[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67085-67086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33414]


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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, 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 and draft 
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 Project: Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency 
Act of 1990, Title IV (OMB No. 0915-0206)--Extension, No Change--The 
HRSA HIV-AIDS Bureau proposes to continue to collect aggregated data 
from 44 grantees and their 90 local service providers that are funded 
under Section 2671 of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC 300ff-71). 
Data are collected from grantees and providers on 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 grantees and their local service 
providers use to submit information annually about program and client 
characteristics. The data collected are used within and outside the 
HIV-AIDS Bureau and HRSA to inform the administration and Congress 
about the Title IV program and are used by grantees and the HIV-AIDS 
Bureau for other planning and policy efforts. No changes to the data 
tables are planned. Burden estimates are as follows:

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                                                     Number of     Responses per   Average hours   Total burden 
                  Type of form                      Respondents     respondent     per response        hours    
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Designation of Local Reporting Entities.........              44               1             .25              11
Local Network Profile...........................             134               1             .5               67
Service Mix Profile.............................             134               1            2.8              375
Demographic and Clinical Status.................             134               1           33.0            4,422
Service Utilization Summary.....................             134               1           20.0            2,680
Prevention and Education Activities.............             134               1            4.0              536
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    Total.......................................             134  ..............  ..............           8,091
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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 on or before February 23, 1998.

    Dated: December 17, 1997.
Jane Harrison,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 97-33414 Filed 12-22-97; 8:45 am]
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