Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 25 / Thursday, February 6, 1997 / Notices 5633

Human Services, is publishing the

following summary of proposed

collections for public comment.

Interested persons are invited to send

comments regarding the burden

estimate or any other aspect of this

collection of information, including any

of the following subjects: (1) The

necessity and utility of the proposed

information collection for the proper

performance of the agency’s functions;

(2) the accuracy of the estimated

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and (4) the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology to

minimize the information collection

burden.

1. HCFA–R–203 Type of Information

Collection Request: New Collection;

Title of Information Collection: Data

Collection Forms for a Project to

Develop a Case-Mix Adjustment System

for a National Home Health Prospective

Payment Program; Form No.: HCFA 203;

Use:. The data collection from this form

will support analysis of home health

utilization patterns and develop

predictive models of home health

resource use. That will serve as the basis

for a system to adjust payments for

Medicare home health services for

differences/changes in patient service

needs; Frequency: On Occasion;

Affected Public: Not-for-profit, Business

or other for-profit; Number of

Respondents: 893,629; Total Annual

Responses: 893,629; Total Annual

Hours: 52,156.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement for the proposed paperwork

collections referenced above, E-mail

your request, including your address

and phone number, to

Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports

Clearance Office on (410) 786–1326.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections must be mailed

within 60 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

HCFA, Office of Financial and Human

Resources Management Analysis and

Planning Staff, Attention: John Rudolph

Room C2–25–05, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–

1850.

Dated: January 30, 1997.

Edwin J. Glatzel,

Director, Management Analysis and Planning

Staff, Office of Financial and Human

Resources.

[FR Doc. 97–2899 Filed 2–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–3–P

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 35, 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

Review and Synthesis of Consumer/

Client-level Evaluation and Tracking

Activities—NEW—A mail survey will

be conducted of two groups: a sample of

projects/grantees that are currently

funded under the Ryan White CARE Act

(RWCA); and a sample of organizations

that provide services to people with

HIV/AIDS but are not currently funded,

or have never been funded, under the

RWCA. This second group of

participants will be randomly selected

by state from the CDC National AIDS

Clearinghouse Database and from the

National Association of People With

AIDS Database.

The survey will collect information

about the evaluation/tracking activities

that were implemented from 1991 to

1996 to assess consumer/client

satisfaction with services. The purpose

of this study is to find out what types

of evaluation/tracking activities have

been implemented, and to identify gaps

within these activities. The study will

also identify ‘‘model’’ evaluation/

tracking activities that have assessed

consumer/client satisfaction and

implemented findings to improve HIV/

AIDS-related services, and

consequently, have improved

consumer/client satisfaction.

The study’s final report will include

a description of evaluation/tracking

activities among organizations that

provide services to people with HIV/

AIDS and in depth case studies of three

model evaluations/tracking activities

that can be easily replicated and used by

other projects. The report will be

disseminated to program-level and

project-level officers as a guide on how

to develop and implement effective

evaluation/tracking activities on

consumer/client satisfaction.

Estimates of respondent burden for

the survey are as follows:

Type of respondent Number of

respondents

Responses

per respondent

Average

burden per

response*

(hour)

Total burden hours

RWCA-funded projects/grantees ...................................................................................... 500 1 1 500

Organizations serving people with HIV/AIDS not funded under RWCA .......................... 500 1 .17 85

Total ....................................................................................................................... 1,000 1 .6 585

* The extent of evaluation/tracking activities is expected to vary significantly between the two sample groups, which results in different estimates of average burden per response.
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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: January 31, 1997.

J. Henry Montes,

Director, Office of Policy and Information

Coordination.

[FR Doc. 97–2923 Filed 2–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–15–P

Maternal and Child Health Services;

Federal Set-Aside Program; Research

and Training Grants

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

SUMMARY: The HRSA announces that

approximately $47.9 million in fiscal

year (FY) 1997 funds will be available

for Maternal and Child Health (MCH)

Special Projects of Regional and

National Significance (SPRANS)

research and training grants. All awards

are made under the program authority of

section 502(a) of the Social Security Act,

the MCH Federal Set-Aside Program.

MCH research and training grants

improve the health status of mothers

and children through: development and

dissemination of new knowledge;

demonstration of new or improved ways

of delivering care or otherwise

enhancing Title V program capacity to

provide or assure provision of

appropriate services; and preparation of

personnel in MCH-relevant specialties.

Grants for SPRANS genetic services and

special MCH improvement projects

(MCHIP), which contribute to the health

of mothers, children, and children with

special health care needs (CSHCN), are

being announced in a separate notice.

No new SPRANS hemophilia program

grants will be funded in FY 1997.

Of the approximately $47.9 million

available for SPRANS research and

training activities in FY 1997, about

$8.1 million will be available to support

approximately 56 new and competing

renewal MCH research and training

projects. About $39.8 million will be

used to support continuation of existing

MCH research and training activities.

The actual amounts available for awards

and their allocation may vary depending

on unanticipated program requirements

and the volume and quality of

applications. Awards are made for grant

periods which generally run from 1 up

to 5 years in duration. Funds for

research and training grants under the

MCH Federal Set-Aside Program are

appropriated by Public Law 104–208.

The Public Health Service (PHS) is

committed to achieving the health

promotion and disease prevention

objectives of Healthy People 2000, a

PHS-led national activity for setting

priority areas. The MCH Block Grant

Federal Set-Aside Program addresses

issues related to the Healthy People

2000 objectives of improving maternal,

infant, child and adolescent health and

developing service systems for children

with special health care needs. Potential

applicants may obtain a copy of Healthy

People 2000 (Full Report: Stock No.

017–001–00474–0) or Healthy People

2000 (Summary Report: Stock No. 017–

001–00473–1) through the

Superintendent of Documents,

Government Printing Office

Washington, DC 20402–9325

(telephone: 202–512–1800).

The PHS strongly encourages all grant

recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and promote the non-use of

all tobacco products. In addition, Public

Law 103–227, the Pro-Children Act of

1994, prohibits smoking in certain

facilities (or in some cases, any portion

of a facility) in which regular or routine

education, library, day care, health care

or early childhood development

services are provided to children.

ADDRESSES: Federal Register notices

and application guidance for MCHB

programs are available on the World

Wide Web via the Internet at address:

http://www.os.dhhs.gov/hrsa/mchb.

Click on the file name you want to

download to your computer. It will be

saved as a self-extracting (Macintosh or)

WordPerfect 5.1 file. To decompress the

file once it is downloaded, type in the

file name followed by a <return>. The

file will expand to a WordPerfect 5.1

file.

For applicants for SPRANS research

and training grants who are unable to

access application materials

electronically, a hard copy may be

obtained from the HRSA Grants

Application Center. Applicants for

research projects will use Form PHS

398, approved by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) under

control number 0925–0001. Applicants

for training projects will use Form PHS

6025–1, approved by OMB under

control number 0915–0060. Requests

should specify the category or categories

of activities for which an application is

requested so that the appropriate forms,

information and materials may be

provided. The Center may be contacted

by: Telephone Number: 1–888–300–

HRSA, FAX Number: 301–309–0579, Email Address:

HRSA.GAC@ix.netcom.com. Completed

applications should be returned to:

Grants Management Officer, HRSA

Grants Application Center, 40 West

Gude Drive, Suite 100, Rockville,

Maryland 20850. Please indicate the

CFDA # [93.110(TA)–(RS)] representing

the category or subcategory for which

the application is being submitted (See

TABLE below).

DATES: Deadlines for receipt of

applications differ for the several

categories of grants. These deadlines are

as follows:

MCH FEDERAL SET-ASIDE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANTS ANTICIPATED DEADLINE, AWARD, FUNDING,

AND PROJECT PERIOD INFORMATION, BY CATEGORY FY 1997

CFDA No. Funding source/category Application deadline Est. number

of awards

Est. amounts

available Project period

Category 1: MCH Long Term Training

93.110(TA) ............. Adolescent Health ............................... Mar. 21, 1997 ..................... Up to 6 ........ $2.2 million ....... Up to 5 years.

93.110(TB) ............. Behavioral Pediatrics .......................... Mar. 21, 1997 ..................... Up to 8 ........ 1 million ............ Up to 5 years.

93.110(TC) ............. Communication Disorders ................... Mar. 14, 1997 ..................... Up to 3 ........ 400,000 ............ Up to 5 years.

93.110(TG) ............. Pediatric Dentistry ............................... Mar. 14, 1997 ..................... Up to 3 ........ 400,000 ............ Up to 5 years.

93.110(TH) ............. Pediatric Occupational Therapy .......... Mar. 14, 1997 ..................... Up to 3 ........ 400,000 ............ Up to 5 years.

93.110(TI) ............... Pediatric Physical Therapy ................. Mar. 14, 1997 ..................... Up to 3 ........ 400,000 ............ Up to 5 years.

93.110(TL) .............. Public Health Social Work .................. Mar. 14, 1997 ..................... Up to 3 ........ 400,000 ............ Up to 5 years.

Category 2: MCH Short Term Training

93.110(TO) ............. Continuing Education and Development.July 1, 1997 ........................ Up to 15 ...... 1 million ............ Up to 3 years.

Category 3: MCH Research