[Federal Register: June 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 119)]
[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.
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The following request has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995:
Proposed Project: Data Collection Tool for the Black Lung Clinics
Program: In Use Without Approval
The Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA), conducts an annual data collection of
user information for the Black Lung Clinics Program. The purpose of the
Black Lung Clinics Program is to improve the health status of coal
workers by providing services to minimize the effects of respiratory
and pulmonary impairments of coal miners. Grantees provide specific
diagnostic and treatment procedures required in the management of
problems associated with black lung disease which improve the quality
of life of miners and reduce economic costs associated with morbidity
and mortality arising from pulmonary diseases. The purpose of
collecting these data is to provide HRSA with information on how well
each grantee is meeting the needs of active and retired miners in the
funded communities.
Data from the annual report will provide quantitative information
about the programs, specifically: (a) The characteristics of the
patients they serve (gender, age, disability level, occupation type),
(b) the characteristics of services provided (medical, non-medical, or
counseling), and (c) number of patients served and visits conducted
(encounters). This assessment will provide data useful to the program
and will enable HRSA to provide data required by Congress under the
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. It will also ensure
that the organizations funded have demonstrated a need for services in
their communities and that funds are being effectively used to provide
services to meet those needs.
The estimated burden is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden
Form name respondents respondent responses response hours
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Database........................................................... 15 1 15 10 150
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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to:
Desk Officer, Health Resources and Services Administration, Human
Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: June 14, 2004.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-14079 Filed 6-21-04; 8:45 am]
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