Notice2021-22737
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program Performance Improvement and Measurement Systems (PIMS) Measures, OMB No. 0906-0009-Revision
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Published
October 19, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
In compliance with of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA has 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57838-57839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22737]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; 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 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
HRSA has 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.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than November
18, 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 a copy of the clearance
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Samantha Miller, the acting
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8dfdecfde8fffae2ffe6cde5fffeeca3eae2fb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9aeafbeaffe8edf5e8f1daf2e8e9fbb4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a> or
call (301) 443-9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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Abstract: The Rural Health Care Services Outreach (Outreach)
Program is authorized by Section 330A(e) of the Public Health Service
(PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 254c(e)) and Public Law 116-136, 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.
A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register, 86 FR 38725,
(July 22, 2021). There were no public comments.
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 (f) project specific domains.
There have been changes to the previously approved Outreach Program
PIMS measures. 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 Rural
Healthy Hometown Initiative (HRHI) (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 HRHI 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 (three 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 (three
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 (one measure
removed) applicable to awardees focused on childhood obesity;
(6) Removal of an outdated project specific applicable to awardees
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 (one measure removed). In total, 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.
Note that the number from the ``total burden hours'' column on the
burden table was collected from the current cohort of Outreach Program
grant recipients, therefore it is different from the number of hours
listed on the previous Notice of Action, which was collected from the
previous cohort of Outreach Program grant recipients. This change in
burden also correlates with the increase in the total number of current
Outreach Program grant recipients compared to previous cohort of
Outreach Program grant recipients (61 respondents anticipated,
previously 25).
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; 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 PIMS..................
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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.
[FR Doc. 2021-22737 Filed 10-18-21; 8:45 am]
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