[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40704-40705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14658]


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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 ICR should be received no later than August 22, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N-39, 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: Data Collection Tool for State 
Offices of Rural Health Grant Program

OMB No. 0915-0322--Extension

    Abstract: The mission of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy 
(FORHP) is to sustain and improve access to quality care services for 
rural communities. In its authorizing language (section 711 of the 
Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 912]), Congress charged FORHP with 
administering grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to provide 
technical assistance and other activities as necessary to support 
activities related to improving health care in rural areas. In 
accordance with the Public Health Service Act, section 338J (42 U.S.C. 
254r), HRSA proposes to continue the State Offices of Rural Health 
(SORH) Grant Program--Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and Forms 
for the Application. The FOA is used by 50 states in preparing 
applications for grants under the SORH Grant Program of the Public 
Health Service Act, and in preparing the required report.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: FORHP seeks to continue 
gathering information from grantees on their efforts to provide 
technical assistance to clients within their states. SORH grantees 
submit a Technical Assistance Report that includes: (1) The total 
number of technical assistance encounters provided directly by the 
grantee, and (2) the total number of unduplicated clients that received 
direct technical assistance from the grantee. The Technical Assistance 
Report is submitted via the HRSA Electronic

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Handbook no later than 30 days after the end of each 12-month budget 
period.
    Likely Respondents: Fifty State Offices of Rural Health.
    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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                                                                                      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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Technical Assistance Report.....              50               1              50            12.5             625
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    Total.......................              50  ..............              50  ..............             625
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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.

Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2016-14658 Filed 6-21-16; 8:45 am]
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