[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 92 (Monday, May 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27972-27973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11256]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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, email [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-
1984.
    HRSA especially requests comments on: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden, (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected, and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.

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Information Collection Request Title: Information and Referral and 
Professional Training Impact Surveys in Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA)--Funded Traumatic Brain Injury Grants (OMB No. 
0915-xxxx)--New

    Abstract: This survey is designed to collect information from HRSA-
funded Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Implementation Partnership 
Grants and Protection and Advocacy for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) 
Grants regarding the impact of grant activities on individuals with 
traumatic brain injury and their family members. The authority for this 
program is the Public Health Service Act, Title XII, Section 1252 (42 
U.S.C. 300d-52) as amended by the Children's Health Act of 2000, sec. 
1304, Public Law 106-310, as further amended by the Traumatic Brain 
Injury Act of 2008, sec. 6, Public Law 110-206.
    Individuals with TBI present with a host of different symptoms, 
which exist with varying levels of severity. Comprehensive appropriate 
care often requires a variety of services such as physical 
rehabilitation, speech rehabilitation, cognitive rehabilitation, 
special education accommodations, vocational skills coaching, and 
independent living skills training, which are located across many state 
and local agencies. For this reason, individuals with TBI and their 
family members often have difficulty identifying local providers with 
the skills and expertise to deliver services that will promote recovery 
and maximize independence.
    Per the authorizing legislation, the intent of these programs is to 
improve access to rehabilitation and other services regarding traumatic 
brain injury. The HRSA State Implementation Partnership Grants and 
State Protection and Advocacy Grants support this charge by providing 
information to individuals with TBI and their families about TBI and 
making referrals to local providers equipped to meet the unique needs 
of each survivor. Additionally, these grant programs train providers in 
various settings to identify and effectively serve individuals with TBI 
and their families.
    To date, a number of grantees have collected data independently to 
determine the impact of their work on individuals with TBI and their 
families. HRSA proposes uniform data collection surveys for these two 
categories of activities--information and referral services, and 
professional training--to assess the extent to which these activities 
are increasing access to rehabilitation and other services. In addition 
to providing uniform data across these grant programs, the data will 
help determine what efforts might improve outreach and provision of 
services for future projects.
    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 Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below.
    The annual estimate of burden is as follows:

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                                                                                      Average
                                     Number of       Number of         Total        burden per     Total burden
            Form name               respondents    responses per     responses     response  (in       hours
                                                    respondent                        hours)
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Feedback Form for Individuals             21,000               1          21,000            0.25            5250
 with TBI and/or their Family
 Members receiving Information
 and Referral Services..........
Feedback Form for Training                10,500               1          10,500            0.25           2,625
 Session Participants...........
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    Total.......................          31,500            1\1\          31,500            0.50           7,875
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\1\ Respondents for these two survey forms will be distinct; individuals will not complete both surveys.
  Therefore, there will be only one response per respondent.


ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
    Deadline: Comments on this ICR must be received within 60 days of 
this notice.

    Dated: May 7, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-11256 Filed 5-10-13; 8:45 am]
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