[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3061-3062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-825]


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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, Public Law 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects 
being developed for submission to 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 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: Uncompensated Services Assurance Report (OMB No. 
0915-0077)--Extension

    Under the Hill-Burton Act, the Government provides grants and loans 
for construction or renovation of health care facilities. As a 
condition of receiving this construction assistance, facilities are 
required to provide services to persons unable to pay. A condition of 
receiving this assistance requires facilities to provide assurances 
periodically that the required level of uncompensated care is being 
provided, and that certain notification and recordkeeping procedures 
are being followed. These requirements are referred to as the 
uncompensated services assurance.

                                    Estimate of Information Collection Burden
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     Type of requirement and          No. of      Responses  per       Total         Hours per      Total  hour
       regulatory citation          respondents      respondent      responses       response         burden
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                                           Disclosure burden (42 CFR)
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Published Notices (124.504(c))..              86               1              86            0.75              65
Individual Notices (124.504(c)).              86               1              86            43.6           3,750
Determinations of Eligibility                 86              86           7,396            0.75           5,547
 (124.507)......................
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    Subtotal Disclosure Burden..  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           9,362
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                                                    Reporting
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Uncompensated Services Report--               10               1              10            11.0             110
 HRSA-710 Form (124.509(a)).....
Application for Compliance
 Alternatives:
    Public Facilities (124.513).               4               1               4             6.0              24
    Small Obligation Facilities                0  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
     (124.514(c))...............
    Charitable Facilities                      2               1               2             6.0              12
     (124.516(c))...............
Annual Certification for
 Compliance Alternatives:
    Public Facilities                         37               1              37             0.5            18.5
     (124.509(b))...............
    Charitable Facilities                      4               1              14             0.5               7
     (124.509(b))...............
    Small Obligation Facilities                0               1               0             0.5               0
     (124.509(c))...............
Complaint Information
 (124.511(a)):
    Individuals.................              10               1              10            0.25               3
    Facilities..................              10               1              10             0.5               5
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        Subtotal Reporting        ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           179.5
         Burden.................
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                                                                  Number of                         Total hour
                        Recordkeeping                           recordkeepers    Hours per year       burden
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Non-alternative Facilities (124.510(a))......................               86               50            4,300
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        Subtotal Recordkeeping Burden........................  ...............  ...............            4,300
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    The total burden for this project is estimated to be 13,841.5 
hours. 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: January 7, 2009.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
 [FR Doc. E9-825 Filed 1-15-09; 8:45 am]
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