Notice2021-22831
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Activities, OMB No. 0906-XXXX-New
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Published
October 20, 2021
Issuing agencies
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 200 (Wednesday, October 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58079-58080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22831]
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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; COVID-19 Provider Relief
Fund (PRF) Reporting Activities, OMB No. 0906-XXXX--New
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
19, 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#a4d4c5d4c1d6d3cbd6cfe4ccd6d7c58ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d2d3c2d382f2a322f361d352f2e3c733a322b">[email protected]</span></a> or
call (301) 443-9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund
(PRF) Reporting Activities, OMB No. 0906-XXXX--New.
Abstract: HRSA administers the PRF, which has disbursed funds to
eligible health care providers to support health care-related expenses
or lost revenues attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. Providers who
have accepted the Terms and Conditions regarding their PRF payment(s),
including the requirement that the provider ``shall submit reports as
the Secretary determines are needed to ensure compliance with
conditions
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that are imposed on this Payment, and such reports shall be in such
form, with such content, as specified by the Secretary in future
program instructions directed to all Recipients,'' will be using the
PRF Reporting Portal to submit information about their use of PRF
payments. HRSA is currently operating under the Paperwork Reduction
Act, Public Health Emergency (PHE) waiver that was approved by the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation on
January 14, 2021. In anticipation of the PHE waiver expiring, HRSA is
undergoing the OMB clearance process as the data will be collected
beyond the PHE.
A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register, 86, FR 40064
(July 26, 2021). There were 11 public comments. Comments were in
regards to the accuracy of burden hours, data collection, and/or
specific questions, suggestions, or feedback about the PRF program.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Recipients of a PRF
payment agreed to a set of Terms & Conditions, which, among other
requirements, mandate compliance with certain reporting requirements
that will facilitate appropriate oversight of recipients' use of funds.
Information collected will allow for (1) assessing whether
recipients have met statutory and programmatic requirements, (2)
conducting audits, (3) gathering data required to report on findings
with respect to the disbursements of PRF payments, and (4) program
evaluation. HRSA staff will also use information collected to identify
and report on trends in health care metrics and expenditures before and
during the allowable period for expending PRF payments.
Likely Respondents: PRF recipients who have received more than
$10,000 in aggregate PRF payments during one of the Payment Received
Periods outlined below and that agreed to the associated Terms &
Conditions are required to submit a report in the PRF Reporting Portal
during the applicable Reporting Time Period.
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Payment received period
(payments exceeding
Reporting period $10,000 in aggregate Reporting time period
received)
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Period 1............... April 10, 2020, to June July 1, 2021, to
30, 2020. September 30, 2021.
Period 2............... July 1, 2020, to January 1, 2022, to
December 31, 2020. March 31, 2022.
Period 3............... January 1, 2021, to July 1, 2022, to
June 30, 2021. September 30, 2022.
Period 4............... July 1, 2021, to January 1, 2023, to
December 31, 2021. March 31, 2023.
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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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PRF Reporting Portal, Reporting 126,831 1 126,831 5.6 710,254
Period 1 (Providers who
received payments April 10,
2020, to June 30, 2020)........
PRF Reporting Portal, Reporting 120,536 1 120,536 4.2 506,251
Period 2 (Providers who
received payments July 1, 2020,
to December 31, 2020)..........
PRF Reporting Portal, Reporting 19,962 1 19,962 5.6 111,787
Period 3 (Providers who
received payments, January 1,
2021, to June 30, 2021)........
PRF Reporting Portal, Reporting 19,962 1 19,962 5.6 111,787
Period 4 (Providers who
received payments July 1, 2021,
to December 31, 2021)..........
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Total....................... 287,291 .............. 287,291 .............. 1,440,079
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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. 2021-22831 Filed 10-19-21; 8:45 am]
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