Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration

(HRSA) will publish a list of information collection requests under

review, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these documents, 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.

1. Study of Physicians' Educational Preparation for Practice in

Managed Care Settings--New--A mail survey will be conducted of primary

care physicians and medical directors in managed care organizations to

assess their views of the adequacy of their preparation for practice in

that setting. The survey of physicians will be limited to those who

graduated between 1986 and 1990. The information will be used by the

Bureau of Health Professions to formulate recommendations for

curriculum changes. Because this is a mail survey, automated collection

techniques will not be used. Burden estimates are as follows:

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No. of Total

No. of responses hours

respondents per Avg. burden/response of

respondent burden

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Eligible Physicians/ Medical Directors........ 1915 1 .25 hours..................... 479

Ineligible Physicians/ Medical Directors...... 200 1 .07 hours..................... 14

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 493 hours.

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Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed

information collections should be sent within 30 days of this notice

to: Allison Eydt, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office

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of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: October 16, 1995.

J. Henry Montes,

Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination.

[FR Doc. 95-25926 Filed 10-18-95; 8:45 am]

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