[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 84 (Wednesday, April 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23471-23472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9491]


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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.

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Proposed Project: National Health Service Corps Recruitment and 
Retention Assistance Application (OMB No. 0915-0230)--Extension

    The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) of the Bureau of Clinician 
Recruitment and Service (BCRS), 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 Application for NHSC Recruitment and Retention Assistance, 
submitted by sites, requests information on the practice site, 
sponsoring agency, recruitment contact, staffing levels, service users, 
charges for services, employment policies, and fiscal management 
capabilities. Assistance in completing the application may be obtained 
through the appropriate State Primary Care Offices, State Primary Care 
Associations and the NHSC. The information on the application is used 
for determining the eligibility of sites and to verify the need for 
NHSC providers. Sites must apply once every three years.
    The estimated burden is as follows:

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                                                                            Responses                   Total
                       Type of report                          Number of       per       Hours per      burden
                                                              respondents   respondent    response      hours
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NHSC Clinical Retention Information.........................         2900            1          0.5         1450
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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 25, 2008.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
 [FR Doc. E8-9491 Filed 4-29-08; 8:45 am]
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