[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42579-42580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16774]


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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, e-mail [email protected] or 
call the HRSA

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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: Application for Certification and Recertification as 
a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-Alike (OMB No. 0915-
0142): Extension

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) collects 
applicant information for organizations applying for certification or 
recertification as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-
Alike for purposes of cost-based reimbursement under the Medicaid and 
Medicare programs. The information contained in the application guide 
reflects legislative, policy, and technical requirements for applicant 
organizations.
    The estimated annual burden is as follows:

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
              Form                  respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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Application.....................              40               1              40             100           4,000
Recertification.................             100               1             100              15           1,500
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    Total.......................             140  ..............             140  ..............           5,500
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    E-mail comments to [email protected] or mail the 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 15, 2008.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
 [FR Doc. E8-16774 Filed 7-21-08; 8:45 am]
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