[Federal Register: September 22, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 183)]
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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: National Health Service Corps--A Uniform Data 
System; New

    This is a request for approval to authorize the National Health 
Service Corps (NCHS), Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), Health 
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to implement a modified 
version of the existing BPHC Universal Data System (OMB No. 0915-0093) 
to collect data from BPHC non-grant supported sites (NHSC Free Standing 
Sites) in response to Federal mandates for reports and in suppport of 
efficient and effective program management.
    The National Health Service Corps (authorized by Public Health 
Service Act, Section 331) needs to collect data on its programs to 
ensure compliance with legislative mandates and to report to Congress 
and policy makers on program accomplishments. To meet these objectives, 
the NHSC requires a core set of information collected annually that is 
appropriate for monitoring and evaluating performance and reporting on 
annual trends. The NHSC will provide data on services, staffing, and 
financing. Each site will be asked to provide information on the 
following: services offered and delivery method; users by various 
characteristics; staffing and utilization; charges and collections; 
receivables, income and expenses; and, managed care.
    Estimates of annualized reporting burden are as follows:

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                                                 Number of      Responses per      Hours per       Total burden 
               Type of report                   respondents       respondent        response          hours     
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Report......................................             620                1               27           16,740 
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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 16, 1998.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 98-25274 Filed 9-21-98; 8:45 am]
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