[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 49316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20244]


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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; The Teaching Health Center 
Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program Eligible Resident/Fellow 
FTE Chart

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 October 
21, 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: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: The Teaching Health Center 
Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program Eligible Resident/Fellow 
FTE Chart OMB No. 0915-0367 - Extension
    Abstract: THCGME Program, Section 340H of the Public Health Service 
Act, was established by Section 5508 of Public Law 111-148. The 
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-123) provided continued 
funding for the THCGME Program. THCGME Program awards payment for both 
direct and indirect expenses to support training for primary care 
residents in community-based ambulatory patient care settings. THCGME 
Program Eligible Resident/Fellow Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) Chart, 
published in the THCGME Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), is a 
means for determining the number of eligible resident/fellow FTE's in 
an applicant's primary care residency program.
    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register on June 19, 
2019, vol. 84, No. 118; pp. 28559--60. There were no public comments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: THCGME Program Eligible 
Resident/Fellow FTE Chart requires applicants to provide: (a) Data 
related to the size and/or growth of the residency program over 
previous academic years, (b) the number of residents enrolled in the 
program during the baseline academic year, and (c) a projection of the 
program's proposed expansion over the next five academic years. It is 
imperative that applicants complete this chart to quantify the total 
supported residents. THCGME funding is used to support an expanded 
number of residents in a residency program, to establish a new 
residency training program, or to maintain filled positions at existing 
programs. Utilization of a chart to gather this important information 
has decreased the number of errors in the eligibility review process 
resulting in a more accurate review and funding process, and comports 
with the regulatory requirement imposed by 45 CFR 75.206(a) ``Standard 
application requirements, including forms for applying for HHS 
financial assistance, and state plans.''
    Likely Respondents: Teaching Health Centers applying for THCGME 
funding through a THCGME NOFO process, which may include new applicants 
and existing awardees.
    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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THCGME Program Eligible Resident/             90               1              90               1              90
 Fellow FTE Chart...............
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    Total.......................              90  ..............              90  ..............              90
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Maria G. Button,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-20244 Filed 9-18-19; 8:45 am]
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