Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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: Web-based Semi Annual Report (SAR): NEW

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) plans to collect the annual reporting requirements for the primary care grantees funded by BPHC using a web-based Semi Annual Report (SAR). The SAR includes reporting requirements for grantees of the following primary care programs: State Primary Care Associations and State Primary Care Offices. Authorizing legislation is found in Public Law 104-299, Health Center Consolidation Act of 1996, enacting Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act.

BPHC collects data on its programs to ensure compliance with legislative mandates and to report to Congress and policymakers on program accomplishments. To meet these objectives, BPHC requires a core set of information collected semi-annually that is appropriate for monitoring and evaluating performance and reporting on annual trends. The SAR, completed by all grantees, provides data on services, characteristics of populations, leveraged funds, and services that fall within the scope of the grant.

The estimated burden is a follows:

Form

Number of respondents

Responses per respondent

Hours per response

Total burden hours

SAR

106

2

18

3816

Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: John Morrall, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: March 28, 2002.

Jane M. Harrison,

Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.

[FR Doc. 02-8085 Filed 4-2-02; 8:45 am]

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