[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13311-13312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05137]


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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

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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: Data Collection Tool for 
Rural Health Community-Based Grant Programs
    OMB No.: 0915-0319--Revision
    Abstract: There are currently five rural health grant programs that 
operate under the authority of section 330A 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); and (5) Rural Health Network 
Development Planning Grant Program (Network Planning). These grants are 
to provide expanded delivery of health care services in rural areas, 
for the planning and implementation of integrated health care networks 
in rural areas, and for the planning and implementation of quality 
improvement and workforce activities. In general, the grants may be 
used to expand access, coordinate, and improve the quality of essential 
health care services and enhance the delivery of health care in rural 
areas.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: 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 ORHP's progress toward 
meeting the goals set.
    Likely Respondents: Award recipients of the programs under the 
section 330A of the Public Health Service Act.
    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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Rural Health Care Services                    71               1              71               2             142
 Outreach Grant Program Measures
Rural Health Network Development              20               1              20               5             100
 Grant Program Measures.........
Delta States Rural Development                12               1              12               6              72
 Network Grant Program..........
Small Health Care Provider                    30               2              60              10             600
 Quality Improvement Grant
 Program........................
Rural Health Network Development              21               1              21               1              21
 Planning Grant Program Measures
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    Total.......................             154  ..............             184  ..............             935
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    HRSA specifically 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.

    Dated: February 28, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014-05137 Filed 3-7-14; 8:45 am]
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