[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 185 (Monday, September 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 56171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19079]


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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 the Office of Management and 
Budget (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

Outcome Study of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Chiropractor and 
Pharmacist Loan Repayment Demonstration Project--New

    In 2002, Congress authorized a demonstration project to provide for 
the participation of chiropractors and pharmacists in the NHSC Loan 
Repayment Program. This study provides for an evaluation of the 
demonstration project to determine (1) the manner in which the 
demonstration project has affected access to primary care services, 
patient satisfaction, quality of care, and health care services 
provided for traditionally underserved populations; (2) how the 
participation of chiropractors and pharmacists in the Loan Repayment 
Program might affect the designation of health professional shortage 
areas; and (3) whether adding chiropractors and pharmacists as 
permanent members of the NHSC would be feasible and would enhance the 
effectiveness of the NHSC.
    The burden estimate is as follows:

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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden  per    Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents     responses/     response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Clinic Users....................................           3,000               1             .25             750
Chiropractors & Pharmacists.....................              40               1             .50              20
NHSC Site Administrative Personnel..............             140               1             .50              70
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    Total.......................................           3,180  ..............  ..............             840
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, PhD., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 10-33 Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of 
this notice.

    Dated: September 16, 2005.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 05-19079 Filed 9-23-05; 8:45 am]
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