[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 13413-13414] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-7051] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under review by the Office of Management and Budget, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301) 443-1129. The following request has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: Proposed Project: Uniform Data System (OMB No. 0915-0193); Extension and Revision This is a request for extension and revision of approval of the Uniform Data System (UDS), which contains the annual reporting requirements for the cluster of primary care grantees funded by the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The UDS includes reporting requirements for grantees of the following primary care programs: Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, Outreach and Primary Health Services for Homeless Children and Public Housing Primary Care. Authorizing Legislation is found in Public Law 104-299, Health Center Consolidation Act of 1996, enacting Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. The Bureau of Primary Health Care collects data on its programs to ensure compliance with legislative mandates and to report to Congress and policy makers on program accomplishments. To meet these objectives, BPHC requires [[Page 13414]] a core set of information collected annually that is appropriate for monitoring and evaluating performance and reporting on annual trends. The UDS includes two components: the Universal Report, completed by all grantees, provides data on services, staffing, and financing; and the Grant Report, completed by grantees funded under the Homeless or Public Housing Program as well as one of the other programs, provides data on characteristics of users whose services fall within the scope of the Homeless or Public Housing Program grant. The first UDS reports were collected March 31, 1997, and analysis of data indicates that several revisions should be made. Program officials have noted that additional information needs to be collected which was included in previous reporting systems but was deleted from the UDS. Grantees will be asked to provide information on the charges, collections, bad debt write off and contractual disallowances by payor sources (Medicaid, Medicare, self pay and private insurance). Additional revisions include adding categories to some of the lists (e.g., services, ICD codes, CPT codes) and annotating the forms to indicate which lines are subtotals and the lines to which they sum. The proposed changes are not expected to add significantly to the reporting burden. Estimates of annualized reporting burden are as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number of Hours per Total burden Type of report respondents response hours ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Universal Report............ 685 24 16,440 Grant Report................ 94 16 1,504 ------------------------------------------- Total................. 685 ............ 17,944 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: Laura Oliven, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503. Dated: March 13, 1998. Jane Harrison, Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination. [FR Doc. 98-7051 Filed 3-18-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-15-P