[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 57096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22709]



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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, email [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.
    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: Workforce Recruitment in Health Resources and 
Services Administration (HRSA)--Funded Health Centers (OMB No. 0915-
0353)--[Extension]

    This semi-annual survey is designed to collect information from 
HRSA-funded health centers regarding their current workforce and recent 
hiring efforts. The purpose of this data collection instrument is to 
provide data on baseline and hiring uptake data of health center 
workforce recruitment, and recommendations on whether additional 
training or technical assistance might be needed to support health 
centers in their hiring efforts. As authorized by statute, HRSA 
provides technical assistance to health centers to assist them in 
meeting the Health Center Program requirements and in providing 
required primary health services that are dependent on a high quality 
and effective workforce.
    Ensuring that the primary care workforce is able to meet the 
demands of increasing patient volume is critical to the future success 
of health centers in serving the nation's underserved and vulnerable 
populations. As health centers seek to fill open positions, one growing 
pool of qualified candidates increasingly being recruited is returning 
veterans, many of which have trained as health care providers and/or 
administrators during their time in the service. The information 
collected in this survey will help assess how health centers have 
filled vacancies, whether the availability of veterans to join the 
health center workforce is impacting their hiring efforts, and what 
additional efforts might improve health center recruitment.
    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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Health Center Workforce Survey..           1,200               2           2,400             1.0           2,400
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    Total.......................           1,200               2           2,400             1.0           2,400
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*Note: This estimate includes the time for the grantee to read the survey instructions, collect the data and
  information requested, and to complete the online survey.

    Email comments to [email protected], or mail the HRSA Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

    Dated: September 10, 2012.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2012-22709 Filed 9-14-12; 8:45 am]
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