[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 91 (Thursday, May 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26225-26226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10087]


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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: Black 
Lung Clinics Program, OMB No. 0915-0292--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 July 12, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 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 ICR title for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Black Lung Clinics Program 
Performance Measures, OMB No. 0915-0292--Revision.
    Abstract: HRSA's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy conducts an 
annual data collection of user information for the Black Lung Clinics 
Program (BLCP), which has been ongoing with OMB approval since 2004. 
The BLCP is authorized by Sec. 427(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and 
Health Act of 1977, as amended (30 U.S.C. 937), and accompanying 
regulations at 42 CFR part 55a, to reduce the morbidity and mortality 
associated with occupationally-related coal mine dust lung disease 
through the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of active, inactive, 
retired, and/or disabled coal

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miners. Collecting this data provides HRSA with information on how well 
each grantee is meeting the needs of these miners in their communities.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Data from the annual 
performance measures report provides quantitative information about the 
clinics, specifically: (a) The characteristics of the patients they 
serve (age, diagnoses, occupation type); (b) the characteristics of 
services provided (clinical services and benefits counseling); and (c) 
the number of patients served. This programmatic performance measure 
enables HRSA to provide data required by Congress under the Government 
Performance and Results Act of 1993. It also ensures that funds are 
effectively used to provide services that meet the target population 
needs.
    The proposed changes to the BLCP measures are a result of the 
accumulation of grantee and stakeholder feedback and information 
gathered from the previously approved BLCP measures. The proposed 
changes include revisions of current measures for better usability and 
additional questions about screening program participation, smoking, 
pulmonary function testing, referral for services, and COVID-19 
vaccination.
    Likely Respondents: Respondents will likely be award recipients of 
the Black Lung Clinics Program.
    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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Black Lung Clinics Program                    15               1              15              10             150
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    Total.......................              15  ..............              15  ..............             150
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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, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-10087 Filed 5-12-21; 8:45 am]
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