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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39328-39329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18812]

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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, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects 
being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget 
(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 and draft instruments, e-mail [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
    Comments are invited on: (a) The proposed collection of information 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; (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: Ready Responders Program Application--New

    The HRSA National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Ready Responder 
Program is comprised of an elite cadre of Commissioned Corps officers. 
These officers are assigned to practice in NHSC-approved clinical sites 
located throughout the country within eligible Health Professional 
Shortage Areas. The purpose of the program is to increase access to 
primary care services in underserved communities and to assist sites in 
their efforts to recruit providers and become self-sustaining. In 
addition to providing direct patient care at the site where the officer 
is stationed, each Ready Responder typically works with the sites to 
develop various programs and activities such as emergency preparedness 
and response, patient education, staff development, staff recruitment, 
and sound business practices. Moreover, they are specially trained to 
deploy in the event of a local, regional, and national emergency.
    This application will be used by NHSC sites to request the 
assignment of a NHSC Ready Responder. The document requires the 
applicant to describe the needs in their community and at their 
respective sites. The application also asks the site to describe the 
roles and responsibilities of the prospective Ready Responder. 
Completed applications will be collected and reviewed by NHSC staff.
    The estimated annual burden is as follows:

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                                    Number of     Responses per        Total         Hours per     Total burden
              Form                 respondents      respondent       responses       response          hours
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Application....................             155                1             155             2.5          387.50
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    Total......................             155                1             155             2.5          387.50
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    E-mail comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

    Dated: July 29, 2009.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E9-18812 Filed 8-5-09; 8:45 am]
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