Notice2021-26460
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Bureau of Health Workforce Performance Data Collection
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Published
December 7, 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 232 (Tuesday, December 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69284-69285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26460]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
[OMB No. 0915-0061--Revision]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Bureau of Health Workforce
Performance Data Collection
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 January 6,
2022.
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 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#156574657067627a677e557d6766743b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="245445544156534b564f644c5657450a434b52">[email protected]</span></a> or
call (301) 443-9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information Collection Request Title: Bureau
of Health Workforce (BHW) Performance Data Collection, OMB No. 0915-
0061--Revision.
Abstract: Over 40 BHW programs award grants to health professions
schools and training programs across the United States to develop,
expand, and enhance training, and to strengthen the distribution of the
health workforce. These programs are governed by the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), specifically Titles III, VII, and
VIII. Performance information about these health professions programs
is collected in the HRSA Performance Report for Grants and Cooperative
Agreements. Specific performance measurement requirements for each
program may be found on the HRSA website at <a href="https://bhw.hrsa.gov/grants/reportonyourgrant">https://bhw.hrsa.gov/grants/reportonyourgrant</a>. Data collection activities consist of two
reports, an annual progress and annual performance report that are
submitted by awardees to comply with statutory and programmatic
requirements for performance measurement and evaluation (including
specific Title III, VII and VIII requirements), as well as the
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) and the GPRA
Modernization Act of 2010 requirements. The performance measures were
last revised in 2019 to ensure they addressed programmatic changes, met
evolving program management needs, and responded to emerging workforce
concerns. As these changes successfully enabled BHW to demonstrate
accurate outputs and outcomes associated with the health professions
programs, BHW will continue with its current performance management
strategy and make only minor changes that reduce burden, simplify
reporting, and reflect new Department of Health and Human Services and
HRSA priorities as well as elements to enable longitudinal analysis of
program performance. An Excel upload feature will be implemented for a
majority of programs, discipline-related questions will be split into
two parts to make it easier for respondents to find the appropriate
answer, COVID-related questions are being added, additional information
is being collected for telehealth, and additional loan repayment
questions are being added.
A 60-day Notice was published in the Federal Register, 86 FR 53069
(September 24, 2021). There were no public comments.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The purpose of the
proposed data collection is to continue analysis and reporting of
awardee training activities and educational programs, identify intended
practice locations and report outcomes of funded initiatives. Data
collected from these grant programs will also provide a description of
the program activities of approximately 1,630 reporting grantees to
inform policymakers on the barriers, opportunities, and outcomes
involved in health care workforce development. The proposed measures
focus on five key outcomes: (1) Increasing the workforce supply of
well-educated practitioners in needed professions; (2) increasing the
number of practitioners that practice in underserved and rural areas;
(3) enhancing the quality of education; (4) increasing the recruitment,
training, and placement of under-represented groups in the health
workforce; and (5) supporting educational infrastructure to increase
the capacity to train more health professionals in high demand areas.
Likely Respondents: Respondents are awardees of BHW health
professions grant 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.
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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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Direct Financial Support Program 699 1 699 2.7 1,887.3
Infrastructure Program.......... 142 1 142 6.2 880.4
Multipurpose or Hybrid Program.. 789 1 789 3.4 2,682.6
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Total....................... 1,630 .............. 1,630 .............. 5,450.3
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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. 2021-26460 Filed 12-6-21; 8:45 am]
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