.C. 233(o), and HRSA BPHC PIN 2004-24, the FTCA Free 
Clinic Program requires requesting free clinics to submit annual, 
renewal, and supplemental applications for the process of deeming 
qualified volunteer health care clinicians for FTCA malpractice 
insurance coverage. It is proposed that the FTCA application forms 
attached to the current PIN 2004-24 will be modified in several ways. 
These modifications include adding or clarifying the requirement to 
include the following information or data: (1) The annual number of the 
free clinic's patient visits which are covered by the FTCA malpractice 
coverage, (2) a list of any restrictions, suspensions, or disciplinary 
actions related to the medical licenses of the relevant volunteer 
health care clinicians, (3) clarifying the requirement to include a 
copy of the clinic's IRS 501(c)(3) documentation, (4) clarifying the 
need to detail any medical malpractice claims filed against any of the 
relevant volunteer health care clinicians or against the clinic for at 
least the last 10 years, and (5) a clarification of the need to file 
future annual renewal applications by August 1. It is anticipated that 
these modifications will add only incrementally to the time and effort 
required by the current OMB approved FTCA application forms.
    The estimated annual burden is as follows:

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                                                                    Number of       Responses per                         Hours per       Total burden
                             Form                                  respondents       respondent     Total  responses      response            hours
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Free Clinic FTCA Application..................................               150                 1               150                16             2,400
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        Total.................................................               150  ................               150  ................             2,400
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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: August 29, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
 [FR Doc. E7-17577 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am]
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