[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 67 (Thursday, April 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17920-17921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7927]


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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 on (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: National Health Service Corps Alumni Initiative--New

    The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Bureau of 
Clinician Recruitment and Service (Bureau) administers the National 
Health Service Corps (NHSC) and its Scholarship and Loan Repayment 
Programs authorized under sections 331-338H of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d-254q). Under these NHSC programs, health 
professionals agree to provide primary health services in health 
professional shortage areas. Health professionals who have completed 
NHSC service are considered to be NHSC Alumni.
    The Bureau is proposing to develop a database of NHSC Alumni to 
establish an active network of Alumni to serve as a resource for the 
recruitment, counseling, and/or mentoring of future and current primary 
health care providers to practice in underserved communities. The 
database would

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maintain contact information for NHSC Alumni, allow NHSC Alumni to 
better communicate with each other, and enable the Bureau to 
communicate with NHSC Alumni (e.g., send updates, plan meetings, and 
provide monthly newsletters).
    Basic contact information would be collected from the NHSC Alumni, 
such as, name, state (of residence and/or employment), contact 
telephone number, contact e-mail address, discipline, specialty, 
uniformed services rank and status (active duty or retired), and NHSC 
service category (Scholar, Loan Repayor, or Volunteer). The data would 
be easily collected and accessed through a secure Web portal and allow 
for the safe collection and storage of this information.
    The estimated annual 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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Alumni Database.................           5,000               1           5,000             .20           1,000
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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 31, 2010.
Sahira Rafiullah,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2010-7927 Filed 4-7-10; 8:45 am]
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