Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Comment Request, 7978-7979 [E6-2069]

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E6–2139 Filed 2–14–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–01–S 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 (pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)), the PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: Assessment of the Engagement of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Campus and Community-based Activities To Eliminate Health Disparities (NEW) The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) plans to conduct a survey of 525 university administrators at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to collect information not otherwise available about the extent to which HBCUs have engaged in health promoting activities on campus and in their surrounding communities that are designed to eliminate health disparities among African Americans. The results of this survey will be used by HRSA’s Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities (OMHHD) to obtain information regarding the engagement of HBCUs in health disparities activities. The results of the survey will also permit OMHHD (1) to describe the origins, structure, content, and intensity of such activities, (2) to document the level of support for campus and community activities among administrative leaders at HBCUs, (3) to document the factors that facilitate or hinder the ability of HBCUs to engage in campus and community activities to eliminate health disparities, and (4) to determine whether there is a need among HBCUs for additional assistance that will allow them to expand their role and improve their effectiveness in addressing health disparities. The survey process will include a web-based survey to be completed by targeted respondents. Follow-up E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1 7979 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 15, 2006 / Notices telephone calls will be conducted with respondents who do not complete the online survey. Approximately 5 administrators will be surveyed at each of the 105 recognized HBCUs. The types of administrators to be surveyed include Presidents, Deans of Faculty, Deans of Students, and staff and/or faculty that are leaders for programs that are associated with eliminating health disparities. The estimated burden of data collection is as follows: The burden estimate for this project is as follows: Form Number of respondents Average number of responses per respondent Total responses Hours per response Total burden hours Survey .................................................................................. 525 1 525 0.50 262.5 Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., 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: February 9, 2006. Tina M. Cheatham, Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination. [FR Doc. E6–2069 Filed 2–14–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; 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, Pub. L. 104–13), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishes 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: Application for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program (OMB No. 0915– 0146): Extension The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program’s mission Number of respondents Form Responses per respondent 1800 900 Total .......................................................................................................... cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Application ....................................................................................................... Interview ........................................................................................................... is to ensure the geographic representation of physicians and other health practitioners in the United States. Under this program, health professions students are offered scholarships in return for service in a federally designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). The Scholarship Program provides the NHSC with the health professionals it requires to carry out its mission of providing primary health care to HPSA populations in areas of greatest need. Students are supported who are well qualified to participate in the NHSC Scholarship Program and who want to assist the NHSC in its mission, both during and after their period of obligated service. Scholars are selected for these competitive awards based on the information provided in the application and during the semistructured personal interview that is conducted by a team of two interviewers who use a structured scoring procedure. Awards are made to applicants who demonstrate a high potential for providing quality primary health care services. The estimated response burden is as follows: Total burden hours 2700 Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent within 60 days of this notice to: Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10–33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 10857. VerDate Aug<31>2005 13:17 Feb 14, 2006 Jkt 208001 Dated: February 9, 2006. Tina M. Cheatham, Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination. [FR Doc. E6–2072 Filed 2–14–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P PO 00000 1 1 Hours per response 1 1 1800 900 2700 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meetings. Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7978-7979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2069]


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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 (pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)), 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: Assessment of the Engagement of Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities in Campus and Community-based Activities To 
Eliminate Health Disparities (NEW)

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) plans to 
conduct a survey of 525 university administrators at Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to collect information not otherwise 
available about the extent to which HBCUs have engaged in health 
promoting activities on campus and in their surrounding communities 
that are designed to eliminate health disparities among African 
Americans. The results of this survey will be used by HRSA's Office of 
Minority Health and Health Disparities (OMHHD) to obtain information 
regarding the engagement of HBCUs in health disparities activities. The 
results of the survey will also permit OMHHD (1) to describe the 
origins, structure, content, and intensity of such activities, (2) to 
document the level of support for campus and community activities among 
administrative leaders at HBCUs, (3) to document the factors that 
facilitate or hinder the ability of HBCUs to engage in campus and 
community activities to eliminate health disparities, and (4) to 
determine whether there is a need among HBCUs for additional assistance 
that will allow them to expand their role and improve their 
effectiveness in addressing health disparities.
    The survey process will include a web-based survey to be completed 
by targeted respondents. Follow-up

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telephone calls will be conducted with respondents who do not complete 
the online survey. Approximately 5 administrators will be surveyed at 
each of the 105 recognized HBCUs. The types of administrators to be 
surveyed include Presidents, Deans of Faculty, Deans of Students, and 
staff and/or faculty that are leaders for programs that are associated 
with eliminating health disparities. The estimated burden of data 
collection is as follows:
    The burden estimate for this project is as follows:

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                                                                                       Average number
                                Form                                    Number of       of responses   Total responses     Hours per       Total burden
                                                                       respondents     per respondent                       response          hours
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Survey.............................................................             525                1              525             0.50            262.5
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., 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: February 9, 2006.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E6-2069 Filed 2-14-06; 8:45 am]
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