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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; Telehealth
Resource Center Performance
Measurement Tool, OMB No. 0915–
0361—Extension
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with of 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.
SUMMARY:
Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than April 27, 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 paperwork@hrsa.gov or call (301)
443–9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title:
Telehealth Resource Center (TRC)
Performance Measurement Tool, OMB
No. 0915–0361—Extension.
Abstract: HRSA requests an extension
of their TRC Performance Measurement
Tool. The TRCs deliver telehealth
technical assistance. There are two
types of HRSA TRC programs:
• Two National Telehealth Resource
Center Programs focus on policy and
technology.
• Twelve Regional Telehealth
Resource Center Programs host activities
and provide resources to rural and
underserved areas.
DATES:
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The HRSA TRCs:
• Provide training and support,
• Publicize information and research
findings,
• Support collaboration and
partnerships,
• Promote effective partnerships, and
• Promote the use of telehealth by
providing health care information and
education to the public and medical
specialists.
The TRCs share expertise through
individual consults, training, webinars,
conference presentations, and the web.
A 60-day notice published in the
Federal Register, 87 FR 1421 (January
11, 2022). There were no public
comments.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: In order to evaluate
existing programs, data are submitted to
the Office for the Advancement of
Telework (OAT) through HRSA’s
Performance Improvement Management
System (PIMS). The data are used to
measure the effectiveness of the
technical assistance. There is one data
reporting period each year; during these
reporting periods, data are reported for
the previous 12 months of activity.
Programs have approximately 6 weeks
to enter their data into the PIMS system
during each annual reporting period.
The instrument was developed with
the following four goals in mind:
1. Improving access to needed
services,
2. Reducing rural and underserved
population practitioner isolation,
3. Improving health system
productivity and efficiency, and
4. Improving patient outcomes.
The TRCs currently report on existing
performance data elements using PIMS.
The performance measures are designed
to assess how the TRC program is
meeting its goals to:
• Expand the availability of telehealth
services in underserved communities;
• Improve the quality, efficiency, and
effectiveness of telehealth services;
• Promote knowledge exchange and
dissemination about efficient and
effective telehealth practices and
technology; and
• Establish sustainable technical
assistance (TA) centers providing
quality, unbiased TA for the
development and expansion of effective
and efficient telehealth services in
underserved communities.
Additionally, the PIMS tool allows
OAT to:
• Determine the value added from the
TRC Cooperative Agreement;
• Justify budget requests;
• Collect uniform, consistent data
which enables OAT to monitor
programs;
• Provide guidance to grantees on
important indicators to track over time
for their own internal program
management;
• Measure performance relative to the
mission of OAT/HRSA as well as
individual goals and objectives of the
program;
• Identify topics of interest for future
special studies; and
• Identify changes in health care
needs within rural and underserved
communities, allowing programs to shift
focus in order to meet those needs.
Likely Respondents: The likely
respondents will be telehealth
associations, telehealth providers, rural
and underserved health providers,
clinicians that deliver services via
telehealth, TA providers, research
organizations and academic medical
centers.
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
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
responses
Total burden
hours
Telehealth Resource Center Performance Measurement
Tool ...................................................................................
14
42
588
0.07
41
Total ..............................................................................
14
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588
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41
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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HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Aging; Notice of
Closed Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, notice is hereby given of the
following meeting.
The meeting 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
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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: National Institute on
Aging Initial Review Group Career
Development for Established Investigators
and Conference Grants Study Section.
Date: June 9–10, 2022.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institute on Aging,
Gateway Building, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue,
Bethesda, MD 20892, (Virtual Meeting).
Contact Person: Greg Bissonette, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review
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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; Telehealth Resource Center Performance Measurement
Tool, OMB No. 0915-0361--Extension
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with of 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 April 27,
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: Telehealth Resource Center
(TRC) Performance Measurement Tool, OMB No. 0915-0361--Extension.
Abstract: HRSA requests an extension of their TRC Performance
Measurement Tool. The TRCs deliver telehealth technical assistance.
There are two types of HRSA TRC programs:
Two National Telehealth Resource Center Programs focus on
policy and technology.
Twelve Regional Telehealth Resource Center Programs host
activities and provide resources to rural and underserved areas.
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The HRSA TRCs:
Provide training and support,
Publicize information and research findings,
Support collaboration and partnerships,
Promote effective partnerships, and
Promote the use of telehealth by providing health care
information and education to the public and medical specialists.
The TRCs share expertise through individual consults, training,
webinars, conference presentations, and the web.
A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register, 87 FR 1421
(January 11, 2022). There were no public comments.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: In order to evaluate
existing programs, data are submitted to the Office for the Advancement
of Telework (OAT) through HRSA's Performance Improvement Management
System (PIMS). The data are used to measure the effectiveness of the
technical assistance. There is one data reporting period each year;
during these reporting periods, data are reported for the previous 12
months of activity. Programs have approximately 6 weeks to enter their
data into the PIMS system during each annual reporting period.
The instrument was developed with the following four goals in mind:
1. Improving access to needed services,
2. Reducing rural and underserved population practitioner
isolation,
3. Improving health system productivity and efficiency, and
4. Improving patient outcomes.
The TRCs currently report on existing performance data elements
using PIMS. The performance measures are designed to assess how the TRC
program is meeting its goals to:
Expand the availability of telehealth services in
underserved communities;
Improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of
telehealth services;
Promote knowledge exchange and dissemination about
efficient and effective telehealth practices and technology; and
Establish sustainable technical assistance (TA) centers
providing quality, unbiased TA for the development and expansion of
effective and efficient telehealth services in underserved communities.
Additionally, the PIMS tool allows OAT to:
Determine the value added from the TRC Cooperative
Agreement;
Justify budget requests;
Collect uniform, consistent data which enables OAT to
monitor programs;
Provide guidance to grantees on important indicators to
track over time for their own internal program management;
Measure performance relative to the mission of OAT/HRSA as
well as individual goals and objectives of the program;
Identify topics of interest for future special studies;
and
Identify changes in health care needs within rural and
underserved communities, allowing programs to shift focus in order to
meet those needs.
Likely Respondents: The likely respondents will be telehealth
associations, telehealth providers, rural and underserved health
providers, clinicians that deliver services via telehealth, TA
providers, research organizations and academic medical centers.
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 of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours
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Telehealth Resource Center 14 42 588 0.07 41
Performance Measurement Tool...
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Total....................... 14 .............. 588 .............. 41
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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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