Notice2023-04725
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program and the Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program
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Published
March 8, 2023
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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 88, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14373-14374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04725]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Substance
Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program and the
Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program
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 8,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f0f1e0f1a0d08100d143f170d0c1e51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8d8c9d8cddadfc7dac3e8c0dadbc986cfc7de">[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#1e6e7f6e7b6c69716c755e766c6d7f30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d6d7c6d786f6a726f765d756f6e7c337a726b">[email protected]</span></a> or call Samantha Miller,
the acting HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-
9094.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: Substance Use Disorder
Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program and the Pediatric
Specialty Loan Repayment Program, OMB No. 0906-0058--Revision
Abstract: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 included
$40,000,000 for the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery
(STAR) Loan Repayment Program (LRP). This funding will allow HRSA to
provide the repayment of education loans for individuals working in a
full-time substance use disorder treatment job that involves direct
patient care in either a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)
designated for Mental Health, or a county where the average drug
overdose death rate exceeds the national average. The Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 and the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023 included $5,000,000 and $10,000,000,
respectively, for HRSA to award eligible individuals through the
Pediatric Specialty LRP. This funding will allow HRSA to provide the
repayment of education loans to pediatric medical subspecialist,
pediatric surgical specialist, and child and adolescent mental and
behavioral health care providers working full-time in or serving a
HPSA, medically underserved area (MUA), or medically underserved
population (MUP). This information collection request adds the
Pediatric Specialty LRP and relevant forms.
The Department of Health and Human Services agrees to make payment
of up to $250,000 for the repayment of eligible educational loans in
return for 6 years of service obligation through the STAR LRP, and up
to $100,000 in return for 3 years of service obligation through the
Pediatric Specialty LRP. The forms utilized by the STAR LRP and the
Pediatric Specialty LRP include the following: the LRP Application, the
Authorization for Disclosure of Loan Information form, the Privacy Act
Release Authorization form, and the electronic Employment Verification
form., if applicable. The forms collect information needed for
selecting participants and repaying eligible educational loans.
Eligible disciplines for the STAR LRP and the Pediatric Specialty
LRP include, but are not limited to physicians, psychologists,
psychiatric nurses, marriage and facility therapists, social workers,
counselors, and substance use disorder counselors. Additional providers
that are exclusively eligible for the Pediatric Specialty LRP include
pediatric medical subspecialty, pediatric surgical specialty, and child
and adolescent mental and behavioral health care providers.
Eligible facilities or sites for the STAR LRP and Pediatric
Specialty LRP programs include, but are not limited to: School-Based
Clinics, Community Health Centers, Inpatient Programs/Rehabilitation
Centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services-approved Critical Access Hospitals, American Indian
Health Facilities (Indian Health Service Facilities, Tribally-Operated
638 Health Programs, and Urban Indian Health Programs), inpatient
rehabilitation centers, and psychiatric facilities. STAR LRP facilities
must be located in a mental health HPSA or a county where the average
drug overdose death rate exceeds the national average. Pediatric
Specialty LRP sites must provide pediatric medical subspecialty care,
pediatric surgical specialty care, or child and adolescent mental and
behavioral health care in or to a HPSA, MUA, or MUP. HRSA will approve
and activate sites for the Pediatric Specialty LRP if:
(1) The facility is already approved for the National Health
Service Corps, Nurse Corps, or STAR LRP and located in or serves a
HPSA, MUA or MUP; or
(2) During the Pediatric Specialty LRP application cycle, the
facility submits to HRSA the site type and the point of contact(s) to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6535363a2937353a360c110016250d1716044b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81d1d2decdd3d1ded2e8f5e4f2c1e9f3f2e0afe6eef7">[email protected]</span></a>.
HRSA will review and approve new facilities during the respective
application cycle for the STAR LRP and the Pediatric Specialty LRP. New
facilities must submit to HRSA the facility type and the recruitment
contact(s). HRSA will use the information collected to determine
eligibility of the facility for the assignment of health professionals
and to verify the need for clinicians. Note: Despite the similarity in
the titles, the STAR LRP is not the existing National Health Service
Corps Substance Use Disorder LRP (OMB #0915-0127), which is authorized
under Title III of the Public Health Service Act. The STAR LRP is
authorized under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act and has
different service requirements, loan repayment protocols, and
authorized employment facilities.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The need and purpose of
this information collection is to obtain information that is used to
assess an applicant's eligibility and qualifications for the STAR LRP
and the Pediatric Specialty LRP, and to obtain
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information for eligible facilities or sites. Clinicians interested in
participating in the STAR LRP or the Pediatric Specialty LRP must apply
to the applicable program to participate. Additionally, health care
facilities located in a high overdose death rate area or mental health
HPSAs must submit the facility type and the site point(s) of contact(s)
for HRSA to determine the facility's eligibility to participate in the
STAR LRP. Similarly, sites located in or serving a HPSA, MUA, or MUP
must submit the site type and the site point(s) of contact(s) for HRSA
to determine the sites' eligibility to participate in the Pediatric
Specialty LRP. The STAR LRP and the Pediatric Specialty LRP application
asks for personal, professional, and financial information needed to
determine the applicant's eligibility to participate in either of the
programs. In addition, applicants must provide information regarding
the loans for which repayment is being requested.
Likely Respondents: Licensed medical, mental, and behavioral health
providers who are employed or seeking employment, and are interested in
serving underserved populations; and health care facilities or sites
interested in participating in the STAR LRP and/or the Pediatric
Specialty LRP, and becoming an approved facility or site.
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 tables below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours for the STAR LRP
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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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STAR LRP Application............ 3,200 1 3,200 .50 1,600
Authorization for Disclosure of 3,200 1 3,200 .50 1,600
Loan Information Form..........
Privacy Act Release 3,200 1 3,200 .50 1,600
Authorization Form.............
Employment Verification Form.... 3,200 1 3,200 .50 1,600
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Total....................... 12,800 .............. 12,800 .............. 6,400
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Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours for the Pediatric Specialty LRP
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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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Pediatric Specialty LRP 500 1 500 .50 250
Application....................
Authorization for Disclosure of 500 1 500 .50 250
Loan Information Form..........
Privacy Act Release 500 1 500 .50 250
Authorization Form.............
Employment Verification Form.... 500 1 500 .50 250
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Total....................... 2,000 .............. 2,000 .............. 1,000
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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. 2023-04725 Filed 3-7-23; 8:45 am]
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