[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35604-35605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17323]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Request for Public Comment: 30-day Proposed Collection: Common 
Reporting Requirements for Urban Indian Health Programs

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, which requires opportunity for public comment on 
proposed information collection projects, the Indian Health Service 
(IHS) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a 
request to review and approve the information collection listed below. 
This proposed information collection project was published in the March 
10, 1998, Federal Register (63 FR 11688) and allowed 60 days of public 
comment. No public comment was received in response to the notice. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment to be 
submitted to OMB.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: 09-17-0007, ``Common Reporting Requirements 
for Urban Indian Health Programs.'' Type of Information Collection 
Request: Revision of currently approved information collection, 0917-
0007, ``Common Reporting Requirements for Urban Indian Health 
Programs,'' which expires July 31, 1998. Form Number: Reporting forms 
contained in IHS instruction manual, ``Urban Indian Health Programs 
Common Reporting Requirements.''
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The requested information 
is provided by American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) urban health 
organizations contracting with the IHS to provide health care services 
to AI/ANs in urban settings. The information is collected annually and 
is used to monitor and evaluate contractor performance, prepare budget 
reports, and allocate resources.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit, individuals and 
households, not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Governments. Type of Respondents: Urban Indian health care 
organizations.
    The table below provides the following: types of data collection 
instruments, estimated number of respondents, number of responses per 
respondent, average burden hour per response, and total annual burden 
hour.

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                                                    Estimated                                                                                           
           Data collection instrument               number of     Responses per   Annual number     Average burden hour per  response*     Total annual 
                                                   respondents     respondent     of responses                                             burden  hours
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Face Sheet.....................................              34               1              34  0.50 (30 mins).........................            17.0
Table 1........................................              34               1              34  2.00 (120 mins)........................            68.0
Table 2........................................              34               1              34  0.75 (45 mins).........................            26.0
Table 3........................................              34               1              34  2.25 (135 mins)........................            77.0
Table 4........................................            **24               1              23  0.50 (30 mins).........................            12.0
Table 5........................................              34               1              34  2.00 (120 mins)........................            68.0
Table 6........................................              34               1              34  2.00 (120 mins)........................            68.0
Table 7........................................              34               1              34  1.00 (60 mins).........................            34.0
Table 8........................................              34               1              34  1.25 (75 mins).........................            43.0
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    Total......................................             261  ..............             261  .......................................           413.0
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*For ease of understanding, burden hours are also provided in actual minutes.                                                                           
**Excludes urban Indian health projects with no medical components.                                                                                     

    There are no capital costs, operating costs, or maintenance costs 
to report.

Request for Comments

    Your written comments and/or suggestions are invited on one or more 
of the following points: (1) Whether the information collection 
activity is necessary to carry out an agency function; (b) whether the 
IHS processes the information collected in a useful and timely fashion; 
(c) the accuracy of the public burden estimate (the estimated amount of 
time needed for individual respondents to provide the requested 
information); (d) whether the methodology and assumptions used to 
determine the estimate are logical; (e) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and (f) ways 
to minimize the public burden through the use of automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    Direct Comments to OMB: Send your written comments and suggestions 
regarding the proposed information collection contained in this notice, 
especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated 
response time, to: Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for IHS.
    To request more information on the proposed collection or to obtain 
a copy of the data collection instrument(s) and/or instruction(s), 
contact: Mr. Lance Hodahkwen, Sr., M.P.H., IHS Reports Clearance 
Officer, 12300 Twinbook Parkway, Suite 450, Rockville, MD 20852-1601; 
call non-Toll free at (301) 443-1116; send via fax to (301) 443-1522; 
or send your e-mail request, comments, and return address to: 
I<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a02050e0b02011d2a021b0f44030219440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f49c9b90959c9f83b49c8591da9d9c87da939b82">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information are best 
assured to having their full effect if received on or before July 30, 
1998.


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    Dated: June 19, 1998.
Michel E. Lincoln,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 98-17323 Filed 6-29-98; 8:45 am]
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