Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request,
[Federal Register: August 13, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 156)]
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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, Pub. L. 104-13], the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects 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 at (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: Implementation of a Reporting Form to Grantees of the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program--New
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau of HRSA is planning to implement an annual reporting form required of grantees of the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program. The purpose of the form is to provide systematic information and data on the activities conducted and the results obtained by EMSC program grantees to meet the overall program goal of reducing child and youth mortality and morbidity sustained as a result of severe illness or trauma. The proposed form will constitute a new reporting requirement for EMSC grantees.
Data from the form will provide quantitative information on the different aspects of the EMSC program, specifically: (a) demographic data/profile of populations served, (b) state EMSC infrastructure/ system development, (c) local infrastructure/system development, and (d) training of EMS staff in pediatric protocols. This form will provide data useful to the states and will enable HRSA to provide data required by Congress under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.
The estimated burden on respondents is as follows:
Total Respondents
Number of Hours per hour respondents respondent burden
Grantees............................
50
2
100
Send comments to Susan Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: August 7, 1998. Jane Harrison, Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
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