[Federal Register: October 16, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 200)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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: The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Professional
Training and Information Questionnaire (PTIQ) (OMB No. 0915-0208)--
Revision
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) of the HRSA's Bureau of
Health Professions (BHPr), is committed to improving the health of the
Nation's underserved by uniting communities in need with caring health
professionals and by supporting communities' efforts to build better
systems of care.
The National Health Service Corps (authorized by the Public Health
Service Act, section 331) collects 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 PTIQ is used to collect data related to professional issues
from NHSC-obligated Scholarship Program recipients including
physicians, dentists, physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners
(NPs), certified nurse midwives (CNMs), and other disciplines in the
current year's placement cycle. The PTIQ is also used to collect data
from NHSC Scholarship Program and Loan Repayment Program defaulters who
request to satisfy their monetary debts through service. This data is
used to match an individual health care professional with the most
appropriate clinical practice setting.
The PTIQ will be provided to NHSC Scholarship Program participants
up to twelve months in advance of the intended service availability
date, and to defaulters when they submit a service request.
Estimates of annualized reporting burden are as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total burden
Type of respondent respondents respondent Hours per response hours
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Physicians and Dentists.............. 202 1 5 min.................... 17
NPs, PAs, CNMs....................... 106 1 5 min.................... 9
Total................................ 308 .............. ......................... 26
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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to:
John Morrall, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management
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and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503.
Dated: October 8, 2003.
Jon L. Nelson,
Associate Administrator for Management and Program Support.
[FR Doc. 03-26187 Filed 10-15-03; 8:45 am]
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