[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24737-24738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09887]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) announces plans to submit an Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks 
comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any 
other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on this Information Collection Request must be received 
no later than June 30, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn 
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
draft instruments, email [email protected] or call the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: National Health Service Corps 
Site Application and Site Recertification Application.
    OMB No. 0915-0230--Revision.
    Abstract: The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) of the Bureau of 
Clinician Recruitment and Service (BCRS), Health Resources and Services 
Administration, is committed to improving the health of the nation's 
underserved by uniting communities in need with caring health 
professionals, and by supporting their efforts to build better systems 
of care. NHSC-approved sites are health care facilities that provide 
comprehensive outpatient, ambulatory, primary health care services to 
populations residing in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs). 
Related inpatient services may be provided by NHSC-approved Critical 
Access Hospitals (CAHs). In order to become an NHSC-approved site, new 
sites must submit a Site Application for review and approval. Existing 
NHSC-approved sites are required to complete a Site Recertification 
Application in order to maintain their status as an approved site. Both 
the NHSC Site Application and Site Recertification Application request 
information on the clinical service site, sponsoring agency, 
recruitment contact, staffing levels, service users, charges for 
services, employment policies, and fiscal management capabilities. 
Assistance in completing these applications may be obtained through the 
appropriate State Primary Care Offices and the NHSC. The information 
collected on the applications is used for determining the eligibility 
of sites for the assignment of NHSC health professionals and to verify 
the need for NHSC clinicians. Approval as an NHSC service site is valid 
for 3 years. Sites wishing to remain eligible for the assignment of 
NHSC providers, must submit a Site Recertification Application every 3 
years.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The need and purpose of 
this information collection is to obtain information for NHSC site 
applicants. The information obtained from the NHSC Site Application and 
Site Recertification Application will be utilized to determine the 
eligibility of sites to participate in the NHSC as an approved service 
site.
    Likely Respondents: Health care facilities interested in 
participating in the NHSC and becoming an approved service site.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below.
    Total Estimated Annualized burden hours:

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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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NHSC New Site Application.......           2,000               1           2,000             0.5           1,000
NHSC Site Recertification                  1,000               1           1,000             0.5             500
 Application....................
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    Total.......................           3,000  ..............           3,000  ..............           1,500
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    HRSA specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and 
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper 
performance of the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the 
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected, and (4) the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to 
minimize the information collection burden.

    Dated: April 23, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014-09887 Filed 4-30-14; 8:45 am]
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