Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request Information Collection Request Title: Health Center Program: COVID-19 Data Collection Tools, OMB No. 0906-0062-Revision

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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 147 (Wednesday, August 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41974-41976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16591]

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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: Health
Center Program: COVID-19 Data Collection Tools, OMB No. 0906-0062--
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 September
3, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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 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#b3c3d2c3d6c1c4dcc1d8f3dbc1c0d29dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f6f7e6f7a6d68706d745f776d6c7e31787069">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or call Lisa Wright-
Solomon, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301)
443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: Health Center Program: COVID-
19 Data Collection Tools, OMB No. 0906-0062--Revision.
Abstract: This information collection request was previously
approved by OMB on June 11, 2020, as an emergency clearance (OMB No.:
0906-0062). HRSA is currently undertaking the standard Paperwork
Reduction Act process for normal OMB approval.
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, HRSA-supported health
centers and Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alikes (look-alikes)
have played a key role in providing testing and care for those affected
by the virus. HRSA has awarded billions of dollars in new funding to
support health center awardees and look-alikes in the detection,
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of COVID-19. This funding has
enabled health centers to maintain or increase their staffing levels,
conduct training, provide COVID-19 treatment, and administer millions
of tests for both existing and new patients. In addition, HRSA, in
collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
launched the Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine program as part of an
Administration initiative focused on health equity. This occurred in
February 2021 to directly allocate COVID-19 vaccines to HRSA-supported
health centers.
This ICR to support the implementation of COVID-19 relief funding
and response activities includes forms previously submitted in the
emergency information collection

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request clearance: (1) Health Center COVID-19 Data Collection Survey
Tool, (2) Addendum to COVID-19 Data Collection Survey Tool, and (3) the
Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program Readiness Assessment Tool. This
revised information collection request also includes two newly added
forms: (1) Primary Care Association (PCA) COVID-19 Data Collection
Survey Tool \1\ and (2) the Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program
Conditions of Participation Agreement.
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\1\ The bi-weekly COVID-19 PCA Survey Tool (comprised of six
questions) is currently approved under the HHS Secretary's Public
Health Emergency Authority to waive the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act during the Public Health Emergency for
reporting on a voluntary basis.
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A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on April 23,
2021, vol. 86, No. 77; pp. 21756-57. There were no public comments.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA uses the data
collected to optimize COVID-19 testing and vaccination; track health
center capacity and the impact of COVID-19 on operations, patients, and
staff; and better understand training and technical assistance,
funding, and other health center resource needs. The data allow HRSA to
assess health center capacity prior to program enrollment, supporting
successful vaccine allocation strategies, while providing HRSA with
information on the effectiveness of vaccine distribution through this
program. In addition, the data inform HRSA in resource allocation and
technical assistance to health centers.
The readiness assessment supports HRSA's analysis of health center
ability to successfully participate in the Health Center COVID-19
Vaccine Program. These data are critical to determine health center
capacity to implement the vaccination program as well as comply with
program requirements. These data are used to assess program readiness
including:
<bullet> Ability to safely store the vaccine
<bullet> Availability of trained and credentialed staff and other staff
capacity
<bullet> Reporting capacity
<bullet> Sufficient PPE
<bullet> Plan for vaccine transport
The health center weekly survey and addendum support HRSA's ability
to monitor progress towards the development and delivery of COVID-19
prevention, preparedness, and/or response activities; and ensure
appropriate vaccine administration as well as better understand
training and technical assistance, funding, and other health center
resource needs.
The Conditions of Participation Agreement governs all COVID-19
vaccination activities at all health center sites that receive COVID-19
vaccine through the HRSA Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program. Health
Centers that sign the agreement agree to adhere to each of the stated
requirements.
The PCA weekly survey increases information sharing between health
centers, PCAs, and HRSA in order to better support COVID-19 emergency
response efforts inclusive of testing and vaccination activities. Data
collected from the survey tool is used to track and monitor issues/
challenges to program implementation and assess the need for the
delivery/dissemination of targeted training and technical assistance.
Likely Respondents: HRSA-supported health centers, look-alikes, and
PCAs.
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
responses to Total Average burden Total burden
Form name Number of respondents form per responses per response hours
respondent (in hours)
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Condition of Participation Agreement (one-time 1,467 (Total health centers, including 1 1,467 .25 366.75
completion for vaccine program participants look-alikes, in 2019).
only).
Readiness Assessment Tool (one-time completion 1,467 (Total health centers, including 1 1,467 .50 733.50
for vaccine program participants only). look-alikes, in 2019).
Health Center COVID-19 Data Collection Survey 1,389 (Total health centers in 2019)... 48 66,672 1.00 66,672.00
Tool (weekly completion of existing 20
questions).
Addendum to COVID-19 Data Collection Survey 1,389 (Total health centers in 2019)... 48 66,672 .50 33,336.00
Tool (weekly completion for vaccine program
participants only).
PCA COVID-19 Data Collection Survey Tool (bi- 52..................................... 6 312 .75 234.00
weekly completion of existing six questions).
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Total...................................... 5,764.................................. .............. 136,590 .............. 101,342.25
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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

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technology to minimize the information collection burden.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-16591 Filed 8-3-21; 8:45 am]
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