[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 187 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54221-54223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21207]


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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: The HRSA 
Community-Based Outreach Reporting Module, OMB #0906-0064, Revision

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY:  HRSA at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS) requests a revision to the data collection for the Community-
Based Workforce for COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Programs (CBO Programs) 
(OMB # 0906-0064). 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 November 
1, 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 30-day 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: The HRSA Community-Based 
Outreach Reporting Module, OMB # 0906-0064, Revision.
    Abstract: HRSA requests approval of a revision to the current 
emergency ICR to continue data collection for the Community-Based 
Workforce for COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Programs (CBO Programs), which 
support nonprofit private or public organizations to establish, expand, 
and sustain a public health workforce to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to COVID-19. This data is needed to comply with requirements to 
monitor funds distributed under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 
and in accordance with OMB Memorandum M-21-20.
    A 60-day Notice was published in the Federal Register (vol. 86, FR 
pp. 45739 (August 16, 2021)). There were no public comments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA is requesting 
approval from OMB for a revision to the current emergency data 
collection module to support the HRSA Health Systems Bureau (HSB) and 
Office of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation (OPAE) requirements to 
monitor and report on funds distributed. As part of the American Rescue 
Plan Act of 2021, signed into law on March 11, 2021 (Pub. L. 117-2), 
HRSA will award $250 million to develop and support a community-based 
workforce that will engage in locally tailored efforts to build vaccine 
confidence and bolster COVID-19 vaccinations in underserved 
communities. In July and August 2021, under the CBO Programs HRSA 
expects to award funding to over 100 organizations, including those 
comprising community health workers, patient navigators, and social 
support specialists. These organizations are responsible for educating 
and assisting individuals in accessing and receiving COVID-19 
vaccinations. This includes activities such as conducting direct face-
to-face outreach and other forms of direct outreach to community 
members to educate them about the vaccine, assisting individuals in 
making a vaccine appointment, providing resources to find convenient 
vaccine locations, and assisting individuals with transportation or 
other needs to get to a vaccination site. The program will address 
persistent health disparities by offering support and resources to 
vulnerable and medically underserved communities, including racial and 
ethnic minority groups and individuals living in areas of high social 
vulnerability.
    HRSA is proposing a new data reporting module--the Community-Based 
Vaccine Outreach Program Reporting Module--to collect information on 
CBO Program-funded activities. The CBO Program will collect monthly 
progress report data from funded organizations. This data will be 
related to the public health workforce developed, the vaccine outreach 
performed by this workforce, including the distribution of vaccine 
booster shots (a new addition to the data collection plan since the 60-
day notice was released), and the vaccination rate by this workforce in 
a manner that assesses equitable access to vaccine services and whether 
the most vulnerable populations and communities are reached. This data 
will allow HRSA to clearly identify how the funds are being used and 
monitored throughout the period of performance and to ensure that high-
need populations are being reached and vaccinated. Responses to some 
data requirements are only reported during the initial reporting cycle 
(e.g., the name, location, affiliation, etc. of the individual 
supporting community outreach), though respondents may update the data 
should any of that change during the duration of the reporting period.
    Likely Respondents: Respondents are community outreach workers 
employed by entities supported by HRSA grant funding over a period of 
either 6 months (HRSA-21-136) or 12 months (HRSA-21-140).
    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.

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                                                        Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                   Number of unique
                                     organizations         Number of           Number of                          Average burden per
            Form name             funded through the      respondents        responses per      Total responses      response (in     Total burden hours
                                     two  programs                            respondent                                hours)
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Community outreach worker         10 cooperative      Total number of     One response per    Reported once       Sampled response    Total hours spent
 profile form.                     agreement awards    Community           respondent.         across the          times of            on responses for
                                   for HRSA-21-136     outreach workers                        duration of the     approximately 15    all funded
                                   and 121 grant       deployed through                        programs (the       minutes per         organizations
                                   awards for HRSA-    the work of the                         period of           response.           over a 2-year
                                   21-136.             two programs.                           performance for                         period.
                                                                                               HRSA-21-136 is 6
                                                                                               months, and for
                                                                                               HRSA-21-140 is 12
                                                                                               months).
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                                  131 (est.)........  3,000 (est.)......  1.................  3,000.............  0.27..............  800.
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                                                           Number of
                                       Number of       respondents  over       Number of                          Average burden per
            Form name             community outreach   the period of the     responses per      Total responses      response (in     Total burden hours
                                        workers            programs           respondent                                hours)
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Vaccine-site data--outreach to    Number of           Number of           One response per    Reported once       Sampled response    Total hours spent
 community members form.           community           community members   respondent or       across the          times of            on responses for
                                   outreach workers    in contact with     less (e.g., one     duration of the     approximately 6     all funded
                                   deployed for 6      community           response from the   programs (the       minutes per         organizations
                                   months (HRSA-21-    outreach workers.   audience of a       period of           response.           over a 2-year
                                   136) or 12 months                       group outreach      performance for                         period.
                                   (HRSA-21-140) of                        event).             HRSA-21-136 is 6
                                   support.                                                    months, and for
                                                                                               HRSA-21-140 is 12
                                                                                               months).
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                                  3,000 (est.)......  4,000,000 (est.)..  1.................  4,000,000.........  0.12..............  466,667.
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General outreach activities for   Number of           Number of           One response per    Reported once       Sampled response    Total hours spent
 community members form.           community           community members   respondent or       across the          times of            on responses for
                                   outreach workers    in contact with     less (e.g., one     duration of the     approximately 6     all funded
                                   deployed for 6      community           response from the   programs (the       minutes per         organizations
                                   months (HRSA-21-    outreach workers.   audience of a       period of           response.           over a 2-year
                                   136) or 12 months                       group outreach      performance for                         period.
                                   (HRSA-21-140) of                        event).             HRSA-21-136 is 6
                                   support.                                                    months, and for
                                                                                               HRSA-21-140 is 12
                                                                                               months).
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                                  3,000 (est.)......  4,000,000 (est.)..  1.................  4,000,000.........  0.12..............  466,667.
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Vaccine-site data--outreach to    Number of           Number of           One response per    Reported once       Sampled response    Total hours spent
 community members form--booster   community           community members   respondent or       across the          times of            on responses for
 shots only.                       outreach workers    in contact with     less (e.g., one     duration of the     approximately 6     all funded
                                   deployed for 6      community           response from the   programs (the       minutes per         organizations
                                   months (HRSA-21-    outreach workers.   audience of a       period of           response.           over a 2-year
                                   136) or 12 months                       group outreach      performance for                         period.
                                   (HRSA-21-140) of                        event).             HRSA-21-136 is 6
                                   support.                                                    months, and for
                                                                                               HRSA-21-140 is 12
                                                                                               months).
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                                  3,000 (est.)......  4,000,000 (est.)..  1.................  4,000,000.........  0.12..............  466,667.
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    Grand Total.................  12,003,000 (est.).  ..................  ..................  12,003,000 (est.).  ..................  1,400,801.
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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. 2021-21207 Filed 9-29-21; 8:45 am]
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