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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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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,
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650.25
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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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: Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of
2006: Data Report Form: (OMB No.
0915–0253)—Revision
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Annual Data Report (formerly called the
CARE Act Data Report (CADR)) was
initially created in 1999 by HRSA’s
HIV/AIDS Bureau. It has undergone
revisions to incorporate the legislative
changes that occurred in 2006. Grantees
and their subcontracted service
providers who are funded under Parts
A, B, C, and D of the Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of
2006, or Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
(codified under Title XXVI of the Public
Health Services Act) fill out the report.
All Parts of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program specify HRSA’s responsibilities
in the administration of grant funds, the
allocation of funds, the evaluation of
programs for the population served, and
the improvement of the quantity and
quality of care. Accurate records of the
providers receiving Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program funding, the services
provided, and the clients served
continue to be critical to the
implementation of the legislation and
thus are necessary for HRSA to fulfill its
responsibilities. Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program grantees are required to report
aggregate data to HRSA annually. The
Data Report form is filled out by
grantees and their subcontracted service
providers. The report has seven
different sections containing
demographic information about the
service providers as well as the clients
served, information about the type of
Number of
grantee
respondents
Program under which grantee is funded
Part
Part
Part
Part
A Only
B Only
C Only
D Only
core and support services provided as
well as the number of clients served,
information about counseling and
testing services, clinical information
about the clients served, demographic
tables for Parts C and D, and
information about the Health Insurance
Program.
The primary purposes of the Data
Report are to: (1) Characterize the
organizations where clients receive
services; (2) provide information on the
number and characteristics of clients
who receive Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program services; and (3) enable HAB to
describe the type and amount of
services a client receives. In addition to
meeting the goal of accountability to the
Congress, clients, advocacy groups, and
the general public, information
collected on the Data Report is critical
for HRSA, State and local grantees, and
individual providers to assess the status
of existing HIV-related service delivery
systems.
The response burden for grantees is
estimated as:
Hours to
coordinate
receipt of
data reports
Responses
per grantee
Total
hour burden
......................................................................................................
......................................................................................................
......................................................................................................
......................................................................................................
56
59
361
90
1
1
1
1
40
40
20
20
2,240
2,360
7,220
1,800
Subtotal .....................................................................................................
566
........................
........................
13,620
Responses
per provider
Hours
per response
The response burden for service
providers is estimated as:
Number of
respondents
Program under which provider is funded
Total
hour burden
Part A Only ......................................................................................................
Part B Only ......................................................................................................
Part C Only ......................................................................................................
Part D Only ......................................................................................................
Funded under more than one program ...........................................................
792
653
108
75
703
1
1
1
1
1
26
26
44
42
50
20,592
16,978
4,752
3,150
35,150
Subtotal .....................................................................................................
2,331
........................
........................
80,622
Total for Both Grantees & Providers ...............................................................
2,897
........................
........................
94,242
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Ph.D., 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.
Dated: August 7, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review
and Coordination.
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Advisory Commission on Childhood
Vaccines; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby given
of the following meeting:
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Childhood Vaccines (ACCV).
Date and Time: September 7, 2007, 9 a.m.–
5 p.m., EST.
Place: Parklawn Building (and via audio
conference call), Conference Rooms G & H,
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
The ACCV will meet on Friday, September
7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST). The public can
join the meeting via audio conference call by
dialing 1–888–709–9420 on September 7 and
providing the following information:
Leader’s Name: Dr. Geoffrey Evans.
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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, 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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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: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of
2006: Data Report Form: (OMB No. 0915-0253)--Revision
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Annual Data Report (formerly called
the CARE Act Data Report (CADR)) was initially created in 1999 by
HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau. It has undergone revisions to incorporate the
legislative changes that occurred in 2006. Grantees and their
subcontracted service providers who are funded under Parts A, B, C, and
D of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006, or
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (codified under Title XXVI of the Public
Health Services Act) fill out the report. All Parts of the Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program specify HRSA's responsibilities in the administration
of grant funds, the allocation of funds, the evaluation of programs for
the population served, and the improvement of the quantity and quality
of care. Accurate records of the providers receiving Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program funding, the services provided, and the clients served
continue to be critical to the implementation of the legislation and
thus are necessary for HRSA to fulfill its responsibilities. Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program grantees are required to report aggregate data to HRSA
annually. The Data Report form is filled out by grantees and their
subcontracted service providers. The report has seven different
sections containing demographic information about the service providers
as well as the clients served, information about the type of core and
support services provided as well as the number of clients served,
information about counseling and testing services, clinical information
about the clients served, demographic tables for Parts C and D, and
information about the Health Insurance Program.
The primary purposes of the Data Report are to: (1) Characterize
the organizations where clients receive services; (2) provide
information on the number and characteristics of clients who receive
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program services; and (3) enable HAB to describe
the type and amount of services a client receives. In addition to
meeting the goal of accountability to the Congress, clients, advocacy
groups, and the general public, information collected on the Data
Report is critical for HRSA, State and local grantees, and individual
providers to assess the status of existing HIV-related service delivery
systems.
The response burden for grantees is estimated as:
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Hours to
Number of Responses per coordinate Total hour
Program under which grantee is funded grantee grantee receipt of burden
respondents data reports
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part A Only..................................... 56 1 40 2,240
Part B Only..................................... 59 1 40 2,360
Part C Only..................................... 361 1 20 7,220
Part D Only..................................... 90 1 20 1,800
---------------------------------------------------------------
Subtotal.................................... 566 .............. .............. 13,620
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The response burden for service providers is estimated as:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Responses per Hours per Total hour
Program under which provider is funded respondents provider response burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part A Only..................................... 792 1 26 20,592
Part B Only..................................... 653 1 26 16,978
Part C Only..................................... 108 1 44 4,752
Part D Only..................................... 75 1 42 3,150
Funded under more than one program.............. 703 1 50 35,150
---------------------------------------------------------------
Subtotal.................................... 2,331 .............. .............. 80,622
===============================================================
Total for Both Grantees & Providers............. 2,897 .............. .............. 94,242
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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,
MD 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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