[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28560-28561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12959]


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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: 
Standardized Work Plan Form for Use With Applications to the Bureau of 
Health Workforce Research and Training Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements, 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 August 19, 
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: Standardized Work Plan (SWP) 
Form for Use with Applications to the Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) 
Research and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements, OMB No. 0906-
xxxx-New.
    Abstract: BHW requires applicants for training and research grants 
and cooperative agreements to submit a work plan that describes the 
timeframes and deliverables required during the grant period of 
performance to address each of the needs detailed in the Purpose and 
Need section of the application, as required in the Notice of Funding 
Opportunity (NOFO) announcement. Applicants are currently able to 
submit work plans in a non-standardized format.
    In order to standardize the data provided by applicants to make 
informed decisions about funding and assist with monitoring awardee 
progress, BHW plans to require applicants to complete a SWP form in 
lieu of submitting a work plan in the applicant's own format. 
Applicants will use the SWP form when they submit their proposals, and 
grantees and Project Officers will use the SWP information to assist in 
monitoring progress once HRSA makes the awards.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The information collected 
by the SWP form is necessary to standardize and streamline the data 
used by HRSA in reviewing applications and monitoring awardees. The 
form will ask applicants to provide a description of the activities or 
steps the recipient will take to achieve each of the objectives 
proposed during to the entire period of performance. The current 
variation in formats and data submitted by applicants reduces 
efficiency in reviewing, awarding, and monitoring each project, so this 
change will remedy that inefficiency. In addition, seeking OMB approval 
comports with the regulatory requirement imposed by 45 CFR 75.206(a), 
Paperwork clearances.
    The proposed SWP form will be used to provide information to assess 
applications for awards including ranking applications as part of the 
grant review process. BHW will also use the information to assess 
whether current recipients of grant funding have met statutory and 
programmatic requirements.
    Likely Respondents: Respondents will be applicants to HRSA's 
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 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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                                                                                      Average
                                     Number of       Number of         Total        burden per     Total burden
            Form name               respondents    responses per     responses     response (in        hours
                                                    respondent                        hours)
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SWP.............................           1,000               1           1,000               1           1,000
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    Total.......................           1,000  ..............           1,000  ..............           1,000
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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.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-12959 Filed 6-18-19; 8:45 am]
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