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or other forms of information
technology.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Proposed Project: Data Collection Tool
for Rural Health Community-Based
Grant Programs: (New)
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) will
publish 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, call the HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer on (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,
including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (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
The mission of the Office of Rural
Health Policy (ORHP) is to sustain and
improve access to quality care services
for rural communities. In its authorizing
language (Sec. 711 [42 U.S.C. 912]),
Congress charged ORHP with
‘‘administering grants, cooperative
agreements, and contracts to provide
technical assistance and other activities
as necessary to support activities related
to improving health care in rural areas.’’
In 1991, the Health Service Outreach
Grants were first appropriated under the
authority of section 301 of the Public
Health Service (PHS) Act. In 1996, the
Health Centers Consolidation Act of
1996 added the section 330A Rural
Health Outreach Grant Program to the
PHS Act. In 2002, this was amended
and authorized again in the PHS Act,
section 330A, as the Rural Health Care
Services Outreach, Rural Health
Network Development, and Small
Health Care Provider Quality
Improvement Grant Programs. Five rural
health grant programs are currently
operating under this authority: (1) The
Rural Health Care Services Outreach
Grant Program (Outreach), (2) the Rural
Health Network Development Program
(Network Development), (3) the Small
Health Care Provider Quality
Number of
respondents
Grant program
Frequency of
responses
Improvement Grant Program (Quality),
(4) the Delta States Rural Development
Network Grant Program (Delta), and (5)
the Network Development Planning
Grant Program (Network Planning).
These grants are to provide expanded
delivery of health care services in rural
areas, for the planning and
implementation of integrated health
care networks in rural areas, and for the
planning and implementation of small
health care provider quality
improvement activities. In general, the
grants may be used to expand access,
coordinate, and improve the quality of
essential health care services, and
enhance the delivery of health care in
rural areas.
For these programs, program
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) healthrelated clinical measures. Several
measures will be used for all five
programs. All measures will speak to
the Office’s progress toward meeting the
goals set forth in its strategic plan.
The annual burden estimate for this
proposed collection is as follows:
Total
responses
Hours per
response
Rural Health Outreach Grant Program ............................
Rural Health Network Development ................................
Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant
Program ........................................................................
Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program .............................................................................
Network Development Planning Grant Program .............
121
33
1
1
121
33
15
1
15
1
15
12
10
1
1
12
10
1.25
4
15
40
Total ..........................................................................
191
........................
191
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Send comments to Susan G. Queen,
Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 10–33 Parklawn Building, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
20857. Written comments should be
received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: August 7, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review
and Coordination.
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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,
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Public Law 104–13), the Health
Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) publishes periodic summaries
of proposed projects being developed
for submission to 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, call the HRSA Reports
Clearance Officer on (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, including
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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) will publish 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, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (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, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (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: (New)
The mission of the Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) is to
sustain and improve access to quality care services for rural
communities. In its authorizing language (Sec. 711 [42 U.S.C. 912]),
Congress charged ORHP with ``administering grants, cooperative
agreements, and contracts to provide technical assistance and other
activities as necessary to support activities related to improving
health care in rural areas.'' In 1991, the Health Service Outreach
Grants were first appropriated under the authority of section 301 of
the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. In 1996, the Health Centers
Consolidation Act of 1996 added the section 330A Rural Health Outreach
Grant Program to the PHS Act. In 2002, this was amended and authorized
again in the PHS Act, section 330A, as the Rural Health Care Services
Outreach, Rural Health Network Development, and Small Health Care
Provider Quality Improvement Grant Programs. Five rural health grant
programs are currently operating under this authority: (1) The Rural
Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program (Outreach), (2) the Rural
Health Network Development Program (Network Development), (3) the Small
Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant Program (Quality), (4)
the Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program (Delta), and
(5) the Network Development Planning Grant Program (Network Planning).
These grants are to provide expanded delivery of health care services
in rural areas, for the planning and implementation of integrated
health care networks in rural areas, and for the planning and
implementation of small health care provider quality improvement
activities. In general, the grants may be used to expand access,
coordinate, and improve the quality of essential health care services,
and enhance the delivery of health care in rural areas.
For these programs, program 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 five programs. All measures will speak to
the Office's progress toward meeting the goals set forth in its
strategic plan.
The annual burden estimate for this proposed collection is as
follows:
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Number of Frequency of Total Hours per Total hour
Grant program respondents responses responses response burden
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Rural Health Outreach Grant 121 1 121 1.25 151.25
Program........................
Rural Health Network Development 33 1 33 13 429
Small Health Care Provider 15 1 15 1 15
Quality Improvement Grant
Program........................
Delta States Rural Development 12 1 12 1.25 15
Network Grant Program..........
Network Development Planning 10 1 10 4 40
Grant Program..................
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Total....................... 191 .............. 191 .............. 650.25
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Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer, Room 10-33 Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
Maryland 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of
this notice.
Dated: August 7, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
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