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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
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, email
paperwork@hrsa.gov or call the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443–
1984.
SUMMARY:
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HRSA especially 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.
Information Collection Request Title:
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility
Grant Program Performance Measure
Determination (OMB No. 0915-xxxx) Ø
New
Abstract: The purpose of the Medicare
Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
(Flex), authorized by Section 4201 of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA),
Public Law 105–33, and reauthorized by
Section 121 of the Medicare
Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act of 2008, Public Law
110¥275, is to support improvements
in the quality of health care provided in
communities served by Critical Access
Hospitals (CAHs); to support efforts to
improve the financial and operational
performance of the CAHs; and to
support communities in developing
collaborative regional and local delivery
systems. Additionally the Flex program
assists in the conversion of qualified
small rural hospitals to CAH status. The
provision and delivery of quality health
care to rural America is a priority of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS). The Flex program
provides funding for states to support
technical assistance activities in
hospitals related to: improving health
care quality, patient safety, hospital
financial and operational efficiency, and
care coordination; and ensuring
adequate training and support within
rural Emergency Medical Services
systems. Measures and goals identified
in the Flex program take into
consideration existing measures and
priorities HHS has set for hospitals to
avoid both conflict and duplication of
efforts.
For this program, performance
measures were drafted to provide data
useful to the Flex program and to enable
HRSA to provide aggregate program data
required by Congress under the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Public Law 103–
62). These measures cover principal
topic areas of interest to the Office of
Rural Health Policy, including: (a)
Quality reporting; (b) quality
improvement interventions; (c) financial
and operational improvement
initiatives; and (d) multi-hospital
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patient safety initiatives. Several
measures will be used for this program
and will inform the office’s progress
toward meeting the goals set in GPRA.
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 Information
Collection Request are summarized in
the table below.
The annual estimate of burden is as
follows:
Form Name
Number of respondents
Number of responses per
respondent
Total responses
Average burden per response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program .............
Total ..............................................................................
45
45
1
1
45
45
6
6
270
270
Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10–29,
Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857.
Deadline: Comments on this
Information Collection Request must be
received within 60 days of this notice.
ADDRESSES:
Dated: December 20, 2012.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
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National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of
Closed Meetings
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Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
hereby given of the following meetings.
The meetings will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; Biophysics
and Biochemistry of Membranes.
Date: January 23, 2013.
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, 1127
Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20036.
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Contact Person: Nitsa Rosenzweig, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4152,
MSC 7760, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
1747, rosenzweign@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Biological Chemistry
and Macromolecular Biophysics Integrated
Review Group; Macromolecular Structure
and Function A Study Section.
Date: January 25, 2013.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica
Hotel, 530 West Pico Boulevard, Santa
Monica, CA 90405.
Contact Person: David R. Jollie, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4150,
MSC 7806, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
1722, jollieda@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member
Conflict: Cardiovascular Sciences.
Date: January 25, 2013.
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892,
(Telephone Conference Call).
Contact Person: Sara Ahlgren, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, RM 4136,
Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–0904,
sara.ahlgren@nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine;
93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333,
93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844,
93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National
Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: December 21, 2012.
Carolyn A. Baum,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of
Closed Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
hereby given of the following meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; Program
Project: Conus Peptides.
Date: January 10–11, 2013.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892,
(Virtual Meeting).
Contact Person: Peter B Guthrie, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4142,
MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
1239, guthriep@csr.nih.gov.
This notice is being published less than 15
days prior to the meeting due to the timing
limitations imposed by the review and
funding cycle.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine;
93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333,
93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844,
93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National
Institutes of Health, HHS)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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, email paperwork@hrsa.gov or
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.
HRSA especially 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.
Information Collection Request Title: Medicare Rural Hospital
Flexibility Grant Program Performance Measure Determination (OMB No.
0915-xxxx) - New
Abstract: The purpose of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility
Program (Flex), authorized by Section 4201 of the Balanced Budget Act
of 1997 (BBA), Public Law 105-33, and reauthorized by Section 121 of
the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008,
Public Law 110-275, is to support improvements in the quality of health
care provided in communities served by Critical Access Hospitals
(CAHs); to support efforts to improve the financial and operational
performance of the CAHs; and to support communities in developing
collaborative regional and local delivery systems. Additionally the
Flex program assists in the conversion of qualified small rural
hospitals to CAH status. The provision and delivery of quality health
care to rural America is a priority of the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS). The Flex program provides funding for states to
support technical assistance activities in hospitals related to:
improving health care quality, patient safety, hospital financial and
operational efficiency, and care coordination; and ensuring adequate
training and support within rural Emergency Medical Services systems.
Measures and goals identified in the Flex program take into
consideration existing measures and priorities HHS has set for
hospitals to avoid both conflict and duplication of efforts.
For this program, performance measures were drafted to provide data
useful to the Flex program and to enable HRSA to provide aggregate
program data required by Congress under the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Public Law 103-62). These measures cover
principal topic areas of interest to the Office of Rural Health Policy,
including: (a) Quality reporting; (b) quality improvement
interventions; (c) financial and operational improvement initiatives;
and (d) multi-hospital
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patient safety initiatives. Several measures will be used for this
program and will inform the office's progress toward meeting the goals
set in GPRA.
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 Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below.
The annual estimate of burden is as follows:
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Number of Average burden
Form Name Number of responses per Total responses per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program.................. 45 1 45 6 270
Total.......................................................... 45 1 45 6 270
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Deadline: Comments on this Information Collection Request must be
received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: December 20, 2012.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
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