Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program, OMB No. 0915-0386-Revision, 31612-31613 [2017-14305]

Download as PDF 31612 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 129 / Friday, July 7, 2017 / Notices THE ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Respondents Number of responses per respondent Total responses Burden per response (in hours) Total burden hours Survey Respondents (Individuals) ....................................... Screened Households .......................................................... 2,000 2,600 1 1 2,000 2,600 .166 .016 332 41.6 Total .............................................................................. 4,600 ........................ 4,600 ........................ 374 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. Jason E. Bennett, Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2017–14306 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Tina Cheatham Laura Cheever Caroline Cochran Cheryl Dammons Elizabeth DeVoss Diana Espinosa Catherine Ganey Alexandra Garcia Richard Goodman Heather Hauck Avril Houston Laura Kavanagh Martin Kramer Rimas Liogys Michael Lu James Macrae Thomas Morris Kerry Nesseler Luis Padilla Deborah Parham Hopson Wendy Ponton Dated: June 29, 2017. George Sigounas, Administrator. Health Resources and Services Administration [FR Doc. 2017–14221 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am] Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board BILLING CODE 4165–15–P Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY: HRSA, an Operating Division of HHS, is publishing a list of staff who may be named to serve on the Performance Review Board that oversees the evaluation of performance appraisals for Senior Executive Service members within HRSA for the Fiscal Year 2017 and 2018 review period. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dora Ober, Executive Resources, Office of Human Resources, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rm. 12N06C, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 443–0759. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 5, U.S.C. Section 4314(c)(4) of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, Public Law 95–454, requires that the appointment of Performance Review Board Members be published in the Federal Register. The following persons may be named to serve on the HRSA Performance Review Board: Health Resources and Services Administration asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Leslie Atkinson Tonya Bowers Adriane Burton VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:56 Jul 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program, OMB No. 0915–0386—Revision Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). AGENCY: ACTION: Notice. In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Comments on this ICR should be received no later than August 7, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the ICR 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: When submitting comments or requesting information, please include the information request collection title for reference, in compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Information Collection Request Title: Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program, OMB No. 0915–0386—Revision. Abstract: The Delta States Rural Development Network Grant (Delta) Program is authorized by the Public Health Service Act, Section 330A(e) (42 U.S.C. 254c(e)), as Public Law 114–53. The Delta Program supports projects that demonstrate evidence-based and/or promising approaches around cardiovascular disease, diabetes, acute ischemic stroke, or obesity to improve health status in rural communities throughout the Delta Region. Key features of projects are adoption of an evidence-based approach, demonstration of health outcomes, program replicability, and sustainability. Need and Proposed Use of the Information: For this program, performance measures include: (a) Access to care, (b) population demographics, (c) staffing, (d) sustainability, (e) project specific domains, and (f) health related clinical measures. These performance measures enable HRSA’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to aggregate program data required under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103–62). The proposed revisions to the performance measures include reducing the number of reported measures and showing annual DATES: E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM 07JYN1 31613 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 129 / Friday, July 7, 2017 / Notices progress compared to baseline data submitted in the grant applications. Examples of the measures that will be removed include the number of people reached through indirect services and the number of quality improvement clinical guidelines/benchmarks adopted. Likely Respondents: The respondents are the recipients of the Delta States Rural Development Network 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. As a result of the reduction in performance measures, annualized burden is decreasing from 72 hours to 20 hours. 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 Delta States Rural Development Network Program Performance Improvement Measurement System ................ 12 1 12 1.66 20 Total .............................................................................. 12 ........................ 12 ........................ 20 Jason E. Bennett, Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2017–14305 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P Dated: July 3, 2017. David Clary, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [FR Doc. 2017–14297 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am] National Institutes of Health BILLING CODE 4140–01–P National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; Notice of Closed Meeting DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable materials, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Special Emphasis Panel; NIMHD Specialized Center of Excellence. Date: July 26–28, 2017. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Double Tree by Hilton Bethesda, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. Contact Person: Xinli Nan, MD, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, National Institute VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:56 Jul 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Scientific Review Branch, OERA, 7201 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 525, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594–7784, Xinli.Nan@nih.gov. Place: Hilton Garden Inn Bethesda, 7301 Waverly Street, Bethesda, MD 20814. Contact Person: Jeannette L. Johnson, Ph.D., National Institutes on Aging, National Institutes of Health, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2C212, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–402– 7705, JOHNSONJ9@NIA.NIH.GOV. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.866, Aging Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: July 3, 2017. David Clary, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2017–14295 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am] National Institutes of Health BILLING CODE 4140–01–P National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meeting Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The contract proposals and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the contract proposals, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel; Second Stage P01 Review. Date: August 3, 2017. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate contract proposals. PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meetings. The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. 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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 129 (Friday, July 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31612-31613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14305]


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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; Information Collection 
Request Title: Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program, 
OMB No. 0915-0386--Revision

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 August 7, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the ICR 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: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference, in compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    Information Collection Request Title: Delta States Rural 
Development Network Grant Program, OMB No. 0915-0386--Revision.
    Abstract: The Delta States Rural Development Network Grant (Delta) 
Program is authorized by the Public Health Service Act, Section 330A(e) 
(42 U.S.C. 254c(e)), as Public Law 114-53. The Delta Program supports 
projects that demonstrate evidence-based and/or promising approaches 
around cardiovascular disease, diabetes, acute ischemic stroke, or 
obesity to improve health status in rural communities throughout the 
Delta Region. Key features of projects are adoption of an evidence-
based approach, demonstration of health outcomes, program 
replicability, and sustainability.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: For this program, 
performance measures include: (a) Access to care, (b) population 
demographics, (c) staffing, (d) sustainability, (e) project specific 
domains, and (f) health related clinical measures. These performance 
measures enable HRSA's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to 
aggregate program data required under the Government Performance and 
Results Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-62). The proposed revisions to the 
performance measures include reducing the number of reported measures 
and showing annual

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progress compared to baseline data submitted in the grant applications. 
Examples of the measures that will be removed include the number of 
people reached through indirect services and the number of quality 
improvement clinical guidelines/benchmarks adopted.
    Likely Respondents: The respondents are the recipients of the Delta 
States Rural Development Network 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.
    As a result of the reduction in performance measures, annualized 
burden is decreasing from 72 hours to 20 hours. 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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Delta States Rural Development                12               1              12            1.66              20
 Network Program Performance
 Improvement Measurement System.
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    Total.......................              12  ..............              12  ..............              20
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Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2017-14305 Filed 7-6-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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