[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76473-76474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30894]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects
being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more
information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and draft instruments, e-mail [email protected] or
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Agency; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: Data Collection Tool for Rural Health Community-Based
Grant Programs (OMB No. 0915-0319)--[Revision]
On May 20, 2008, OMB approved the Agency's request for the
collection of data related to program and clinical measures (OMB No.
0915-0319) and set an expiration date of May 31, 2011. The Agency is
now proceeding to submit a revised package which will include program
specific measures that are further aligned with the agency's updated
clinical measures. These measures were modified based on the feedback
received from grantees and to reflect ORHP and HRSA's current
priorities and clarify certain measures across all 330A programs. In
addition, these revisions will enhance data collection and analysis in
an effort to strengthen the value of the data collection tool.
There are currently six rural health grant programs that operate
under the authority of Section 301 of the Public Health Service (PHS)
Act. These programs include: (1) Rural Health Care Services Outreach
Grant Program (Outreach); (2) Rural Health Network Development Grant
Program (Network Development); (3) Small Healthcare Provider Quality
Grant Program (Quality); (4) Delta States Rural Development Network
Grant Program (Delta); (5) Network Planning Grant Program and (6) Rural
Health Workforce Development Grant Program. These grants are to provide
for the expanded delivery of health care services, the planning and
implementation of integrated health care networks, and the planning and
implementation of quality improvement and workforce activities--all in
rural areas.
For these programs, performance measures were drafted to provide
data useful to the programs and to enable HRSA to provide aggregate
program data required by Congress under the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. These measures cover the principal topic
areas of interest to ORHP, including: (a) Access to care; (b) the
underinsured and uninsured; (c) workforce recruitment and retention;
(d) sustainability; (e) health information technology; (f) network
development, and (g) health related clinical measures. Several measures
will be used for all six programs. All measures will speak to the
Office's progress toward meeting the goals set.
The annual estimate of burden is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden
Instrument respondents respondent responses response hours
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Rural Health Care Services 111 1 111 2.75 305.25
Outreach Grant Program.........
Rural Health Network Development 49 1 49 2 98
Delta States Rural Development 12 1 12 3 36
Network Grant Program..........
Small Health Care Provider 59 1 59 6 354
Quality Improvement Grant
Program........................
Network Development Planning 30 1 30 1 30
Grant Program..................
Rural Health Workforce 20 1 20 1.75 35
Development Program............
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Total....................... 281 .............. 281 .............. 858.25
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E-mail comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA Reports
Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days
of this notice.
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Dated: December 1, 2010.
Robert Hendricks,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2010-30894 Filed 12-7-10; 8:45 am]
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