[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79891-79892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28159]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

[OMB No. 0915-0322--Extension]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Data 
Collection Tool for State Offices of Rural Health Grant Program

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 February 
27, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 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 HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 594-4394.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Data Collection Tool for 
State Offices of Rural Health Grant Program, OMB No. 0915-0322--
Extension.
    Abstract: The HRSA, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), 
is requesting OMB approval to continue use of a Technical Assistance 
(TA) Data Form for the State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) Grant 
program established by section 338J of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254r). In its authorizing language (sec. 711 of the Social 
Security Act [42 U.S.C. 912]), Congress charged FORHP with 
administering grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to provide 
TA and other activities as necessary to support activities related to 
improving health care in rural areas. The mission of FORHP is to 
sustain and improve access to quality health care services for rural 
communities. This electronic form is used to collect information from 
SORH grantees on the amount of direct TA they provide to clients within 
their state.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: FORHP seeks to continue 
gathering information from grantees on their efforts to provide TA to 
clients within their state. SORH grantees submit a TA Report that 
includes: (1) the total number of TA encounters provided directly by 
the grantee, and (2) the total number of unduplicated clients that 
received direct TA from the grantee. These measures will continue in 
these three categories: (1) information disseminated, (2) information 
created, and (3) collaborative efforts by (a) topic area and (b) type 
of audience. These measures are used to obtain an accurate depiction of 
the breadth of SORH work based on recommendations from the grantees. 
Submission of the TA Report is submitted via the HRSA Electronic 
Handbook no later than 60 days after the end of each 12-month budget 
period.
    Grant dollars are awarded annually; therefore, this information is 
needed annually by the program in order to measure effective use of 
grant dollars consistently among all the grantees.
    Likely Respondents: Fifty SORH award recipients.
    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.

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                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Number of       Number of         Total        burden per     Total burden
         Instrument name            respondents    responses per     responses     response  (in       hours
                                                    respondent                        hours)
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Technical Assistance Report.....              50               1              50            13.5             675
    Total.......................              50  ..............              50  ..............             675
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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. 2022-28159 Filed 12-27-22; 8:45 am]
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