[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20387-20388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07964]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-0990-0221-60D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit a new Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting that ICR to OMB, OS seeks 
comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any 
other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before June 6, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 
[email protected] or by calling (202) 690-6162.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance 
staff, [email protected] or (202) 690-6162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier 0990-0221-60D for 
reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Title X Family Planning 
Annual Report.
    Abstract: The Office of Population Affairs within the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health seeks to renew the currently approved 
Family Planning Annual Report (FPAR) data collection and reporting tool 
(OMB No. 0990-0221). This annual reporting requirement is for family 
planning services delivery projects authorized and funded by the Title 
X Family Planning Program [``Population Research and Voluntary Family 
Planning Programs'' (Public Law 91-572)], which was enacted in 1970 as 
Title X of the Public Health Service Act (Section 1001; 42 U.S.C. 300). 
The FPAR data collection and reporting tool remains unchanged in this 
request to renew OMB approval to collect essential, annual data from 
Title X grantees.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The Title X Family 
Planning Program (``Title X program'' or ``program'') is the only 
Federal grant program dedicated solely to providing individuals with 
comprehensive family planning and related preventive health services 
(e.g., screening for breast and cervical cancer, sexually transmitted 
diseases (STDs), and human immunodeficiency virus). By law, priority is 
given to persons from low-income families (Section 1006[c] of Title X 
of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300). The Office of 
Population Affairs (OPA) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Health administers the Title X program.
    Annual submission of the FPAR is required of all Title X family 
planning services grantees for purposes of monitoring and reporting 
program performance (45 CFR part 74 and 45 CFR part 92). The FPAR is 
the only source of annual, uniform reporting by all grantees funded 
under Section 1001 of the Title X Public Health Service Act. The FPAR 
provides consistent, national-level data on the Title X Family Planning 
program and its users that allow OPA to assemble comparable and 
relevant program data to answer questions about the characteristics of 
the population served, use of services offered, composition of revenues 
that complement Title X funds, and impact of the program on key health 
outcomes.
    Likely Respondents: Respondents for this annual reporting 
requirement are centers that receive funding directly from OPA for 
family planning services authorized and funded under the Title X Family 
Planning Program [``Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning 
Programs'' (Pub. L. 91-572)], which was enacted in 1970 as Title X of 
the Public Health Service Act (Section 1001 of Title X of the Public 
Health Service Act, 42 United States Code [U.S.C.] 300).

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                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of      annualized      Annualized
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per    burden per     total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response         (hours)
                                                                                      (hours)
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Grantees......................  FPAR............     93 grantees               1              36           3,348
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    Totals....................  ................              93  ..............  ..............           3,348
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    OS 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.

Darius Taylor,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-07964 Filed 4-6-16; 8:45 am]
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