Proposed Data Collections Available for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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. Reporting Requirements for Ryan White CARE Act of 1990, Title

IV--The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) proposes to collect

aggregated data from 38 grantees and their local service providers that

are funded under Section 2671 of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC

300ff-71) about the organizational structures, service delivery

approaches, numbers and demographic characteristics of clients served,

service utilization, and activities related to outreach, prevention,

and education. The Data Collection Strategy includes six tables that

the 38 grantees and their local service providers will use to submit

information annually about program and client characteristics. The

purpose is to document the efforts of grantees to develop comprehensive

systems of care for infants, children and families and to provide these

patients with access to research. The data collected will be used

within and outside MCHB and HRSA to inform the administration and

Congress about the Title IV program and will be used by grantees and

MCHB for other planning, research, and policy efforts. Burden estimates

are as follows:

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Average

Number of Responses Range* burden per

Type of form respondents per (hours) response

respondent (hours)

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Designation of Local

Reporting Entities. 38 1 .1-1.0 .5

Local Network

Profile............ 38 1 .1-2.5 1.0

Service Mix Profile. 85 1 1-44 2.5

Demographic and

Clinical Status.... 85 1 4-120 33.0

Service Utilization

Summary............ 85 1 1-70 20.0

Prevention and

Education

Activities......... 85 1 1-44 4.0

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* Estimates are based on phone conversations with 6 grantees.

2. Health Professions Student Loan Program and Nursing Student Loan

Program Debt Management Report--Extension--The Debt Management Report

is used by three programs (Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL)

Program, Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program, and Loans for

Disadvantaged Students (LDS) Program) to monitor the fiscal activities

of participating schools. Data are requested on collection activities,

investment income, return of excess cash, compliance with performance

standards, and the return of the Federal share of monies collected. The

report is submitted electronically once a year. No substantive changes

in the data elements are proposed. Burden estimates are as follows:

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Responses Average

Type of form Number of per burden per

respondents respondent response

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6-month report..................... 1,503 1 1 hour.

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3. Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program Physician's

Certification of Borrower's Total and Permanent Disability Form--New--

This form, completed by the HEAL borrower, the borrower's physician,

and the holder of the loan, is used to certify that the HEAL borrower

meets the total and permanent disability provisions. The PHS will use

this form to obtain precise information about the disability claim

which includes the following: 1) the borrower's consent to release

medical records to the Department of Health and Human Services and to

the holder of the borrower's HEAL loans, 2) pertinent information

supplied by the certifying physician, 3) the physician's certification

that the borrower is unable to engage in any substantial gainful

activity because of a medically determinable impairment that is

expected to continue for a long and indefinite period of time or to

result in death, and 4) information from the lender on the unpaid

balance. Failure to submit the required documentation will result in a

disability claim not being honored.

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Responses

Type of form Number of per Average burden

respondents respondent per response

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Borrower..................... 42 1 0.08 hours.

Physician.................... 42 1 2.75 hours.

Loan Holder.................. 35 1.2 0.17 hours.

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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: July 27, 1995.

J. Henry Montes,

Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination.

[FR Doc. 95-19054 Filed 8-2-95; 8:45 am]

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