[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2441-2442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00689]


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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; Family-to-Family Health 
Information Center Feedback Surveys, OMB No. 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 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 February 
14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent

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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: Family-to-Family Health 
Information Center Feedback Surveys OMB No. 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.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register, 86, FR 60260 
(November 1, 2021). There were no public comments.
    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, 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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                                                                                      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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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.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-00689 Filed 1-13-22; 8:45 am]
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