Proposed Data Collections Available for Public Comment and Recommendations

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)

Health Resources and Services Administration

Proposed Data Collections Available for Public Comment and

Recommendations

In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed

projects. To request more information on the proposed project or to

obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the

HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (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, including whether the information shall have practical

utility; (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 Projects: 1. Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Impact of

Community Health Centers--New--A mail survey will be conducted of fifty

community health centers (CHCs) to collect information on

characteristics of health centers (e.g., patients, services, staffing,

financing and participation in managed care) during 1992. The survey is

one component of an evaluation of community health centers that

examines utilization and expenditures among Medicaid CHC users and non-

users, using a sample of 50 health centers in 10 states. The survey

will collect data that supplement information already available from

health center annual reports, reviews and grant applications. Together

with the secondary data, the survey results provide the basis for

characterizing attributes of the CHC delivery system and examining

whether features of the CHC delivery model assist in explaining

observed differentials in use and expenditures among CHC users. The

survey will be mailed to CHC Executive Directors, who are expected to

delegate portions of the questionnaire to staff for completion. Burden

estimates are as follows:

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Number of

responses Average burden

Number of respondents per per

respondent response(hours)

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50 CHCs.................................... 1 10-14 hours*

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* Burden estimate is based on previous experience with similar surveys

of CHCs. Estimates will be refined based on pilot test.

2. Data Collection and Reporting Requirements for Healthy Start--

Extension and Revision--Patient records and aggregate data are being

collected from Healthy Start grantees in order to evaluate the overall

effectiveness of the initiative and the value of specific interventions

for varying groups of target women. A number of minor revisions have

been proposed based on consultations with grantees regarding

availability and utility of the data. Burden estimates are as follows:

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Responses Average burden

Number of respondents per per

respondent response(hours)

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Patient Data............................... 1 200

Midyear Reports............................ 1 5

Aggregate Reports.......................... 1 40

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Send comments to Patricia Royston, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer,

Room 14-36, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Dated: June 30, 1995.

J. Henry Montes,

Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination.

[FR Doc. 95-16523 Filed 7-5-95; 8:45 am]

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