[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31051-31052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13088]


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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 July 31, 2015.

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) 594-4306.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Rural Outreach Benefits 
Counseling Program Measures OMB No. 0915-XXXX--New.
    Abstract: The Rural Outreach Benefits Counseling Program (Benefits 
Counseling Program) is authorized by section 330A(e) of the Public 
Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 254c(e)), as amended, to ``promote 
rural health care services outreach by expanding the delivery of health 
care services to include new and enhanced services in rural areas.'' 
The purpose of the 3-year Benefits Counseling Program is to expand 
outreach, education, and enrollment efforts to eligible uninsured and 
newly insured individuals and families in rural communities.
    The overarching goals of this grant funding are to coordinate and 
conduct innovative outreach activities through a strong consortium in 
order to: (1) Identify and enroll uninsured individuals and families 
who are eligible for public health insurance, such as Medicare, 
Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program, and qualified 
health plans offered through Health Insurance Marketplaces and/or 
private health insurance plans in rural communities and (2) educate the 
newly insured individuals and families in rural communities about their 
health insurance benefits, help connect them to primary care and 
preventive services to which they now have access, and help them retain 
their health insurance coverage.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: For this program, 
performance measures were drafted to provide data to the program 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 the Federal 
Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), including: (a) Access to care; 
(b) population demographics; (c) staffing; (d) consortium/network; (e) 
sustainability; and (f) benefits counseling process and outcomes. 
Several measures will be used for the Benefits Counseling Program. All 
measures will speak to FORHP's progress toward meeting the goals set.
    Likely Respondents: The respondents will be recipients of the Rural 
Outreach Benefits Counseling Program grant funding.
    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

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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 Outreach Benefits                       10               1              10             1.5              15
 Counseling Grant Program
 Measures.......................
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    Total.......................              10               1              10             1.5              15
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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.

Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2015-13088 Filed 5-29-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4165-15-P