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indicators, streamline data collection,
and reduce the reporting burden. Eleven
data elements will be deleted from the
ADR and several variables were
modified to reduce reporting burden.
Sex at Birth, defined to the biological
sex assigned to the client at birth, will
be added to align with variables
collected by other HHS OpDivs. Type of
ADAP-funded insurance assistance
received, will also be added to track
ADAP’s payment of full or partial
premium, co-pays, and deductibles.
In addition to the new data elements
noted above, other new variables will be
added to the ADR to address provisions
set forth in Section 4302 of the
Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA
includes several provisions aimed at
eliminating health disparities in
America. Section 4302 (Understanding
health disparities: Data collection and
analysis) of the ACA focuses on the
standardization, collection, analysis,
and reporting of health disparities data.
Section 4302 requires the Secretary of
DHHS to establish data collection
standards for race, ethnicity, and sex.
The race/ethnicity data elements
include reporting of Hispanic, Asian,
and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
subgroups. The categories for HHS data
standards for race and ethnicity are
based on the disaggregation of the OMB
standard used in the American
Community Survey (ACS) and the 2000
and 2010 Decennial Census. The
subgroup categories can be rolled-up to
the OMB standard. These new data
elements will be used in data analysis
intended to identify and understand
health disparities.
Likely Respondents: State ADAPs of
Ryan White Part B grantees.
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
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
Grantee Report ....................................................................
Client-level Report ...............................................................
54
54
1
1
54
54
6
109
324
5,886
Total ..............................................................................
54
........................
54
........................
6,210
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: June 12, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and
Information Coordination.
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Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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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 no
later than August 18, 2014.
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
SUMMARY:
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information request collection title for
reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
Federal Tort Claims Act Free Clinic
Application OMB No. 0915–0293—
Revision
Abstract: Under 42 U.S.C. 233(o) and
HRSA Program Assistance Letter (PAL)
2014–04, ‘‘Calendar Year 2015 Federal
Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Deeming
Application for Free Clinics,’’ free
clinics are required to submit annual,
renewal, and supplemental applications
for the process of deeming qualified
health care professionals, board
members, officers, and contractors for
FTCA medical malpractice coverage for
negligent acts and omissions that arise
from the performance of medical,
surgical, dental, or related functions
within the scope of the covered
individual’s employment. HRSA
proposes modifying the application
forms to reflect changes to eligible
personnel made by section 10608 of the
Affordable Care Act, amending 42
U.S.C. 233(o)(1), which extended FTCA
medical malpractice liability protection
to free clinic board members, officers,
employees, and contractors.
Additionally, HRSA proposes upgrading
the application to provide for electronic
submissions. Specifically, the
modifications include: (1) Inclusion of
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board members, officers, employees,
and contractors into one comprehensive
application that also includes volunteer
health care professionals, and (2) a fully
electronic application that can be
submitted via HRSA’s web based
application system, the Electronic
Handbooks (EHBs). It is anticipated that
these modifications will decrease the
time and effort required to complete the
current OMB approved FTCA
application forms.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: Deemed status for FTCA
medical malpractice coverage requires
HRSA approval of an application for
deeming of certain eligible individuals
from a sponsoring free clinic. The FTCA
Free Clinic deeming application is an
electronic application submitted to
HRSA through the EHBs as part of the
process of deeming qualified health care
professionals, board members, officers,
and individual contractors. Sponsoring
clinics are required to submit a
completed electronic application in
addition to other required documents as
required by section 224(o) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 233(o)).
Applications are reviewed by program
staff before a deeming determination is
made.
Likely Respondents: Respondents
include nonprofit private entities that
meet the statutory and programmatic
requirements as stated in section 224(o)
of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 233(o)).
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:
Form name
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
FTCA Free Clinics Program Application ..............................
227
1
227
2
681
Total ..............................................................................
227
1
227
2
681
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: June 11, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and
Information Coordination.
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Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment
Request; Cancer Epidemiology
Descriptive Cohort Database (NCI)
In compliance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
National Cancer Institute (NCI),
National Institutes of Health (NIH), will
publish periodic summaries of proposed
projects to be submitted to the Office of
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Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval.
Written comments and/or suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
are invited on one or more of the
following points: (1) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the function of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
To Submit Comments and for Further
Information: To obtain a copy of the
data collection plans and instruments,
submit comments in writing, or request
more information on the proposed
project, contact: Seminara, Daniela,
Senior Scientist and Cohort and
Consortia Coordination Team Lead,
Epidemiology and Genomics Research
Program, Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences, 9609 Medical
Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20892 or
call non-toll-free number 240–276–6748
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or Email your request, including your
address to: seminard@mail.nih.gov.
Formal requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in
writing.
Comment Due Date: Comments
regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if
received within 60 days of the date of
this publication.
Proposed Collection: Cancer
Epidemiology Descriptive Cohort
Database, 0925—New, National Cancer
Institute (NCI), National Institutes of
Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information
Collection: The NCI Epidemiology and
Genomics Research Program (EGRP)
support large-scale collaborations across
numerous cancer epidemiology cohorts.
The collaborative approach to date has
been lacking in easily accessible,
centralized, and searchable information.
To address the need for better
collaborative research and increased
transparency, EGRP will develop a
Cancer Epidemiology Descriptive
Cohort Database (CEDCD) accessible
through a public Web site. The
information collected from the current
survey will be used to populate the
CEDCD. This public Web site will allow
investigators to know what data and
specimens exist among other cohorts.
Respondents will be cohort Principal
Investigators (PIs). The data collection
forms will be sent to participating
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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
no later than August 18, 2014.
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: Federal Tort Claims Act Free
Clinic Application OMB No. 0915-0293--Revision
Abstract: Under 42 U.S.C. 233(o) and HRSA Program Assistance Letter
(PAL) 2014-04, ``Calendar Year 2015 Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)
Deeming Application for Free Clinics,'' free clinics are required to
submit annual, renewal, and supplemental applications for the process
of deeming qualified health care professionals, board members,
officers, and contractors for FTCA medical malpractice coverage for
negligent acts and omissions that arise from the performance of
medical, surgical, dental, or related functions within the scope of the
covered individual's employment. HRSA proposes modifying the
application forms to reflect changes to eligible personnel made by
section 10608 of the Affordable Care Act, amending 42 U.S.C. 233(o)(1),
which extended FTCA medical malpractice liability protection to free
clinic board members, officers, employees, and contractors.
Additionally, HRSA proposes upgrading the application to provide for
electronic submissions. Specifically, the modifications include: (1)
Inclusion of
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board members, officers, employees, and contractors into one
comprehensive application that also includes volunteer health care
professionals, and (2) a fully electronic application that can be
submitted via HRSA's web based application system, the Electronic
Handbooks (EHBs). It is anticipated that these modifications will
decrease the time and effort required to complete the current OMB
approved FTCA application forms.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Deemed status for FTCA
medical malpractice coverage requires HRSA approval of an application
for deeming of certain eligible individuals from a sponsoring free
clinic. The FTCA Free Clinic deeming application is an electronic
application submitted to HRSA through the EHBs as part of the process
of deeming qualified health care professionals, board members,
officers, and individual contractors. Sponsoring clinics are required
to submit a completed electronic application in addition to other
required documents as required by section 224(o) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 233(o)). Applications are reviewed by program
staff before a deeming determination is made.
Likely Respondents: Respondents include nonprofit private entities
that meet the statutory and programmatic requirements as stated in
section 224(o) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 233(o)).
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 Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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FTCA Free Clinics Program Application.............................. 227 1 227 2 681
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Total.......................................................... 227 1 227 2 681
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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: June 11, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
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