[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78608-78609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26893]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; The Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship 
(AENT) Program Specific Data Collection Forms

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects 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 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 January 9, 
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: The Advanced Education 
Nursing Traineeship (AENT) Program Specific Data Collection Forms.
OMB No. 0915-0375, Revision
    Abstract: The Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Program 
is a new program that incorporates elements of the AENT and the 
Advanced Nursing Education Programs. The current OMB approved Program 
Specific Data Collection Forms for the former AENT Program will be 
simplified and used for the ANEW program.
    HRSA provides advanced education nursing grants to educational 
institutions to increase the numbers of advanced education nurses 
through the ANEW Program. The ANEW Program is authorized by Title VIII, 
Section 811(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, (42 U.S.C. 
296j(a)(2)), as amended by Section 5308 of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act of 2010, Public Law 111-148. This renewal with 
revision request includes the Project Abstract, Program Narrative, 
Attachments, and Tables. The proposed ANEW tables are very similar to 
the previous AENT tables and include information on program 
participants such as the projected number of enrollees/trainees 
receiving traineeship support, projected number of graduates receiving 
traineeship support for the previous fiscal year, the types of programs 
they are enrolling into and/or from which enrollees/trainees are 
graduating, and the distribution of primary care nurse practitioners, 
primary care clinical nurse specialists, and nurse-midwives who plan to 
practice in rural and underserved settings. To reduce the reporting 
burden for applicants, HRSA simplified the tables to focus on the types 
of providers and practice settings that are included in the statute to 
determine whether applicants qualify for the preference or special 
consideration in making awards for this program.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The Project Abstract is 
often distributed to provide information to the public and Congress. 
HRSA will use this information in determining the eligibility for the 
statutory funding preference and special consideration and to 
succinctly capture data for the number of projected students for 
subsequent years in the project period.
    Likely Respondents: Likely respondents are potential applicants for 
the ANEW program. Eligible applicants for the ANEW program include 
entities that provide registered nurses with primary care nurse 
practitioner (NP), primary care clinical nurse specialist (CNS), and 
nurse-midwife education. Such programs may include accredited schools 
of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, state or local 
governments, and other public or private nonprofit entities authorized 
by the Secretary of HHS to confer degrees to RNs for primary care NP, 
primary care CNS, or nurse-midwife education. Federally recognized 
Indian Tribal Government and Native American Organizations as well as 
faith-based or

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community-based organizations may apply if they are otherwise eligible.
    Eligible state government entities include the 50 states, 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.
    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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                                                     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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ANEW Application including the               236               1             236               7           1,652
 ANEW Program Specific Tables
 and Attachments................
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    Total.......................             236               1             236               7           1,652
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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. 2016-26893 Filed 11-7-16; 8:45 am]
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