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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 32 / Tuesday, February 18, 2014 / Notices
Dated: February 6, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014–03353 Filed 2–14–14; 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
SUMMARY:
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and draft
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:
Rural Health Care Services Outreach
Supplement Performance Measures.
OMB No. 0915–xxxx—NEW
Abstract: The fiscal year (FY) 2013
supplemental funding to the Rural
Health Care Services Outreach Program
grantees is a one-time supplemental
funding under Section 330A(e) of the
Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42
U.S.C. 254c(e)) to promote rural health
care services outreach by expanding the
delivery of health care services to
include new and enhanced services in
rural areas. The supplemental funding
will specifically focus on supporting the
current scope of their project, allowing
grantees to further enhance outreach
and enrollment assistance activities in
their communities. This supplemental
funding will support the Affordable
Care Act’s (ACA) outreach and
enrollment activities to the Health
Insurance Marketplaces. Grantees will
be able to raise awareness of affordable
insurance options and provide
assistance and information to the
uninsured about enrolling in available
sources of insurance, such as Medicare,
Medicaid, the Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP), and private
insurance in the Marketplace through
this supplemental funding.
The overarching goal is to increase the
number of eligible individuals educated
about their coverage options and
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Form name
enrollees to the Health Insurance
Marketplaces or other available sources
of insurance, such as Medicare,
Medicaid, and the Children’s Health
Insurance Program as a result of this
supplemental funding.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: For this program,
performance measures were drafted to
provide data to the program and to
enable HRSA to provide aggregate
program data. These measures cover the
principal topic areas of interest to the
Office of Rural Health Policy, including:
(a) Organizational information; (b)
outreach and enrollment personnel; (c)
outreach and education; (d) enrollment;
and (e) additional resources. Several
measures will be used for this program.
Likely Respondents: The respondents
would be recipients of the Rural Health
Care Services Outreach supplemental
funding award.
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
52
1
52
1.5
78
Total ................................................
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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
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Dated: February 10, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
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
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 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: Rural Health Care Services
Outreach Supplement Performance Measures.
OMB No. 0915-xxxx--NEW
Abstract: The fiscal year (FY) 2013 supplemental funding to the
Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program grantees is a one-time
supplemental funding under Section 330A(e) of the Public Health Service
(PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 254c(e)) to promote rural health care services
outreach by expanding the delivery of health care services to include
new and enhanced services in rural areas. The supplemental funding will
specifically focus on supporting the current scope of their project,
allowing grantees to further enhance outreach and enrollment assistance
activities in their communities. This supplemental funding will support
the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) outreach and enrollment activities to
the Health Insurance Marketplaces. Grantees will be able to raise
awareness of affordable insurance options and provide assistance and
information to the uninsured about enrolling in available sources of
insurance, such as Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance
Program (CHIP), and private insurance in the Marketplace through this
supplemental funding.
The overarching goal is to increase the number of eligible
individuals educated about their coverage options and enrollees to the
Health Insurance Marketplaces or other available sources of insurance,
such as Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program
as a result of this supplemental funding.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: For this program,
performance measures were drafted to provide data to the program and to
enable HRSA to provide aggregate program data. These measures cover the
principal topic areas of interest to the Office of Rural Health Policy,
including: (a) Organizational information; (b) outreach and enrollment
personnel; (c) outreach and education; (d) enrollment; and (e)
additional resources. Several measures will be used for this program.
Likely Respondents: The respondents would be recipients of the
Rural Health Care Services Outreach supplemental funding award.
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 responses per response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hours) hours
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Rural Health Care Services Outreach Supplement 52 1 52 1.5 78
Performance Measures....................................
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Total................................................ 52 1 52 1.5 78
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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: February 10, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014-03442 Filed 2-14-14; 8:45 am]
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