[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1237-1238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00096]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program 
Measures

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 
8, 2023.

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 301-594-
4394.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information collection request title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Evidence Based Telehealth 
Network Program Measures OMB No. 0906-0043--Extension.
    Abstract: This ICR is for an extension of currently approved 
measures for the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT)'s 
Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program, under which OAT administers 
cooperative agreements in accordance with section 330I of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-14), as amended. The purpose of this 
program is to demonstrate how telehealth programs and networks can 
improve access to quality health care services. This program will work 
to help HRSA assess the effectiveness of evidence-based practices with 
the use of telehealth for patients, providers, and payers.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The measures will enable 
HRSA and OAT to capture awardee-level and aggregate data that 
illustrate the impact and scope of federal funding along with assessing 
these efforts. The measures cover the principal topic areas of interest 
to OAT, including: (a) population demographics; (b) access to health 
care; (c) cost savings and cost-effectiveness; and (d) clinical 
outcomes.
    Likely Respondents: The respondents would be award recipients of 
the Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program.
    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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Evidence-Based Telehealth                     14              12              12              11           1,848
 Network Program Report.........
Telehealth Performance                        14               1               1               5              70
 Measurement Report.............
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    Total.......................            * 14  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,918
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* HRSA estimates 14 unique respondents, each completing the two forms.

    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

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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. 2023-00096 Filed 1-6-23; 8:45 am]
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