Notice2021-26565
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; COVID-19 Provider Relief Programs Application and Attestation Portal, and Claims Reimbursement Submission Activities, OMB No. 0906-XXXX-NEW
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Published
December 8, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
In compliance with 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 233 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69657-69658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26565]
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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
Programs Application and Attestation Portal, and Claims Reimbursement
Submission Activities, OMB No. 0906-XXXX--NEW
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 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 7,
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 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#9dedfcedf8efeaf2eff6ddf5efeefcb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="205041504552574f524b60485253410e474f56">[email protected]</span></a> or
call (301) 443-9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: COVID-19 Provider Relief
Programs Application and Attestation Portal, and Claims Reimbursement
Submission Activities, OMB No. 0906-XXXX--NEW.
Abstract: HRSA administers the Provider Relief Programs (which
includes the Provider Relief Fund (PRF), the American Rescue Plan Act
Rural (ARP-R) payments, the COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund (CAF),
and the COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement to Health Care Providers and
Facilities for Testing, Treatment, and Vaccine Administration for the
Uninsured (Uninsured Program or UIP)). The Provider Relief Programs
disbursed, and are continuing to disburse funds to eligible healthcare
providers through two pathways: (1) Direct provider payments via the
PRF and ARP-R payments, and (2) claims reimbursement via the CAF and
the UIP. This information collection includes four components: (1) The
PRF and ARP-R application portal; (2) the PRF and ARP-R attestation
portal; (3) the CAF application portal; and (4) the UIP application
portal. To date, information for these programs has been collected
under a Paperwork Reduction Act waiver executed pursuant to public
health emergency authorities. HRSA is seeking comments regarding the
CAF and the UIP for the first time. These information collections
support administration of the Provider Relief Programs including the
PRF, the Uninsured Program, and the CAF (funds for these three programs
were appropriated under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act (Pub. L. 116-136), Paycheck Protection Program and Health
Care Enhancement Act (Pub. L. 116-139), Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act (Division M of Pub. L. 116-260)), and
the ARP-R payments (funds were appropriated under the American Rescue
Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. 117-2, as well as funds for the Uninsured
Program).
A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register, 86 FR 47119
(August 23, 2021). There were no public comments.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Providers who apply for
Provider Relief Programs (i.e., PRF, ARP-R, CAF, and UIP payments) must
apply for direct provider payments or claims reimbursement and attest
to a set of Terms and Conditions to enable HRSA's appropriate
disbursement and oversight of recipients' use of funds. Information
collected will allow for (1) assessing if recipients have met statutory
and programmatic requirements; (2) conducting audits; (3) gathering
data required to calculate, disburse, and report on PRF, ARP-R, CAF,
and UIP payments; and (4) program evaluation. HRSA staff may also use
information collected to identify and report on trends in the effect of
the COVID-19 pandemic on health care providers and uninsured or
underinsured patients throughout the United States. HHS makes publicly
available the names of payment recipients and the aggregate amounts
received, for all providers who attest to receipt of a payment and
acceptance of the Terms and Conditions or who retain payments for more
than 90 days and are deemed to have accepted the Terms and Conditions.
By accepting funds, the recipient consents to HHS publicly disclosing
the payments that recipient has received.
Likely Respondents: Health care providers that apply to receive, or
have applied to receive, PRF, ARP-R, CAF, or UIP payments, and attested
to the associated Terms and Conditions.
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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Attestation Portal.............. 380,000 1 380,000 0.25 95,000
Application Portal.............. 140,000 1 140,000 1.00 140,000
CAF Application................. 15,000 1 15,000 1.00 15,000
UIP Application................. 280,000 1 280,000 1.00 280,000
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Total....................... 815,000 .............. 815,000 .............. 530,000
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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. 2021-26565 Filed 12-7-21; 8:45 am]
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