[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15438-15439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05717]
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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; SHIP COVID-19 Testing and
Mitigation Program Data Collection, OMB No. 0906-0066--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 April 18,
2022.
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: SHIP COVID-19 Testing and
Mitigation Program Data Collection OMB No. 0906-0066--Extension.
Abstract: The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-2)
provided one-time funding for awards that will be carried out under
section 711 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 912(b)(5)). The Small
Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) is requesting an extension of
an information collection request. State grantees will improve health
care in rural areas by using the funding to provide support to eligible
rural hospitals to increase COVID-19 testing efforts, expand access to
testing in rural communities, and expand the range of mitigation
activities.
A 60-day Notice published in the Federal Register, 86 FR 74095
(December 29, 2021). There were no public comments.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The terms and conditions
for this program specify that, ``hospitals will be required to report
on the number of tests provided and categories in which the funding is
spent.'' The data will allow HRSA to ensure SHIP COVID-19 recipients
are meeting the terms and conditions of their funding, while providing
HRSA with information on the effectiveness of funds distributed through
this program.
Likely Respondents: The respondents will be hospital staff and
designated Representatives, and State Office of Rural Health Staff.
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
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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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SHIP COVID-19 Testing and 1,540.......... 6.............. 9,240 .25 2,310
Mitigation Data Reporting. Number of Reported on a Total hours
unique quarterly spent on
organizations basis during responses for
funded through the 18 month all funded
the program. program or organization
until the end over a 2-year
of the public period.
health
emergency
(whichever is
first).
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Total.................... 1,540.......... ............... 9,240 .............. 2,310
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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. 2022-05717 Filed 3-17-22; 8:45 am]
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