[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8336-8337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04123]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title; Black 
Lung Clinics Program Performance Measures; OMB No. 0915-0292, Extension

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 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 May 6, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 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 Lisa Wright-
Solomon, 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: Black Lung Clinics Program 
Performance Measures, OMB No. 0915-0292--Extension.
    Abstract: HRSA's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy conducts an 
annual data collection of user information for the Black Lung Clinics 
Program, which has been ongoing with OMB approval since 2004. The 
purpose of the Black Lung Clinics Program is to reduce the morbidity 
and mortality associated with occupationally-related coal mine dust 
lung disease through the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of active, 
inactive, retired, and/or disabled coal miners. Collecting this data 
provides HRSA with information on how well each grantee is meeting the 
needs of these miners in their communities.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Data from the annual 
report provides quantitative information about the clinics, 
specifically: (a) The characteristics of the patients they serve 
(gender, age, disability level, and occupation type); (b) the 
characteristics of services provided (medical encounters, non-medical 
encounters, benefits counseling, and outreach); and (c) the number of 
patients served. This assessment enables HRSA to provide data required 
by Congress under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. 
It also ensures that funds are effectively used to provide services 
that meet the target population needs. HRSA does not plan to make any 
changes to the performance measures at this time.
    Likely Respondents: Black Lung Clinics Program Grantees.
    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.

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                                     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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Black Lung Clinics Program                    15               1              15              10             150
 Measures.......................
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    Total.......................              15  ..............              15  ..............             150
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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.

Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-04123 Filed 3-6-19; 8:45 am]
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