[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37638-37639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16136]


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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 31, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the Information Collection 
Request Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to OIRA_

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[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: Radiation Exposure Screening 
and Education Program
    OMB No.: 0915-xxxx--NEW.
    Abstract: The Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program 
(RESEP) is authorized by Section 417C of the Public Health Service Act, 
Part C of Title IV, Public Law 106-245 (42 U.S.C. 285(a)-9). The 
purpose of RESEP is to assist individuals who live (or lived) in areas 
where U.S. nuclear weapons testing occurred and who are diagnosed with 
cancer and other radiogenic diseases caused by exposure to nuclear 
fallout or nuclear materials such as uranium. RESEP funds support 
eligible health care organizations in implementing cancer screening 
programs; developing education programs; disseminating information on 
radiogenic diseases and the importance of early detection; screening 
eligible individuals for cancer and other radiogenic diseases; 
providing appropriate referrals for medical treatment; and facilitating 
documentation of Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) claims.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: For this program, 
performance measures were drafted to provide data useful 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 (Pub. L. 103-62). These measures cover the principal topic areas 
of interest to the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, including: 
(a) Demographics for RESEP medical user patient population; (b) medical 
screening activities for cancers and other radiogenic diseases; (c) 
exposure and presentation types for eligible radiogenic malignant and 
non-malignant diseases; (d) referrals for appropriate medical 
treatment; (e) eligibility counseling and referral assistance for the 
RECA and Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act 
programs; and (f) program outreach and education activities. These 
measures will speak to the Office's progress toward meeting the goals 
set. A 60-day Federal Register Notice was published in 80 FR 9268 
(February 20, 2015). There were no comments.
    Likely Respondents: RESEP award recipients.
    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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                                                     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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Radiation Exposure Screening and              42               1              42              24           1,008
 Education Program Performance
 Measures.......................
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    Total.......................              42               1              42              24           1,008
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Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2015-16136 Filed 6-30-15; 8:45 am]
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