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Annually, lists of designated HPSAs
are made available to all PCOs, state
medical and dental societies and others,
with a request to review and update the
data on which the designations are
based. Emphasis is placed on updating
those designations that are more than 3
years old or where significant changes
relevant to the designation criteria have
occurred.
Recommendations for possible
additions, continuations, revisions, or
withdrawals from a HPSA list are
reviewed by BHW, and the review
findings are provided by letter to the
agency or individual requesting action
or providing data, with copies to other
interested organizations and
individuals. These letters constitute the
official notice of designation as a HPSA,
rejection of recommendations for HPSA
designation, revision of a HPSA
designation, and/or advance notice of
pending withdrawals from the HPSA
list. Designations (or revisions of
designations) are effective as of the date
on the notification letter from BHW.
Proposed withdrawals become effective
only after interested parties in the area
affected have been afforded the
opportunity to submit additional
information to BHW in support of its
continued or revised designation. If no
new data are submitted, or if BHW
review confirms the proposed
withdrawal, the withdrawal becomes
effective upon publication of the lists of
designated HPSAs in the Federal
Register. In addition, lists of HPSAs are
updated daily on the HRSA Web site at
https://www.hrsa.gov/shortage/, so that
interested parties can access the most
accurate and timely information.
Publication and Format of Lists
Due to the large volume of
designations, a printed version of the
list is no longer distributed. This notice
serves to inform the public of the
availability of the complete listings of
designated HPSA on the HRSA Web
site. The three lists (primary medical
care, mental health, and dental) of
designated HPSAs are available at a link
on the HRSA Web site at https://
www.hrsa.gov/shortage/ and include a
snapshot of all geographic areas,
population groups, and facilities that
were designated HPSAs as of May 29,
2015. This notice incorporates the most
recent annual reviews of designated
HPSAs and supersedes the HPSA lists
published in the Federal Register on
June 25, 2014 (Federal Register/Vol. 79,
No. 122/Wednesday, June 25, 2014/
Notices 36075). The lists also include
automatic facility HPSAs, designated as
a result of the Health Care Safety Net
Amendments of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–251),
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not subject to update requirements.
Each list of designated HPSAs (primary
medical care, mental health, and dental)
is arranged by state. Within each state,
the list is presented by county. If only
a portion (or portions) of a county is
(are) designated, or if the county is part
of a larger designated service area, or if
a population group residing in the
county or a facility located in the county
has been designated, the name of the
service area, population group, or
facility involved is listed under the
county name. Counties that have a
whole county geographic HPSA are
indicated by the ‘‘Entire county HPSA’’
notation following the county name.
Further details on the snapshot of
HPSAs listed can be found on the HRSA
Web site at https://www.hrsa.gov/
shortage/.
In addition to the specific listings
included in this notice, all Indian Tribes
that meet the definition of such Tribes
in the Indian Health Care Improvement
Act of 1976, 25 U.S.C. 1603(d), are
automatically designated as population
groups with primary medical care and
dental health professional shortages.
The Health Care Safety Net
Amendments of 2002 also made the
following entities eligible for automatic
facility HPSA designations: All federally
qualified health centers (FQHCs) and
rural health clinics that offer services
regardless of ability to pay. These
entities include: FQHCs funded under
section 330 of the PHS Act, FQHC LookAlikes, and Tribal and urban Indian
clinics operating under the Indian SelfDetermination and Education Act of
1975 (25 U.S.C. 450) or the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act. Many,
but not all, of these entities are included
on this listing. Exclusion from this list
does not exclude them from HPSA
designation; any facilities eligible for
automatic designation will be included
in the database as they are identified.
Future Updates of Lists of Designated
HPSAs
The lists of HPSAs on the HRSA Web
site consist of all those that were
designated as of May 29, 2015. It should
be noted that HPSAs are currently
updated on an ongoing basis based on
the identification of new areas,
population groups, facilities, and sites
that meet the eligibility criteria or that
no longer meet eligibility criteria and/or
are being replaced by another type of
designation. As such, additional HPSAs
may have been designated by letter
since that date. The appropriate
agencies and individuals have been or
will be notified of these actions by
letter. These newly designated HPSAs
will be included in the next publication
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of the HPSA list and are currently
included in the daily updates posted on
the HRSA Web site at https://
www.hrsa.gov/shortage/find.html.
Any designated HPSA listed on the
HRSA Web site is subject to withdrawal
from designation if new information
received and confirmed by HRSA
indicates that the relevant data for the
area involved have significantly
changed since its designation. The
effective date of such a withdrawal will
be the next publication of a notice
regarding this list in the Federal
Register.
All requests for new designations,
updates, or withdrawals should be
based on the relevant criteria in
regulations published at 42 CFR part 5.
Electronic Access Address
The complete list of HPSAs
designated as of May 29, 2015, are
available on the HRSA Web site at
https://www.hrsa.gov/shortage/.
Frequently updated information on
HPSAs is also available at https://
datawarehouse.hrsa.gov.
Dated: June 25, 2015.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
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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 no later than July 31, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
including the Information Collection
Request Title, to the desk officer for
HRSA, either by email to OIRA_
SUMMARY:
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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:
Radiation Exposure Screening and
Education Program
OMB No.: 0915-xxxx—NEW.
Abstract: The Radiation Exposure
Screening and Education Program
(RESEP) is authorized by Section 417C
of the Public Health Service Act, Part C
of Title IV, Public Law 106–245 (42
U.S.C. 285(a)-9). The purpose of RESEP
is to assist individuals who live (or
lived) in areas where U.S. nuclear
weapons testing occurred and who are
diagnosed with cancer and other
radiogenic diseases caused by exposure
to nuclear fallout or nuclear materials
such as uranium. RESEP funds support
eligible health care organizations in
implementing cancer screening
programs; developing education
programs; disseminating information on
radiogenic diseases and the importance
of early detection; screening eligible
individuals for cancer and other
radiogenic diseases; providing
appropriate referrals for medical
treatment; and facilitating
documentation of Radiation Exposure
Compensation Act (RECA) claims.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: For this program,
performance measures were drafted to
provide data useful to the program and
to enable HRSA to provide aggregate
program data required by Congress
under the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Pub. L.
103–62). These measures cover the
principal topic areas of interest to the
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy,
including: (a) Demographics for RESEP
medical user patient population; (b)
medical screening activities for cancers
and other radiogenic diseases; (c)
exposure and presentation types for
eligible radiogenic malignant and nonmalignant diseases; (d) referrals for
appropriate medical treatment; (e)
eligibility counseling and referral
assistance for the RECA and Energy
Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Act programs; and (f)
program outreach and education
activities. These measures will speak to
the Office’s progress toward meeting the
goals set. A 60-day Federal Register
Notice was published in 80 FR 9268
(February 20, 2015). There were no
comments.
Likely Respondents: RESEP award
recipients.
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 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
Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program
Performance Measures ....................................................
42
1
42
24
1,008
Total ..............................................................................
42
1
42
24
1,008
Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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Statement of Organization, Functions
and Delegations of Authority
This notice amends Part R of the
Statement of Organization, Functions
and Delegations of Authority of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA) (60 FR
56605, as amended November 6, 1995;
as last amended at 80 FR 3610 dated
January 23, 2015).
This notice reflects organizational
changes in the Health Resources and
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Services Administration (HRSA).
Specifically, this notice: (1) Transfers
the border health function from the
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy,
Office of the Associate Administrator
(RH) to the Office of Planning, Analysis
and Evaluation, Office of External
Engagement (RA57); and (2) updates the
functional statement for the Federal
Office of Rural Health Policy, Office of
the Associate Administrator (RH) and
the Office of Planning, Analysis and
Evaluation, Office of External
Engagement (RA57).
Chapter RH—Federal Office of Rural
Health Policy
Section RH–20, Functions
This notice reflects organizational
changes within the Federal Office of
Rural Health Policy. Specifically: (1)
Transfers the border health function
from the Federal Office of Rural Health
Policy (FORHP), Office of the Associate
Administrator (RH) to the Office of
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Planning, Analysis and Evaluation
(OPAE), Office of External Engagement
(RA57); and (2) updates the functional
statement for the FOHRP, Office of the
Associate Administrator (RH).
Office of the Associate Administrator
(RH)
The Federal Office of Rural Health
Policy (FORHP) is responsible for the
overall leadership and management of
the office. FORHP serves as a focal point
within the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) for rural healthrelated issues and as a principal source
of advice to the Secretary for
coordinating efforts to strengthen and
improve the delivery of health services
to populations in the nation’s rural
areas. FORHP provides leadership
within HHS and with stakeholders in
providing information and counsel
related to access to, and financing and
quality of, health care to rural
populations. Specifically, the Office of
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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 no later than July 31,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the Information Collection
Request Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to OIRA_
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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: Radiation Exposure Screening
and Education Program
OMB No.: 0915-xxxx--NEW.
Abstract: The Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program
(RESEP) is authorized by Section 417C of the Public Health Service Act,
Part C of Title IV, Public Law 106-245 (42 U.S.C. 285(a)-9). The
purpose of RESEP is to assist individuals who live (or lived) in areas
where U.S. nuclear weapons testing occurred and who are diagnosed with
cancer and other radiogenic diseases caused by exposure to nuclear
fallout or nuclear materials such as uranium. RESEP funds support
eligible health care organizations in implementing cancer screening
programs; developing education programs; disseminating information on
radiogenic diseases and the importance of early detection; screening
eligible individuals for cancer and other radiogenic diseases;
providing appropriate referrals for medical treatment; and facilitating
documentation of Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) claims.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: For this program,
performance measures were drafted to provide data useful to the program
and to enable HRSA to provide aggregate program data required by
Congress under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of
1993 (Pub. L. 103-62). These measures cover the principal topic areas
of interest to the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, including:
(a) Demographics for RESEP medical user patient population; (b) medical
screening activities for cancers and other radiogenic diseases; (c)
exposure and presentation types for eligible radiogenic malignant and
non-malignant diseases; (d) referrals for appropriate medical
treatment; (e) eligibility counseling and referral assistance for the
RECA and Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act
programs; and (f) program outreach and education activities. These
measures will speak to the Office's progress toward meeting the goals
set. A 60-day Federal Register Notice was published in 80 FR 9268
(February 20, 2015). There were no comments.
Likely Respondents: RESEP award recipients.
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 ICR 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
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Radiation Exposure Screening and 42 1 42 24 1,008
Education Program Performance
Measures.......................
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Total....................... 42 1 42 24 1,008
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Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
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