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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,656,885 while states update
systems and then 1,656,939 once states
use the revised collection.
Authority: 45 U.S.C. 303.32; the
Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,
Pub. L. 104–193; CSPIA, Pub. L. 105–
200, Sec. 401(c); Sec. 609(a)(5)(C) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
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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
Fund and American Rescue Plan (ARP)
Rural Payment Reporting Activities,
OMB No. 0906–0068—Revision.
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.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than October 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
SUMMARY:
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ARP Rural payment agreed to a set of
Terms & Conditions (T&Cs), which,
among other requirements, mandate
compliance with certain reporting
requirements that will facilitate
appropriate oversight of recipients’ use
of funds.
Information collected will allow for
(1) assessing whether recipients have
met statutory and programmatic
requirements, (2) conducting audits, (3)
gathering data required to report on
findings with respect to the
disbursements of PRF and ARP Rural
payments, and (4) program evaluation.
HRSA staff will also use information
collected to identify and report on
trends in health care metrics and
expenditures before and during the
allowable period for expending PRF and
ARP Rural payments.
Included in this revision are the
following:
• A new funding source is now
included in the data collection form
(the American Rescue Plan Act of
2021 (Pub. L. 117–2) (ARP Rural))
• Additional reporting periods are
added for reporting entities to report
on use of funds (Reporting Period 5,
6, and 7)
• Updated burden estimates to include
ARP Rural payment reporting in
Reporting Period 4
• Updated burden estimates to reflect
the number of reporting entities and
additional reporting periods
• Adjusted burden estimates for
providers who have additional
reporting requirements
Likely Respondents: PRF and ARP
Rural payment recipients who have
received more than $10,000 in aggregate
PRF and ARP Rural payments during
one of the Payment Received Periods
outlined below and that agreed to the
associated T&Cs are required to submit
a report in the PRF Reporting Portal
during the applicable Reporting Time
Period.
Payment received period (payments exceeding $10,000
in aggregate received)
April 10, 2020, to June 30, 2020 ....................................
July 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020 ..............................
January 1, 2021, to June 30, 2021 .................................
July 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021 ..............................
January 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022 .................................
July 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022 ..............................
January 1, 2023, to June 30, 2023 .................................
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
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information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to https://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 HRSA Information
Collection Clearance Officer at
paperwork@hrsa.gov or call (240) 276–
7189.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title:
COVID–19 Provider Relief Fund (PRF)
Reporting Activities OMB No. 0906–
0068—Revision.
Abstract: HRSA disburses the PRF
and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural
payments to eligible health care
providers to support health care-related
expenses or lost revenues attributable to
the COVID–19 pandemic. Providers who
have attested to the Terms and
Conditions regarding their PRF and ARP
Rural payment(s), including the
requirement that the provider ‘‘shall
submit reports as the Secretary
determines are needed to ensure
compliance with conditions that are
imposed on this Payment, and such
reports shall be in such form, with such
content, as specified by the Secretary in
future program instructions directed to
all Recipients,’’ will be using the PRF
Reporting Portal to submit information
about their use of PRF and ARP Rural
payments. In anticipation of the
approved OMB form (control number
0906–0068) expiring on January 31,
2023, HRSA is undergoing the revision
of the ICR approval to include the ARP
Rural reporting requirements and to
allow for data collection beyond the
January 31, 2023 expiration.
A 60-day notice published in the
Federal Register, 87, FR pp. 20441
(April 7, 2022). There was one request
for program information.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: Recipients of a PRF and
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Reporting time period
July 1, 2021, to September 30, 2021.
January 1, 2022, to March 31, 2022.
July 1, 2022, to September 30, 2022.
January 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023.
July 1, 2023, to September 30, 2023.
January 1, 2024, to March 31, 2024.
July 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024.
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose or provide the information
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needed to review instructions; to
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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
PRF Reporting Portal, Reporting Period 1 (Providers who
received payments April 10, 2020, to June 30, 2020) .....
PRF Reporting Portal, Reporting Period 2 (Providers who
received payments July 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020)
PRF Reporting Portal, Reporting Period 3 (Providers who
received payments, January 1, 2021, to June 30, 2021)
PRF and ARP Rural Reporting Portal, Reporting Period 4
(Providers who received payments July 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021) .............................................................
PRF and ARP Rural Reporting Portal, Reporting Period 5
(Providers who received payments January 1, 2022, to
June 30, 2022) .................................................................
PRF and ARP Rural Reporting Portal, Reporting Period 6
(Providers who received payments July 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022) .............................................................
PRF and ARP Rural Reporting Portal, Reporting Period 7
(Providers who received payments January 1, 2023, to
June 30, 2023) .................................................................
Total ..............................................................................
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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National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day
Comment Request; NIH Extramural
Harassment Web Form (Office of the
Director, Office of Extramural
Research)
AGENCY:
National Institutes of Health,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) has
SUMMARY:
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Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
burden
hours
1
126,831
5.6
710,254
120,536
1
120,536
4.2
506,251
20,493
1
20,493
6.1
125,007
51,622
1
51,622
5.6
289,083
4,256
1
4,256
5.5
23,408
1,300
1
1,300
5.4
7,020
3,690
1
3,690
5.4
19,926
328,728
........................
328,728
........................
1,680,949
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 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, contact: Dr. Patricia
Valdez, Chief Extramural Research
Integrity Officer, Office of Extramural
Research, National Institutes of Health,
6705 Rockledge Dr., Room 811–G MSC
7963, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 or call
non-toll-free number (301) 451–2160 or
email your request, including your
address to: patricia.valdez@nih.gov.
Formal requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in
writing.
ADDRESSES:
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Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
126,831
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for review
and approval of the information
collection listed below.
DATES: Comments regarding this
information collection are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30-days of the date of this
publication.
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This
proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register on June 21, 2022, pages 36865–
36866 (87 FR 36865) and allowed 60
days for public comment. No public
comments were received. The purpose
of this notice is to allow an additional
30 days for public comment. The Office
of Extramural Research (OER), National
Institutes of Health, may not conduct or
sponsor, and the respondent is not
required to respond to, an information
collection that has been extended,
revised, or implemented on or after
October 1, 1995, unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
In compliance with section
3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for review and
approval of the information collection
listed below.
Proposed Collection: NIH Extramural
Harassment Web Form, 0925–NEW,
exp., date, XX/XX/XXXX, National
Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the
Director (OD), Office of Extramural
Research (OER).
Need and Use of Information
Collection: The purpose of this web
form is to assist extramural institutions
with complying with section 239 of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
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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
Fund and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Rural Payment Reporting Activities,
OMB No. 0906-0068--Revision.
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 October
21, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to https://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 HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or call
(240) 276-7189.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund
(PRF) Reporting Activities OMB No. 0906-0068--Revision.
Abstract: HRSA disburses the PRF and American Rescue Plan (ARP)
Rural payments to eligible health care providers to support health
care-related expenses or lost revenues attributable to the COVID-19
pandemic. Providers who have attested to the Terms and Conditions
regarding their PRF and ARP Rural payment(s), including the requirement
that the provider ``shall submit reports as the Secretary determines
are needed to ensure compliance with conditions that are imposed on
this Payment, and such reports shall be in such form, with such
content, as specified by the Secretary in future program instructions
directed to all Recipients,'' will be using the PRF Reporting Portal to
submit information about their use of PRF and ARP Rural payments. In
anticipation of the approved OMB form (control number 0906-0068)
expiring on January 31, 2023, HRSA is undergoing the revision of the
ICR approval to include the ARP Rural reporting requirements and to
allow for data collection beyond the January 31, 2023 expiration.
A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register, 87, FR pp. 20441
(April 7, 2022). There was one request for program information.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Recipients of a PRF and
ARP Rural payment agreed to a set of Terms & Conditions (T&Cs), which,
among other requirements, mandate compliance with certain reporting
requirements that will facilitate appropriate oversight of recipients'
use of funds.
Information collected will allow for (1) assessing whether
recipients have met statutory and programmatic requirements, (2)
conducting audits, (3) gathering data required to report on findings
with respect to the disbursements of PRF and ARP Rural payments, and
(4) program evaluation. HRSA staff will also use information collected
to identify and report on trends in health care metrics and
expenditures before and during the allowable period for expending PRF
and ARP Rural payments.
Included in this revision are the following:
A new funding source is now included in the data collection
form (the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-2) (ARP Rural))
Additional reporting periods are added for reporting entities
to report on use of funds (Reporting Period 5, 6, and 7)
Updated burden estimates to include ARP Rural payment
reporting in Reporting Period 4
Updated burden estimates to reflect the number of reporting
entities and additional reporting periods
Adjusted burden estimates for providers who have additional
reporting requirements
Likely Respondents: PRF and ARP Rural payment recipients who have
received more than $10,000 in aggregate PRF and ARP Rural payments
during one of the Payment Received Periods outlined below and that
agreed to the associated T&Cs are required to submit a report in the
PRF Reporting Portal during the applicable Reporting Time Period.
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Payment received
period (payments Reporting time
Reporting period exceeding $10,000 in period
aggregate received)
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Period 1.................... April 10, 2020, to July 1, 2021, to
June 30, 2020. September 30, 2021.
Period 2.................... July 1, 2020, to January 1, 2022, to
December 31, 2020. March 31, 2022.
Period 3.................... January 1, 2021, to July 1, 2022, to
June 30, 2021. September 30, 2022.
Period 4.................... July 1, 2021, to January 1, 2023, to
December 31, 2021. March 31, 2023.
Period 5.................... January 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023, to
June 30, 2022. September 30, 2023.
Period 6.................... July 1, 2022, to January 1, 2024, to
December 31, 2022. March 31, 2024.
Period 7.................... January 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024, to
June 30, 2023. September 30, 2024.
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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
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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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PRF Reporting Portal, Reporting 126,831 1 126,831 5.6 710,254
Period 1 (Providers who
received payments April 10,
2020, to June 30, 2020)........
PRF Reporting Portal, Reporting 120,536 1 120,536 4.2 506,251
Period 2 (Providers who
received payments July 1, 2020,
to December 31, 2020)..........
PRF Reporting Portal, Reporting 20,493 1 20,493 6.1 125,007
Period 3 (Providers who
received payments, January 1,
2021, to June 30, 2021)........
PRF and ARP Rural Reporting 51,622 1 51,622 5.6 289,083
Portal, Reporting Period 4
(Providers who received
payments July 1, 2021, to
December 31, 2021).............
PRF and ARP Rural Reporting 4,256 1 4,256 5.5 23,408
Portal, Reporting Period 5
(Providers who received
payments January 1, 2022, to
June 30, 2022).................
PRF and ARP Rural Reporting 1,300 1 1,300 5.4 7,020
Portal, Reporting Period 6
(Providers who received
payments July 1, 2022, to
December 31, 2022).............
PRF and ARP Rural Reporting 3,690 1 3,690 5.4 19,926
Portal, Reporting Period 7
(Providers who received
payments January 1, 2023, to
June 30, 2023).................
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Total....................... 328,728 .............. 328,728 .............. 1,680,949
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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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