[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35285-35286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13918]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

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 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) announces plans to submit an Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks 
comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any 
other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on this Information Collection Request must be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn 
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Evaluation and Initial 
Assessment of HRSA Teaching Health Centers. OMB No. 0915-xxxx--New.
    Abstract: Section 5508 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 amended 
section 340H of the Public Health Service Act to establish the Teaching 
Health Center Graduate Medical Education program to support the 
expansion of new and existing primary care residency training programs 
in community-based settings. The primary goals of this program are to 
increase the production of primary care doctors who are well prepared 
to practice in community settings, particularly with underserved 
populations, and to improve the overall number and geographic 
distribution of primary care providers.
    To ensure these goals are achieved, the George Washington 
University (GW) will conduct an evaluation of the training, 
administrative and organizational structures, clinical service, 
challenges, innovations, costs associated with training, and outcomes 
of Teaching Health Centers (THCs). GW has developed a program data 
collection tool that assesses basic organizational and training 
characteristics of the programs (including program specialty, numbers 
trained, training sites, educational partners, and residency program 
financing), educational initiatives (particularly around training for 
changing health care delivery systems and community experiences), and 
health center characteristics (including current workforce and 
vacancies, clinical service provided by residents, and participation in 
workforce programs such as the National Health Service Corps).
    Questionnaires have also been developed for implementation with all 
THC matriculating residents, graduating residents, and graduated 
residents at one year post-graduation. The matriculation questionnaire 
aims to collect background information on THC residents to better 
understand the characteristics of individuals who apply and are 
accepted to THC programs. The graduation questionnaire collects 
information on career plans. The alumni questionnaire collects 
information on career outcomes (including practice in primary care and 
in underserved settings) following graduation as well as feedback on 
the quality of training.
    Statute requires that THC programs report annually on the types of 
primary care resident approved training programs that the THCs provided 
for residents, the number of approved training positions for residents, 
the number of residents who completed their residency training at the 
end of the academic year and care for vulnerable populations, and any 
other information as deemed appropriate by the Secretary. The described 
data collection activities will serve to meet this statutory 
requirement for the THC programs in a uniform and consistent manner and 
will allow comparisons of this group to other trainees in non-THC 
programs.
    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.
    Total Estimated Annualized burden hours:

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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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Program Data Collection Tool....              40               1              40               8             320
THC Graduate Survey.............             200               1             200            0.33              66
THC Matriculant Survey..........             200               1             200            0.25              50
THC Graduation Survey...........             200               1             200            0.25              50
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    Total.......................             640  ..............             640  ..............             486
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    Dated: June 6, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-13918 Filed 6-11-13; 8:45 am]
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