[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75163-75164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29505]


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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 January 
16, 2015.

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: Bureau of Primary Health Care 
(BPHC) Uniform Data System.
    OMB No.: 0915-0193--Revision.
    Abstract: The Uniform Data System (UDS) is the Bureau of Primary 
Health Care's (BPHC's) annual reporting system for HRSA-supported 
health centers. The UDS includes reporting requirements for Health 
Center Program grantees and look-alikes of the following programs: the 
Community Health Center program, the Migrant Health Center program, the 
Health Care for the Homeless program, and the Public Housing Primary 
Care program.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA collects UDS data 
which are used to ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory 
requirements, improve health center performance and operations, and 
report overall program accomplishments. The data help to identify 
trends over time, enabling HRSA to establish or expand targeted 
programs and identify effective services and interventions to improve 
the health of underserved communities and vulnerable populations. UDS 
data are compared with national health-related data, including the 
National Health Interview Survey and the National Health and Nutrition 
Examination Survey, to review differences between the health center 
patient populations and the U.S. population at large and those 
individuals and families who rely on the health care safety net for 
primary care. UDS data also inform Health Center Programs, partners, 
and communities about the patients served by health centers. To meet 
these objectives, BPHC requires a core set of data collected annually. 
The UDS data collection for 2015 will be revised in three ways. A new 
line will be added to identify patients that are dually eligible for 
Medicare and Medicaid, a new measure will be added to collect the 
number of children with dental sealants on their first molar tooth, and 
the existing diabetes clinical measure will be streamlined to align 
with the National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsed measure and Healthy 
People 2020 national benchmark. Specifically, health centers will no 
longer report three categories: Hba1c less than 8%; Hba1c greater than 
or equal to 8% and less than or equal to 9%; and Hba1c greater than 9%. 
Health centers will report two categories: Hba1c less than 8% and Hba1c 
greater than 9%.
    Likely Respondents: The respondents will be HRSA BPHC Health Center 
Program grantees and look-alikes.
    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.

                                    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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Universal Report................           1,302               1            1302             170         221,340
Grant Report....................             499               1             499              22          10,978
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    Total.......................           1,801  ..............  ..............             192         232,318
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Jackie Painter,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014-29505 Filed 12-16-14; 8:45 am]
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