[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32301-32302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13003]


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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

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 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.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than July 7, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the Information Collection 
Request Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email the HRSA Information 
Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or call (301) 443-
1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Information Collection Request Title: Data Collection Tool for 
Rural Health Community-Based Grant Programs.
    OMB No.: 0915-0319--Extension.
    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

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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.
    Summary of Prior Comments and Agency Response: A 60-day Federal 
Register Notice was published in the Federal Register on March 10, 2014 
(see 79 FR13311-12). One comment was received requesting a copy of the 
data collection plans and draft instruments that are referenced in the 
60-day Federal Register notice for Rural Health Care Services Outreach 
Grant Program (Outreach); Rural Health Network Development Grant 
Program (Network Development); Small Healthcare Provider Quality Grant 
Program (Quality); and Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant 
Program (Network Planning). HRSA provided the draft instruments on 
March 12, 2014, via email.
    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 ICR are summarized in the table below.

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                                                     Number of
          Grant program              Number of     responses per       Total      Average burden    Total hour
                                    respondents     respondent       responses     per response       burden
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Rural Health Care Services                    71               1              71            2.00           142.0
 Outreach Grant Program.........
Rural Health Network Development              20               1              20            4.00            80.0
Delta States Rural Development                12               1              12            6.00            72.0
 Network Grant Program..........
Small Health Care Provider                    30               1              30            7.25           217.5
 Quality Improvement Grant
 Program........................
Network Development Planning                  21               1              21            3.00            63.0
 Grant Program..................
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    Total.......................             154  ..............             154  ..............           574.5
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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: May 29, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
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