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TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
SF–424 Non-Construction UPD and SF–424 Application
Guide ................................................................................
3,500
1
3,500
145
507,500
Total ..............................................................................
3,500
1
3,500
145
507,500
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.
Dated: September 5, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013–22111 Filed 9–10–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment
Request
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with Section
3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Health
Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) has 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.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
received within 30 days of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
including the Information Collection
Request Title, to the desk officer for
HRSA, either by email to OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to
202–395–5806.
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To
request a copy of the clearance requests
submitted to OMB for review, email the
HRSA Information Collection Clearance
Officer at paperwork@hrsa.gov or call
(301) 443–1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title:
Evaluation and Initial Assessment of
HRSA Teaching Health Centers.
OMB No. 0915–xxxx—NEW.
Abstract: Section 5508 of the
Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA)
amended section 340H of the Public
Health Service (PHS) Act to establish
the Teaching Health Center Graduate
Medical Education (THCGME) program
to support the expansion of new and
existing primary care residency training
programs in community-based settings.
The primary goals of the THCGME
program are to increase the production
of primary care doctors who are well
prepared to practice in community
settings, particularly with underserved
populations, and to improve the overall
number and geographic distribution of
primary care providers. To ensure these
goals are achieved, the George
Washington University (GW) will
conduct an evaluation of the training,
administrative and organizational
structures, clinical service, challenges,
innovations, costs associated with
training, and outcomes of teaching
health centers (THCs). GW has
developed a program data collection
tool that assesses basic organizational
and training characteristics of the
programs (including program specialty,
numbers trained, training sites,
educational partners, and residency
program financing), educational
initiatives (particularly around training
for changing health care delivery
systems and community experiences),
and health center characteristics
(including current workforce and
vacancies, clinical service provided by
residents, and participation in
workforce programs such as the
National Health Service Corps).
Questionnaires have also been
developed for implementation with all
THC matriculating residents, graduating
residents, and graduated residents at 1
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year post-graduation. The matriculation
questionnaire aims to collect
background information on THC
residents to better understand the
characteristics of individuals who apply
and are accepted to THC programs. The
graduation questionnaire collects
information on career plans. The alumni
questionnaire collects information on
career outcomes (including practice in
primary care and in underserved
settings) following graduation, as well
as feedback on the quality of training.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: Statute requires that THC
programs report annually on the types
of primary care resident approved
training programs provided, the number
of approved training positions, the
number who completed their residency
at the end of the prior academic year
and care for vulnerable populations
living in underserved areas, and any
other information as deemed
appropriate by the Secretary (Section
340H(h)(1) of the PHS Act). The
described data collection activities will
serve to meet this statutory requirement
for the THC programs in a uniform and
consistent manner and will allow
comparisons of this group to other
trainees in non-THC programs (See also
Section 241 of the PHS Act).
Likely Respondents: THC Program
Directors will respond to the part of the
data collection tool related to the
characteristics of the programs, and
THC matriculating residents, graduating
residents, and graduated residents at 1
year post-graduation will respond to the
questionnaires related to characteristics
of the residents.
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
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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.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
burden hours
Program Data Collection Tool .............................................
THC Alumni Survey .............................................................
THC Matriculant Survey .......................................................
THC Graduation Survey ......................................................
40
200
200
200
1
1
1
1
40
200
200
200
8.00
0.33
0.25
0.25
320
66
50
50
Total ..............................................................................
640
........................
640
........................
486
Dated: September 5, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013–22106 Filed 9–10–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Health Workforce Research Center
Cooperative Agreement Program
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Health
Professions (BHPr) is announcing a
change to its Health Workforce Research
Center cooperative agreement program.
Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) HRSA–13–185, issued on
November 26, 2012, announced HRSA’s
intent to fund Health Workforce
Research Centers (HWRCs) focusing on
research and technical assistance (TA).
The FOA identified five broad areas of
focus for research in HWRCs: Allied
health, long-term care, behavioral
health, oral health, and flexible use of
workers to improve care delivery and
efficiency. The concentration area,
‘‘flexible use of workers to improve care
delivery and efficiency,’’ was further
defined via published ‘‘frequently asked
questions’’ as an area intended to
address questions related to leveraging
the existing health workforce to improve
access to care, efficiency, and
effectiveness in care delivery. Suggested
topics for study included novel health
care roles, team-based care (including
the composition of teams and division
of responsibilities across a team),
professionals working at the top of their
skills and training, and delegation.
These proposed concentration areas
were selected as areas of critical
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importance to health workforce policies
and programs, as well as areas in which
substantial expertise exists outside the
government, indicating strong potential
for public benefit.
Applicants were asked to design a
portfolio consisting of six research or
TA projects, of which a subset would be
selected for completion in the first
budget period. Applicants were
instructed to use their own judgment
and expertise in designing a portfolio
that would address timely, relevant, and
important health workforce policy and
planning questions.
Though the FOA indicated the intent
to fund only one cooperative agreement
in each research focus area, the latitude
given to applicants in designing their
portfolios resulted in diverse
interpretations of the concentration
areas, particularly in the ‘‘flexible use of
workers’’ category. For example, the top
two ranked ‘‘flexible use of workers’’
HWRC (ranked at second and third in
the research category) have distinct
areas of focus. One focuses its portfolio
on use of workers in community health
centers, health IT, and telehealth. The
other focuses primarily on primary care,
including competencies for primary care
teams, temporal shifts between primary
and specialty practice over time, and
flexibility in primary vs. specialty care
service offerings. After further
consideration, and in light of growing
interest in promoting full and effective
use of health workers, HRSA has
concluded it is appropriate and
consistent with the intent of the FOA to
fund more than one cooperative
agreement in a single area of
concentration if the proposals cover
research on distinct issues of
importance.
With this in mind, BHPr intends to
fund two HWRCs in the concentration
area ‘‘flexible use of workers.’’ This
decision was made in light of the
critical importance of defining new and
emerging roles and models of the health
workforce to meet the nation’s changing
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health care needs. In addition, this
allows BHPr to fund directly down the
rank order list of applicants produced in
the independent review process.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margaret Glos, Management Analyst,
National Center for Health Workforce
Analysis, Bureau of Health Professions,
Health Resources and Services
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Room 9–57, Rockville, Maryland 20852,
by phone: (301) 443–3579; fax: (301)
443–6380; or email: mglos@hrsa.gov.
Dated: September 5, 2013.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Notice of Service Delivery Area
Designation for the Wilton Rancheria
Indian Health Service.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This Notice advises the public
that the Indian Health Service (IHS)
proposes the geographic boundaries of
the Service Delivery Area (SDA) for the
newly restored Wilton Rancheria. The
Wilton Rancheria SDA is to be
comprised of Sacramento County in the
State of California. The county listed is
designated administratively as the SDA,
to function as a Contract Health Service
Delivery Area (CHSDA), for the purpose
of operating a Contract Health Service
(CHS) program pursuant to the Indian
Self-Determination and Education
Assistant Act (ISDEAA), Public Law
93–638.
DATES: This notice is effective 30 days
after date of publication in the Federal
Register (FR).
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
Ms. Betty Gould, Regulations Officer,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) has 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.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received within 30 days of this
notice.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the Information Collection
Request Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance
requests submitted to OMB for review, email the HRSA Information
Collection Clearance Officer at paperwork@hrsa.gov or call (301) 443-
1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: Evaluation and Initial
Assessment of HRSA Teaching Health Centers.
OMB No. 0915-xxxx--NEW.
Abstract: Section 5508 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA)
amended section 340H of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act to
establish the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education
(THCGME) program to support the expansion of new and existing primary
care residency training programs in community-based settings. The
primary goals of the THCGME program are to increase the production of
primary care doctors who are well prepared to practice in community
settings, particularly with underserved populations, and to improve the
overall number and geographic distribution of primary care providers.
To ensure these goals are achieved, the George Washington University
(GW) will conduct an evaluation of the training, administrative and
organizational structures, clinical service, challenges, innovations,
costs associated with training, and outcomes of teaching health centers
(THCs). GW has developed a program data collection tool that assesses
basic organizational and training characteristics of the programs
(including program specialty, numbers trained, training sites,
educational partners, and residency program financing), educational
initiatives (particularly around training for changing health care
delivery systems and community experiences), and health center
characteristics (including current workforce and vacancies, clinical
service provided by residents, and participation in workforce programs
such as the National Health Service Corps).
Questionnaires have also been developed for implementation with all
THC matriculating residents, graduating residents, and graduated
residents at 1 year post-graduation. The matriculation questionnaire
aims to collect background information on THC residents to better
understand the characteristics of individuals who apply and are
accepted to THC programs. The graduation questionnaire collects
information on career plans. The alumni questionnaire collects
information on career outcomes (including practice in primary care and
in underserved settings) following graduation, as well as feedback on
the quality of training.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Statute requires that THC
programs report annually on the types of primary care resident approved
training programs provided, the number of approved training positions,
the number who completed their residency at the end of the prior
academic year and care for vulnerable populations living in underserved
areas, and any other information as deemed appropriate by the Secretary
(Section 340H(h)(1) of the PHS Act). The described data collection
activities will serve to meet this statutory requirement for the THC
programs in a uniform and consistent manner and will allow comparisons
of this group to other trainees in non-THC programs (See also Section
241 of the PHS Act).
Likely Respondents: THC Program Directors will respond to the part
of the data collection tool related to the characteristics of the
programs, and THC matriculating residents, graduating residents, and
graduated residents at 1 year post-graduation will respond to the
questionnaires related to characteristics of the residents.
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
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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.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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Average
Number of Number of Total burden per Total burden
Form name respondents responses per responses response (in hours
respondent hours)
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Program Data Collection Tool.... 40 1 40 8.00 320
THC Alumni Survey............... 200 1 200 0.33 66
THC Matriculant Survey.......... 200 1 200 0.25 50
THC Graduation Survey........... 200 1 200 0.25 50
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Total....................... 640 .............. 640 .............. 486
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Dated: September 5, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-22106 Filed 9-10-13; 8:45 am]
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