Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program Measures, 1237-1238 [2023-00096]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
1237
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 5 / Monday, January 9, 2023 / Notices
Eastern Time. Those individuals
interested in making formal oral
presentations should notify the contact
person and submit a brief statement of
the general nature of the evidence or
arguments they wish to present, the
names and addresses of proposed
participants, and an indication of the
approximate time requested to make
their presentation on or before January
24, 2023. Time allotted for each
presentation may be limited. If the
number of registrants requesting to
speak is greater than can be reasonably
accommodated during the scheduled
open public hearing session, FDA may
conduct a lottery to determine the
speakers for the scheduled open public
hearing session. The contact person will
notify interested persons regarding their
request to speak by January 25, 2023.
For press inquiries, please contact the
Office of Media Affairs at fdaoma@
fda.hhs.gov or 301–796–4540.
FDA welcomes the attendance of the
public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to
accommodate persons with disabilities.
If you require accommodations due to a
disability, please contact Moon Choi
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)
at least 7 days in advance of the
meeting.
FDA is committed to the orderly
conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our website at
https://www.fda.gov/
AdvisoryCommittees/
AboutAdvisoryCommittees/
ucm111462.htm for procedures on
public conduct during advisory
committee meetings.
Notice of this meeting is given under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app. 2).
Dated: December 29, 2022.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023–00110 Filed 1–6–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request; Evidence Based
Telehealth Network Program Measures
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 ICR should be
received no later than February 8, 2023.
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 301–594–4394.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the
information collection request title for
reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
Evidence Based Telehealth Network
Program Measures OMB No. 0906–
0043—Extension.
SUMMARY:
Abstract: This ICR is for an extension
of currently approved measures for the
Office for the Advancement of
Telehealth (OAT)’s Evidence Based
Telehealth Network Program, under
which OAT administers cooperative
agreements in accordance with section
330I of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 254c–14), as amended. The
purpose of this program is to
demonstrate how telehealth programs
and networks can improve access to
quality health care services. This
program will work to help HRSA assess
the effectiveness of evidence-based
practices with the use of telehealth for
patients, providers, and payers.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: The measures will enable
HRSA and OAT to capture awardeelevel and aggregate data that illustrate
the impact and scope of federal funding
along with assessing these efforts. The
measures cover the principal topic areas
of interest to OAT, including: (a)
population demographics; (b) access to
health care; (c) cost savings and costeffectiveness; and (d) clinical outcomes.
Likely Respondents: The respondents
would be award recipients of the
Evidence Based Telehealth Network
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 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
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Evidence-Based Telehealth Network Program Report ........
Telehealth Performance Measurement Report ...................
14
14
12
1
12
1
11
5
1,848
70
Total ..............................................................................
* 14
........................
........................
........................
1,918
* HRSA estimates 14 unique respondents, each completing the two forms.
HRSA specifically requests comments
on (1) the necessity and utility of the
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:21 Jan 06, 2023
Jkt 259001
proposed information collection for the
proper performance of the agency’s
PO 00000
Frm 00054
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
functions, (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance
E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM
09JAN1
1238
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 5 / Monday, January 9, 2023 / Notices
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. 2023–00096 Filed 1–6–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Establishment of the Center for
Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) has
modified its structure. This notice
announces the establishment of the
Center for Forecasting and Outbreak
Analytics.
DATES: This reorganization was
approved by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services on December 19, 2022,
and became effective on January 4,
2023.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part C
(Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention) of the Statement of
Organization, Functions, and
Delegations of Authority of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (45 FR 67772–76, dated
October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR
69296, October 20, 1980, as amended
most recently at 87 FR 51670–51675,
dated August 23, 2022) is amended to
reflect the reorganization of the Office of
the Director, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
Background: Establishing the Center
for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics
is the result of the National Security
Memorandum #1 (Section 5B)
indicating the need to establish an
interagency national Center and
modernize global early warning and
trigger systems to prevent, detect,
respond to, and recover from emerging
biological threats, as well as Section
2404 of the American Rescue Plan Act
of 2021, Public Law 117–2, which
provides funding in support of public
health data surveillance and analytic
infrastructure modernization initiatives
at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Specifically, the changes are
as follows:
Under Part C, Section C–B,
Organization and Functions, make the
following change:
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:21 Jan 06, 2023
Jkt 259001
Center for Forecasting and Outbreak
Analytics (CD)
The mission of the Center for
Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics
(CFA) is to advance U.S. forecasting,
outbreak analytics, and surveillance
capacities related to disease outbreaks,
epidemics, and pandemics to support
public health response and
preparedness. To carry out its mission,
CFA will: (1) forecast, model, and
characterize the risks associated with
outbreaks; (2) inform public health
decision-makers and the public; (3)
innovate public health solutions and
capabilities related to forecasting,
surveillance, and analytics; (4)
accelerate access to and use of data for
public health decision-makers to
mitigate the effects of disease threats;
and (5) serves as a hub for research and
development for public health analytics
and modeling.
Office of the Director (CD1)
(1) Provides strategic direction
regarding forecasting, surveillance, and
data analytics; (2) coordinates strategic
activities in areas of outbreak, epidemic
and pandemic forecasting, surveillance,
and data analytics within CDC and
across the United States Government
(USG); (3) guides the facilitation and
coordination across federal, state, tribal,
local, or territorial (STLT), and
healthcare entities and engagement with
relevant federal advisory committees
with respect to disease modeling,
forecasting, outbreak analytics, and
critical data collections to support those
efforts; (4) manages, directs,
coordinates, and evaluates the activities
of the Center; (5) defines goals and
objectives for policy formation,
scientific oversight, and guidance in
program planning and development
related to forecasting, surveillance, and
analytics; (6) provides oversight for the
evaluation of programmatic
performance of forecasting, surveillance,
and analytics; (7) manages intergovernmental and external affairs and
cultivates strategic partnerships related
to CFA activities; (8) ensures scientific
quality, integrity, and clearance across
the Center; (9) provides guidance and
strategic oversight to the processes
within the Center that access, collect,
manage, analyze, and visualize data,
including assistance for involvement
with relevant federal advisory
committees and other stakeholder
groups; (10) collaborates and consults
with other Centers, working groups,
state and local health departments,
other federal agencies, international
partners, and other partners on CFA
activities; (11) represents CFA and CDC
PO 00000
Frm 00055
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
at professional and scientific meetings
on topics consistent with CFA’s
mission; and (12) establishes and
oversees the two offices within the
Office of the Director.
Office of Policy and Communications
(CD12)
(1) Provides leadership on issues
management, budget formulation, and
performance integration; (2) reviews,
coordinates, and prepares legislation,
briefing documents, Congressional
testimony, and other legislative matters;
(3) coordinates the development,
review, and approval of federal
regulations, Federal Register notices
and announcements, Freedom of
Information Act requests, General
Accounting Office and Inspector
General reports, and related activities
for the Center; and (4) establishes and
implements a communication strategy
in support of CFA overarching goals and
priorities.
Office of Management Services (CD13)
(1) Provides overall budgetary,
employee relations, human capital
management, logistics, and
administrative support; (2) provides
direction, strategy, analysis, and
operational support in all aspects of
human capital management, including
workforce and career development and
human resources operations; (3)
manages operational budget processes,
including planning, execution, and
monitoring; (4) manages acquisition and
grants management processes; (5) serves
as point of contact on all matters
concerning facilities management,
property management, records
management, equipment, travel, and
space utilization and improvements;
and (6) serves as coordinator of
continuity of operations activities.
Inform Division (CDB)
(1) Communicates with expert disease
modelers and emergency responders to
provide public health policy decision
support; (2) shares timely, actionable
information with the federal
government, STLT leaders, international
partners, and the public; (3) works with
and through public health partners to
provide decision support and technical
assistance; (4) develops, maintains,
enhances data visualization capabilities
to support CFA mission; (5) coordinates
real-time monitoring efforts between
CDC subject matter experts and USG
interagency; and (6) maintains liaison
with related Center staff, other officials
of CDC, USG, and private sector
partners.
E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM
09JAN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1237-1238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00096]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request; Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program
Measures
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 February
8, 2023.
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 301-594-
4394.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the information collection request title
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Evidence Based Telehealth
Network Program Measures OMB No. 0906-0043--Extension.
Abstract: This ICR is for an extension of currently approved
measures for the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT)'s
Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program, under which OAT administers
cooperative agreements in accordance with section 330I of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-14), as amended. The purpose of this
program is to demonstrate how telehealth programs and networks can
improve access to quality health care services. This program will work
to help HRSA assess the effectiveness of evidence-based practices with
the use of telehealth for patients, providers, and payers.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The measures will enable
HRSA and OAT to capture awardee-level and aggregate data that
illustrate the impact and scope of federal funding along with assessing
these efforts. The measures cover the principal topic areas of interest
to OAT, including: (a) population demographics; (b) access to health
care; (c) cost savings and cost-effectiveness; and (d) clinical
outcomes.
Likely Respondents: The respondents would be award recipients of
the Evidence Based Telehealth Network 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 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 Average burden
Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Evidence-Based Telehealth 14 12 12 11 1,848
Network Program Report.........
Telehealth Performance 14 1 1 5 70
Measurement Report.............
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................... * 14 .............. .............. .............. 1,918
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* HRSA estimates 14 unique respondents, each completing the two forms.
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
[[Page 1238]]
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. 2023-00096 Filed 1-6-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
