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of health such as transportation barriers,
housing, and food insecurity. Questions
about Health Information Technology
and Telehealth have been modified to
reflect an updated telehealth definition
and to improve understanding of how
these important technologies are
affecting HRSA award recipients.
Sections previously titled ‘‘Care
Coordination’’ and ‘‘Quality
Improvement’’ sections were
consolidated into one section titled
‘‘Care Coordination and Network
Infrastructure’’ to improve clarity and
ease of reporting for respondents. Part of
the previous ‘‘Care Coordination’’
section was revised to include a section
titled ‘‘Utilization’’ to improve clarity of
instructions for related measures.
Previously titled ‘‘Staffing’’ section was
revised to ‘‘Leadership and Workforce
Composition’’ to improve measure
clarity and reduce overall burden for
respondents by consolidating measures
from previously separate ‘‘Staffing’’,
‘‘Quality Improvement’’ and ‘‘Care
Coordination’’ sections. Revised
National Quality Forum and Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services measures
were also included to allow uniform
collection efforts throughout the Federal
Office of Rural Health Policy.
The total number of measures has
increased from 40 total measures to 48
total measures since the previous
information collection request. Of the 48
measures, 11 measures are designated as
‘‘optional’’ or ‘‘complete as applicable’’.
The measures within Section 6:
Electronic Health Record are noted as
optional to grantees. In Section 9:
‘‘Clinical Measures/Improved Health
Outcomes’’, grantees are only required
to respond to Clinical Measure 1: Care
Coordination. Grantees can choose to
provide data for Clinical Measures 2–10
if applicable to their projects. The total
number of responses has remained at 10
since the previous information
collection request. While the new Care
Coordination Program grant cycle
maintained the same number of award
recipients and number of respondents,
in consideration of the new cohort of
awardees, HRSA has increased the
estimated average burden per response.
The increase in burden is largely due to
the amount of time it takes to build
systems to capture and report data at the
start of a new project. Recent feedback
from grantees indicated that larger
networks with multiple members and
programs across different organizations
also experienced higher burdens due to
the wait time in between responses. The
increase in burden hours remains
consistent with the proposed changes
that better reflect the program scope and
intent of the notice of funding
opportunity announcement, HRSA–23–
125, under which the new cohort of
grants was awarded.
Likely Respondents: The respondents
would be recipients of the Rural Health
Care Coordination Program grants.
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
Form name
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Rural Health Care Coordination Program Performance Improvement Measures ........................................................
10
1
10
48.67
486.70
Total ..............................................................................
10
........................
10
........................
486.70
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: Rural Health
Care Services Outreach Program
Measures
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
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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 August 20, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 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
SUMMARY:
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or call Joella Roland, the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, at (301) 443–3983.
When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the ICR title
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
Rural Health Care Services Outreach
Program Measures, OMB No. 0906–
0009–Revision
Abstract: The Rural Health Care
Services Outreach Program is
authorized by section 330A(e) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254c(e)) to ‘‘promote rural health care
services outreach by improving and
expanding the delivery of health care
services to include new and enhanced
services in rural areas.’’ The goals for
the Rural Health Care Services Outreach
Program are as follows: (1) expand the
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delivery of health care services in rural
communities; (2) deliver health care
services through a strong consortium, in
which every consortium member
organization is actively involved and
engaged in the planning and delivery of
services; (3) utilize and/or adapt an
evidence-based or innovative, evidenceinformed model(s) in the delivery of
health care services; and (4) improve
population health and demonstrate
health outcomes and sustainability.
HRSA collects information from grant
recipients that participate in this
program using an OMB-approved set of
performance measures and seeks to
extend its approved information
collection.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: For this program,
performance measures were drafted to
provide data to the program and to
enable HRSA to provide aggregate
program data required by Congress
under the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993. These measures
cover the principal topic areas of
interest to the Federal Office of Rural
Health Policy (FORHP), including: (1)
access to care, (2) population
demographics, (3) consortium/network,
(4) sustainability, (5) project specific
domains, and (6) clinical measures. All
measures will speak to FORHP’s
progress toward meeting the goals set.
FORHP collects this information to
quantify the impact of grant funding on
access to health care, quality of services,
and improvement of health outcomes.
FORHP uses the data for program
improvement and grantees use the data
for performance tracking. No
substantive changes are proposed from
the current data collection effort;
FORHP proposes updating hyperlinks
for the clinical measures and including
an option for text entry to capture
names of counties for the number of
counties served measure.
Likely Respondents: The respondents
would be recipients of the Rural Health
Care Services Outreach Program grants.
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
Form name
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Rural Health Care Services Outreach Performance Improvement Measurement System ....................................
61
1
61
7.5
457.5
Total ..............................................................................
61
........................
61
........................
457.5
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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Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
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following meeting.
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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
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 of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke Special
Emphasis Panel; R13 Review.
Date: July 15–16, 2024.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive
Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Virtual
Meeting).
Contact Person: Li Jia, Ph.D., Scientific
Review Officer, Scientific Review Branch,
Division of Extramural Activities, NINDS/
NIH/DHHS, 6001 Executive Boulevard,
Rockville, MD 20852, 301–451–2854, li.jia@
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Dated: June 14, 2024.
Lauren A. Fleck,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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The meeting will be closed to the
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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: Rural
Health Care Services Outreach Program Measures
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 August 20,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 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 Joella Roland, the
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-3983.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Rural Health Care Services
Outreach Program Measures, OMB No. 0906-0009-Revision
Abstract: The Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program is
authorized by section 330A(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 254c(e)) to ``promote rural health care services outreach by
improving and expanding the delivery of health care services to include
new and enhanced services in rural areas.'' The goals for the Rural
Health Care Services Outreach Program are as follows: (1) expand the
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delivery of health care services in rural communities; (2) deliver
health care services through a strong consortium, in which every
consortium member organization is actively involved and engaged in the
planning and delivery of services; (3) utilize and/or adapt an
evidence-based or innovative, evidence-informed model(s) in the
delivery of health care services; and (4) improve population health and
demonstrate health outcomes and sustainability. HRSA collects
information from grant recipients that participate in this program
using an OMB-approved set of performance measures and seeks to extend
its approved information collection.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: For this program,
performance measures were drafted to provide data to the program and to
enable HRSA to provide aggregate program data required by Congress
under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. These
measures cover the principal topic areas of interest to the Federal
Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), including: (1) access to care,
(2) population demographics, (3) consortium/network, (4)
sustainability, (5) project specific domains, and (6) clinical
measures. All measures will speak to FORHP's progress toward meeting
the goals set. FORHP collects this information to quantify the impact
of grant funding on access to health care, quality of services, and
improvement of health outcomes. FORHP uses the data for program
improvement and grantees use the data for performance tracking. No
substantive changes are proposed from the current data collection
effort; FORHP proposes updating hyperlinks for the clinical measures
and including an option for text entry to capture names of counties for
the number of counties served measure.
Likely Respondents: The respondents would be recipients of the
Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program grants.
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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Rural Health Care Services 61 1 61 7.5 457.5
Outreach Performance
Improvement Measurement System.
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Total....................... 61 .............. 61 .............. 457.5
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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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