[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14019-14020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05077]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request Health Center Workforce Survey 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 the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects 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 ICR should be received no later than May 10, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by mail to 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 information collection request title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Health Center Workforce 
Survey OMB No. 0906-XXXX-New.
    Abstract: The Health Center Program, authorized by section 330 of 
the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 254b, and administered by 
HRSA, Bureau of Primary Health Care, supports the provision of 
community-based preventive and primary health care services to millions 
of medically underserved and vulnerable people. Health centers employ 
over 400,000 health care staff (i.e., physicians, medical, dental, 
mental and behavioral health, vision services, pharmacy, enabling 
services, quality improvement, and facility and non-clinical support 
staff.)
    Provider and non-provider staff well-being is essential to 
recruiting and retaining staff, thus supporting access to quality 
health care and services through the Health Center Program. HRSA has 
created a nationwide Health Center Workforce Survey to identify and 
address challenges related to provider and staff well-being. The survey 
will be administered to all full-time and part-time health center staff 
in the fall of 2022 to identify conditions and circumstances that 
affect staff well-being at HRSA-funded health centers, including the 
scope and nature of workforce well-being, job satisfaction, and 
burnout. This information can inform efforts to improve workforce well-
being and maintain high-quality patient care.
    The Health Center Workforce Survey aims to collect and analyze data 
from no less than 85 percent of health center staff. HRSA will utilize 
stakeholder engagement strategies to support survey completion targets. 
The HRSA contractor will request email addresses for all health center 
staff from health center leadership. Using the email addresses 
provided, the contractor will administer the online survey to ensure 
data quality and respondent confidentiality. Participation in the 
Health Center Workforce Survey is voluntary for all health center 
staff. The contractor will analyze the responses and provide analytic 
reports. HRSA will disseminate the summary level data for public use, 
including preparing preliminary findings and analytic reports.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Health care workforce 
burnout has been a challenge even prior to COVID-19 and other recent 
public health crises. Clinicians and health care staff have reported 
experiencing alarming rates of burnout, characterized as a high degree 
of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a

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low sense of personal accomplishment at work.\1\ Understanding the 
factors impacting workforce well-being and satisfaction, reducing 
burnout, and applying evidence-based technical assistance and other 
quality improvement strategies around workforce well-being is essential 
as the health center program health care workforce continues to respond 
to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future health 
care delivery challenges.
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    \1\ West, C.P., Dyrbye, L.N., Satele, D.V, Sloan, J.A., & 
Shanafelt, T.D. (2012). Concurrent validity of single-item measures 
of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization in burnout assessment. 
J Gen Intern Med, 27 (11 PG-1445-52), 1445-1452. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-012-2015-7.
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    Administration of the Health Center Workforce Survey will provide a 
comprehensive baseline assessment of health center workforce well-being 
and identify opportunities to improve workforce well-being and bolster 
technical assistance and other strategies. These efforts will further 
HRSA's goal of providing access to quality health care and supporting a 
robust primary care workforce.
    Likely Respondents: Health center staff in HRSA-funded health 
centers.
    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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Health Center Workforce Survey..         400,000               1         400,000             .50         200,000
Health Center Leader Support               1,400               1           1,400            2.00           2,800
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                                         401,400  ..............         401,400  ..............         202,800
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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. 2022-05077 Filed 3-10-22; 8:45 am]
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