[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75828-75829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26283]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship Program Specific 
Data Forms

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

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), 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

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seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or 
any other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on this ICR must be received no later than January 3, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N39, 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: Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship 
(NAT) Program Specific Data Forms (Application).
    OMB No. 0915-0374--Revision.
    Abstract: HRSA provides advanced education nursing training grants 
to educational institutions to increase the numbers of Nurse 
Anesthetists through the NAT Program. The NAT Program is authorized by 
Section 811 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 296j). 
The NAT Tables request information on program participants such as the 
number of enrollees, number of enrollees/trainees supported, number of 
graduates, number of graduates supported, projected data on the number 
of enrollees/trainees and graduates for the previous fiscal year, the 
types of programs the Nurse Anesthesia student trainees are enrolling 
into and/or from which enrollees/trainees are graduating, and the 
distribution of Nurse Anesthetists who practice in underserved, rural, 
or public health practice settings.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Funds appropriated for 
the NAT Program are distributed among eligible institutions based on a 
formula, as permitted by PHS Act section 806(e)(1). HRSA uses the data 
from the NAT Tables to determine the award amount, to ensure compliance 
with programmatic and grant requirements, and to provide information to 
the public and Congress.
    HRSA is streamlining the data collection forms from three tables to 
two tables by making the following changes:
     Table 1--NAT: Enrollment, Traineeship Support, Graduates, 
Graduates Supported and Projected Data will no longer capture data by 
students in first 12 months of study and students beyond first 12 
months of study the program. Data will continue to be captured by 
Master's and Doctoral students.
     Table 2A--NAT: Graduate Data--Rural, Underserved, or 
Public Health is now Table 2 due to the elimination of Table 2B. There 
are no other changes to this form.
     Table 2B--NAT: Graduates Supported by Traineeship Data--
Rural, Underserved, or Public Health (7/01/15-6/30/16) will be 
discontinued as of 07/01/18.
    Rationale: The NAT Program Specific Data Forms will be revised to 
streamline the process and capture only essential data for use in the 
formula calculation, ensure grantee compliance, and measure and 
evaluate the program.
    Likely Respondents: Eligible applicants are education programs that 
provide registered nurses with full-time nurse anesthesia education and 
are accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA) of Nurse 
Anesthesia Educational Programs. Such programs may include schools of 
nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, state or local 
governments, and other public or private nonprofit entities authorized 
by the Secretary to confer degrees to registered nurses for full-time 
nurse anesthesia education. Faith-based and community-based 
organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations may apply for these 
funds if otherwise eligible. In addition to the 50 states, only the 
District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the 
Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
and the Republic of Palau may apply.
    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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Table 1--NAT: Enrollment,                    100               1             100             3.4             340
 Traineeship Support, Graduate,
 Graduates Supported and
 Projected Data.................
Table 2--NAT: Graduate Data--                100               1             100             2.8             280
 Rural, Underserved, or Public
 Health.........................
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    Total.......................            *100  ..............             100  ..............             620
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* The same respondents are completing Tables 1 and Table 2.

    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. 2016-26283 Filed 10-31-16; 8:45 am]
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