[Federal Register: April 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 84)]
[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: 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) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects
being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information
on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection
plans and draft instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer 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.
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Proposed Project: National Health Service Corps Recruitment and
Retention Assistance Application (OMB No. 0915-0230)--Extension
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) of the Bureau of Clinician
Recruitment and Service (BCRS), HRSA, 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 Application for NHSC Recruitment and Retention Assistance,
submitted by sites, requests information on the practice site,
sponsoring agency, recruitment contact, staffing levels, service users,
charges for services, employment policies, and fiscal management
capabilities. Assistance in completing the application may be obtained
through the appropriate State Primary Care Offices, State Primary Care
Associations and the NHSC. The information on the application is used
for determining the eligibility of sites and to verify the need for
NHSC providers. Sites must apply once every three years.
The estimated burden is as follows:
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Responses Total
Type of report Number of per Hours per burden
respondents respondent response hours
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NHSC Clinical Retention Information......................... 2900 1 0.5 1450
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Send comments to Susan G. Queen, PhD, HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Dated: April 25, 2008.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E8-9491 Filed 4-29-08; 8:45 am]
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