[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20893-20894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07275]


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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: Rural 
Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies 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 June 6, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 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: Rural Maternity and 
Obstetrics Management Strategies Program, OMB No. 0906-xxxx-New.
    Abstract: HRSA administers the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics 
Management Strategies (RMOMS) Program, which is authorized by sections 
501(a)(2) and 711(b)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2) 
and 912(b)(5), respectively), and sections 330A(e) and 330A-2 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c(e) and 254c-1b, 
respectively). These authorities allow HRSA to, among other things, 
award grants to promote rural health care services outreach by 
improving and expanding the delivery of health care services to include 
new and enhanced services in rural areas, through community engagement 
and evidence-based or innovative, evidence-informed models; as well as 
establish or continue collaborative improvement and innovation networks 
to improve access to, and delivery of, maternity and obstetrics care in 
rural areas.
    The RMOMS program grants support networks that improve access to, 
and continuity of, maternal and obstetrics care in rural communities. 
The goals of the RMOMS program are to: (1) improve maternal and 
neonatal outcomes within a rural region; (2) develop a sustainable 
network approach to increase the delivery and access of preconception, 
prenatal, pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum services; (3) 
develop a safe delivery environment with the support and access to 
specialty care for perinatal patients and infants; and (4) develop 
sustainable financing models for the provision of maternal and 
obstetrics care in rural hospitals and communities.
    HRSA seeks OMB approval to collect information about RMOMS program 
grants using performance measures in HRSA's Electronic Handbooks via 
the Performance Improvement and Measurement System.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: For this program, 
performance measures were drafted to provide data to the program and 
enable HRSA to provide aggregate program data required by Congress 
under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. These 
measures cover the principal topic areas of interest to the Federal 
Office of Rural Health Policy, including: (1) consortium/network; (2) 
sustainability; (3) population demographics; (4) project specific 
domains. The annual collection of this information helps further inform 
and substantiate the focus and objectives of the RMOMS program.
    Likely Respondents: The respondents will be recipients of the Rural 
Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program awards.
    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

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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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Rural Maternity and Obstetrics                10               1              10               9              90
 Management Strategies Program
 Performance Improvement and
 Measurement System.............
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                                              10  ..............              10  ..............              90
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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. 2023-07275 Filed 4-6-23; 8:45 am]
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