Federal Register / Vol. 72, No.

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the programs, specifically: (a) The (encounters); and (d) the improvement Results Act of 1993. It will also ensure
characteristics of the patients they serve in pulmonary function of patients that the organizations funded have
(gender, age, disability level, occupation (pulmonary rehabilitation). This demonstrated a need for services in
type); (b) the characteristics of services assessment will provide data useful to their communities and that funds are
provided (medical, non-medical, or the program and will enable HRSA to being effectively used to provide
counseling); (c) number of patients provide data required by Congress services to meet those needs.
served and visits conducted under the Government Performance and The estimated burden is as follows:

Number of Hours per Total burden

Form name respondents response hours

Database ...................................................................................................................................... 15 20 300

Written comments and 41759, correct the Total Burden Hours Proposed Project: National Practitioner
recommendations concerning the as follows: Data Bank and Healthcare Integrity and
proposed information collection should Protection Data Bank Market Surveys
be sent within 30 days of this notice to Type of report Total burden and Survey of Use of Data Bank
the desk officer for HRSA, either by e- hours Information by Queriers: NEW
mail to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov The purpose of these surveys is to
or by fax to 202–395–6974. Please direct Universal report .................... 58,104
Grant report .......................... conduct a follow-up study to the
2,700
all correspondence to the ‘‘attention of National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
the desk officer for HRSA.’’ Total ............................... 60,804 User and Non-User Surveys of 2001. In
Dated: August 15, 2007. addition, Healthcare Integrity and
Alexandra Huttinger, Dated: August 15, 2007. Protection Data Bank (HIPDB) users and
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review non-sers will be included in this study.
Alexandra Huttinger,
and Coordination. The study will evaluate the
[FR Doc. E7–16368 Filed 8–20–07; 8:45 am] Acting Director, Division of Policy Review effectiveness of the NPDB and the
and Coordination. HIPDB as flagging systems, sources of
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P
[FR Doc. E7–16370 Filed 8–20–07; 8:45 am] information, and decisionmaking tools.
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P It will also determine user satisfaction
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND with the process, use, and information
HUMAN SERVICES provided by the NPDB and HIPDB.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Surveys will be administered to
Health Resources and Services HUMAN SERVICES entities that report to and/or query the
Administration NPDB and HIPDB, including users who
Health Resources and Services query either the NPDB and/or HIPDB
Agency Information Collection Administration and who receive a ‘‘match’’, i.e. copies
Activities: Submission for OMB of adverse actions concerning a queried
Review; Comment Request Agency Information Collection practitioner. A sample of Queriers who
Activities: Submission for OMB received a matched response will be
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
Review; Comment Request surveyed about the information
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Correction of total burden
received. NPDB and HIPDB non-users
Periodically, the Health Resources will also be surveyed. Eligible NPDB
hours. and Services Administration (HRSA) and HIPDB users will be asked to
SUMMARY: The Health Resources and publishes abstracts of information complete a Web-based Internet survey
Services Administration published an collection requests under review by the or a computer-assisted telephone
Agency Information Collection Office of Management and Budget interview (CATI). NPDB and HIPDB
document in the Federal Register of (OMB), in compliance with the non-users will complete either a Web or
July 31, 2007 (FR Doc. E7–14680), on Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 CATI, or will be transferred to an
page 41759, regarding Bureau of U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of interactive voice response (IVR) system
Primary Health Care (BPHC) Uniform the clearance requests submitted to during the CATI to complete the survey.
Data System (OMB No. 0915–0193). In OMB for review, call the HRSA Reports Data gathered from the survey will be
the burden table, the total burden hours Clearance Office on (301) 443–1129. compared with similar information from
published are incorrect. The following request has been previous surveys of users and non-users
submitted to the Office of Management and will provide HRSA with the
Correction information necessary to improve the
and Budget for review under the
In the Federal Register issue of July usability of the NPDB and HIPDB.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995:
31, 2007, FR Doc. E7–14680), on page The estimate of burden is as follows:

Responses
Number of Total Hours per Total burden
Respondents Respondent description per
respondents responses response (hours)
respondent
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NPDB Users Group Survey Malpractice Payers ............ 228 1 228 .25 57
Licensing Boards ............... 90 1 90 .25 22.5
Hospitals (Reporting) ......... 466 1 466 .25 116.5
Hospitals (Querying) .......... 994 1 994 .25 248.5
MCOs ................................ 900 1 900 .25 225

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