[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6633-6634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1617]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under 
review by the Office of Management and Budget, in compliance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a 
copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the 
HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301)-443-1129.
    The following request has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995:

Proposed Project: Scholarship Program for Students of Exceptional 
Financial Need (EFN) and Program of Financial Assistance for 
Disadvantaged Health Professions Students (FADHPS): Regulatory 
Requirements (OMB No. 0915-0028)--Reinstatement, With Change

    The EFN Scholarship Program, authorized by section 736 of the 
Public Health Service (PHS) Act, and the FADHPS Program, authorized by 
section 740(a)(2)(F) of the PHS Act, provides financial assistance to 
schools of allopathic and osteopathic medicine and dentistry for 
awarding tuition scholarships to health professions students who are of 
exceptional financial need. To be eligible for support under the FADHPS 
Program, a student must also be from a

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disadvantaged background. In return for this support, students of 
allopathic and osteopathic medicine must agree to complete residency 
training in primary care in 4 years, and practice in primary care for 5 
years after completing residency training.
    The program regulations contain recordkeeping requirements designed 
to ensure that schools maintain adequate records for the government to 
monitor program activity and that funds are spent as intended. The 
estimate of burden for the regulatory requirements of this clearance 
are as follows:

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                                                                        Number of      Responses per                      Minutes per      Total burden
                                Form                                   respondents      respondents    Total responses      response          hours
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EFN/FADHPS.........................................................              80                1               80               10               14
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
John Morrall, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: January 12, 2001.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 01-1617 Filed 1-19-01; 8:45 am]
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