[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)] [Notices] [Pages 35683-35684] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-15699] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request Information Collection Request Title: Health Center Patient Survey, OMB No. 0915-0368--Reinstatement AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 September 23, 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, 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: Health Center Patient Survey, OMB No. 0915-0368--Reinstatement Abstract: The Health Center Program, administered by HRSA, is authorized under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, most recently amended by section 50901(b) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Public Law 115-123. Health centers are community-based and patient-directed organizations that deliver affordable, accessible, quality, and cost-effective primary health care services to patients regardless of their ability to pay. Nearly 1,400 health centers operate approximately 12,000 service delivery sites that provide primary health care to more than 27 million people in every U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Basin. In the past, HRSA has conducted the Health Center Patient Survey (HCPS), which surveys patients of HRSA-supported health centers. The HCPS collects information about sociodemographic characteristics, health conditions, health behaviors, access to and utilization of health care services, and satisfaction with health care received at HRSA-supported health centers. The reinstatement of the HCPS will utilize the same modules from the 2014 HCPS (OMB #0915-0368). Overarching improvements to the survey instrument will streamline the questionnaire to minimize burden and standardize questions with other national surveys to enable comparative analyses with a particular focus on HHS and HRSA priority areas (e.g., mental health and substance use). Survey results come from in-person, one-on-one interviews with patients who are selected as nationally representative of the Health Center Program patient population. Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The HCPS is unique because it focuses on comprehensive, nationally representative, individual level data from the perspective of health center patients. By investigating how well HRSA-supported health centers meet health care needs of the medically underserved and how patients perceive their quality of care, the HCPS serves as an empirically based resource to inform HRSA policy, funding, and planning decisions. Likely Respondents: Patients at HRSA-supported health centers. 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. Compared to the previous HCPS, the estimated burden hours for an individual respondent remain the same in this reinstatement. However, the total annual burden hours and number of survey respondents is anticipated to increase in order to reflect the growing number of patients served by the Health Center Program. The total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are summarized in the table below. [[Page 35684]] Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL STUDY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grantee Recruitment............. 220 1 220 2.00 440.00 Site Recruitment and Training... 700 1 700 3.15 2,205.00 Patient Screening............... 13,120 1 13,120 .17 2,230.40 Patient Survey.................. 9,058 1 9,058 1.25 11,322.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total National Study........ 23,098 .............. 23,098 .............. 16,197.90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 2019-15699 Filed 7-23-19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P