[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 52065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13653]



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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: Black 
Lung Clinics Program Performance 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 August 20, 
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: Black Lung Clinics Program 
Performance Measures, OMB No. 0915-0292--Revision
    Abstract: The Black Lung Clinics Program (BLCP) is authorized under 
sec. 427(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 
U.S.C. 937(a)) and accompanying regulations (42 CFR part 55a). The 
purpose of the BLCP is to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated 
with occupationally related coal mine dust lung disease through the 
screening, diagnosis, and treatment of active, inactive, retired, and/
or disabled coal miners. HRSA currently collects information about BLCP 
awards using an OMB-approved set of performance measures and seeks to 
extend the approved collection. There are no proposed changes to the 
performance measures; however, there is a 45-hour decrease in estimated 
burden hours due to the streamlining of the data collection process, 
allowing awardees/respondents to be more efficient in collecting and 
submitting the data for this information collection request. Collecting 
this data provides HRSA with information on how well each awardee is 
meeting the needs of these miners in their communities.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Data from the annual 
report provides quantitative information about the clinics, 
specifically: (1) the characteristics of the patients they serve 
(gender, age, disability level, occupation type); (2) the 
characteristics of services provided (medical encounters, non-medical 
encounters, benefits counseling, and outreach); and (3) the number of 
patients served. These programmatic performance measures enable HRSA to 
provide data required by Congress under the Government Performance and 
Results Act of 1993. It also ensures that funds are effectively used to 
provide services that meet the target population's needs. HRSA does not 
plan to make any changes to the performance measures at this time. The 
estimated average burden per response has decreased because the data 
collection process has been streamlined and enabled awardees/
respondents to be more efficient in collecting and submitting the data 
for this information collection.
    Likely Respondents: Respondents will be BLCP award recipients.
    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 burden
            Form name               respondents    responses per     responses     response  (in       hours
                                                    respondent                        hours)
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Black Lung Clinics Program                    15               1              15               7             105
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    Total.......................              15  ..............              15  ..............             105
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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. 2024-13653 Filed 6-20-24; 8:45 am]
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