[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 178 (Thursday, September 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56690-56691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19965]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request Information Collection Request Title: The 
Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program Eligible 
Resident/Fellow FTE Chart, OMB No. 0915-0367--Revision

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 of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection projects, 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 October 
17, 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 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 request collection title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: The Teaching Health Center 
Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program Eligible Resident/Fellow 
FTE Chart OMB No. 0915-0367--Revision
    Abstract: The THCGME Program, section 340H of the Public Health 
Service Act, was established by section 5508 of Public Law 111-148. The 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L.116-260) and the American 
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-2) provided continued funding for 
the THCGME Program. The THCGME Program awards payment for both direct 
and indirect expenses to support training for primary care residents in 
community-based ambulatory patient care settings. The THCGME Program 
Eligible Resident/Fellow FTE Chart, published in the THCGME Notice of 
Funding Opportunity (NOFO), is a means for determining the number of 
eligible resident/fellow full-time equivalents (FTEs) in an applicant's 
primary care residency program. The FTE Chart revisions will now 
collect the number of resident/fellow FTEs from previous academic years 
and will further clarify the number of resident/fellow FTEs positions 
requested with the NOFO application.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on June 24, 2022, 
vol. 87, No. 121; pp. 37876. There were no public comments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The THCGME Program 
Eligible Resident/Fellow FTE Chart requires applicants to provide: (a) 
data related to the size and/or growth of the residency program over 
previous academic years, (b) the number of residents enrolled in the 
program during the baseline academic year, and (c) a projection of the 
program's proposed expansion over the next 5 academic years. It is 
imperative that applicants complete this chart to quantify the total 
supported residents. THCGME funding is used to support expanded numbers 
of residents in existing residency programs, to establish new residency 
training programs, or to maintain filled positions at existing 
residency training programs. Utilization of a chart to gather this 
important information has decreased the number of errors in the 
eligibility review process resulting in a more accurate review and 
funding process, and this ICR comports with the regulatory requirement 
imposed by 45 CFR 75.206(a) ``Standard application requirements, 
including forms for applying for HHS financial assistance, and state 
plans''.
    Likely Respondents: Teaching Health Centers applying for THCGME 
funding through a THCGME NOFO process, which may include new applicants 
and existing awardees.
    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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THCGME Program Eligible Resident/             90               1              90            1.25          112.50
 Fellow FTE Chart...............
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    Total.......................              90  ..............              90  ..............          112.50
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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. 2022-19965 Filed 9-14-22; 8:45 am]
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