[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31073-31074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13804]


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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: Data 
Collection Tool for State Offices of Rural Health Grant Program, OMB 
No. 0915-0322--Revision

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 27, 
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: Data Collection Tool for 
State Offices of Rural Health Grant Program, OMB No. 0915-0322--
Revision
    Abstract: The mission of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy 
(FORHP) is to sustain and improve access to quality care services for 
rural communities. In its authorizing language (Section 711 of the 
Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 912]), Congress charged FORHP with 
administering grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to provide 
technical assistance and other activities as necessary to support 
activities related to improving health care in rural areas. In 
accordance with the Public Health Service Act, Section 338J (42 U.S.C. 
254r), HRSA proposes to continue the State Offices of Rural Health 
(SORH) Grant Program data collection process.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: FORHP seeks to continue 
gathering information from grantees on their efforts to provide 
technical assistance to clients within their state. SORH grantees 
submit a Technical Assistance Report that includes: (1) The total 
number of technical assistance encounters provided directly by the 
grantee, and (2) the total number of unduplicated clients that received 
direct technical assistance from the grantee. These measures will 
continue with additional measures being added in the following three 
categories: (1) Information disseminated, (2) information created, and 
(3) collaborative efforts by topic area and type of audience. These 
proposed new measures are being added to obtain a

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more accurate depiction of the breadth of SORH work and are based on 
recommendations from the grantees. Submission of the Technical 
Assistance Report is required via the HRSA Electronic Handbook no later 
than 30 days after the end of each 12 month budget period.
    Likely Respondents: Fifty State Offices of Rural Health.
    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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Technical Assistance Report.....              50               1              50            13.5             675
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    Total.......................              50  ..............              50  ..............             675
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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. 2019-13804 Filed 6-27-19; 8:45 am]
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