Notice2021-20653
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Advanced Nursing Education Program Specific Form OMB No. 0915-0375-Revision
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September 24, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
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 183 (Friday, September 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53071-53072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20653]
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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: Advanced
Nursing Education Program Specific Form OMB No. 0915-0375--Revision
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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 October
25, 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 30-day 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#0a7a6b7a6f787d6578614a6278796b246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="295948594c5b5e465b4269415b5a48074e465f">[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: Advanced Nursing Education
(ANE) Program Specific Form OMB No. 0915-0375--Revision.
Abstract: HRSA provides advanced nursing education grants to
educational institutions to increase the supply, distribution, quality
of, and access to advanced education nurses through the ANE Programs.
The ANE Programs are authorized by Section 811 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296j), as amended. This clearance request is for
continued approval of the information collection OMB No. 0915-0375 with
revisions.
This revision request includes a title change from the Advanced
Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Program-Specific Data Collection
Forms to ANE Program Specific Form. This revision also merges forms
used by the ANEW Program and adds several other new forms from the ANE
Programs, including the Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner
Residency (ANE-NPR) Program, Advanced Nursing Education Nurse
Practitioner Residency Integration Program (ANE-NPRIP), Nurse
Anesthetist Traineeship (NAT) Program, and Advanced Nursing Education
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (ANE-SANE) Program. The revision of the
ANE Program Specific Form incorporates elements from these four
programs (ANE-NPR, ANE-NPRIP, NAT, and ANE-SANE) into the ANE Program
Specific Form.
A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on July, 13 2021
vol. 86, No. 131; pp. 36756-57. There were no public comments.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Section 811 of the Public
Health Service Act provides the Secretary of HHS with the authority to
award grants to and enter into contracts with eligible entities to meet
the costs of--(1) projects that support the enhancement of advanced
nursing education and practice; and (2) traineeships for individuals in
advanced nursing education programs. Under this section, HRSA makes
awards to entities who train and support nurses characterized as
``advanced education nurses.'' In awarding such grants, funding
preference is given to applicants with projects that will substantially
benefit rural or underserved populations, or help meet public health
nursing needs in state or local health departments; special
consideration is given to an eligible entity that agrees to extend the
award to train advanced education nurses who will practice in
designated health professional shortage areas.
The ANE Program Specific Form will allow HRSA to effectively target
funding and measure the impact of the ANE Programs in meeting the
legislative intent and program goals of supporting the enhancement of
advanced nursing education, creating opportunities for individuals in
advanced nursing education programs, and increasing the number of
advanced practice nurses in rural and underserved areas. The proposed
updates to this information collection will assist HRSA in:
Streamlining the application submission process across programs;
enabling an efficient award determination process; and facilitating
HRSA's ability to monitor the use of funds and analyze program
outcomes. Additionally, collecting this data assists HRSA in carrying
out the most impactful program and ensuring resources are used
responsibly.
More specifically, the changes include the following:
<bullet> Form name change from ANEW to ANE Program Specific Form.
<bullet> Additional instructions for applicants are provided in
each funding opportunity.
<bullet> Modifications to both Table #1 and Table #2:
[cir] Revision to instructions to incorporate elements for added
programs. Instructions about completion of each table are included
within the electronic application materials.
[cir] Table titles are rephrased for clarity.
[cir] New ``Additional Specialty'' column is created to yield a
flexible data collection option.
<bullet> Table #1 rows are numbered for clarity and more rows are
added to:
[cir] Capture auto-tabulation, and
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[cir] Reformat/separate Statutory Funding Preference data from
Special Consideration data.
<bullet> Table #2 has:
[cir] ``Students'' reworded to ``participants/trainees;''
[cir] One column labeled, ``Budget Year,'' to identify the project
budget year;
[cir] One column to create a space for entering the sum for each
row;
[cir] Rows to more clearly indicate the budget year for up to 5
years; and,
[cir] One final row to create a space for entering the total for
each column.
<bullet> Frequency of data collection: Data is collected (through
the two tables) once during the application period for each funding
announcement.
<bullet> Information determines:
[cir] If applicants meet the funding preference or special
consideration for funding, and
[cir] Projected target and baseline numbers of trainees/
participants to be supported throughout the project period.
Likely Respondents: Likely respondents will be current ANE Programs
awardees and new applicants to the ANE Programs.
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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Form name (includes the ANE Number of Average burden
program specific tables and Number of responses per Total per response Total burden
attachments) respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours
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ANEW............................ 236 1 236 7 1,652
NAT............................. 115 1 115 7 805
ANE-NPR......................... 101 1 101 7 707
ANE-NPRIP....................... 15 1 15 7 105
ANE-SANE........................ 54 1 54 7 378
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Total....................... 521 .............. 521 .............. 3,647
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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.
[FR Doc. 2021-20653 Filed 9-23-21; 8:45 am]
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