[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 59 (Monday, March 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15436-15437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6880]


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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: Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) Application 
Forms: (OMB No. 0915-0285 Revisions)

    HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care Federally Qualified Health 
Centers (FQHCs) are a major component of America's health care safety 
net, the Nation's ``system'' of providing health care to low-income and 
other vulnerable populations. Health Centers care for people regardless 
of their ability to pay and whether or not they have health insurance. 
They provide primary and preventive health care, as well as services 
such as transportation and translation. Many Health Centers also offer 
dental, mental health and substance abuse care.
    FQHC's are administered by the Health Resources and Services 
Administration's (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC). HRSA uses 
the following application forms to administer and manage the FQHCs. 
These application forms are used by new and existing FQHCs to apply for 
grant and non-grant opportunities, renew their grant or non-grant 
opportunities or change their scope of project.
    Estimates of annualized reporting burden are as follows:

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
    Type of application form        respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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General Information Worksheet...           1,034               1           1,034             2.0           2,068
Planning Grant: General                      250               1             250             2.5             625
 Information Worksheet..........
BPHC Funding Request Summary....           1,034               1           1,034             2.0           2,068
Documents on File...............           1,034               1           1,034             1.0           1,034
Proposed Staff Profile..........           1,034               1           1,034             2.0           2,068
Income Analysis Form............           1,034               1           1,034             5.0           5,170
Community Characteristics.......           1,034               1           1,034             1.0           1,034
Health Care Plan (Competing)....             800               1           1,034             4.0           4,136
Health Care Plan (Non-Competing)           1,034               1           1,034             2.0           2,068
Business Plan (Competing).......             800               1           1,034             4.0           4,136
Business Plan (Non-Competing)...           1,034               1           1,034             2.0           2,068
Services Provided...............           1,034               1           1,034             1.0           1,034
Sites Listing...................           1,034               1           1,034             1.0           1,034
Other Site Activities...........             700               1             700             0.5             350
Change In Scope (CIS) Site Add               300               1             300             1.0             300
 Checklist......................
CIS Site Delete Checklist.......             200               1             200             1.0             200
CIS Relocation Checklist........             200               1             200             1.5             300
CIS Service Add Checklist.......             100               1             200             1.0             200
CIS Service Delete Checklist....             100               1             100             1.0             100
Board Member Characteristics....           1,034               1           1,034             1.0           1,034
Request for Waiver of Governance             150               1             150             1.0             150
 Requirements...................
Health Center Affiliation                    250               1             250             1.0             250
 Certification..................
Need for Assistance.............             900               1             900             3.0           2,700
Emergency Preparedness Form.....           1,034               1           1,034             1.0           1,034
Points of Contact...............             800               1             800             0.5             400
EHR Readiness Checklist.........             250               1             250             1.0             250
Environmental Information and                400               1             400             2.0             800
 Documentation (EID)............
Assurances......................             900               1             900              .5             450
Equipment List..................             900               1             900             1.0             900
Other Requirements for Sites....             900               1             900              .5             450
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    Total.......................           1,034               1          21,876  ..............          38,411
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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: March 22,2010.
Sahira Rafiullah,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2010-6880 Filed 3-26-10; 8:45 am]
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