[Federal Register: February 27, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 38)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed
projects being developed for submission to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more
information on the proposed project or to obtain the data collection
plans, call HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301) 443-1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Program--(OMB
No. 0915-0149) Application--Reinstatement
The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Program has as
its purpose the provision of funds to eligible schools to provide
scholarships to full-time, financially needy students from
disadvantaged backgrounds enrolled in health professions and nursing
programs.
To qualify for participation in the SDS program, a school must be
carrying out a program for recruiting and retaining students from
disadvantaged backgrounds, including students who are members of racial
and ethnic minority groups (section 737(d)(1)(B) of the PHS Act). A
school must meet the eligibility criteria to demonstrate that the
program has achieved success based on the number and/or percentage of
disadvantaged students who graduate from the school. In awarding SDS
funds to eligible schools, funding priorities must be given to schools
based on the proportion of graduating students going into primary care,
the proportion of underrepresented minority students, and the
proportion of graduates working in medically underserved communities
(section 737(c) of the PHS Act).
The estimated response burden is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Hours per Total hour
Form respondents respondent response burden
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Application........................................ 500 1 20 10,000
Report............................................. 500 1 1 1,500
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Total.......................................... 500 1 21 11,500
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Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
Maryland 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of
this notice.
Dated: February 21, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E7-3407 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am]
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