[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12385-12386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03912]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Office for the Advancement of Telehealth 
Outcome Measures, OMB No. 0915-0311--Extension

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 April 28, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail 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 HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at 301-594-4394.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference.

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    Information Collection Request Title: Office for the Advancement of 
Telehealth Outcome Measures OMB No. 0915-0311--Extension.
    Abstract: This clearance request is for extending the approval of 
the Office for Advancement of Telehealth Outcome Measures that are 
currently approved under OMB No. 0915-0311, with an expiration date of 
October 31, 2023. To help carry out its mission, HRSA created this set 
of performance measures that grantees of the Telehealth Network Grant 
Program can use to evaluate the effectiveness of their services 
programs and monitor their progress using performance reporting data.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: As required by the 
Government Performance and Review Act of 1993, all federal agencies 
must develop strategic plans describing their overall goal and 
objectives. HRSA has worked with grantees of the Telehealth Network 
Grant Program to develop performance measures to be used to evaluate 
and monitor the progress of the grantees. Grantee goals are to improve 
access to needed services; reduce rural practitioner isolation; improve 
health system productivity and efficiency; and improve patient 
outcomes. In each of these categories, specific indicators were 
designed to be reported through a performance monitoring website. 
Measures for the Telehealth Network Grant Program capture awardee-level 
and aggregate data that illustrate the impact and scope of federal 
funding along with assessing these efforts. The measures speak to the 
Office for Advancement of Telehealth's progress toward meeting the 
goals, specifically telehealth services delivered through Emergency 
Departments.
    Likely Respondents: Telehealth Network Grant Program Grantees.
    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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                                                                                             Average
                                                 Number of       Number of       Total      burden per    Total
                  Form name                     respondents    responses per   responses     response    burden
                                                                respondent                  (in hours)    hours
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Performance Improvement Measurement System..              29               1           29            7       203
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    Total...................................              29  ..............           29  ...........       203
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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. 2023-03912 Filed 2-24-23; 8:45 am]
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