[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76473-76474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30894]


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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) publishes 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 and draft instruments, e-mail [email protected] or 
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; (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: Data Collection Tool for Rural Health Community-Based 
Grant Programs (OMB No. 0915-0319)--[Revision]

    On May 20, 2008, OMB approved the Agency's request for the 
collection of data related to program and clinical measures (OMB No. 
0915-0319) and set an expiration date of May 31, 2011. The Agency is 
now proceeding to submit a revised package which will include program 
specific measures that are further aligned with the agency's updated 
clinical measures. These measures were modified based on the feedback 
received from grantees and to reflect ORHP and HRSA's current 
priorities and clarify certain measures across all 330A programs. In 
addition, these revisions will enhance data collection and analysis in 
an effort to strengthen the value of the data collection tool.
    There are currently six rural health grant programs that operate 
under the authority of Section 301 of the Public Health Service (PHS) 
Act. These programs include: (1) Rural Health Care Services Outreach 
Grant Program (Outreach); (2) Rural Health Network Development Grant 
Program (Network Development); (3) Small Healthcare Provider Quality 
Grant Program (Quality); (4) Delta States Rural Development Network 
Grant Program (Delta); (5) Network Planning Grant Program and (6) Rural 
Health Workforce Development Grant Program. These grants are to provide 
for the expanded delivery of health care services, the planning and 
implementation of integrated health care networks, and the planning and 
implementation of quality improvement and workforce activities--all in 
rural areas.
    For these programs, performance measures were drafted to provide 
data useful to the programs and to enable HRSA to provide aggregate 
program data required by Congress under the Government Performance and 
Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. These measures cover the principal topic 
areas of interest to ORHP, including: (a) Access to care; (b) the 
underinsured and uninsured; (c) workforce recruitment and retention; 
(d) sustainability; (e) health information technology; (f) network 
development, and (g) health related clinical measures. Several measures 
will be used for all six programs. All measures will speak to the 
Office's progress toward meeting the goals set.
    The annual estimate of burden is as follows:

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
           Instrument               respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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Rural Health Care Services                   111               1             111            2.75          305.25
 Outreach Grant Program.........
Rural Health Network Development              49               1              49            2              98
Delta States Rural Development                12               1              12            3              36
 Network Grant Program..........
Small Health Care Provider                    59               1              59            6             354
 Quality Improvement Grant
 Program........................
Network Development Planning                  30               1              30            1              30
 Grant Program..................
Rural Health Workforce                        20               1              20            1.75           35
 Development Program............
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    Total.......................             281  ..............             281  ..............          858.25
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    E-mail comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.


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    Dated: December 1, 2010.
Robert Hendricks,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2010-30894 Filed 12-7-10; 8:45 am]
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