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270,544; Total Annual Hours: 67,637.
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410–786–4993.)
Dated: February 2, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
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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: Federal Tort
Claims Act Program Deeming
Applications for Health Centers, OMB
No. 0906–0035 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 Information
Collection Request must be received no
later than April 6, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
SUMMARY:
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:
Federal Tort Claims Act Program
Deeming Applications for Health
Centers, OMB No. 0906–0035—
Extension.
Abstract: Section 224(g)–(n) of the
Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42
U.S.C. 233(g)–(n)), as amended,
authorizes the ‘‘deeming’’ of entities
receiving funds under section 330 of the
PHS Act as PHS employees for the
purpose of receiving Federal Tort
Claims Act (FTCA) coverage for the
performance of medical, surgical,
dental, and related functions for their
officers, board members, employees,
and certain contractors. The Health
Center Program is administered by
HRSA’s Bureau of Primary Health Care.
Health centers submit deeming
applications annually to HRSA in the
prescribed form and manner in order to
obtain deemed PHS employee status,
with the associated FTCA coverage.
Deemed PHS employment provides
the covered individual with immunity
from lawsuits and related civil actions
resulting from the performance of
medical, surgical, dental, and related
functions within the scope of deemed
employment.
The FTCA Program utilizes a web
based application system, the Electronic
Handbooks. The application includes
the following: Contact information;
Section 1: Review of Risk Management
Systems; Section 2: Quality
Improvement/Quality Assurance
Attestations; Section 3: Credentialing
and Privileging; Section 4: Claims
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Management; and Section 5: Additional
Information, Certification, and
Signatures.
HRSA is proposing no changes to the
Application for Health Center Program
Deemed Public Health Service
Employment Status information
collection request to be used for health
center deeming applications for
Calendar Year 2022 and thereafter.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: Deeming applications must
address certain specified criteria
required by law in order for deeming
determinations to be issued, and FTCA
application forms are critical to HRSA’s
deeming determination process. The
application submissions provide HRSA
with the information essential for
application evaluation and a deeming
determination for the purposes of FTCA
coverage. The application information is
also used to determine whether a site
visit is appropriate to assess issues
relating to the health center’s quality of
care and to determine technical
assistance needs.
Likely Respondents: Respondents
include Health Center Program funds
recipients seeking deemed PHS
employee status for purposes of FTCA
coverage.
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
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Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Application for Health Center Program ................................
Deemed Public Health Service Employment Status (Initial)
Application for Health Center Program ................................
Deemed Public Health Service Employment Status (Redeeming) ...........................................................................
35
1
35
2.5
87.5
1,125
1
1,125
2.5
2,812.5
Total ..............................................................................
1,160
........................
1,160
........................
2,900
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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.
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of
Closed Meetings
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Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, 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.
Name of Committee: Population Sciences
and Epidemiology Integrated Review Group
Infectious Diseases, Reproductive Health,
Asthma and Pulmonary Conditions Study
Section.
Date: March 2–3, 2021.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive,
Bethesda, MD 20892, (Virtual Meeting)
Contact Person: Paul Hewett-Marx, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institute of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room
Bethesda, MD 20892 (856) 313–7960
hewettmarxpn@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR20–117:
Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
(MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (R35—
Clinical Trial Optional).
Date: March 4–5, 2021.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
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Place: National Institutes of Health,
Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive,
Bethesda, MD 20892, (Virtual Meeting).
Contact Person: Emily Foley, Scientific
Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review,
6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892,
(301) 402–3016, emily.foley@nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel;
Hypersensitivity, Allergies and Mucosal
Immunology.
Date: March 4–5, 2021.
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive,
Bethesda, MD 20892, (Virtual Meeting).
Contact Person: Michelle Marie Arnold,
Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, 6701 Rockledge Drive,
Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–1199,
michelle.arnold@nih.gov.
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Dated: February 1, 2021.
Miguelina Perez,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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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, 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.
Name of Committee: Biology of
Development and Aging Integrated Review
Group; Mechanisms of Cancer
Therapeutics—2 Study Section.
Date: March 3–5, 2021.
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive,
Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).
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Contact Person: Careen K.Tang-Toth,
Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6214,
MSC 7804 Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
3504 tothct@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Emerging
Technologies and Training Neurosciences
Integrated Review Group; Bioengineering of
Neuroscience, Vision and Low Vision
Technologies Study Section.
Date: March 4–5, 2021.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda,
MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).
Contact Person: Robert C. Elliott, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5190,
MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
3009, elliotro@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel;
Fellowships: Behavioral Neuroscience.
Date: March 4–5, 2021.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health
Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda,
MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting)
Contact Person: Mei Qin, MD, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5213
Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 875–2215
qinmei@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Integrative,
Functional and Cognitive Neuroscience
Integrated Review Group; Neurobiology of
Motivated Behavior Study Section.
Date: March 4–5, 2021.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda,
MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).
Contact Person: Janita N. Turchi, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD
20892, turchij@mail.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel;
Fellowships: Risks, Prevention and Health
Behavior.
Date: March 4–5, 2021.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
(Virtual Meeting).
Contact Person: Martha M. Faraday, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3110,
MSC 7808 Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
3575, faradaym@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Endocrinology,
Metabolism, Nutrition and Reproductive
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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: Federal
Tort Claims Act Program Deeming Applications for Health Centers, OMB
No. 0906-0035 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 Information Collection Request must be received
no later than April 6, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail 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 [email protected] 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: Federal Tort Claims Act
Program Deeming Applications for Health Centers, OMB No. 0906-0035--
Extension.
Abstract: Section 224(g)-(n) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act
(42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n)), as amended, authorizes the ``deeming'' of
entities receiving funds under section 330 of the PHS Act as PHS
employees for the purpose of receiving Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)
coverage for the performance of medical, surgical, dental, and related
functions for their officers, board members, employees, and certain
contractors. The Health Center Program is administered by HRSA's Bureau
of Primary Health Care. Health centers submit deeming applications
annually to HRSA in the prescribed form and manner in order to obtain
deemed PHS employee status, with the associated FTCA coverage.
Deemed PHS employment provides the covered individual with immunity
from lawsuits and related civil actions resulting from the performance
of medical, surgical, dental, and related functions within the scope of
deemed employment.
The FTCA Program utilizes a web based application system, the
Electronic Handbooks. The application includes the following: Contact
information; Section 1: Review of Risk Management Systems; Section 2:
Quality Improvement/Quality Assurance Attestations; Section 3:
Credentialing and Privileging; Section 4: Claims Management; and
Section 5: Additional Information, Certification, and Signatures.
HRSA is proposing no changes to the Application for Health Center
Program Deemed Public Health Service Employment Status information
collection request to be used for health center deeming applications
for Calendar Year 2022 and thereafter.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Deeming applications must
address certain specified criteria required by law in order for deeming
determinations to be issued, and FTCA application forms are critical to
HRSA's deeming determination process. The application submissions
provide HRSA with the information essential for application evaluation
and a deeming determination for the purposes of FTCA coverage. The
application information is also used to determine whether a site visit
is appropriate to assess issues relating to the health center's quality
of care and to determine technical assistance needs.
Likely Respondents: Respondents include Health Center Program funds
recipients seeking deemed PHS employee status for purposes of FTCA
coverage.
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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Average
Number of Number of Total burden per Total burden
Form name respondents responses per responses response (in hours
respondent hours)
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Application for Health Center 35 1 35 2.5 87.5
Program........................
Deemed Public Health Service
Employment Status (Initial)....
Application for Health Center 1,125 1 1,125 2.5 2,812.5
Program........................
Deemed Public Health Service
Employment Status (Redeeming)..
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1Total...................... 1,160 .............. 1,160 .............. 2,900
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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.
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-02393 Filed 2-4-21; 8:45 am]
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