88 FR 20 pgs. 6284-6286 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Health Center Program
Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 20Pages: 6284 - 6286
Pages: 6284, 6285, 6286Docket number: [OMB No. 0915-0285—Revision]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-01918 Filed 1-30-23; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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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.
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 paperwork@hrsa.gov or call 301-594-4394.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: Health Center Program Forms OMB No. 0915-0285-Revision.
[top] 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
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.
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| Form name | Number of respondents | Number of responses per respondent | Total responses | Average burden per response (in hours) | Total burden hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant Qualification Criteria Form | 500 | 1 | 500 | 1.00 | 500 |
| Capital Semi Annual Progress Report | 1,317 | 2 | 2,634 | 1.00 | 2,634 |
| Checklist for Adding a New Service | 450 | 1 | 450 | 2.00 | 900 |
| Checklist for Adding a New Service Delivery Site | 1,480 | 1 | 1,480 | 2.00 | 2,960 |
| Checklist for Adding a New Target Population | 100 | 1 | 100 | 2.00 | 200 |
| Checklist for Deleting Existing Service | 500 | 1 | 500 | 2.00 | 1,000 |
| Checklist for Deleting Existing Service Delivery Site | 750 | 1 | 750 | 2.00 | 1,500 |
| Environmental Information and Documentation | 750 | 1 | 750 | .50 | 375 |
| Equipment List | 1,375 | 1 | 1,375 | .50 | 688 |
| Expanded Services Patient Impact | 996 | 1 | 996 | 1.00 | 996 |
| Federal Object Class Categories Form | 735 | 1 | 735 | .25 | 184 |
| 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 Worksheet | 1,058 | 1 | 1,058 | 1.00 | 1,058 |
| 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 Information | 50 | 1 | 50 | 1.00 | 50 |
| Form 4: Community Characteristics | 1,058 | 1 | 1,058 | 1.00 | 1,058 |
| 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/Locations | 1,058 | 1 | 1,058 | 1.00 | 1,058 |
| Form 6A: Current Board Member Characteristics | 1,058 | 1 | 1,058 | 1.00 | 1,058 |
| Form 6B: Request for Waiver of Board Member Requirements | 1,058 | 1 | 1,058 | 1.00 | 1,058 |
| Form 8: Health Center Agreements | 1,058 | 1 | 1,058 | 1.00 | 1,058 |
| Funding Request Summary Form (School-Based Health Center) | 500 | 1 | 500 | .50 | 250 |
| Funding Sources | 735 | 1 | 735 | .50 | 368 |
| FY 2020 Ending the HIV Epidemic Primary Care HIV Prevention PCHP Progress Reporting | 182 | 1 | 182 | 1.00 | 182 |
| FY 2022 Accelerating Cancer Screening Progress Report | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1.50 | 15 |
| Health Center Controlled Networks Progress Report | 90 | 1 | 90 | 1.00 | 90 |
| Health Center Program Progress Report | 735 | 1 | 735 | 1.00 | 735 |
| HRSA Loan Guarantee Program Application | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1.00 | 20 |
| NHHCIA NCC Clinical Performance Measures | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1.50 | 9 |
| NHHCIA NCC Financial Performance Measures | 6 | 1 | 6 | .50 | 3 |
| NHHCIA NCC Income Analysis Form | 6 | 1 | 6 | .15 | 1 |
| NHHCIA NCC Project Work Plan Progress Report | 6 | 1 | 6 | .15 | 1 |
| NHHCIA NCC Project Work Plan Update | 6 | 1 | 6 | .15 | 1 |
| Operational Plan | 500 | 1 | 500 | 3.00 | 1,500 |
| Other Requirements for Sites | 600 | 1 | 600 | .50 | 300 |
| Participating Health Centers List | 90 | 1 | 90 | 1.00 | 90 |
| 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 Investments | 1,400 | 4 | 5,600 | 1.50 | 8,400 |
| 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 Competition) | 450 | 1 | 450 | .50 | 225 |
| 32,798 | 39,279 | 46,529 |
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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