[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52689-52690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20524]


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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: Bureau of Primary Health Care--Program Management 
Resource Compendium, 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 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 October 
22, 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 Samantha Miller, the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, at [email protected] or call 
(301) 443-9094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Information Collection Request Title: Bureau of Primary Health 
Care--Program Management Resource Compendium, OMB No. 0906-XXXX, New.
    Abstract: The Program Management Resource Compendium project will 
encompass an historical analysis of HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health 
Care (BPHC), as well as a historical analysis of the Health Center 
Program, performed by federal contractors. Dating from the founding of 
the initial community health centers in the mid-1960s up to the present 
time, the analysis will consider the evolution and critical milestones 
of BPHC and the Health Center Program based on documentary research and 
interviews with individuals with historical knowledge of the Health 
Center Program and the health center movement.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register (86 FR 30962 
(June 10, 2021). There were no public comments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The information gathered 
through interviews will be combined with information drawn from 
documentary research to inform the historical analysis. The results of 
the analysis will be presented in communication products for an 
internal audience, as well as products for an external audience. The 
goals of the project are to increase awareness of the Health Center 
Program management

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within the government and among the general public, as well as to 
inform BPHC's future development by analyzing and drawing lessons from 
its earlier administration of the Health Center Program.
    Likely Respondents: Interviews are expected with current and former 
BPHC employees, as well as representatives of the National Association 
of Community Health Centers, other national organizations, state and 
regional Primary Care Associations, and HRSA-funded health centers. A 
list of possible interviewees has been compiled with input by current 
and former HRSA leadership and staff. A total of 35-50 interviews are 
expected.
    Interviews will be conducted virtually by a trained moderator and 
note taker, using a structured in-depth interview guide. Each interview 
is expected to last approximately one hour. It is also anticipated that 
interviewees may spend up to 15 minutes preparing for their interviews, 
for example by reviewing historical files. Signed consent forms 
regarding participation and the use of recording devices during the 
interview will be obtained from each participant prior to their 
participation in the interviews. The in-depth interview guide is 
available upon request.
    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; 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; train personnel and to be able to respond to a 
collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the 
collection of information; and 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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                                                                                      Average
                                     Number of       Number of         Total        burden per     Total burden
            Form name               respondents    responses per     responses     response  (in       hours
                                                    respondent                        hours)
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Historical interview............              50               1              50            1.25            62.5
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    Total.......................              50  ..............              50  ..............            62.5
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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. 2021-20524 Filed 9-21-21; 8:45 am]
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