[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 7 (Thursday, January 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 2274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00292]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Health Resources and 
Services Administration (HRSA) will submit an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Comments 
submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided 
to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the 
review and approval period. To request a copy of the clearance requests 
submitted to OMB for review, email [email protected] or call the HRSA 
Reports Clearance Office at (301) 443-1984.
    Information Collection Request Title: Telehealth Resource Center 
Performance Measurement Tool (OMB No. 0915-xxxx)--NEW.
    Abstract: In order to ensure the best use of public funds and to 
meet GPRA requirements, the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth 
(OAT) in collaboration with Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs) has 
developed a set of performance metrics to evaluate the technical 
assistance services provided by the TRCs. The TRC Performance Indicator 
Data Collection Tool contains the data elements that would need to be 
collected by TRCs in order to report on the performance metrics. This 
tool can be easily translated into a web-based data collection system 
(PIMS). Also, it will allow the TRCs to report to OAT around their 
projects' performance progress and will allow OAT to demonstrate to 
Congress the value added from the TRC Grant Program.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this ICR are summarized in the table below.
    The annual estimate of burden is as follows:

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
            Form name               respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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Telehealth Resource Center                    10              76             760            0.07              53
 Performance Data Collection....
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    Total.......................              10              76             760            0.07              53
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to the desk officer for HRSA, either by 
email to [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-5806. Please 
direct all correspondence to the ``attention of the desk officer for 
HRSA.''
    Deadline: Comments on this ICR should be received within 30 days of 
this notice.

    Dated: December 28, 2012.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-00292 Filed 1-9-13; 8:45 am]
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