Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Application for Health Center Program Award Recipients for Deemed Public Health Service Employment With Liability Protections Under the Federal Tort Claims Act, OMB No. 0906-0035-Revision, 72250-72251 [2021-27557]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request; Application for
Health Center Program Award
Recipients for Deemed Public Health
Service Employment With Liability
Protections Under the Federal Tort
Claims Act, OMB No. 0906–0035—
Revision
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 February 22, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov 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 paperwork@hrsa.gov
or call Samantha Miller, the acting
HRSA Information Collection Clearance
Officer at (301) 443–9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the
information request collection title for
reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
Application for Health Center Program
Award Recipients for Deemed Public
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Health Service (PHS) Employment with
Liability Protections under the Federal
Tort Claims Act (FTCA), OMB No.
0906–0035—Revision.
Abstract: Section 224(g)–(n) of the
PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 233(g)–(n)), as
amended, authorizes the Secretary to
‘‘deem’’ entities receiving funds under
section 330 of the PHS Act as PHS
employees for the purposes of
establishing eligibility for liability
protections for covered activities and
individuals under the FTCA. The Health
Center Program and the Health Center
FTCA Program are administered by
HRSA’s Bureau of Primary Health Care
(BPHC). Health centers submit deeming
applications annually to BPHC in the
prescribed form and manner in order to
obtain deemed PHS employee status for
this purpose.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: Deeming applications are
required by law and must address
certain specified criteria in order for
deeming determinations to be issued.
The application submissions provide
BPHC with the information essential for
evaluation of compliance with legal
requirements and making a deeming
determination under Section 224(g)–(n)
of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 233(g)–(n)).
The FTCA Program uses a web based
application system within HRSA’s
Electronic Handbooks system. These
electronic application forms decrease
the time and effort required to complete
the older, paper-based approved FTCA
application forms. The application
includes: Contact information; Section
1: Review of Risk Management Systems;
Section 2: Quality Improvement/Quality
Assurance; Section 3: Credentialing and
Privileging; Section 4: Claims
Management; and Section 5: Additional
Information, Certification, and
Signatures.
HRSA is proposing several changes to
the Application for Health Center
Program Award Recipients for Deemed
PHS Employment with Liability
Protections Under the FTCA, to be used
for Health Center deeming applications
for Calendar Year 2022 and thereafter, to
clarify questions posed and required
documentation. Specifically, the
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Application includes the following
proposed changes:
• Updated application language:
Throughout the application, revised
terminology was utilized to provide
greater clarity and specificity. These
changes were based on stakeholder
feedback and inquiries received from
HRSA’s Health Center Program Support.
These changes are not substantive in
nature.
• Some questions were removed from
the application’s Quality Improvement/
Quality Assurance Section, as these
questions were similar to questions
collected in the Risk Management
Section. This change is intended to
reduce duplicative information
collection.
• For the Credentialing and
Privileging Section, the application will
return to the previous process of
requiring the submission of a
Credentialing List with providers’
credentialing and privileging
information. This change is intended to
enhance HRSA’s oversight and
verification capabilities as it relates to
continuous compliance with the FTCA
statute.
Likely Respondents: Respondents
include recipients of Health Center
Program funds seeking deemed PHS
employee status under Section 224(g)–
(n) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 233(g)–
(n)).
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
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
2
1,160
5
2,900
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
Request for Data and Information on
New Approach Methodologies for
Efficacy Testing of Ectoparasiticide
Products To Meet Regulatory Data
Requirements
AGENCY:
National Institutes of Health,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The National Toxicology
Program Interagency Center for the
Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological
Methods (NICEATM) requests available
data and information on approaches
and/or technologies currently used for
efficacy testing of ectoparasiticide
products. Submitted information will be
used to assess the state of the science
and determine technical needs for nonanimal test methods used to evaluate
the efficacy of ectoparasiticides on dogs
and cats and to facilitate their
incorporation into a testing strategy for
regulatory purposes.
DATES: Receipt of information: Deadline
for receipt of information is January 28,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Data and information
should be submitted electronically to
niceatm@niehs.nih.gov.
SUMMARY:
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Dr.
Nicole Kleinstreuer, Acting Director,
NICEATM; email: nicole.kleinstreuer@
nih.gov; telephone: (984) 287–3150.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: NICEATM fosters the
evaluation and promotion of alternative
test methods for regulatory use. As part
of this activity, NICEATM supports
efforts to develop, validate, and
implement alternative approaches for
chemicals and medical products. These
include approaches used to evaluate the
efficacy of ectoparasiticides on dogs and
cats, such as products to prevent flea
and tick infestations. Tests on such
products are required by multiple
federal agencies for regulatory and other
decision contexts. Currently, the
standard tests for this endpoint use
animals that can experience significant
discomfort and distress during the
study.
Request for Information: NICEATM
requests available data and information
on approaches and/or technologies
currently used to predict the efficacy of
ectoparasiticides without using animals.
Respondents should provide
information on any activities relevant to
the development or validation of
alternatives to in vivo test methods
currently used by federal agencies for
regulatory and other decision contexts.
Respondents to this request for
information should include their name,
affiliation (if applicable), mailing
address, telephone, email, and
sponsoring organization (if any) with
their communications. The deadline for
receipt of the requested information is
January 28, 2022. Responses to this
notice will be posted at: https://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/niceatm-data.
Persons submitting responses will be
identified on the web page by name and
affiliation or sponsoring organization, if
applicable.
Responses to this request are
voluntary. No proprietary, classified,
confidential, or sensitive information
should be included in responses. This
request for information is for planning
purposes only and is not a solicitation
for applications or an obligation on the
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part of the U.S. Government to provide
support for any ideas identified in
response to the request. Please note that
the U.S. Government will not pay for
the preparation of any information
submitted or for its use of that
information.
Background Information on
NICEATM: NICEATM conducts data
analyses, workshops, independent
validation studies, and other activities
to assess new, revised, and alternative
test methods and strategies. NICEATM
also provides support for the
Interagency Coordinating Committee on
the Validation of Alternative Methods
(ICCVAM). The ICCVAM Authorization
Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 285l–3) provides
authority for ICCVAM and NICEATM
involvement in activities relevant to the
development of alternative test
methods. Information about NICEATM
and ICCVAM can be found at https://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/niceatm and
https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/iccvam.
Dated: December 13, 2021.
Brian R. Berridge,
Associate Director, National Toxicology
Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request; Application for Health Center Program Award
Recipients for Deemed Public Health Service Employment With Liability
Protections Under the Federal Tort Claims Act, OMB No. 0906-0035--
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 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 February 22, 2022.
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 Samantha Miller,
the acting HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-
9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the information request collection title
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Application for Health Center
Program Award Recipients for Deemed Public Health Service (PHS)
Employment with Liability Protections under the Federal Tort Claims Act
(FTCA), OMB No. 0906-0035--Revision.
Abstract: Section 224(g)-(n) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n)),
as amended, authorizes the Secretary to ``deem'' entities receiving
funds under section 330 of the PHS Act as PHS employees for the
purposes of establishing eligibility for liability protections for
covered activities and individuals under the FTCA. The Health Center
Program and the Health Center FTCA Program are administered by HRSA's
Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC). Health centers submit deeming
applications annually to BPHC in the prescribed form and manner in
order to obtain deemed PHS employee status for this purpose.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Deeming applications are
required by law and must address certain specified criteria in order
for deeming determinations to be issued. The application submissions
provide BPHC with the information essential for evaluation of
compliance with legal requirements and making a deeming determination
under Section 224(g)-(n) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n)).
The FTCA Program uses a web based application system within HRSA's
Electronic Handbooks system. These electronic application forms
decrease the time and effort required to complete the older, paper-
based approved FTCA application forms. The application includes:
Contact information; Section 1: Review of Risk Management Systems;
Section 2: Quality Improvement/Quality Assurance; Section 3:
Credentialing and Privileging; Section 4: Claims Management; and
Section 5: Additional Information, Certification, and Signatures.
HRSA is proposing several changes to the Application for Health
Center Program Award Recipients for Deemed PHS Employment with
Liability Protections Under the FTCA, to be used for Health Center
deeming applications for Calendar Year 2022 and thereafter, to clarify
questions posed and required documentation. Specifically, the
Application includes the following proposed changes:
Updated application language: Throughout the application,
revised terminology was utilized to provide greater clarity and
specificity. These changes were based on stakeholder feedback and
inquiries received from HRSA's Health Center Program Support. These
changes are not substantive in nature.
Some questions were removed from the application's Quality
Improvement/Quality Assurance Section, as these questions were similar
to questions collected in the Risk Management Section. This change is
intended to reduce duplicative information collection.
For the Credentialing and Privileging Section, the
application will return to the previous process of requiring the
submission of a Credentialing List with providers' credentialing and
privileging information. This change is intended to enhance HRSA's
oversight and verification capabilities as it relates to continuous
compliance with the FTCA statute.
Likely Respondents: Respondents include recipients of Health Center
Program funds seeking deemed PHS employee status under Section 224(g)-
(n) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n)).
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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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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Total....................... 1,160 2 1,160 5 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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