Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; COVID-19 Provider Relief Programs Application and Attestation Portal, and Claims Reimbursement Submission Activities, OMB No. 0906-XXXX-NEW, 69657-69658 [2021-26565]
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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
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment
Request; COVID–19 Provider Relief
Programs Application and Attestation
Portal, and Claims Reimbursement
Submission Activities, OMB No. 0906–
XXXX—NEW
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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. OMB may act on
HRSA’s ICR only after the 30 day
comment period for this notice has
closed.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than January 7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request a copy of the clearance requests
submitted to OMB for review, email
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Samantha Miller, the acting HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer
at paperwork@hrsa.gov or call (301)
443–9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title:
COVID–19 Provider Relief Programs
Application and Attestation Portal, and
Claims Reimbursement Submission
Activities, OMB No. 0906–XXXX—
NEW.
Abstract: HRSA administers the
Provider Relief Programs (which
includes the Provider Relief Fund (PRF),
the American Rescue Plan Act Rural
(ARP–R) payments, the COVID–19
Coverage Assistance Fund (CAF), and
the COVID–19 Claims Reimbursement
to Health Care Providers and Facilities
for Testing, Treatment, and Vaccine
Administration for the Uninsured
(Uninsured Program or UIP)). The
Provider Relief Programs disbursed, and
are continuing to disburse funds to
eligible healthcare providers through
two pathways: (1) Direct provider
payments via the PRF and ARP–R
payments, and (2) claims
reimbursement via the CAF and the UIP.
This information collection includes
four components: (1) The PRF and ARP–
R application portal; (2) the PRF and
ARP–R attestation portal; (3) the CAF
application portal; and (4) the UIP
application portal. To date, information
for these programs has been collected
under a Paperwork Reduction Act
waiver executed pursuant to public
health emergency authorities. HRSA is
seeking comments regarding the CAF
and the UIP for the first time. These
information collections support
administration of the Provider Relief
Programs including the PRF, the
Uninsured Program, and the CAF (funds
for these three programs were
appropriated under the Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
(Pub. L. 116–136), Paycheck Protection
Program and Health Care Enhancement
Act (Pub. L. 116–139), Coronavirus
Response and Relief Supplemental
Appropriations Act (Division M of Pub.
L. 116–260)), and the ARP–R payments
(funds were appropriated under the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub.
L. 117–2, as well as funds for the
Uninsured Program).
A 60-day notice was published in the
Federal Register, 86 FR 47119 (August
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23, 2021). There were no public
comments.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: Providers who apply for
Provider Relief Programs (i.e., PRF,
ARP–R, CAF, and UIP payments) must
apply for direct provider payments or
claims reimbursement and attest to a set
of Terms and Conditions to enable
HRSA’s appropriate disbursement and
oversight of recipients’ use of funds.
Information collected will allow for (1)
assessing if recipients have met
statutory and programmatic
requirements; (2) conducting audits; (3)
gathering data required to calculate,
disburse, and report on PRF, ARP–R,
CAF, and UIP payments; and (4)
program evaluation. HRSA staff may
also use information collected to
identify and report on trends in the
effect of the COVID–19 pandemic on
health care providers and uninsured or
underinsured patients throughout the
United States. HHS makes publicly
available the names of payment
recipients and the aggregate amounts
received, for all providers who attest to
receipt of a payment and acceptance of
the Terms and Conditions or who retain
payments for more than 90 days and are
deemed to have accepted the Terms and
Conditions. By accepting funds, the
recipient consents to HHS publicly
disclosing the payments that recipient
has received.
Likely Respondents: Health care
providers that apply to receive, or have
applied to receive, PRF, ARP–R, CAF, or
UIP payments, and attested to the
associated Terms and Conditions.
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.
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TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Attestation Portal ..................................................................
Application Portal .................................................................
CAF Application ...................................................................
UIP Application ....................................................................
380,000
140,000
15,000
280,000
1
1
1
1
380,000
140,000
15,000
280,000
0.25
1.00
1.00
1.00
95,000
140,000
15,000
280,000
Total ..............................................................................
815,000
........................
815,000
........................
530,000
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
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Information Technology
Advisory Committee 2022 Schedule of
Meetings
Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (ONC), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
AGENCY:
The Health Information
Technology Advisory Committee
(HITAC) was established in accordance
with the 21st Century Cures Act and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. The
HITAC, among other things, identifies
priorities for standards adoption and
makes recommendations to the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology (National Coordinator). The
HITAC will hold public meetings
throughout 2022. See list of public
meetings below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Berry, Designated Federal
Officer, at Michael.Berry@hhs.gov, (202)
701–0795.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
4003(e) of the 21st Century Cures Act
(Pub. L. 114–255) establishes the Health
Information Technology Advisory
Committee (referred to as the ‘‘HITAC’’).
The HITAC will be governed by the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
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Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92–
463), as amended, (5 U.S.C. App.),
which sets forth standards for the
formation and use of federal advisory
committees.
Composition
The HITAC is comprised of at least 25
members, of which:
• No fewer than 2 members are
advocates for patients or consumers of
health information technology;
• 3 members are appointed by the
HHS Secretary
Æ 1 of whom shall be appointed to
represent the Department of Health and
Human Services and
Æ 1 of whom shall be a public health
official;
• 2 members are appointed by the
majority leader of the Senate;
• 2 members are appointed by the
minority leader of the Senate;
• 2 members are appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives;
• 2 members are appointed by the
minority leader of the House of
Representatives; and
• Other members are appointed by
the Comptroller General of the United
States.
Members serve for one-, two-, or
three-year terms. All members may be
reappointed for a subsequent three-year
term. Each member is limited to two
three-year terms, not to exceed six years
of service. Members serve without pay,
but will be provided per-diem and
travel costs for committee services, if
warranted.
Recommendations
The HITAC recommendations to the
National Coordinator are publicly
available at https://www.healthit.gov/
topic/federal-advisory-committees/
recommendations-national-coordinatorhealth-it.
Public Meetings
The schedule of meetings to be held
in 2022 is as follows:
• January 19, 2022 from approximately
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
(virtual meeting)
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• February 17, 2022 from approximately
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
(virtual meeting)
• March 10, 2022 from approximately
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
(virtual meeting)
• April 13, 2022 from approximately
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
(virtual meeting)
• May 18, 2022 from approximately
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
(virtual meeting)
• June 16, 2022 from approximately
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
(virtual meeting)
• July 14, 2022 from approximately
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
(virtual meeting)
• August 17, 2022 from approximately
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
(virtual meeting)
• September 14, 2022 from
approximately 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m./Eastern Time (virtual meeting)
• October 13, 2022 from approximately
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
(virtual meeting)
• November 10, 2022 from
approximately 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m./Eastern Time (virtual meeting)
All meetings are open to the public.
Additional meetings may be scheduled
as needed. For web conference
instructions and the most up-to-date
information, please visit the HITAC
calendar on the ONC website,
www.healthit.gov/topic/federaladvisory-committees/hitac-calendar.
Contact Person for Meetings: Michael
Berry, Michael.Berry@hhs.gov. A notice
in the Federal Register about last
minute modifications that impact a
previously announced advisory
committee meeting cannot always be
published quickly enough to provide
timely notice. Please email Michael
Berry for the most current information
about meetings.
Agenda: As outlined in the 21st
Century Cures Act, the HITAC will
develop and submit recommendations
to the National Coordinator on the
topics of interoperability, privacy and
security, patient access, and use of
technologies that support public health.
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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; COVID-19 Provider Relief
Programs Application and Attestation Portal, and Claims Reimbursement
Submission Activities, OMB No. 0906-XXXX--NEW
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. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30 day
comment period for this notice has closed.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than January 7,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Samantha Miller, the acting
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or
call (301) 443-9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: COVID-19 Provider Relief
Programs Application and Attestation Portal, and Claims Reimbursement
Submission Activities, OMB No. 0906-XXXX--NEW.
Abstract: HRSA administers the Provider Relief Programs (which
includes the Provider Relief Fund (PRF), the American Rescue Plan Act
Rural (ARP-R) payments, the COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund (CAF),
and the COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement to Health Care Providers and
Facilities for Testing, Treatment, and Vaccine Administration for the
Uninsured (Uninsured Program or UIP)). The Provider Relief Programs
disbursed, and are continuing to disburse funds to eligible healthcare
providers through two pathways: (1) Direct provider payments via the
PRF and ARP-R payments, and (2) claims reimbursement via the CAF and
the UIP. This information collection includes four components: (1) The
PRF and ARP-R application portal; (2) the PRF and ARP-R attestation
portal; (3) the CAF application portal; and (4) the UIP application
portal. To date, information for these programs has been collected
under a Paperwork Reduction Act waiver executed pursuant to public
health emergency authorities. HRSA is seeking comments regarding the
CAF and the UIP for the first time. These information collections
support administration of the Provider Relief Programs including the
PRF, the Uninsured Program, and the CAF (funds for these three programs
were appropriated under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act (Pub. L. 116-136), Paycheck Protection Program and Health
Care Enhancement Act (Pub. L. 116-139), Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act (Division M of Pub. L. 116-260)), and
the ARP-R payments (funds were appropriated under the American Rescue
Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. 117-2, as well as funds for the Uninsured
Program).
A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register, 86 FR 47119
(August 23, 2021). There were no public comments.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Providers who apply for
Provider Relief Programs (i.e., PRF, ARP-R, CAF, and UIP payments) must
apply for direct provider payments or claims reimbursement and attest
to a set of Terms and Conditions to enable HRSA's appropriate
disbursement and oversight of recipients' use of funds. Information
collected will allow for (1) assessing if recipients have met statutory
and programmatic requirements; (2) conducting audits; (3) gathering
data required to calculate, disburse, and report on PRF, ARP-R, CAF,
and UIP payments; and (4) program evaluation. HRSA staff may also use
information collected to identify and report on trends in the effect of
the COVID-19 pandemic on health care providers and uninsured or
underinsured patients throughout the United States. HHS makes publicly
available the names of payment recipients and the aggregate amounts
received, for all providers who attest to receipt of a payment and
acceptance of the Terms and Conditions or who retain payments for more
than 90 days and are deemed to have accepted the Terms and Conditions.
By accepting funds, the recipient consents to HHS publicly disclosing
the payments that recipient has received.
Likely Respondents: Health care providers that apply to receive, or
have applied to receive, PRF, ARP-R, CAF, or UIP payments, and attested
to the associated Terms and Conditions.
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.
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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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Attestation Portal.............. 380,000 1 380,000 0.25 95,000
Application Portal.............. 140,000 1 140,000 1.00 140,000
CAF Application................. 15,000 1 15,000 1.00 15,000
UIP Application................. 280,000 1 280,000 1.00 280,000
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Total....................... 815,000 .............. 815,000 .............. 530,000
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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. 2021-26565 Filed 12-7-21; 8:45 am]
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