[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 27 (Thursday, February 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9077-9078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02825]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-0990-xxxx]


Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and 
Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed 
collection for public comment.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before April 12, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by calling 
(202) 795-7714.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier 0990-New-60D, and 
project title for reference, to Sherrette Funn, Reports Clearance 
Officer, [email protected], 202-795-7714.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (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.
    Title of the Collection: Family Planning Annual Report 2.0.
    Type of Collection: New.
    Abstract: The Office of Population Affairs (OPA), within the Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Health, seeks approval for a new 
encounter level data collection for the Family Planning Annual Report 
(FPAR). Currently collected in aggregate under OMB No. 0990-0221, this 
new data collection, ``FPAR 2.0'', will collect information at the 
encounter level and build on the existing data collection and reporting 
system. This annual reporting requirement is for competitively awarded 
grants authorized and funded by the Title X Family Planning Program.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The Office of Population 
Affairs' (OPA) Title X Family Planning Program is the only federal 
grant program dedicated solely to providing comprehensive family 
planning and related preventive health services.
    Annual submission of the FPAR is required of all Title X family 
planning services grantees for purposes of monitoring and reporting 
program performance (45 CFR part 74 and 45 CFR part 92). The FPAR is 
the only source of annual, uniform reporting by all grantees funded 
under Section 1001 of the Title X Public Health Service Act. Similar to 
the previous FPAR, FPAR 2.0 will provide consistent, national-level 
data on the Title X Family Planning program and its users. OPA will be 
able to assemble and analyze comparable and relevant program data to 
answer questions about the characteristics of the population served, 
the provision and use of services, and the impact of the program on 
certain family planning outcomes. FPAR 2.0 will also collect a standard 
set of data elements pertaining to users and encounters, such as user 
demographics, service delivery, family planning intentions and methods, 
and other indicators, which allow for comparisons over time at all 
levels of the program (e.g., national, regional, state, and grantee). 
Encounter level data collected through FPAR 2.0 will ultimately improve 
the quality of data reported to OPA and reduce reporting burden by 
grantees. Additionally, the more granular data collected with FPAR 2.0 
will help contribute to a learning healthcare environment by greatly 
expanding the options for data analysis and reporting--for example, 
through interactive data dashboards and visualizations, customized 
tabulations and reports, and application of analytics and statistical 
analyses on the encounter-level data files.
    Information from FPAR 2.0 is important to OPA for many reasons, and 
will be used to:
    (1) Monitor compliance with statutory requirements, regulations, 
and operational guidance.
    (2) Comply with accountability and federal performance requirements 
for Title X family planning funds.
    (3) Guide strategic and financial planning, to monitor performance, 
to respond to inquiries from policymakers and Congress about the 
program, and to estimate program impact.
    Type of respondent: Annual reporting; respondents are all grantees 
that receive Title X funding from OPA.

                                          Annualized Burden Hour Table
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                                                                     Number of
     Forms (if necessary)        Respondents (if     Number of     responses per  Average burden   Total burden
                                   necessary)       respondents     respondents    per response        hours
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FPAR 2.0......................  Grantees........              74               1              36           2,664
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............               1  ..............           2,664
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-02825 Filed 2-10-21; 8:45 am]
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