[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69834-69835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24300]


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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; Data Use Agreement and 
Supplement for 2014 Health Center Patient Survey

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA 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 November 
7, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the ICR 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: Data Use Agreement and 
Supplement for 2014 Health Center Patient Survey.
    OMB No.: 0906-xxxx--NEW.
    Abstract: The Health Center Patient Survey (HCPS), sponsored by 
HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), surveyed patients who use 
health centers funded under Section 330 of the Public Health Service 
Act. HCPS collects data on health center patients' sociodemographic 
characteristics, health conditions, health behaviors, access to and 
utilization of health care services, and satisfaction with health care. 
Survey results come from in-person, one-on-one interviews with patients 
and are nationally representative of the Health Center program patient 
population. To inform BPHC and HHS policy, funding, and planning 
decisions, the survey investigated how well HRSA-supported sites meet 
health care needs of the medically underserved and assessed how 
patients perceive the quality of their care.
    The HCPS is unique because it focuses on comprehensive patient-
level data. These and other features of the data will provide 
researchers and policymakers the capacity to empirically explore policy 
relevant topics relevant to the Health Center program using up-to-date 
information.
    Prior to releasing this information, BPHC will request prospective 
users to fill out a ``Data Use Agreement'' (DUA). BPHC uses DUAs as 
legal binding agreements when an external entity (e.g., contractor, 
private industry, academic institution, other federal government 
agency, or state agency) requests the use of BPHC personally/
organizationally identifiable data that is covered by the Privacy Act 
of 1974. The agreement delineates the confidentiality requirements of 
the Privacy Act, security safeguards, and BPHC's data use policies and 
procedures. The DUA will serve as both a means of informing data users 
of these requirements and a means of obtaining their agreement to abide 
by these requirements.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Before allowing access to 
unrestricted data that contains sensitive grantee and patient 
information that is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, prospective 
users will submit a signed DUA and describe what proposed research they 
intend to undertake in using the dataset. A BPHC workgroup will 
determine whether the project is an appropriate and legitimate use of 
the data. The criteria to determine admissible projects will include: 
(1) Relevance of the topic of study to BPHC/HHS policy; (2) feasibility 
of the project given the parameters described in DUA supplemental; and 
(3) the proposed end-use of the research that will be undertaken.
    Likely Respondents: Prospective researchers in academia, private 
contractors, and Primary Care Associations/Health Center grantee 
organizations.
    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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DUA.............................              20               1              20            0.25               5
DUA Supplemental................              20               1              20            1.25              25
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    Total.......................              40  ..............              40  ..............              30
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Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2016-24300 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am]
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