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NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM APPLICATION—Continued
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total ..............................................................................
* 310
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
responses
........................
1,585
........................
Total burden
hours
995
* Certain documents are submitted by a subset of respondents consistent with program requirements.
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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.
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment
Request; Nurse Corps Scholarship
Program (NCSP), OMB No. 0915–
0301—Revision
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
HRSA 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 April 8, 2020.
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
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title:
Nurse Corps Scholarship Program OMB
No. 0915–0301—Revision.
Abstract: The NCSP, administered by
the Bureau of Health Workforce in
HRSA, provides scholarships to nursing
students in exchange for a minimum 2year full-time service commitment (or
part-time equivalent) at an eligible
health care facility with a critical
shortage of nurses (i.e., Critical Shortage
Facility (CSF)). The scholarship consists
of payment of tuition, fees, other
reasonable educational costs, and a
monthly support stipend. Program
recipients are required to fulfill NCSP
service commitments at CSFs located in
the 50 States, the District of Columbia,
Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the
U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa,
the Federated States of Micronesia, the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, and
the Republic of Palau.
A 60-day notice was published in the
Federal Register on October, 04, 2019,
vol. 84, No. 193; pp. 53158–160. No
comments were received.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: The NCSP collects data to
determine an applicant’s eligibility for
the program, monitor a participant’s
continued enrollment in a school of
nursing, monitor the participant’s
compliance with the NCSP service
obligation, and prepare annual reports
to Congress. Generally, the following
information is collected (1) from the
schools of nursing, on a quarterly
basis—general applicant and nursing
school data such as full name, location,
tuition/fees, and enrollment status; (2)
from the schools of nursing, on an
annual basis—data concerning tuition/
fees and overall student enrollment
status; and (3) from the participants and
their employing CSF, on a biannual
basis—data concerning the participant’s
employment status, work schedule and
leave usage. In addition, this notice
includes one additional form,
Verification of Academic Standing, to be
completed by the academic institution
to verify that the participant remains in
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good academic standing under the
policies of the institution. The form was
not included in the 60 day notice but
due to programmatic need, it is now
being included in this notice.
The Employment Verification Form
has been updated to include two
questions about participants who work
at multiple sites. The In-Service
Verification form has been updated to
include questions on telehealth and
mental health services provided by
NCSP participants. Additionally, the
application will include an essay
question about participation in other
federal pipeline programs.
The revised information collection
request includes updates to existing
forms for the Nurse Corps SP in order
to expand the service options for
awarded participants, promote the use
of telehealth for delivering care
throughout the nation especially in rural
areas, and to reduce the application
burden on respondents.
Updated Form #1—The Participant
Semi-Annual Employment In-Service
Verification Form will be updated to
include additional information about
the participant’s service including
information about telehealth services.
This form is also being requested for
providers that work at multiple CSF
sites. Telehealth helps expand the reach
of providers especially in rural areas
where medical service sites are more
remote. The information collected will
assist Program with determining the
impact and utilization of telehealth
services in various health care settings
which will be used to inform our
telehealth policies. Enabling service at
multiple CSF sites will also allow
greater flexibility for providers who
rotate or split time between multiple
sites which benefits both the
participants and the underserved
communities—especially in our
Federally Qualified Health Centers
(FQHC), which support many of our
Nurse Corps Nurse Practitioners.
Updated Form #2—The Nurse Corps
SP application will include questions
for applicants to provide information
regarding telehealth services, multiple
CSF sites, and verification of base salary
to determine the debt to salary ratio
used to rank applicant’s for award
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consideration. The application will also
be updated to identify applicants
eligible for Nurse Corps SP psychiatric
nurse practitioner and women’s health
funding.
Likely Respondents: NCSP
participants, educational institutions,
and critical shortage facilities.
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
responses per
respondent
Total burden
hours
Eligible Applications/Application Program Guidance ...........
School Enrollment Verification Form ...................................
Confirmation of Interest Form ..............................................
Data Collection Worksheet Form .........................................
Graduation Close Out Form ................................................
Initial Employment Verification Form ...................................
In Service Verification Form ................................................
Verification of Academic Standing .......................................
CSF Verification Form .........................................................
Authorization to Release Information ..................................
2,600
500
250
500
200
500
1,000
500
200
200
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2,600
2,000
250
500
200
500
2,000
500
200
200
2
.33
.2
1
.17
.42
.12
.33
.2
.2
5,200
660
50
500
34
210
240
165
40
40
Total ..............................................................................
6,450
........................
8,950
........................
7,139
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
Dated: March 3, 2020.
Miguelina Perez,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
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Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4154,
MSC 7806, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
2037, mackj2@csr.nih.gov.
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Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
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MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).
Contact Person: Shalanda A. Bynum,
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Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
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MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).
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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; Nurse Corps Scholarship
Program (NCSP), OMB No. 0915-0301--Revision
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA
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 April 8,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the ICR Title, to the desk
officer for HRSA, either by email to [email protected] 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 Lisa Wright-Solomon, the
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or
call (301) 443-1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: Nurse Corps Scholarship
Program OMB No. 0915-0301--Revision.
Abstract: The NCSP, administered by the Bureau of Health Workforce
in HRSA, provides scholarships to nursing students in exchange for a
minimum 2-year full-time service commitment (or part-time equivalent)
at an eligible health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses
(i.e., Critical Shortage Facility (CSF)). The scholarship consists of
payment of tuition, fees, other reasonable educational costs, and a
monthly support stipend. Program recipients are required to fulfill
NCSP service commitments at CSFs located in the 50 States, the District
of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern
Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated
States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the
Republic of Palau.
A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register on October,
04, 2019, vol. 84, No. 193; pp. 53158-160. No comments were received.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The NCSP collects data to
determine an applicant's eligibility for the program, monitor a
participant's continued enrollment in a school of nursing, monitor the
participant's compliance with the NCSP service obligation, and prepare
annual reports to Congress. Generally, the following information is
collected (1) from the schools of nursing, on a quarterly basis--
general applicant and nursing school data such as full name, location,
tuition/fees, and enrollment status; (2) from the schools of nursing,
on an annual basis--data concerning tuition/fees and overall student
enrollment status; and (3) from the participants and their employing
CSF, on a biannual basis--data concerning the participant's employment
status, work schedule and leave usage. In addition, this notice
includes one additional form, Verification of Academic Standing, to be
completed by the academic institution to verify that the participant
remains in good academic standing under the policies of the
institution. The form was not included in the 60 day notice but due to
programmatic need, it is now being included in this notice.
The Employment Verification Form has been updated to include two
questions about participants who work at multiple sites. The In-Service
Verification form has been updated to include questions on telehealth
and mental health services provided by NCSP participants. Additionally,
the application will include an essay question about participation in
other federal pipeline programs.
The revised information collection request includes updates to
existing forms for the Nurse Corps SP in order to expand the service
options for awarded participants, promote the use of telehealth for
delivering care throughout the nation especially in rural areas, and to
reduce the application burden on respondents.
Updated Form #1--The Participant Semi-Annual Employment In-Service
Verification Form will be updated to include additional information
about the participant's service including information about telehealth
services. This form is also being requested for providers that work at
multiple CSF sites. Telehealth helps expand the reach of providers
especially in rural areas where medical service sites are more remote.
The information collected will assist Program with determining the
impact and utilization of telehealth services in various health care
settings which will be used to inform our telehealth policies. Enabling
service at multiple CSF sites will also allow greater flexibility for
providers who rotate or split time between multiple sites which
benefits both the participants and the underserved communities--
especially in our Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), which
support many of our Nurse Corps Nurse Practitioners.
Updated Form #2--The Nurse Corps SP application will include
questions for applicants to provide information regarding telehealth
services, multiple CSF sites, and verification of base salary to
determine the debt to salary ratio used to rank applicant's for award
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consideration. The application will also be updated to identify
applicants eligible for Nurse Corps SP psychiatric nurse practitioner
and women's health funding.
Likely Respondents: NCSP participants, educational institutions,
and critical shortage facilities.
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 Average burden
Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours
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Eligible Applications/ 2,600 1 2,600 2 5,200
Application Program Guidance...
School Enrollment Verification 500 4 2,000 .33 660
Form...........................
Confirmation of Interest Form... 250 1 250 .2 50
Data Collection Worksheet Form.. 500 1 500 1 500
Graduation Close Out Form....... 200 1 200 .17 34
Initial Employment Verification 500 1 500 .42 210
Form...........................
In Service Verification Form.... 1,000 2 2,000 .12 240
Verification of Academic 500 1 500 .33 165
Standing.......................
CSF Verification Form........... 200 1 200 .2 40
Authorization to Release 200 1 200 .2 40
Information....................
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Total....................... 6,450 .............. 8,950 .............. 7,139
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Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
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