Health Resources and Services Administration July 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA 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.

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.

HRSA will provide supplemental funding to the Enhancing Systems of Care for Children with Medical Complexity Coordinating Center during fiscal year 2023 to provide training, resources, and education to support states in their efforts to sustainably finance patient/family centered health care homes for children with medical complexity (CMC).

HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the Program), as required by the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of HHS is named as the respondent in all proceedings brought by the filing of petitions for compensation under the Program, the United States Court of Federal Claims is charged by statute with responsibility for considering and acting upon the petitions.

HRSA is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as members of the Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation (ACOT or Committee). ACOT provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on proposed Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network policies and such other matters as the Secretary determines. The Secretary also may seek the advice of the Committee on other proposed policies.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA 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.

This is the first of two notices planned for the coming months informing the public of the availability of the complete lists of all geographic areas, population groups, and facilities designated as primary medical care, dental health, and mental health professional shortage areas (HPSAs). This notice includes the lists of HPSAs in a designated status as of April 28, 2023. The lists are available on the shortage area topic page on HRSA's data.hrsa.gov website and includes HPSAs which are proposed for withdrawal but currently remain designated. HRSA is extending the transition time communicated in the notice published on July 7, 2022, for jurisdictions and facilities to prepare for potential loss of HPSA designations. HPSA designations that are currently proposed for withdrawal will remain in this status until they are re-evaluated in preparation for the publication of the January 2, 2024, HPSA Federal Register notice. If these HPSAs do not meet the requirements for designation by the data pull scheduled for November 15, 2023, they will be withdrawn with the publication of a second Federal Register notice planned for January 2, 2024.