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3. Results of these studies have been
published in a peer-reviewed journal
or other publication or documented in
a comprehensive evaluation report.
4. Implementation materials, training
and support resources, and quality
assurance procedures have been developed and are ready for use by the
public.
Note: Abstracts or URLs to partial articles are regarded as
incomplete and will not be considered.
The following types of interventions
are not eligible for review and should
not be submitted to NREPP:
1. Stand-alone pharmacologic
treatments—The evidence base for
pharmacologic treatments is reviewed
and approved through the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA). FDAapproved pharmacotherapy
interventions (on label use) are
considered for NREPP review only
when combined with one or more
behavioral or psychosocial treatments.
2. Stand-alone smoking prevention
and/or cessation interventions—
Interventions to prevent or reduce
tobacco use are eligible for NREPP
review only when conducted as part of
a program that also addresses the
prevention or treatment of alcohol or
other drugs of abuse.
Selection of Interventions for Review
All submissions meeting the
minimum requirements will be
considered eligible for review. The
priority point system described in past
Federal Register notices will no longer
be used in the prioritization of
submissions. In selecting interventions
for review, SAMHSA may choose to
give special consideration to
interventions that meet one or more of
the following conditions:
• The original investigator(s) or an
independent party has used the same
protocol with an identical or similar
target population, and/or has used a
slightly modified protocol based on a
slightly modified population, where
results are consistent with positive
findings from the original evaluation.
• Implementation materials (e.g.,
program manuals, training guides,
measurement instruments,
implementation fidelity guides) are
available to the public at no cost.
• The intervention targets
underserved populations (e.g., minority
populations, elderly, young adults, and
individuals who are incarcerated). The
intervention contributes to a content
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Brief narrative description and list of available materials, resources, and systems to support implementation (e.g.,
treatment manuals, information for administrators, tested
training curricula, mechanisms for ongoing supervision
and consultation, protocols for gathering process and
outcome data, ongoing monitoring of intervention fidelity,
processes for gathering feedback).
area where there are currently limited
evidence-based interventions.
by NREPP staff once the review has
been completed.
Interventions that are not selected for
review may be resubmitted by the
applicant in a future open submission
period.
Contact Information
Individuals who have questions about
the information contained in this notice
may write to NREPP staff at
nrepp@samhsa.hhs.gov or call 1–866–
436–7377.
Instructions for Submitting an
Intervention
To submit an intervention,
individuals should send a written
statement to NREPP expressing their
interest along with documentation that
demonstrates that the intervention
meets the minimum requirements as
described above. All submissions must
be made either by a principal
investigator (PI) who has conducted
research on the intervention, a project
director (PD) who has worked with an
evaluator of the intervention, or a
formally authorized delegate of the PI or
PD. For information on where to submit
materials, please call 1–866–436–7377.
Electronic submissions are preferred,
but materials may be sent to NREPP in
hard copy via postal mail or fax. To be
eligible for consideration, submissions
must be received no later than 11:59 pm
EST on February 1, 2010; those received
before October 1, 2009, will be
disregarded.
If an intervention is accepted, the PI
will be contacted and asked to submit
additional documentation to be used in
the review. This additional
documentation includes full-text copies
of all articles and reports that provide
evidence of significant outcomes
(p≤.O5) as well as 8 copies of selected
dissemination materials in the format
they are provided to the public (e.g.,
hard copies or electronic versions of
manuals, training presentations, tools,
quality assurance protocols; URLs for
interactive Web-based resources).
The PI is expected to serve as the
main point of contact throughout the
remainder of the review process,
including approval of the final
intervention summary that is developed
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Recruitment of Sites for Assignment of
Corps Personnel Obligated Under the
National Health Service Corps
Scholarship Program
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: General notice.
SUMMARY: The Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA)
announces that the listing of entities,
and their Health Professional Shortage
Area (HPSA) scores, that will receive
priority for the assignment of National
Health Service Corps (NHSC)
scholarship recipients (Corps Personnel,
Corps members) during the period July
1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, is posted
on the NHSC Web site at https://
nhscjobs.hrsa.gov/. This list specifies
which entities are eligible to receive
assignment of Corps members who are
participating in the NHSC Scholarship
Program. A separate Federal Register
Notice pertaining to sites eligible to
receive NHSC Loan Repayment Program
participants and non-obligated
individuals was published on May 28,
2009 (74 FR 25568). Please note that not
all vacancies associated with sites on
the list described below will be for
Corps members, but could be for NHSC
Scholarship Program participants
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serving their obligation through the
Private Practice Option.
Eligible HPSAs and Entities
To be eligible to receive assignment of
Corps personnel, entities must: (1) Have
a current HPSA designation by the
Office of Shortage Designation, Bureau
of Health Professions, HRSA; (2) not
deny requested health care services, or
discriminate in the provision of services
to an individual because the individual
is unable to pay for the services or
because payment for the services would
be made under Medicare, Medicaid, or
the State Children’s Health Insurance
Program (SCHIP); (3) enter into an
agreement with the State agency that
administers Medicaid and SCHIP,
accept assignment under Medicare, see
all patients regardless of their ability to
pay, and use and post a discounted fee
plan; and (4) be determined by the
Secretary to have (a) a need and demand
for health manpower in the area; (b)
appropriately and efficiently used Corps
members assigned to the entity in the
past; (c) general community support for
the assignment of Corps members; (d)
made unsuccessful efforts to recruit; (e)
a reasonable prospect for sound fiscal
management by the entity with respect
to Corps members assigned there; and (f)
demonstrated a willingness to support
and facilitate mentorship, professional
development, and training opportunities
for Corps members. Priority in
approving applications for assignment
of Corps members goes to sites that (1)
provide primary medical care, mental
health, and/or oral health services to a
primary medical care, mental health, or
dental HPSA of greatest shortage,
respectively; (2) are part of a system of
care that provides a continuum of
services, including comprehensive
primary health care and appropriate
referrals or arrangements for secondary
and tertiary care; (3) have a documented
record of sound fiscal management; and
(4) will experience a negative impact on
its capacity to provide primary health
services if a Corps member is not
assigned to the entity.
Entities that receive assignment of
Corps personnel must assure that (1) the
position will permit the full scope of
practice and that the clinician meets the
credentialing requirements of the State
and site; and (2) the Corps member
assigned to the entity is engaged in fulltime clinical practice at the approved
service location. For all health
professionals except those noted below,
‘‘full-time clinical practice’’ means a
minimum of 40 hours per week with at
least 32 hours per week spent providing
direct outpatient care in the approved
ambulatory care setting. The remaining
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hours may be spent providing care for
patients of the practice in approved
alternative settings such as hospitals, or
performing practice-related
administrative duties (not to exceed 8
hours per week). Obstetricians/
gynecologists, certified nurse midwives
(CNMs), and family practitioners who
practice obstetrics on a regular basis are
required to engage in a minimum of 21
hours per week of outpatient clinical
practice. The remaining hours, making
up the minimum 40-hour per week
total, include delivery and other clinical
hospital-based duties, as well as
practice-related administrative duties
(not to exceed 8 hours per week). For
psychiatrists, at least 21 of the
minimum 40 hours per week must be
spent providing direct patient
counseling during normally scheduled
office hours in the ambulatory
outpatient care setting. The remaining
hours must be spent providing clinical
services in approved alternative
settings, or performing practice-related
administrative activities (not to exceed
8 hours per week.) For all Corps
personnel, time spent on-call does not
count toward the 40 hours per week. In
addition, sites receiving assignment of
Corps personnel are expected to (1)
report to the NHSC all absences,
including those in excess of the
authorized number of days (up to 35
work days or 280 hours per service
year); (2) report to the NHSC any change
in the status of an NHSC clinician at the
site; (3) provide the time and leave
records, schedules, and any related
personnel documents for NHSC
assignees (including documentation, if
applicable, of the reason(s) for the
termination of an NHSC clinician’s
employment at the site prior to his or
her obligated service end date); and (4)
submit a Uniform Data System (UDS)
report. The UDS system allows the site
to assess the age, sex, race/ethnicity of,
and provider encounter records for, its
user population. The UDS reports are
site specific. Providers fulfilling NHSC
commitments are assigned to a specific
site or, in some cases, more than one
site. The scope of activity to be reported
in UDS includes all activity at the site(s)
to which the Corps member is assigned.
Evaluation and Selection Process
In order for a site to be eligible for
placement of NHSC personnel, it must
be approved by the NHSC following the
site’s submission of a Multi-Year
Recruitment and Retention (R&R)
Assistance Application. The R&R
Application approval is good for a
period of 3 years from the date of
approval.
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In approving applications for the
assignment of Corps members, the
Secretary shall give priority to any such
application that is made regarding the
provision of primary health services to
a HPSA with the greatest shortage. For
the program year July 1, 2009, through
June 30, 2010, HPSAs of greatest
shortage for determination of priority for
assignment of NHSC scholarshipobligated Corps personnel will be
defined as follows: (1) Primary medical
care HPSAs with scores of 17 and above
are authorized for the assignment of
NHSC scholarship recipients who are
primary care physicians, family nurse
practitioners (NPs), physician assistants
(PAs), or CNMs; (2) mental health
HPSAs with scores of 17 and above are
authorized for the assignment of NHSC
scholarship recipients who are
psychiatrists; (3) dental HPSAs with
scores of 17 and above are authorized
for the assignment of NHSC scholarship
recipients who are dentists. Given the
lower number of scholars available for
placement in this cycle, the NHSC has
determined that a minimum HPSA score
of 17 will enable it to meet its statutory
obligation to identify approved service
sites at least equal to, but not greater
than twice, the number of NHSC
scholars available to serve.
The number of new NHSC placements
through the Scholarship Program
allowed at any one site is limited to the
following:
(1) Primary Medical Care:
No more than 1 physician (MD or
DO); and no more than 1 NP, PA, or
CNM.
(2) Dental:
No more than 1 dentist.
(3) Mental Health:
No more than 1 psychiatrist.
Application Requests, Dates and
Address
The list of HPSAs and entities that are
eligible to receive priority for the
placement of Corps personnel may be
updated periodically. Entities that no
longer meet eligibility criteria, including
those sites whose NHSC 3-year approval
has lapsed or whose HPSA designation
is withdrawn, will be removed from the
priority listing. New entities interested
in being added to the high priority list
must submit a Multi-Year NHSC R&R
Assistance Application to: National
Health Service Corps, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Room 8A–30, Rockville, MD
20857, fax 301–594–2721.
Entities interested in receiving
application materials may do so by
calling the HRSA call center at 1–800–
221–9393. They may also get
information and download application
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materials at: https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/
communities/apply.htm.
A listing of HPSAs and their scores is
posted at https://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/.
Additional Information
Entities wishing to provide additional
data and information in support of their
inclusion on the proposed list of HPSAs
and entities that would receive priority
in assignment of scholarship-obligated
Corps members must do so in writing no
later than July 23, 2009. This
information should be submitted to:
Mark Pincus, Director, Division of Site
and Clinician Recruitment, Bureau of
Clinician Recruitment and Service, 5600
Fishers Lane, Room 8A–55, Rockville,
MD 20857. This information will be
considered in preparing the final list of
HPSAs and entities that are receiving
priority for the assignment of
scholarship-obligated Corps personnel.
Paperwork Reduction Act: The R&R
Assistance Application has been
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget under the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The OMB clearance
number is 0915–0230 and expires
September 30, 2011.
The program is not subject to the
provisions of Executive Order 12372,
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs (as implemented through 45
CFR part 100).
Dated: June 17, 2009.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Extension of Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review:
TSA Claims Management Program
AGENCY: Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 30-day Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces that
the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has forwarded the
Information Collection Request (ICR),
OMB control number 1652–0039,
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
renewal in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR
describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected burden. TSA
published a Federal Register notice,
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments, of the following collection of
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information on April 1, 2009, at 74 FR
14808. The collection involves the
submission of information from
claimants in order to thoroughly
examine and resolve tort claims against
the agency.
DATES: Send your comments by July 23,
2009. A comment to OMB is most
effective if OMB receives it within 30
days of publication.
Comments may be mailed
or delivered to Ginger LeMay, PRA
Officer, Office of Information
Technology, TSA–11, Transportation
Security Administration, 601 South
12th Street, Arlington, VA 20596–6011.
Interested persons are invited to submit
written comments on the proposed
information collection to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget.
Comments should be addressed to Desk
Officer, Department of Homeland
Security/TSA, and sent via electronic
mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov
or faxed to (202) 395–6974.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ginger LeMay, Office of Information
Technology, TSA–11, Transportation
Security Administration, 601 South
12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598–6011;
telephone (571) 227–3616 or e-mail
ginger.lemay@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), an agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a valid OMB control
number. The ICR documentation is
available at https://www.reginfo.gov.
Therefore, in preparation for OMB
review and approval of the following
information collection, TSA is soliciting
comments to—
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
information requirement is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including using
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
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Information Collection Requirement
Title: TSA Claims Management
System.
Type of Request: Renewal of one
currently approved Information
Collection Request (ICR).
OMB Control Number: 1652–0039.
Form(s): Supplemental Information
Form, Payment Form.
Affected Public: Members of the
traveling public who believe they have
experienced property loss or damage, a
personal injury, or other damages due to
the negligence or wrongful act or
omission of a TSA employee and decide
to seek compensation by filing a Federal
tort claim against TSA.
Abstract: Submission of a claim is
entirely voluntary and initiated by
individuals. The claimants (or
respondents) to this collection are
typically the traveling public. Currently,
claimants file a tort claim by submitting
to TSA a Standard Form 95 (SF–95),
which has been approved under OMB
control number 1105–0008. Because
TSA requires further clarifying
information to thoroughly examine their
claim, claimants are asked to complete
a Supplemental Information page added
to the SF–95. The Supplemental
Information page requests claimants to
provide additional claim information
including: (1) E-mail address, (2)
Airport name, (3) Location of incident
within the airport, (4) Complete travel
itinerary, (5) Whether baggage was
delayed by airline, (6) Why they believe
TSA was negligent, (7) Whether they
used a third-party baggage service, (8)
Whether they were traveling under
military orders, and (9) Whether they
submitted claims with the airlines or
insurance.
If TSA determines payment is
warranted, TSA will then send the
claimant a separate form requesting: (1)
Claimant signature, (2) banking
information (bank routing number and
account number), and (3) Social
Security number (required by the U.S.
Treasury for all Government payments
to the public pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
3325).
Claims instructions and forms are
available through the TSA Web site at
https://www.tsa.gov. Claimants must
download these forms and mail or fax
them to TSA. TSA will use all data
collected from claimants to examine and
analyze tort claims against the agency to
determine alleged TSA liability and to
reimburse claimants when the claims
are approved. In some cases, TSA may
use the information to identify victims
of theft or to aid any criminal
investigations into property theft.
Number of Respondents: 22,800.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Recruitment of Sites for Assignment of Corps Personnel Obligated
Under the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
announces that the listing of entities, and their Health Professional
Shortage Area (HPSA) scores, that will receive priority for the
assignment of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) scholarship
recipients (Corps Personnel, Corps members) during the period July 1,
2009, through June 30, 2010, is posted on the NHSC Web site at https://nhscjobs.hrsa.gov/. This list specifies which entities are eligible to
receive assignment of Corps members who are participating in the NHSC
Scholarship Program. A separate Federal Register Notice pertaining to
sites eligible to receive NHSC Loan Repayment Program participants and
non-obligated individuals was published on May 28, 2009 (74 FR 25568).
Please note that not all vacancies associated with sites on the list
described below will be for Corps members, but could be for NHSC
Scholarship Program participants
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serving their obligation through the Private Practice Option.
Eligible HPSAs and Entities
To be eligible to receive assignment of Corps personnel, entities
must: (1) Have a current HPSA designation by the Office of Shortage
Designation, Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA; (2) not deny requested
health care services, or discriminate in the provision of services to
an individual because the individual is unable to pay for the services
or because payment for the services would be made under Medicare,
Medicaid, or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP); (3)
enter into an agreement with the State agency that administers Medicaid
and SCHIP, accept assignment under Medicare, see all patients
regardless of their ability to pay, and use and post a discounted fee
plan; and (4) be determined by the Secretary to have (a) a need and
demand for health manpower in the area; (b) appropriately and
efficiently used Corps members assigned to the entity in the past; (c)
general community support for the assignment of Corps members; (d) made
unsuccessful efforts to recruit; (e) a reasonable prospect for sound
fiscal management by the entity with respect to Corps members assigned
there; and (f) demonstrated a willingness to support and facilitate
mentorship, professional development, and training opportunities for
Corps members. Priority in approving applications for assignment of
Corps members goes to sites that (1) provide primary medical care,
mental health, and/or oral health services to a primary medical care,
mental health, or dental HPSA of greatest shortage, respectively; (2)
are part of a system of care that provides a continuum of services,
including comprehensive primary health care and appropriate referrals
or arrangements for secondary and tertiary care; (3) have a documented
record of sound fiscal management; and (4) will experience a negative
impact on its capacity to provide primary health services if a Corps
member is not assigned to the entity.
Entities that receive assignment of Corps personnel must assure
that (1) the position will permit the full scope of practice and that
the clinician meets the credentialing requirements of the State and
site; and (2) the Corps member assigned to the entity is engaged in
full-time clinical practice at the approved service location. For all
health professionals except those noted below, ``full-time clinical
practice'' means a minimum of 40 hours per week with at least 32 hours
per week spent providing direct outpatient care in the approved
ambulatory care setting. The remaining hours may be spent providing
care for patients of the practice in approved alternative settings such
as hospitals, or performing practice-related administrative duties (not
to exceed 8 hours per week). Obstetricians/gynecologists, certified
nurse midwives (CNMs), and family practitioners who practice obstetrics
on a regular basis are required to engage in a minimum of 21 hours per
week of outpatient clinical practice. The remaining hours, making up
the minimum 40-hour per week total, include delivery and other clinical
hospital-based duties, as well as practice-related administrative
duties (not to exceed 8 hours per week). For psychiatrists, at least 21
of the minimum 40 hours per week must be spent providing direct patient
counseling during normally scheduled office hours in the ambulatory
outpatient care setting. The remaining hours must be spent providing
clinical services in approved alternative settings, or performing
practice-related administrative activities (not to exceed 8 hours per
week.) For all Corps personnel, time spent on-call does not count
toward the 40 hours per week. In addition, sites receiving assignment
of Corps personnel are expected to (1) report to the NHSC all absences,
including those in excess of the authorized number of days (up to 35
work days or 280 hours per service year); (2) report to the NHSC any
change in the status of an NHSC clinician at the site; (3) provide the
time and leave records, schedules, and any related personnel documents
for NHSC assignees (including documentation, if applicable, of the
reason(s) for the termination of an NHSC clinician's employment at the
site prior to his or her obligated service end date); and (4) submit a
Uniform Data System (UDS) report. The UDS system allows the site to
assess the age, sex, race/ethnicity of, and provider encounter records
for, its user population. The UDS reports are site specific. Providers
fulfilling NHSC commitments are assigned to a specific site or, in some
cases, more than one site. The scope of activity to be reported in UDS
includes all activity at the site(s) to which the Corps member is
assigned.
Evaluation and Selection Process
In order for a site to be eligible for placement of NHSC personnel,
it must be approved by the NHSC following the site's submission of a
Multi-Year Recruitment and Retention (R&R) Assistance Application. The
R&R Application approval is good for a period of 3 years from the date
of approval.
In approving applications for the assignment of Corps members, the
Secretary shall give priority to any such application that is made
regarding the provision of primary health services to a HPSA with the
greatest shortage. For the program year July 1, 2009, through June 30,
2010, HPSAs of greatest shortage for determination of priority for
assignment of NHSC scholarship-obligated Corps personnel will be
defined as follows: (1) Primary medical care HPSAs with scores of 17
and above are authorized for the assignment of NHSC scholarship
recipients who are primary care physicians, family nurse practitioners
(NPs), physician assistants (PAs), or CNMs; (2) mental health HPSAs
with scores of 17 and above are authorized for the assignment of NHSC
scholarship recipients who are psychiatrists; (3) dental HPSAs with
scores of 17 and above are authorized for the assignment of NHSC
scholarship recipients who are dentists. Given the lower number of
scholars available for placement in this cycle, the NHSC has determined
that a minimum HPSA score of 17 will enable it to meet its statutory
obligation to identify approved service sites at least equal to, but
not greater than twice, the number of NHSC scholars available to serve.
The number of new NHSC placements through the Scholarship Program
allowed at any one site is limited to the following:
(1) Primary Medical Care:
No more than 1 physician (MD or DO); and no more than 1 NP, PA, or
CNM.
(2) Dental:
No more than 1 dentist.
(3) Mental Health:
No more than 1 psychiatrist.
Application Requests, Dates and Address
The list of HPSAs and entities that are eligible to receive
priority for the placement of Corps personnel may be updated
periodically. Entities that no longer meet eligibility criteria,
including those sites whose NHSC 3-year approval has lapsed or whose
HPSA designation is withdrawn, will be removed from the priority
listing. New entities interested in being added to the high priority
list must submit a Multi-Year NHSC R&R Assistance Application to:
National Health Service Corps, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8A-30,
Rockville, MD 20857, fax 301-594-2721.
Entities interested in receiving application materials may do so by
calling the HRSA call center at 1-800-221-9393. They may also get
information and download application
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materials at: https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/communities/apply.htm.
A listing of HPSAs and their scores is posted at https://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/.
Additional Information
Entities wishing to provide additional data and information in
support of their inclusion on the proposed list of HPSAs and entities
that would receive priority in assignment of scholarship-obligated
Corps members must do so in writing no later than July 23, 2009. This
information should be submitted to: Mark Pincus, Director, Division of
Site and Clinician Recruitment, Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and
Service, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8A-55, Rockville, MD 20857. This
information will be considered in preparing the final list of HPSAs and
entities that are receiving priority for the assignment of scholarship-
obligated Corps personnel.
Paperwork Reduction Act: The R&R Assistance Application has been
approved by the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The OMB clearance number is 0915-0230 and expires
September 30, 2011.
The program is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order
12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs (as implemented
through 45 CFR part 100).
Dated: June 17, 2009.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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