[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15528-15529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8168]


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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 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.

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Proposed Project: Program Data Report Form for the Ryan White 
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act of 1990, Title III 
HIV Early Intervention Services Program

    (OMB No. 0915-0158)--Revision and Extension--Title III of the Ryan 
White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act of 1990, as 
amended by the CARE Act Amendments of 1996, provides categorical 
funding to increase the capacity and capability of organizations that 
provide primary health care to provide HIV-related early intervention 
services to medically underserved persons who have, or are at high risk 
for, HIV infection. These services are provided as part of a continuum 
of HIV prevention and health care services.
    This clearance request is for extension of OMB approval of the 
Title III Program Data Report form, which is submitted annually by 
Title III grant recipients. The bulk of the information being collected 
describes the epidemiologic and demographic data on the populations 
receiving early intervention services from grant recipients, and 
provides the basis for the annual report to the Secretary, which is 
legislatively mandated. It is also used to monitor the delivery of 
services, guide federal policy, and assist in program development and 
evaluation. Only minor revisions to the form are proposed, including 
deletion of some sections found to lack utility, revision of some data 
elements and instructions for clarity, and addition of data elements to 
improve the usefulness of the data.
    The estimate of burden for the form is as follows:

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                                                                          Responses                     Total   
                        Form name                            No. of          per        Hours per      burden   
                                                           respondents   respondent     response        hours   
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Program Data Report Form................................          170             1           500        85,000 
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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: March 26, 1997.
J. Henry Montes,
Director, Office of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 97-8168 Filed 3-31-97; 8:45 am]
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