[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58079-58080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22831]


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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; COVID-19 Provider Relief 
Fund (PRF) Reporting Activities, 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 November 
19, 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 acting 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or 
call (301) 443-9094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Information Collection Request Title: COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund 
(PRF) Reporting Activities, OMB No. 0906-XXXX--New.
    Abstract: HRSA administers the PRF, which has disbursed funds to 
eligible health care providers to support health care-related expenses 
or lost revenues attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. Providers who 
have accepted the Terms and Conditions regarding their PRF payment(s), 
including the requirement that the provider ``shall submit reports as 
the Secretary determines are needed to ensure compliance with 
conditions

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that are imposed on this Payment, and such reports shall be in such 
form, with such content, as specified by the Secretary in future 
program instructions directed to all Recipients,'' will be using the 
PRF Reporting Portal to submit information about their use of PRF 
payments. HRSA is currently operating under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act, Public Health Emergency (PHE) waiver that was approved by the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation on 
January 14, 2021. In anticipation of the PHE waiver expiring, HRSA is 
undergoing the OMB clearance process as the data will be collected 
beyond the PHE.
    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register, 86, FR 40064 
(July 26, 2021). There were 11 public comments. Comments were in 
regards to the accuracy of burden hours, data collection, and/or 
specific questions, suggestions, or feedback about the PRF program.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Recipients of a PRF 
payment agreed to a set of Terms & Conditions, which, among other 
requirements, mandate compliance with certain reporting requirements 
that will facilitate appropriate oversight of recipients' use of funds.
    Information collected will allow for (1) assessing whether 
recipients have met statutory and programmatic requirements, (2) 
conducting audits, (3) gathering data required to report on findings 
with respect to the disbursements of PRF payments, and (4) program 
evaluation. HRSA staff will also use information collected to identify 
and report on trends in health care metrics and expenditures before and 
during the allowable period for expending PRF payments.
    Likely Respondents: PRF recipients who have received more than 
$10,000 in aggregate PRF payments during one of the Payment Received 
Periods outlined below and that agreed to the associated Terms & 
Conditions are required to submit a report in the PRF Reporting Portal 
during the applicable Reporting Time Period.

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                         Payment received period
                           (payments exceeding
    Reporting period       $10,000 in aggregate    Reporting time period
                                received)
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Period 1...............  April 10, 2020, to June  July 1, 2021, to
                          30, 2020.                September 30, 2021.
Period 2...............  July 1, 2020, to         January 1, 2022, to
                          December 31, 2020.       March 31, 2022.
Period 3...............  January 1, 2021, to      July 1, 2022, to
                          June 30, 2021.           September 30, 2022.
Period 4...............  July 1, 2021, to         January 1, 2023, to
                          December 31, 2021.       March 31, 2023.
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    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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PRF Reporting Portal, Reporting          126,831               1         126,831             5.6         710,254
 Period 1 (Providers who
 received payments April 10,
 2020, to June 30, 2020)........
PRF Reporting Portal, Reporting          120,536               1         120,536             4.2         506,251
 Period 2 (Providers who
 received payments July 1, 2020,
 to December 31, 2020)..........
PRF Reporting Portal, Reporting           19,962               1          19,962             5.6         111,787
 Period 3 (Providers who
 received payments, January 1,
 2021, to June 30, 2021)........
PRF Reporting Portal, Reporting           19,962               1          19,962             5.6         111,787
 Period 4 (Providers who
 received payments July 1, 2021,
 to December 31, 2021)..........
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    Total.......................         287,291  ..............         287,291  ..............       1,440,079
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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. 2021-22831 Filed 10-19-21; 8:45 am]
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