Notice2023-23996
Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Information Collection: Application for Participation in the IHS Scholarship Program
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Published
October 31, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentIndian Health Service
Abstract
In compliance the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to comment on the information collection titled, "Application for Participation in the IHS Scholarship Program," Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 0917-0006. IHS is requesting OMB to approve an extension for this collection, which expires on October 31, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74499-74500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23996]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Information Collection:
Application for Participation in the IHS Scholarship Program
AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments. Request for revision to a
collection.
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SUMMARY: In compliance the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian
Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to comment on the
information collection titled, ``Application for
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Participation in the IHS Scholarship Program,'' Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Control No. 0917-0006. IHS is requesting OMB to
approve an extension for this collection, which expires on October 31,
2023.
DATES: Comment Due Date: November 30, 2023. Your comments regarding
this information collection are best assured of having full effect if
received within 30 days of the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions regarding the proposed
information collection contained in this notice, especially regarding
the estimated public burden and associated response time to: Office of
Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for IHS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information,
please contact Evonne Bennett, Information Collection Clearance Officer
by email at: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c695a43424249026e4942424958586c45445f024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a7f4c5554545f14785f54545f4e4e7a535249145d554c">[email protected]</span></a> or telephone at 240-472-1996.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This previously approved information
collection project was last published in the Federal Register (88 FR
59929), on August 30, 2023 and allowed 60 days for public comment. The
purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment. A copy
of the supporting statement is available at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (see
Docket ID IHS-2023-0001).
Information Collection: Title: ``Application for Participation in
the IHS Scholarship Program,'' OMB Control No. 0917-0006. Type of
Information Collection Request: Extension of the currently approved
information collection ``Application for Participation in the IHS
Scholarship Program,'' OMB Control No. 0917-0006. Form Number(s): IHS-
856-07 through 856-16, IHS-856-21 through 856-22, IHS-817, and IHS-818
are retained for use by the IHS Scholarship Program (IHSSP) as part of
this current Information Collection Request. Reporting forms are found
on the IHS website at <a href="http://www.ihs.gov/scholarship">www.ihs.gov/scholarship</a>. Need and Use of
Information Collection: The IHS Scholarship Branch needs this
information for program administration and uses the information to:
solicit, process, and award IHS Pre-graduate, Preparatory, and/or
Health Professions Scholarship recipients; monitor the academic
performance of recipients; and to place recipients at payback sites.
The IHSSP application is electronically available on the internet at
the IHS website at: <a href="http://www.ihs.gov/scholarship/applynow/">http://www.ihs.gov/scholarship/applynow/</a>. Affected
Public: Individuals, not-for-profit institutions and State, local or
Tribal Governments. Type of Respondents: Students pursuing health care
professions.
The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments,
Estimated number of respondents, Number of responses per respondent,
Annual number of responses, Average burden hour per response, and Total
annual burden hours.
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Number of Responses per Total annual Annual burden
Forms Data collection instrument(s) respondents respondent response Burden hour per response * hours
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Scholarship Online Application 850 1 850 1.00 (60 min)................. 850
1....................... Verification of Acceptance or 300 1 300 0.13 ( 8 min)................. 40
Decline of Award (IHS-856-7).
2....................... Scholarship Program Agreement 60 1 60 0.16 (10 min)................. 10
(IHS-817).
3....................... Health Professions Contract 225 1 225 0.16 (10min).................. 38
(IHS-818).
4....................... Recipient's Initial Program 800 1 800 0.13 (8 min).................. 107
Progress Report (IHS-856-8).
5....................... Notification of Academic 20 1 20 0.13 (8 min).................. 3
Problem (IHS-856-9).
6....................... Change of Status (IHS-856-10). 50 1 50 .045 (25 min)................. 21
7....................... Notification of Deferment 60 1 60 0.13 (8 min).................. 8
Intent (IHS-856-11).
8....................... Preferred Placement (IHS-856- 150 1 150 0.50 (30 min)................. 75
12).
9....................... Notification of Impending 170 1 170 0.17 (10 min)................. 28
Graduation (IHS-856-13).
10...................... Deferment Approval Request 60 1 60 0.13 (8 min).................. 8
(IHS-856-14).
11...................... Placement Update (IHS-856-15). 170 1 170 0.18 (11 min)................. 31
12...................... Annual Status Report (IHS-856- 200 1 200 0.25 (15 min)................. 50
16).
13...................... Summer School Request (IHS-856- 100 1 100 0.10 (6 min).................. 10
21).
14...................... Change of Name or Address (IHS- 20 1 20 0.13 (8 min).................. 3
856-22).
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Total............... .............................. .............. .............. 3,235 225........................... 1,281
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* For ease of understanding, burden hours per response are also provided in minutes.
There are no direct costs to respondents other than their time to
voluntarily complete the forms and submit them for consideration. The
estimated cost for the federal government is $145,223.00 (contractor)
to work on the program with IHS program staff.
There are no capital costs, operating costs and/or maintenance
costs to respondents.
Requests for Comments: Your written comments and/or suggestions are
invited on one or more of the following points:
(a) whether the information collection activity is necessary to
carry out an agency function;
(b) whether the agency processes the information collected in a
useful and timely fashion;
(c) the accuracy of the public burden estimate (the estimated
amount of time needed for individual respondents to provide the
requested information);
(d) whether the methodology and assumptions used to determine the
estimates are logical;
(e) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information being collected; and
(f) ways to minimize the public burden through the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Roselyn Tso,
Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-23996 Filed 10-30-23; 8:45 am]
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