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Dated: January 31, 2014.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014–02912 Filed 2–10–14; 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.
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:
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program:
SUMMARY:
Program Allocation and Expenditure
Forms.
OMB No.: 0915–0318—Extension.
Abstract: HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau
(HAB) administers the Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program authorized under Title
XXVI of the Public Health Service Act
as amended by the Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009.
The purpose of the legislation is to
provide emergency assistance to
localities that are disproportionately
affected by the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
epidemic and to make financial
assistance available for the
development, organization,
coordination, and operation of more
effective and cost-efficient systems for
the delivery of essential services to
persons with HIV disease. It also
provides grants to states for the delivery
of services to HIV positive individuals
and their families. Under the law,
grantees receiving funds under Parts A,
B, and C must spend at least 75 percent
of funds on ‘‘core medical services.’’
The proposed forms will collect
information from grantees documenting
the use of funds to ensure compliance
with the Act.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: The Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program Allocation and Expenditure
Reports will enable HRSA’s HIV/AIDS
Bureau to track spending requirements
for each program as outlined in the
legislation. Grantees funded under Parts
A, B, C, and D of the Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program (codified under Title
XXVI of the Public Health Service Act)
would be required to report financial
data to HRSA at the beginning and end
of their grant cycle.
All Parts of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program specify HRSA’s responsibilities
in the administration of grant funds.
Accurate allocation and expenditure
records of the grantees receiving Ryan
White HIV/AIDS Program funding are
critical to the implementation of the
legislation and thus are necessary for
HRSA to fulfill its responsibilities.
The forms would require grantees to
report on how funds are allocated and
spent on core and non-core services and
on various program components, such
as administration, planning, evaluation,
and quality management. The two forms
are identical in the types of information
that are collected. However, the first
report would track the allocation of the
award at the beginning of the grant cycle
and the second report would track
actual expenditures (including
carryover dollars) at the end of the grant
cycle.
The primary purposes of these forms
are to (1) provide information on the
number of grant dollars spent on various
services and program components, and
(2) oversee compliance with the intent
of Congressional appropriations in a
timely manner. In addition to meeting
the goal of accountability to the
Congress, clients, advocacy groups, and
the general public, information
collected on these reports is critical for
HRSA, state and local grantees, and
individual providers to evaluate the
effectiveness of these programs.
Likely Respondents: All Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program Grantees (Part A,
Part B, Part C, and Part D).
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.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
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Form name
Part
Part
Part
Part
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
A—Allocations and Expenditures Report .....................
B—Allocations and Expenditures Report .....................
C—Allocations and Expenditures Report ....................
D—Allocations and Expenditures Report ....................
52
55
351
115
2
2
2
2
104
110
702
230
1.5
12
2.5
4.5
156
1,320
1,755
1,035
Total ..............................................................................
573
........................
1,146
........................
4,266
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 28 / Tuesday, February 11, 2014 / Notices
Dated: January 31, 2014.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014–02913 Filed 2–10–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection
projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) announces
plans to submit an Information
Collection Request (ICR), described
below, to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the
ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments
from the public regarding the burden
estimate, below, or any other aspect of
the ICR.
DATES: Comments on this Information
Collection Request must be received
within 60 days of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Room 10–29, Parklawn
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and draft
SUMMARY:
instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov
or call the HRSA Information Collection
Clearance Officer at (301) 443–1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the
information request collection title for
reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
Small Health Care Provider Quality
Improvement Program OMB No. 0915–
XXXX—NEW
Abstract: This program is authorized
by Title III, Public Health Service Act,
Section 330A(g) (42 U.S.C. 254c(g)), as
amended by Section 201, Public Law
107–251, and Section 4, Public Law
110–355. This authority directs the
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) to
support grants that expand access to,
coordinate, contain the cost of, and
improve the quality of essential health
care services, including preventive and
emergency services, through the
development of health care networks in
rural and frontier areas and regions.
Across these various programs, the
authority allows HRSA to provide funds
to rural and frontier communities to
support the direct delivery of health
care and related services, to expand
existing services, or to enhance health
service delivery through education,
promotion, and prevention programs.
The purpose of the Small Health Care
Provider Quality Improvement Grant
(Rural Quality) Program is to provide
support to rural primary care providers
for implementation of quality
improvement activities. The goal of the
program is to promote the development
of an evidence-based culture and
delivery of coordinated care in the
primary care setting. Additional
objectives of the program include:
improved health outcomes for patients;
enhanced chronic disease management;
and better engagement of patients and
their caregivers. Organizations
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses
per
respondent
participating in the program are
required to utilize an evidence-based
quality improvement model, perform
tests of change focused on
improvement, and use health
information technology (HIT) to collect
and report data. HIT may include an
electronic patient registry (EPR) or an
electronic health record (EHR), and is a
critical component for improving
quality and patient outcomes. With HIT
it is possible to generate timely and
meaningful data, which helps providers
track and plan care.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: ORHP collects this
information to quantify the impact of
grant funding on access to health care,
quality of services, and improvement of
health outcomes. ORHP uses the data
for program improvement and grantees
use the data for performance tracking.
Likely Respondents: The respondents
will be grantees of the Small Health
Care Provider Quality Improvement
Program.
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.
Total Estimated Annualized burden
hours:
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
30
1
30
12
360
Total ..............................................................................
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant
Performance Improvement Measurement System
(PIMS) Measures Form ....................................................
30
1
30
12
360
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
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use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
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Director, Division of Policy and Information
Coordination.
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[FR Doc No: 2014-02913]
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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: Ryan
White HIV/AIDS Program: Program Allocation and Expenditure Forms.
OMB No.: 0915-0318--Extension.
Abstract: HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) administers the Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program authorized under Title XXVI of the Public Health
Service Act as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension
Act of 2009. The purpose of the legislation is to provide emergency
assistance to localities that are disproportionately affected by the
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic and to make financial
assistance available for the development, organization, coordination,
and operation of more effective and cost-efficient systems for the
delivery of essential services to persons with HIV disease. It also
provides grants to states for the delivery of services to HIV positive
individuals and their families. Under the law, grantees receiving funds
under Parts A, B, and C must spend at least 75 percent of funds on
``core medical services.'' The proposed forms will collect information
from grantees documenting the use of funds to ensure compliance with
the Act.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program Allocation and Expenditure Reports will enable HRSA's HIV/AIDS
Bureau to track spending requirements for each program as outlined in
the legislation. Grantees funded under Parts A, B, C, and D of the Ryan
White HIV/AIDS Program (codified under Title XXVI of the Public Health
Service Act) would be required to report financial data to HRSA at the
beginning and end of their grant cycle.
All Parts of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program specify HRSA's
responsibilities in the administration of grant funds. Accurate
allocation and expenditure records of the grantees receiving Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program funding are critical to the implementation of the
legislation and thus are necessary for HRSA to fulfill its
responsibilities.
The forms would require grantees to report on how funds are
allocated and spent on core and non-core services and on various
program components, such as administration, planning, evaluation, and
quality management. The two forms are identical in the types of
information that are collected. However, the first report would track
the allocation of the award at the beginning of the grant cycle and the
second report would track actual expenditures (including carryover
dollars) at the end of the grant cycle.
The primary purposes of these forms are to (1) provide information
on the number of grant dollars spent on various services and program
components, and (2) oversee compliance with the intent of Congressional
appropriations in a timely manner. In addition to meeting the goal of
accountability to the Congress, clients, advocacy groups, and the
general public, information collected on these reports is critical for
HRSA, state and local grantees, and individual providers to evaluate
the effectiveness of these programs.
Likely Respondents: All Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grantees (Part
A, Part B, Part C, and Part D).
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.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part A--Allocations and 52 2 104 1.5 156
Expenditures Report............
Part B--Allocations and 55 2 110 12 1,320
Expenditures Report............
Part C--Allocations and 351 2 702 2.5 1,755
Expenditures Report............
Part D--Allocations and 115 2 230 4.5 1,035
Expenditures Report............
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Total....................... 573 .............. 1,146 .............. 4,266
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Dated: January 31, 2014.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014-02913 Filed 2-10-14; 8:45 am]
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