[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89709-89710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28664]


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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: Advanced 
Nursing Education Program Specific Form OMB No. 0915-0375--Revision

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 
26, 2024.

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 Joella Roland, the 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Advanced Nursing Education 
(ANE) Program Specific Form OMB No. 0915-0375--Revision
    Abstract: HRSA provides advanced nursing education grants to 
educational institutions to increase the supply, distribution, quality 
of, and access to advanced education nurses through the ANE Programs. 
The ANE Programs are authorized by section 811 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296j), as amended. This clearance request is for 
continued approval of the information collection OMB No. 0915-0375 with 
revisions. This revision request seeks to add the Advanced Nursing 
Education-Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship (ANE-NPRF) 
Program and the Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion Program to 
the ANE Program Specific Form, and to remove programs that have closed, 
which include the Advanced Nursing Education-Nurse Practitioner 
Residency (ANE-NPR) Program and the Advanced Nursing Education-Nurse 
Practitioner Residency Integration Program. The activities previously 
supported under the ANE-NPR and the Advanced Nursing Education-Nurse 
Practitioner Residency Integration Program are now supported under the 
ANE-NPRF Program.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Section 811 of the Public 
Health Service Act provides the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
with the authority to award grants to and enter into contracts with 
eligible entities to meet the costs of: (1) projects that support the 
enhancement of advanced nursing education and practice; and (2) 
traineeships for individuals in advanced nursing education programs. 
Under this section, HRSA makes awards to entities who train and support 
nurses characterized as ``advanced education nurses.'' In awarding such 
grants, funding preference is given to applicants with projects that 
will substantially benefit rural or underserved populations or help 
meet public health nursing needs in state or local health departments; 
special consideration is given to an eligible entity that agrees to 
extend the award to train advanced education nurses who will practice 
in designated Health Professional Shortage Areas.
    The ANE Program Specific Form allows HRSA to effectively target 
funding and measure the impact of the ANE Programs in meeting the 
legislative intent and program goals of supporting the enhancement of 
advanced nursing education and creating opportunities for individuals 
in advanced nursing education programs to increase the number of 
advanced practice nurses, especially in rural and underserved areas. 
Additionally, collecting this data assists HRSA in carrying out the 
most impactful program and ensuring resources are used responsibly. The 
proposed updates to this information collection are to accurately list 
the current ANE Programs.
    Likely Respondents: Likely respondents will be current ANE Programs 
awardees and new applicants to ANE Programs.
    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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   Form name (includes the ANE                       Number of                    Average burden
   program specific tables and       Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
          attachments)              respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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Advanced Nursing Education                   156               1             156               7           1,092
 Workforce......................
Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship...              64               1              64               7             448

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Advanced Nursing Education                    54               1              54               7             378
 Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners.
ANE-NPRF........................              64               1              64               7             448
Maternity Care Nursing Workforce              10               1              10               7              70
 Expansion......................
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    Total.......................             348  ..............             348  ..............           2,436
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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. 2023-28664 Filed 12-27-23; 8:45 am]
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