Notice2022-04980
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Performance, OMB No. 0915-0363-Revision
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Published
March 9, 2022
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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 87, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13300-13301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04980]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
Performance, OMB No. 0915-0363--Revision
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
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 May 9,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#097968796c7b7e667b6249617b7a68276e667f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f98998899c8b8e968b92b9918b8a98d79e968f">[email protected]</span></a> or by mail to the
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
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#9eeeffeefbece9f1ecf5def6ecedffb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b2b3a2b3e292c3429301b3329283a753c342d">[email protected]</span></a> or call Samantha Miller,
the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the information collection request title
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Medicare Rural Hospital
Flexibility Program Performance OMB No. 0915-0363--Revision.
Abstract: This information collection request is for continued
approval of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Performance
Measures. HRSA is proposing to continue this data collection with minor
changes to the organization of the data. The current performance
measures are collected electronically in the Performance Improvement
and Measurement System which awardees access securely through the HRSA
Electronic Handbooks.
The Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program) is
authorized by Section 1820 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-
4), as amended. The purpose of the Flex Program is to enable state
designated entities to support critical access hospitals in quality
improvement, quality reporting, performance improvement, and
benchmarking; to assist facilities seeking designation as critical
access hospitals; and to create a program to establish or expand the
provision of rural emergency medical services (EMS).
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: For this program,
performance measures were developed to provide data useful to the Flex
program and to enable HRSA to provide aggregate program data required
by Congress under the Government Performance and Results Modernization
Act of 2010. These measures cover principal topic areas of interest to
the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, including: (a) Quality
reporting, (b) quality improvement interventions, (c) financial and
operational improvement initiatives, (d) population health management,
(e) rural EMS integration and (f) innovative care models. In addition
to informing the Office's progress toward meeting the goals set in the
Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010, the
information is important in identifying and understanding programmatic
improvement across program areas, as well as guiding future iterations
of the Flex Program and prioritizing areas of need and support. This
submission includes the addition of minor revisions in the organization
of the measures to align with the changes to the organization of the
program areas within the Flex Program. The revisions include changes to
align with current language and a broadening of scope for some
activities. The measures will remain unchanged. For example:
Previously, population health improvement activities were combined with
rural EMS integration, and these measures will be separated into two
distinct program areas. The burden remains unchanged with these
changes.
Likely Respondents: Respondents are the Flex Program coordinators
for the states participating in the Flex Program. There are currently
45 states participating in the Flex 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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Performance Improvement 45 1 45 70 3,150
Measurement System (within the
Electronic Handbooks system....
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Total....................... 45 .............. 45 70 3,150
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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. 2022-04980 Filed 3-8-22; 8:45 am]
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