[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85648-85649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28767]


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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; Information Collection 
Request Title: DATA 2000 Waiver Training Payment Program Application 
for Payment, 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 of 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. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30 
day comment period for this Notice has closed.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than January 
28, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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: DATA 2000 Waiver Training 
Payment Program Application for Payment, OMB No. 0906-xxxx--New.
    Abstract: The Substance Use--Disorder Prevention that Promotes 
Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (Pub. L. 
115-271), section 6083, amended the Social Security Act (subsections 
1834(o)(3) and 1833(bb)), authorizing the Secretary to pay Federally 
Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and Rural Health Clinics (RHC) the 
average cost of

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training to obtain DATA 2000 waivers for their physicians and 
practitioners to furnish opioid use disorder treatment services. To 
receive payment, FQHCs and RHCs must submit a formal application.
    In order to be eligible for payment, as well as to provide HRSA 
with information necessary for validation and issuance of accurate 
payments, the form requires that FQHCs and RHCs provide information 
identifying the submitting organization and the number of practitioners 
who have completed training and obtained a DATA 2000 waiver. The form 
requires the submitting FQHC or RHC to include information regarding 
each claimed practitioner's name, physician or practitioner type (e.g., 
physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, certified nurse 
midwife, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered nurse, or 
anesthetist), National Provider Identifier number, Drug Enforcement 
Administration number, state medical license number, length of 
training, date the training was completed, date of waiver attainment, 
and DATA 2000 waiver number. Additionally, the form requires signature 
of an attestation statement certifying that (1) each practitioner for 
which the entity is seeking payment under the application is employed 
by or working under contract for this facility; (2) it is the first 
time the entity is seeking payment on behalf of the listed 
practitioner(s); (3) the entity is eligible to seek payment under 42 
U.S.C. 1395m(o)(3) or 42 U.S.C. 1395l(bb); (4) each practitioner is 
furnishing opioid use disorder treatment services; and (5) that the 
statements herein are true, complete, and accurate to the best of the 
applicant's knowledge. FQHCs and RHCs will need a System for Award 
Management account and a HRSA Electronic Handbooks account in order to 
apply (visit https://sam.gov/SAM/ and https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/WebEPSExternal/Interface/UserRegistration/RegistrationHome.aspx?controlName=ContentTabs for more information on 
how to create an account).
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on October 6, 
2020, vol. 85, No. 194; pp. 63121-22. There were no public comments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The Substance Use--
Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for 
Patients and Communities Act requires FQHCs and RHCs to submit to the 
Secretary an application for payment at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as specified by the Secretary in order to 
receive a payment under section 6083. This form allows FQHCs and RHCs 
to apply for such payments based on the average cost of training to 
obtain DATA 2000 waivers, as determined by the Secretary, for their 
physicians and practitioners to furnish opioid use disorder treatment 
services. HRSA intends to validate and pay $3,000 per eligible provider 
submitted on the form by FQHCs and RHCs. The form also provides HRSA 
with the requisite data to validate qualifying DATA 2000 waiver 
possessions for the purpose of ensuring accurate payments to FQHCs and 
RHCs.
    The following changes were made since the publication of the 60 Day 
notice. The number of respondents, total respondents, and total burden 
hours were updated to reflect administrative costs in the agency's 
spend plan. The figures assume a $3,000 payment for each DATA 2000 
waiver and $750,000 in administrative costs, thereby leaving $7,250,000 
in funds available for payment to FQHCs and RHCs. Language was added in 
the ``Need and Proposed Use of the Information'' section to signal to 
stakeholders that HRSA intends to validate and pay $3,000 per eligible 
provider submitted on the form by FQHCs and RHCs. Additionally, 
language was added in the ``Abstract'' section notifying FQHCs and RHCs 
that they will need a System for Award Management account and a HRSA 
Electronic Handbooks account in order to apply.
    Likely Respondents: Only FQHC and RHC are eligible to apply.
    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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DATA 2000 Waiver Training                  2,416               1           2,416             0.5           1,208
 Payment Program Application for
 Payment........................
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    Total.......................          2, 416  ..............           2,416  ..............           1,208
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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.

Amy P. McNulty,
Deputy Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2020-28767 Filed 12-28-20; 8:45 am]
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