[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 26689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11935]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; 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 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA 
has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted 
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB 
will accept further comments from the public during the review and 
approval period.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than July 8, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the ICR Title, to the desk 
officer for HRSA, either by email to [email protected] or by 
fax to 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Lisa Wright-Solomon, the 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or 
call (301) 443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Black 
Lung Clinics Program seeks to reduce the morbidity and mortality 
associated with occupationally-related coal mine dust lung disease. 
Collecting this data provides HRSA with information on the extent to 
which each grantee is meeting the needs of these miners in their 
communities.
    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register on March 7, 
2019 (vol. 84, No. 45, p. 8336). There were no public comments.
    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 (age, 
disability level, 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.
    Likely Respondents: Black Lung Clinics Program Recipients.
    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                    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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Maria G. Button,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-11935 Filed 6-6-19; 8:45 am]
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