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Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive
Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019–01107 Filed 2–4–19; 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; Information
Collection Request Title: Medicare
Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
Performance, OMB No. 0915–0363—
Extension
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection
projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 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 ICR should be
received no later than April 8, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail to Lisa
Wright-Solomon, the HRSA Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Room
14N136B, 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 Lisa Wright-Solomon, 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:
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility
Program Performance Measures, OMB
No. 0915–0363—Extension
Abstract: This information collection
comment request is for continued
approval of the Medicare Rural Hospital
Flexibility Program Performance
Measures. HRSA is proposing to
continue this data collection with no
changes. The current performance
measures are collected electronically in
the Performance Improvement and
Measurement System, which awardees
access securely through the HRSA
Electronic Handbooks.
The Medicare Rural Hospital
Flexibility Program (Flex Program) is
authorized by Section 1820 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–4), as
amended. The purpose of the Flex
Program is to enable state designated
entities to support critical access
hospitals in quality improvement,
quality reporting, performance
improvement, and benchmarking; to
assist facilities seeking designation as
critical access hospitals; and to create a
program to establish or expand the
provision of rural emergency medical
services.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: For this program,
performance measures were developed
to provide data useful to the Flex
program and to enable HRSA to provide
aggregate program data required by
Congress under the Government
Performance and Results Modernization
Act of 2010 (GPRA). These measures
cover principal topic areas of interest to
the Federal Office of Rural Health
Policy, including: (a) Quality reporting,
(b) quality improvement interventions,
(c) financial and operational
improvement initiatives, (d) population
health management, and (e) innovative
care models. In addition to informing
the Office’s progress toward meeting the
goals set in GPRA, the information is
important in identifying and
understanding programmatic
improvement across program areas, as
well as guiding future iterations of the
Flex Program and prioritizing areas of
need and support.
Likely Respondents: Respondents are
the Flex Program coordinators for the
states participating in the Flex Program.
There are currently 45 states
participating in the Flex 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 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
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program .......................
45
1
45
70
3,150
Total ..............................................................................
45
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45
........................
3,150
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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.
Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive
Secretariat.
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Office of the Secretary
Center for Faith and Opportunity
Initiatives (The Partnership Center);
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
37814 Part A, Office of the Secretary,
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority for the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), as last amended at 75
FR 20364–5, dated April 19, 2010, and
Chapter AA, Immediate Office of the
Secretary, as last amended at 75 FR
20364–5, dated April 19, 2010, is being
amended to update Chapter AW,
‘‘Center for Faith and Opportunity
Initiatives (The Partnership Center),’’ in
the Office of the Secretary. The changes
are as follows:
A. Under Part A, Chapter AA, Section
AA.10 Organization, insert the
following: ‘‘Center for Faith and
Opportunity Initiatives (The Partnership
Center) (AW).’’
B. Under Part A, update Chapter AW,
‘‘Center for Faith and Opportunity
Initiatives (The Partnership Center)’’ to
read as follows:
Chapter AW, Center for Faith and
Opportunity Initiatives (The
Partnership Center).
AW.00 Mission
AW.10 Organization
AW.20 Functions
AW.00 Mission. The Center for Faith
and Opportunity Initiatives (The
Partnership Center) coordinates the
Department of Health and Human
Services’ (HHS’) efforts to support
partnerships between HHS and faith
and community-based nonprofit
organizations in the health care and
human services sectors in order to better
serve people and communities.
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Partnership Center is headed by a
Director, appointed by the Secretary in
consultation with the White House
Faith and Opportunity Initiative, who
reports to the Secretary and serves as
the Secretary’s principal advisor on
HHS’ activities relating to faith-based
and community partnerships.
AW.20 Functions. The Partnership
Center engages and communicates with
national, regional, and local faith and
community-based organizations and
service providers, ensuring that local
institutions that hold community trust
and deliver essential services have upto-date information regarding health and
human service activities and resources
in their area. The Partnership Center
also works to enable community and
faith-based organizations to collaborate
with the government, through both nonfiduciary and fiduciary partnerships, to
achieve the strategic priorities of HHS
and the President.
Scott W. Rowell,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
Part A, Office of the Secretary,
Statement of Organization, Function,
and Delegation of Authority for the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services is being amended at Chapter
AC, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health (OASH), as amended at 72 FR
58095–96, dated October 1 2, 2007; 69
FR 660–661, dated January 6, 2004; 68
FR 70507–10, dated December 18, 2003;
67 FR 71568, dated December 2, 2002;
75 FR 53304–05, dated August 31, 2010;
and most recently at 77 FR 30005–07
dated May 21, 2012 and 77 FR 60996,
dated October 5, 2012. This amendment
reflects the realignment of personnel
oversight, administration and
management functions for the Office of
the Surgeon General and the U.S. Public
Health Service (PHS) Commissioned
Corps in the OASH. Specifically, this
notice establishes the Office of
Commissioned Corps Headquarters
(CCHQ) within the Office of the Surgeon
General (OSG) and deletes the Division
of Systems Integration and the Division
of Science and Communications.
The changes are as follows:
I. Under Part A, Chapter AC, under
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, make the following changes:
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delete ‘‘(7) Maintaining and overseeing
activities of the Volunteer Medical
Reserve Corps program (42 U.S.C.
300hh).’’
B. Under Section ACM.10,
Organization, delete the following
components ‘‘Division of Science and
Communications, Division of
Commissioned Corps Personnel and
Readiness, and Division of Systems
Integration’’.
C. Under Section ACM.10,
Organization, add ‘‘Commissioned
Corps Headquarters’’.
D. Under Section ACM.20 Functions
replace the entire section with:
Section ACM .20 Functions: (a) Office
of the Surgeon General (ACM): (1)
Advises the Assistant Secretary for
Health (ASH) on matters relating to
protecting and advancing the public
health of the Nation; (2) Manages
special deployments that address
Presidential and Secretarial initiatives
directed toward resolving critical public
health problems; (3) Serves, as
requested, as the spokesperson on
behalf of the Secretary and the ASH,
addressing the quality of public health
practice on the Nation; (4) Provides
administrative and management support
to Public Health Reports; (5) Provides
supervision of activities relating to the
day-to-day management of operations,
training, force readiness, and
deployment of officers of the PHS
Commissioned Corps; (6) Provides
advice to the ASH on the policies and
implementation related to the
appointment, promotion, recognition,
professional development, retirement,
and other matters required for the
efficient management of the
Commissioned Corps; (7) Provides
liaison with governmental and nongovernmental organizations on matters
pertaining to military and veterans
affairs; (8) Supports the Surgeon
General’s mandate to bring focused
attention and up-to-date scientific and
evidence-based data and information
concerning matters of health and
science to federal and non-federal
stakeholders in the general public; (9)
Directs and oversees internal office
management (including programmatic
assessments and evaluations) and
administrative operations (including
proposing office budgets); and (10)
Convenes periodic meetings of the
Assistant Surgeon Generals (flag
officers) to obtain senior level advice
concerning the management of Corps’
operations.
(b) Commissioned Corps Headquarters
(ACM 2), under the leadership of the
Office Director, who reports to the
Office of the Surgeon General, provides
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Medicare
Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Performance, OMB No. 0915-0363--
Extension
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 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 ICR should be received no later than April 8,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail to Lisa
Wright-Solomon, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room
14N136B, 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 Lisa Wright-
Solomon, 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: Medicare Rural Hospital
Flexibility Program Performance Measures, OMB No. 0915-0363--Extension
Abstract: This information collection comment request is for
continued approval of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
Performance Measures. HRSA is proposing to continue this data
collection with no changes. The current performance measures are
collected electronically in the Performance Improvement and Measurement
System, which awardees access securely through the HRSA Electronic
Handbooks.
The Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program) is
authorized by Section 1820 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-
4), as amended. The purpose of the Flex Program is to enable state
designated entities to support critical access hospitals in quality
improvement, quality reporting, performance improvement, and
benchmarking; to assist facilities seeking designation as critical
access hospitals; and to create a program to establish or expand the
provision of rural emergency medical services.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: For this program,
performance measures were developed to provide data useful to the Flex
program and to enable HRSA to provide aggregate program data required
by Congress under the Government Performance and Results Modernization
Act of 2010 (GPRA). These measures cover principal topic areas of
interest to the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, including: (a)
Quality reporting, (b) quality improvement interventions, (c) financial
and operational improvement initiatives, (d) population health
management, and (e) innovative care models. In addition to informing
the Office's progress toward meeting the goals set in GPRA, the
information is important in identifying and understanding programmatic
improvement across program areas, as well as guiding future iterations
of the Flex Program and prioritizing areas of need and support.
Likely Respondents: Respondents are the Flex Program coordinators
for the states participating in the Flex Program. There are currently
45 states participating in the Flex 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 ICR are summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total Burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Medicare Rural Hospital 45 1 45 70 3,150
Flexibility Program............
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Total....................... 45 .............. 45 .............. 3,150
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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.
Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-01106 Filed 2-4-19; 8:45 am]
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