[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 208 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60260-60261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23718]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Family-to-Family Health Information Center 
Feedback Surveys, OMB #: 0906-0040, Extension

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 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 Information Collection Request must be received 
no later than January 3, 2022.

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 Samantha Miller, 
the acting HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-
9094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Family-to-Family Health 
Information Center Feedback Surveys, OMB Control Number: 0906-0040, 
Extension.
    Abstract: The Family-to-Family Health Information Center (F2F HIC 
or Center) program is authorized by the Social Security Act, Title V, 
Sec.  501(c) (42 U.S.C. 701(c)), as amended by the Medicare Access and 
CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-10), Sec.  216, the 
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-123), Sec.  50501, and the 
Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act of 2019 (Pub. L. 116-39), Sec.  
5. The goal of the F2F HIC program is to promote optimal health for 
children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) by 
facilitating their access to an effective health delivery system and by 
meeting the health information and support needs of families of CYSHCN 
and the professionals who serve them. HRSA's Maternal and Child Health 
Bureau funds 59 F2F HICs in each of the 50 United States and the 
District of Columbia, five U.S. Territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, 
American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana 
Islands); and three F2F HICs who serve American Indians/Alaska Natives. 
On average, these Centers provide information, education, technical 
assistance, and peer support to approximately 200,000 families of 
CYSHCN and approximately 100,000 health professionals each year. F2F 
HICs are staffed by families of CYSHCN who are uniquely positioned to 
provide such services, and by health professionals. F2F HIC staff also 
assist in ensuring families and health professionals are partners in 
decision making at all levels of care and service delivery.
    In order to evaluate the F2F HIC program, HRSA developed two 
Family-to-Family Health Information Center Feedback Surveys for family 
members of CYSHCN and health professionals who serve such families. 
Each F2F HIC administers the surveys and reports data back to HRSA. 
Survey respondents will be asked to answer questions about how useful 
they found the information, assistance, or resources received from the 
F2F HICs. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments regarding 
the continuation of previously approved feedback surveys; no changes 
will be made to the survey instruments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Data from the feedback 
surveys will provide mechanisms to capture consistent performance data 
from F2F HIC grant recipients. The data will also allow F2F HICs to 
evaluate the effectiveness of their interventions and improve services 
provided to families and the providers who serve CYSHCN families.
    Likely Respondents: Likely respondents are users of F2F HIC 
services, which include family members of CYSHCN and health 
professionals who serve such families.
    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; to process and to maintain, information; and to disclose 
and provide information; to train personnel 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.
    The eventual estimated respondent count per year is approximately 
3,000 families and 1,000 professionals.

                                     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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F2F HIC Feedback Survey.........           4,000               1           4,000            0.15             600
F2F HIC Grant Recipient Activity              59               1              59           89.00           5,251
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    Total.......................           4,059  ..............           4,059  ..............           5,851
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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.


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Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-23718 Filed 10-29-21; 8:45 am]
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