[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45815-45816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18551]


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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 
no later than October 6, 2014.

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: Information/Referral and 
Professional Training Surveys

(OMB No. 0915-xxxx)--[New]

    Abstract: These surveys are designed to collect information from 
recipients of information/referral services and professional training 
provided by the following two HRSA-funded programs: (1) Traumatic Brain 
Injury (TBI) State Implementation Partnership Grants and (2) Protection 
and Advocacy for TBI Grants. Additionally, grant recipients 
administering these surveys will submit a summary report aggregating 
the responses from these two surveys.
    The authority for this program is the Public Health Service Act, 
Title XII, Section 1252, as amended (42 U.S.C. 300d-52). 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.
    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. These services are often located 
across many state/local agencies and providers. 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.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA proposes that the 
data collection surveys be administered by grant recipients to 
individuals with TBI, their family members, and professional providers 
for two categories of activities--information/referral services and 
professional training. These surveys were developed to capture the 
following: (1) The effectiveness of information and referral services 
provided to individuals with TBI and their family members, and (2) the 
effectiveness of training about TBI for professionals who may encounter

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individuals with TBI in their work roles. 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. Grantees will report the data to HRSA in an annual 
summary report.
    Likely Respondents: Individuals with TBI, their family members, and 
professional providers in various settings will be the likely 
respondents for these surveys. Recipients of both the State 
Implementation Partnership Grants and the Protection and Advocacy 
Grants programs will be the respondents for the summary report.
    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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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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INITIAL Survey for Individuals              7850               1            7850            0.25            1963
 with TBI and/or their Family
 Members Receiving Information
 and Referral Services from
 Grant Recipients...............
FOLLOW-UP Survey for Individuals            3925               1            3925            0.25             981
 with TBI and/or their Family
 Members receiving Information
 and Referral Services from
 Grant Recipients...............
INITIAL Survey for Participants            13370               1           13370            0.25            3343
 in Training Sessions provided
 by Grant Recipients............
FOLLOW-UP Survey for                        6685               1            6685            0.25            1671
 Participants in Training
 Sessions Provided by Grant
 Recipients.....................
Summary Report from Grant                     77               1              77           16               1232
 Recipients.....................
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    Total.......................          31,907  ..............          31,907  ..............            9190
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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: July 28, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014-18551 Filed 8-5-14; 8:45 am]
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