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Number
of respondents
Exhibit 1 (CHGME FTE Resident Assessment Only).
Exhibit 2 (CHGME FTE Resident Assessment Only).
Exhibit 3 (CHGME FTE Resident Assessment Only).
Exhibit 4 (CHGME FTE Resident Assessment Only).
Total ...............................
30 ..........................................
2
60 ..........................................
0.33
19.8
30 ..........................................
2
60 ..........................................
0.33
19.8
30 ..........................................
2
60 ..........................................
0.33
19.8
30 ..........................................
2
60 ..........................................
0.33
19.8
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*** 9,980.40
90 (60 children’s hospitals
and 30 fiscal intermediaries *.
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total estimated annualized
burden hours:
Form name
........................
Total responses
180 (60 children’s hospitals
applications, 60 CHGME
audits and 60 THCGME
audits) **.
Total burden
hours
* The total respondents are 90 because children’s hospitals (60) and fiscal intermediaries (30) are completing the forms.
** The total responses are 180 because children’s hospitals (60) and fiscal intermediaries for the CHGME audits (60) and the THCGME audits
(60) are completing the forms.
*** The increase of 2,000 burden hours is due to the additional 60 THCGME audits.
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 Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request; Information
Collection Request Title: Healthy Start
Evaluation and Quality Improvement;
OMB No. 0915–0338—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.
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Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than December 20,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or by mail to 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:
Healthy Start Evaluation and Quality
Improvement, OMB No. 0915–0338—
Revision.
Abstract: The National Healthy Start
Program, authorized by 42 U.S.C. 254c–
8 (section 330H of the Public Health
Service Act), and funded through
HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health
Bureau (MCHB), has the goal to improve
health outcomes before, during, and
after pregnancy, and reduce racial/
ethnic differences in rates of infant
death and adverse perinatal outcomes.
The program began as a demonstration
project with 15 grantees in 1991 and has
expanded since then to 101 grantees
across 35 states; Puerto Rico; and
Washington, DC. Healthy Start grantees
operate in communities with rates of
infant mortality at least 1.5 times the
U.S. national average and high rates for
other adverse perinatal outcomes. These
communities are often low-income and
located in geographically, racially,
ethnically, and linguistically diverse
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areas. Healthy Start offers services
during the perinatal period (before,
during, after pregnancy) and the
program works with women, men, and
infants/children through the first 18
months after birth. The Healthy Start
program pursues four goals: (1) improve
women’s health, (2) improve family
health and wellness, (3) promote
systems change, and (4) assure impact
and effectiveness. Over the past few
years, MCHB has sought to implement
a uniform set of data elements for
monitoring and conducting an
evaluation to assess grantees’ progress
towards these program goals. Under the
current OMB approval, the data
collection instruments for the program’s
reporting requirements include three
participant-level screening tools: (1)
Background, (2) Prenatal, and (3)
Parenting Information.
In this proposed revision, MCHB
plans to retain the participant-level
tools as approved by OMB in 2020;
however, MCHB did introduce minor
changes to the forms. These changes
included only the following: correction
of typos, addition of response options
(e.g., ‘‘don’t know,’’ ‘‘declined to
answer’’), and clarification of
instructions. The purpose of these
minor changes is to improve the quality
of the instruments and make it easier for
the respondents to complete the forms.
The improved instructions should
reduce confusion in completing the
forms. Adding additional response
options will eliminate forced responses
that do not represent the participant’s
intent and will increase response
accuracy.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: The purpose of the revised
data collection instruments will be to
assess grantee and participant-level
progress towards meeting Healthy Start
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program performance measures. The
data will be used to conduct ongoing
performance monitoring of the program,
thus meeting program needs for
accountability, programmatic decisionmaking, and ongoing quality assurance.
Likely Respondents: For the General
Background, Prenatal, and Parenting
Information participant-level forms,
respondents include pregnant women,
women of reproductive age, and men
who are served by the Healthy Start
program.
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
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel 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:
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
General Background Form ..................................................
Prenatal ................................................................................
Parenting ..............................................................................
*45,700
*30,300
*30,300
1
1
1
45,700
30,300
30,300
.30
.10
.25
13,710
3,030
7,575
Total ..............................................................................
106,300
........................
106,300
........................
24,315
*All adult participants (45,700) complete the General Background form, and a subset of these same individuals (30,300) also complete the
Prenatal or Parenting forms for total of 106,300 responses.
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 and utility 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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Administration
[OMB No. 0906–xxxx–NEW]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment
Request; Optimizing Virtual Care Grant
Program Performance Measures
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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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
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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 November 21,
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:
Optimizing Virtual Care Grant Program
Performance Measures OMB No. 0915–
xxxx–NEW
Abstract: The Health Center Program
and supplemental awards for health
centers are authorized by Section 330 of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254b). Notably, HRSA is authorized to
make supplemental awards for health
centers to ‘‘implement evidence-based
models for increasing access to highquality primary care services, which
may include models related to
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expanding the use of telehealth and
technology-enabled collaborative
learning and capacity building models.’’
42 U.S.C. 254b(d)(1)(E). Under the
Optimizing Virtual Care (OVC) grant
program, 29 high-performing health
centers received 2-year supplemental
awards to increase health care access
and quality for underserved populations
through virtual care such as telehealth,
remote patient monitoring, digital
patient tools, and health information
technology platforms. Specifically,
award recipients will use OVC funding
to develop and implement innovative
evidence-based strategies with the
potential to be adapted, leveraged, and
scaled across the Health Center Program
to increase access to care and improve
clinical quality by optimizing the use of
virtual care with a specific focus on
underserved communities and
vulnerable populations.
The goal of the OVC grant program is
to continue to support innovation that
began during the COVID–19 pandemic,
when health centers quickly expanded
their use of virtual care to maintain
access to essential primary care services
for underserved communities. HRSAfunded health centers serve special and
vulnerable populations facing barriers to
virtual care access, such as low digital
literacy, low connectivity capabilities,
or limited technology access. The OVC
grant recipients will serve as a model for
how to increase equitable virtual care,
generating and refining strategies that
can be adapted and scaled across the
Health Center Program.
A 60-day notice was published in the
Federal Register, 87 FR 37874–37875
(June 24, 2022). HRSA received
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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: Healthy
Start Evaluation and Quality Improvement; OMB No. 0915-0338--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 ICR should be received no later than December
20, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by mail to 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: Healthy Start Evaluation and
Quality Improvement, OMB No. 0915-0338--Revision.
Abstract: The National Healthy Start Program, authorized by 42
U.S.C. 254c-8 (section 330H of the Public Health Service Act), and
funded through HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), has the
goal to improve health outcomes before, during, and after pregnancy,
and reduce racial/ethnic differences in rates of infant death and
adverse perinatal outcomes. The program began as a demonstration
project with 15 grantees in 1991 and has expanded since then to 101
grantees across 35 states; Puerto Rico; and Washington, DC. Healthy
Start grantees operate in communities with rates of infant mortality at
least 1.5 times the U.S. national average and high rates for other
adverse perinatal outcomes. These communities are often low-income and
located in geographically, racially, ethnically, and linguistically
diverse areas. Healthy Start offers services during the perinatal
period (before, during, after pregnancy) and the program works with
women, men, and infants/children through the first 18 months after
birth. The Healthy Start program pursues four goals: (1) improve
women's health, (2) improve family health and wellness, (3) promote
systems change, and (4) assure impact and effectiveness. Over the past
few years, MCHB has sought to implement a uniform set of data elements
for monitoring and conducting an evaluation to assess grantees'
progress towards these program goals. Under the current OMB approval,
the data collection instruments for the program's reporting
requirements include three participant-level screening tools: (1)
Background, (2) Prenatal, and (3) Parenting Information.
In this proposed revision, MCHB plans to retain the participant-
level tools as approved by OMB in 2020; however, MCHB did introduce
minor changes to the forms. These changes included only the following:
correction of typos, addition of response options (e.g., ``don't
know,'' ``declined to answer''), and clarification of instructions. The
purpose of these minor changes is to improve the quality of the
instruments and make it easier for the respondents to complete the
forms. The improved instructions should reduce confusion in completing
the forms. Adding additional response options will eliminate forced
responses that do not represent the participant's intent and will
increase response accuracy.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The purpose of the
revised data collection instruments will be to assess grantee and
participant-level progress towards meeting Healthy Start
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program performance measures. The data will be used to conduct ongoing
performance monitoring of the program, thus meeting program needs for
accountability, programmatic decision-making, and ongoing quality
assurance.
Likely Respondents: For the General Background, Prenatal, and
Parenting Information participant-level forms, respondents include
pregnant women, women of reproductive age, and men who are served by
the Healthy Start program.
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 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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General Background Form......... *45,700 1 45,700 .30 13,710
Prenatal........................ *30,300 1 30,300 .10 3,030
Parenting....................... *30,300 1 30,300 .25 7,575
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Total....................... 106,300 .............. 106,300 .............. 24,315
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*All adult participants (45,700) complete the General Background form, and a subset of these same individuals
(30,300) also complete the Prenatal or Parenting forms for total of 106,300 responses.
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 and utility 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. 2022-22863 Filed 10-20-22; 8:45 am]
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