[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13936-13937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06768]


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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: Evidence-
Based Telehealth Network Program Measures, OMB No. 0906-xxxx-New

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 should be received no later than June 7, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 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 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: Evidence-Based Telehealth 
Network Program Measures, OMB No. 0906-xxxx-New
    Abstract: This ICR is for a new approval of measures for HRSA's 
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's Office of Advancement of 
Telehealth programs. Specifically, grants administered in accordance 
with the following legislative statutes (i) Section 330I(d)(1) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c14(d)(1)), as amended and (ii) 
Section 711(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 912(b)), as 
amended. The purpose of these programs are to provide grants that 
demonstrate how telehealth programs and networks can improve access to 
quality health care services in rural, frontier, and underserved 
communities. These grants will work to: (a) expand access to, 
coordinate, and improve the quality of health care services; (b) 
improve and expand the training of health care providers; and (c) 
expand and improve the quality of health information available to 
health care providers, patients and their families for decision-making. 
In addition, these grants will help HRSA assess the effectiveness of 
evidence based practices with the use of telehealth for patients, 
providers, and payers.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The measures will enable 
HRSA to capture awardee-level and aggregate data that illustrate the 
impact and scope of federal funding along with assessing these efforts. 
The measures cover the principal topic areas of interest to HRSA 
including: (a) population demographics, (b) access to health care, (c) 
cost savings and cost-effectiveness, and (d) clinical outcomes.
    Likely Respondents: The respondents will be award recipients of the 
Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program and Telehealth Network Grant 
Program.
    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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                                                     Number of
                                     Number of     responses per       Total      Average burden   Total burden
            Form name               respondents     respondent       responses     per response        hours
                                                    (annually)                      (in hours)
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Evidence-Based Telehealth                     50              12             600            31.0          18,600
 Network Program Report.........
Telehealth Performance                        50               1              50             5.0             250
 Measurement Report.............
Telehealth Evidence Collection                36              12             432            37.5          16,200
 Report.........................
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    Total.......................             50*  ..............           1,082  ..............          35,050
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* There are 50 unique respondents. All respondents will be responding to the first two forms and a subset will
  be responding to the third form.


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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. 2019-06768 Filed 4-5-19; 8:45 am]
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