[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41868-41869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17527]


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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 
(OMB) 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, e-mail [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1129.
    Comments are invited on: (a) The proposed collection of information 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; (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: Black Lung Clinics Program Database (OMB No. 0915-
0292)--Extension

    The Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP), Health Resources and 
Services Administration, conducts an annual

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data collection of user information for the Black Lung Program, which 
has been ongoing with OMB approval since 2004. The purpose of the Black 
Lung Clinic 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, treatment procedures required in the 
management of problems associated with black lung disease which 
improves the quality of life of the miner and reduces economic costs 
associated with morbidity and mortality arising from pulmonary 
diseases. The purpose of collecting this 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 encounters, non-
medical encounters, benefits counseling, or outreach); and (c) the 
number of patients served. The annual report will be updated to include 
a qualitative measure on the percent of patients that show improvement 
in pulmonary function. 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 funds are being effectively used to provide services to meet the 
needs of the target population.
    The annual estimate of burden is as follows:

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                                                                        Number of      Responses per        Total          Hours per       Total burden
                             Instrument                                respondents       respondent       responses         response          hours
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Database...........................................................              15                1                1               10              150
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    E-mail comments to [email protected] or mail the 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: July 13, 2010.
Sahira Rafiullah,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2010-17527 Filed 7-16-10; 8:45 am]
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