# Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A97-24347 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** September 15, 1997 - **Citation:** 62 FR 48297 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans, 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 Project: Uniform Data System (OMB No. 0915-0193)-- Extension and Revision--This is a request for extension and revision of a reporting system, the Uniform Data System (UDS), that consolidated and replaced 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 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). Existing UDS forms are being reviewed to determine how the revenue/income reporting can be modified to accommodate these changes. Additional revisions will include 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................................................ 694 24 16,656 Grant Report.................................................... 88 16 1,408 ----------------------------------------------- [[Page 48298]] Total..................................................... 694 .............. 18,064 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 5, 1997. Jane Harrison, Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination. [FR Doc. 97-24347 Filed 9-12-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-15-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A97-24347. Public record. Not legal advice.