[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95147-95148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31080]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Forms for Use With Applications to the Maternal 
and Child Health Bureau and Bureau of Health Workforce Research and 
Training Grants

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 
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 February 27, 
2017.

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: Forms for Use with 
Applications to the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and Bureau of 
Health Workforce Research and Training Grants OMB No. 0906-xxxx--New

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    Abstract: Currently HRSA is cleared to use the National Institutes 
of Health's (NIH) Biographical Sketch and Public Health Service (PHS) 
Inclusion Enrollment forms (0925-0001) for HRSA's SF424 Research & 
Related (R&R) application package research grants. However, both of 
these documents contain NIH-specific references. To use the forms, HRSA 
plans to remove the NIH-specific references and obtain its own OMB 
control number for the collection of this information.
    The current Statement of Appointment (form PHS-2271) is also 
tailored to NIH programs. HRSA plans to remove references to NIH and 
where appropriate replace them with references to HRSA for use in the 
SF424 R&R application package.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Currently, there are two 
Bureaus within HRSA, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) and 
the Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW), that use the Biographical Sketch. 
In addition to the Biographical Sketch, MCHB also uses the PHS 
Inclusion Enrollment form, and BHW uses the Statement of Appointment 
form as required elements of the SF424 Research & Related application 
package. These Bureaus plan to modify these forms in slightly different 
ways to meet the needs of their own research and training grant 
programs.
    In MCHB's research grant programs, the modified Biographical Sketch 
form will be used by applicants to summarize the qualifications of key 
personnel on their proposed research team; the grant reviewers will use 
this information to assess the capabilities of the research team to 
carry out the research project. MCHB's modified PHS Inclusion 
Enrollment form will be used by applicants to summarize their expected 
population of research study participants at the time of submission of 
their proposal; it will also be used for Enrollment Reporting during 
the annual Noncompeting Continuation Award. Monitoring Inclusion 
Enrollment is one important component of ensuring statistically 
meaningful demographics (race, ethnicity, and gender) among research 
study participants in MCHB's research grant portfolio. MCHB does not 
use the Statement of Appointment form, as it does not pertain to the 
MCHB research program.
    Similarly, in BHW the modified Biographical Sketch form will be 
used by applicants to summarize the qualifications of key personnel 
proposed as project staff; the grant reviewers will use this 
information to assess the capabilities of the applicant organization to 
carry out the proposed project. The modified Statement of Appointment 
form is used to document the appointment of individuals supported by 
the award to applicable institutional research and training programs. 
BHW does not use the PHS Inclusion Enrollment form, as it does not 
pertain to the BHW training and research programs.
    Likely Respondents: Respondents are applicants to HRSA's research 
programs in MCHB and research and training programs in BHW.
    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 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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Biographical Sketch for MCHB                 200               5            1000               2            2000
 research grant applicants......
PHS Inclusion Enrollment form                200               1             200              .5             100
 for MCHB research grant
 applications...................
Biographical Sketch for BHW                 1000               5            5000               2          10,000
 training and research grant
 applicants.....................
Statement of Appointment form                800               7            5600              .5           2,800
 for BHW training grantees......
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    Total.......................            2200  ..............          11,800  ..............          14,900
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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. 2016-31080 Filed 12-23-16; 8:45 am]
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