[Federal Register: October 6, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 193)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under 
review by the Office of Management and Budget, in compliance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a 
copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the 
HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301)-443-1129.
    The following request has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995:

Proposed Project: Progress Reports for Continuation Training 
Grants--0915-0061--Extension and Revision (Former Title ``HRSA 
Noncompeting Training Grant Application'')

    The HRSA Noncompeting Training Grant Application (HRSA Form 6025-2) 
has been used in the past for the preparation and submission of 
continuation applications for Title VII and VIII health professions and 
nursing education and training programs. These continuation 
applications included general grantee information, a detailed budget 
and justification for the current budget year, a progress report, and 
other related information.
    The HRSA Bureau of Health Professions has recently done a 
comprehensive review of grants management processes and made changes to 
streamline the processes for both grantees and Bureau staff. One of the 
changes resulted in replacing the requirement for submission of the 
continuation application with submission of a progress report with 
measurable objectives and outcome measures. Other information that was 
included in the application is either repetitious of information 
already contained in grants files or is not needed.
    The progress report is needed to determine whether progress has 
been sufficient under the original project objectives to warrant 
continuation support. Grantees must demonstrate satisfactory progress 
or continuation awards cannot be made. Progress will be measured based 
on the objectives of the grant project, and outcome measures and 
indicators developed by the Bureau to meet requirements of the 
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
    The estimate of burden is as follows:

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                                                 Number of      Responses per      Hours per       Total burden
                 Respondent                     respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Grantees....................................             625                1               20           12,500
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Wendy A. Taylor, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: September 30, 1998.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 98-26739 Filed 10-5-98; 8:45 am]
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