[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 166 (Friday, August 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53478-53479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21942]


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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) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary 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 Site Survey (OMB No. 
0915-0232)--Revision

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of 
Clinician Recruitment and Service (BCRS) places National Health Service 
Corps (NHSC) health care professionals at sites that provide services 
to underserved and vulnerable populations. The NHSC Site Survey

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revised and renames what was previously known as the NHSC Uniform Data 
System (UDS) Report. The survey is completed annually by sites that 
receive an NHSC provider and are not currently receiving HRSA grant 
support. The NHSC Site Survey provides information that is utilized for 
monitoring and evaluating program operations and effectiveness, in 
addition to accurately reporting the scope of supported activities.
    The annual estimate of burden is as follows:

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                                                                        Number of      Responses per                       Hours per       Total burden
                             Instrument                                respondents       respondent    Total responses      response          hours
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NHSC Site Survey...................................................            1200                1             1200               27           32,400
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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: August 22, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2011-21942 Filed 8-25-11; 8:45 am]
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