[Federal Register: June 30, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 125)] [Notices] [Page 35604-35605] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr30jn98-82] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Indian Health Service Request for Public Comment: 30-day Proposed Collection: Common Reporting Requirements for Urban Indian Health Programs SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, which requires opportunity for public comment on proposed information collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection project was published in the March 10, 1998, Federal Register (63 FR 11688) and allowed 60 days of public comment. No public comment was received in response to the notice. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment to be submitted to OMB. PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: 09-17-0007, ``Common Reporting Requirements for Urban Indian Health Programs.'' Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of currently approved information collection, 0917- 0007, ``Common Reporting Requirements for Urban Indian Health Programs,'' which expires July 31, 1998. Form Number: Reporting forms contained in IHS instruction manual, ``Urban Indian Health Programs Common Reporting Requirements.'' Need and Use of Information Collection: The requested information is provided by American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) urban health organizations contracting with the IHS to provide health care services to AI/ANs in urban settings. The information is collected annually and is used to monitor and evaluate contractor performance, prepare budget reports, and allocate resources. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit, individuals and households, not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal Governments. Type of Respondents: Urban Indian health care organizations. The table below provides the following: types of data collection instruments, estimated number of respondents, number of responses per respondent, average burden hour per response, and total annual burden hour. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Data collection instrument number of Responses per Annual number Average burden hour per response* Total annual respondents respondent of responses burden hours -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Face Sheet..................................... 34 1 34 0.50 (30 mins)......................... 17.0 Table 1........................................ 34 1 34 2.00 (120 mins)........................ 68.0 Table 2........................................ 34 1 34 0.75 (45 mins)......................... 26.0 Table 3........................................ 34 1 34 2.25 (135 mins)........................ 77.0 Table 4........................................ **24 1 23 0.50 (30 mins)......................... 12.0 Table 5........................................ 34 1 34 2.00 (120 mins)........................ 68.0 Table 6........................................ 34 1 34 2.00 (120 mins)........................ 68.0 Table 7........................................ 34 1 34 1.00 (60 mins)......................... 34.0 Table 8........................................ 34 1 34 1.25 (75 mins)......................... 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total...................................... 261 .............. 261 ....................................... 413.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *For ease of understanding, burden hours are also provided in actual minutes. **Excludes urban Indian health projects with no medical components. There are no capital costs, operating costs, or maintenance costs to report. Request for Comments Your written comments and/or suggestions are invited on one or more of the following points: (1) Whether the information collection activity is necessary to carry out an agency function; (b) whether the IHS processes the information collected in a useful and timely fashion; (c) the accuracy of the public burden estimate (the estimated amount of time needed for individual respondents to provide the requested information); (d) whether the methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimate are logical; (e) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and (f) ways to minimize the public burden through the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Direct Comments to OMB: Send your written comments and suggestions regarding the proposed information collection contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, to: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for IHS. To request more information on the proposed collection or to obtain a copy of the data collection instrument(s) and/or instruction(s), contact: Mr. Lance Hodahkwen, Sr., M.P.H., IHS Reports Clearance Officer, 12300 Twinbook Parkway, Suite 450, Rockville, MD 20852-1601; call non-Toll free at (301) 443-1116; send via fax to (301) 443-1522; or send your e-mail request, comments, and return address to: Ihodahkw@hqe.ihs.gov. Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information are best assured to having their full effect if received on or before July 30, 1998. [[Page 35605]] Dated: June 19, 1998. Michel E. Lincoln, Acting Director. [FR Doc. 98-17323 Filed 6-29-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-16-M