[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6284-6286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01918]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

[OMB No. 0915-0285--Revision]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Health Center 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 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA 
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 March 2, 
2023.

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 HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, at [email protected] or call 
301-594-4394.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Information Collection Request Title: Health Center Program Forms 
OMB No. 0915-0285--Revision.
    Abstract: The Health Center Program, administered by HRSA, is 
authorized under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254b). Health centers are community-based and

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patient-directed organizations that deliver affordable, accessible, 
quality, and cost-effective primary health care services to patients 
regardless of their ability to pay. Nearly 1,400 health centers operate 
approximately 14,000 service delivery sites that provide primary health 
care to more than 30 million people in every U.S. state, the District 
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Pacific 
Basin. HRSA uses forms for new and existing health centers and other 
entities to apply for various grant and non-grant opportunities, renew 
grant and non-grant designations, report progress, and change their 
scopes of project.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on October 17, 
2022, vol. 87, No. 199; pp. 62861. There were no public comments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Health Center Program-
specific forms are necessary for award processes and oversight of the 
Health Center Program and other relevant programs. These forms provide 
HRSA staff and objective review committee panels with information 
essential for application evaluation, funding recommendation and 
approval, designation, and monitoring. These forms also provide HRSA 
staff with information essential for evaluating compliance with Health 
Center Program statutory and regulatory requirements.
    HRSA intends to make several changes to its forms:
     HRSA will modify the following forms to streamline and 
clarify data currently being collected: 1A, 1B, 1C, 2, 4, 6A, 8, 
Checklist for Adding a New Service, Checklist for Adding a New Service 
Delivery Site, Checklist for Adding a New Target Population, Checklist 
for Deleting Existing Service, Checklist for Deleting Existing Service 
Delivery Site, Expanded Services Patient Impact, Health Center 
Controlled Networks Progress Report, Operational Plan, Project 
Narrative Update, Project Overview Form, Project Work Plan, and the 
Summary Page--Service Area Competition.
     HRSA will add forms necessary for funding applications and 
program monitoring: Applicant Qualification Criteria Form, Financial 
Performance Indicators, Funding Request Summary Form, Fiscal Year (FY) 
2022 Accelerating Cancer Screening Progress Report, Native Hawaiian 
Health Care Improvement Act (NHHCIA) Non-Competing Continuation (NCC) 
Clinical and Financial Performance Measures, NHHCIA NCC Income Analysis 
Form, NHHCIA NCC Project Work Plan Progress Report, NHHCIA NCC Project 
Work Plan Update, Patient Impact Form, Project Cover Page, Progress 
Report--Non-Capital Investments, School-Based Health Center Location 
Form, Quality Improvement Fund (QIF) Evaluative Measures Report, QIF 
Project Plan Form and QIF Progress Report.
     HRSA will remove forms to further streamline information 
collected by HRSA and reduce burden: Clinical Performance Measures, 
Diabetes Action Plan, Expanded Services, Financial Performance 
Measures, FY 2018 Expanding Access to Quality Substance Use Disorder--
Mental Health Integrated Behavioral Health Services Progress Reporting, 
Health Center Program Supplemental Information, HRSA Electronic 
Handbooks Action Plan and the Program Specific Form Instructions.
    Likely Respondents: Health Center Program award recipients (those 
funded under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act) and Health 
Center Program look-alikes, state and national technical assistance 
organizations, and other organizations seeking funding.
    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 use 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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                                                                                      Average
                                     Number of       Number of         Total        burden per     Total burden
            Form name               respondents    responses per     responses     response  (in       hours
                                                    respondent                        hours)
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Applicant Qualification Criteria             500               1             500            1.00             500
 Form...........................
Capital Semi Annual Progress               1,317               2           2,634            1.00           2,634
 Report.........................
Checklist for Adding a New                   450               1             450            2.00             900
 Service........................
Checklist for Adding a New                 1,480               1           1,480            2.00           2,960
 Service Delivery Site..........
Checklist for Adding a New                   100               1             100            2.00             200
 Target Population..............
Checklist for Deleting Existing              500               1             500            2.00           1,000
 Service........................
Checklist for Deleting Existing              750               1             750            2.00           1,500
 Service Delivery Site..........
Environmental Information and                750               1             750             .50             375
 Documentation..................
Equipment List..................           1,375               1           1,375             .50             688
Expanded Services Patient Impact             996               1             996            1.00             996
Federal Object Class Categories              735               1             735             .25             184
 Form...........................
Financial Performance Indicators              20               1              20            1.00              20
Form 12: Organization Contacts..           1,058               1           1,058            1.00           1,058
Form 1A: General Information               1,058               1           1,058            1.00           1,058
 Worksheet......................
Form 1B: Funding Request Summary           1,000               1           1,000             .75             750
Form 1C: Documents on File......           1,058               1           1,058             .50             529
Form 2: Staffing Profile........           1,058               1           1,058            1.00           1,058
Form 3: Income Analysis.........           1,058               1           1,058            1.00           1,058
Form 3A: Look-Alike Budget                    50               1              50            1.00              50
 Information....................
Form 4: Community                          1,058               1           1,058            1.00           1,058
 Characteristics................
Form 5A: Services Provided......           1,058               1           1,058            1.00           1,058
Form 5B: Service Sites..........           1,058               1           1,058            1.00           1,058
Form 5C: Other Activities/                 1,058               1           1,058            1.00           1,058
 Locations......................
Form 6A: Current Board Member              1,058               1           1,058            1.00           1,058
 Characteristics................

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Form 6B: Request for Waiver of             1,058               1           1,058            1.00           1,058
 Board Member Requirements......
Form 8: Health Center Agreements           1,058               1           1,058            1.00           1,058
Funding Request Summary Form                 500               1             500             .50             250
 (School-Based Health Center)...
Funding Sources.................             735               1             735             .50             368
FY 2020 Ending the HIV Epidemic              182               1             182            1.00             182
 Primary Care HIV Prevention
 PCHP Progress Reporting........
FY 2022 Accelerating Cancer                   10               1              10            1.50              15
 Screening Progress Report......
Health Center Controlled                      90               1              90            1.00              90
 Networks Progress Report.......
Health Center Program Progress               735               1             735            1.00             735
 Report.........................
HRSA Loan Guarantee Program                   20               1              20            1.00              20
 Application....................
NHHCIA NCC Clinical Performance                6               1               6            1.50               9
 Measures.......................
NHHCIA NCC Financial Performance               6               1               6             .50               3
 Measures.......................
NHHCIA NCC Income Analysis Form.               6               1               6             .15               1
NHHCIA NCC Project Work Plan                   6               1               6             .15               1
 Progress Report................
NHHCIA NCC Project Work Plan                   6               1               6             .15               1
 Update.........................
Operational Plan................             500               1             500            3.00           1,500
Other Requirements for Sites....             600               1             600             .50             300
Participating Health Centers                  90               1              90            1.00              90
 List...........................
Patient Impact Form.............             500               1             500            1.00             500
Patient Target and Calculations.           1,058               1           1,058            1.00           1,058
Progress Report--Non-Capital               1,400               4           5,600            1.50           8,400
 Investments....................
Project Cover Page..............             735               1             735            1.00             735
Project Narrative Update........             883               1             883            4.00           3,532
Project Overview Form...........             500               1             500            1.00             500
Project Plan....................             182               3             546            1.50             819
Project Qualification Criteria..             735               1             735            1.00             735
Project Work Plan...............             135               1             135            4.00             540
Proposal Cover Page.............             735               1             735            1.00             735
QIF Evaluative Measures Report..              12               1              12            1.50              18
QIF Progress Report.............              12               1              12            1.50              18
QIF Project Plan Form...........             100               1             100            1.00             100
Summary Page (New Access Point).             500               1             500            1.00             500
Summary Page (Service Area                   450               1             450             .50             225
 Competition)...................
                                          32,798  ..............          39,279  ..............          46,529
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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. 2023-01918 Filed 1-30-23; 8:45 am]
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