Notice2021-15607
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request, Information Collection Request Title: Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program Performance Improvement and Measurement Systems (PIMS) Measures, OMB No. 0906-0009, Revision
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July 22, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 138 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38725-38726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15607]
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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 Performance Improvement and
Measurement Systems (PIMS) Measures, OMB No. 0906-0009, 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 must be received no later than September
20, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bacadbcadfc8cdd5c8d1fad2c8c9db94ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="116170617463667e637a51796362703f767e67">[email protected]</span></a> or mail 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#700011001502071f021b30180203115e171f06"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f1f0e1f0a1d18001d042f071d1c0e41080019">[email protected]</span></a> or call Lisa Wright-
Solomon, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301)
443-1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the information request collection title
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Rural Health Care Services
Outreach Program PIMS Measures OMB No. 0906-0009--Revision
Abstract: The Rural Health Care Services Outreach (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, through
community engagement and evidence-based or innovative, evidence-
informed models.'' The goals for the Outreach Program are as follows:
(1) Expand the delivery of health care services to include new and
enhanced services exclusively 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 community engagement and
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.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The PIMS measures for the
Outreach Program enable HRSA and the Federal Office of Rural Health
Policy to capture awardee-level and aggregate data that illustrate the
impact and scope of federal funding. The collection of this information
helps further inform and substantiate the focus and objectives of the
grant program. The measures encompass the following topics: (a) Access
to care, (b) population demographics, (c) consortium/network, (d)
sustainability, and (e) project specific domains.
The proposed Outreach PIMS measures reflect an increase in the
number of measures including the following:
(1) The addition of project-specific measures related to the
Healthy Rural Hometown Initiative (includes 17 required and 20 optional
measures for a total of 37 additional measures) applicable only to
Outreach awardees who apply to be part of the Healthy Rural Hometown
Initiative track (anticipated total of 16 out of 61 awardees) to focus
on one or more of the five causes of excess death in rural communities
(heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury/substance use, chronic
lower respiratory disease, and stroke);
(2) addition of project-specific measures (3 additional measures)
only applicable to Outreach Awardees with a focus on telehealth
(anticipated total of 15 out of 61 awardees);
(3) the addition of social determinants of health measures (3
additional measures) only applicable to Outreach Awardees addressing
social determinants of health as part of their grant funded activities
(anticipated total of 15 out of 61 awardees);
(4) the consolidation of the access to care measures from singular
to composite measure format (currently 14, previously 16) applicable to
all awardees (anticipated total of 61 awardees);
(5) removal of an outdated project specific measure (1 measure
removed) applicable to awardees focused on childhood obesity;
(6) removal of an outdated project specific applicable to awardees
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providing clinical services (currently 7, previously 8) related to
Healthy People 2020 and;
(7) removal of the outdated project specific Health Improvement
Special Project measure (1 measure removed).
In total, the proposed changes reflect the addition of 43 measures
and the removal of 5 measures for an increase in measures by a total of
38 measures. Of these measures, 17 are required and 26 are optional.
All additional measures proposed are project specific (only applicable
to anticipated total ranging from 15-16 out of 61 awardees). All
measures will not be applicable to all 61 respondents. Project specific
measures will remain applicable only to Outreach Awardees focusing on
the respective project specific topic.
Likely Respondents: The respondents would be award recipients of
the Rural Health Care Services Outreach 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; 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; train personnel and to be able to respond to a
collection of information; to search data sources; complete and review
the collection of information; and 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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Rural Health Care Services 61 1 61 3.5 213.5
Outreach PIMS..................
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61 .............. 61 .............. 213.5
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HRSA specifically requests comments on the: (1) Necessity and
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper
performance of the agency's functions; (2) accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) 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. 2021-15607 Filed 7-21-21; 8:45 am]
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