Notice2023-07774
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation, and Research for the Health Resources and Services Administration
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April 13, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
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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 71 (Thursday, April 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22459-22461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07774]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
[OMB No. 0915-0379 Revision]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title:
Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation, and Research for
the Health Resources and Services Administration
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 June 12,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9c9d8c9dccbced6cbd2f9d1cbcad897ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="394958495c4b4e564b5279514b4a58175e564f">[email protected]</span></a> or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 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#6c1c0d1c091e1b031e072c041e1f0d420b031a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eb9b8a9b8e999c849980ab8399988ac58c849d">[email protected]</span></a> or call Samantha Miller,
the acting HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 594-
4394.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Questionnaire and Data
Collection Testing, Evaluation, and Research for HRSA--OMB No. 0915-
0379--Revision
Abstract: The purpose of information collections under this generic
umbrella ICR package is to allow HRSA to continue collecting feedback
from members of the public for HRSA to use when developing new
questions, questionnaires, and tools; pilot/pre-test instruments to be
deployed by HRSA; and to identify problems in instruments currently in
use.
This generic clearance is limited to data collection for the
development or revision of HRSA tools and data collection instruments,
as well as reports for internal decision-making and development
purposes. Information collected under this generic clearance will not
be used for data collection, reports, or policy documents to be
released to the public. It is anticipated that data collection approved
under this generic clearance will rely heavily on qualitative
techniques and not the collection of numerical data. In general, these
activities are not designed to yield results that meet generally
accepted standards of statistical rigor but designed to obtain
information to develop clearer and more effective and efficient data
collection tools that will yield more accurate results and decrease
public non-response. The forms submitted under this generic clearance
will be voluntary, low-burden, and uncontroversial.
HRSA originally developed this generic umbrella ICR to support
similar needs across HRSA's bureaus and offices as reflected in their
specific activities informed by their specific authorizing statutes.
The purpose is to collect qualitative data from small groups of people
in response to short questionnaires, using questions posed on HRSA's
website, through focus groups and individual interviews of HRSA staff
and members of the public. The abbreviated clearance process of the
generic clearance helps ensure timely data gathering on current issues
HRSA is addressing (e.g., allows program offices to gather a suitable
pool of
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candidates for piloting future instruments).
HRSA seeks to extend OMB approval of this ICR and existing ICRs
that fall under it while including a slight increase in the burden
estimate to account for HRSA's implementation of Executive Order 13985,
which calls on agencies to advance racial equity and support for
underserved communities through identifying and addressing barriers to
equal opportunity that underserved communities may face; HRSA will
likely conduct additional information collection requests so that HRSA
may effectively implement this Executive Order.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA conducts interviews,
focus groups, usability tests, and field tests/pilot interviews for
data collection instrument development and evaluation (including
assessment of response errors in data collection instruments). HRSA
staff use various techniques to evaluate interviewer-administered,
self-administered, telephone, Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing,
Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing, Audio Computer-Assisted Self-
Interviewing, and web-based questionnaires.
Each information collection under this generic clearance will
specify the specific testing and evaluation procedures to be used.
Participation will be fully voluntary, and non-participation will not
affect eligibility for, or receipt of, future HRSA health services
research activities or grant awards, recruitment, or participation.
Appropriate consent procedures will be customized and used for each
information collection activity and any collection of personal,
privacy-protected information will be handled in accordance with all
applicable federal requirements. If HRSA wishes to record the
encounter, the respondent's permission to record will be obtained
before beginning the interview. If consent is not provided, the
interview either will not be recorded or not be conducted. When
screening is used (e.g., quota sampling), the screening will be as
brief as possible, and the screening questionnaire will be provided to
OMB for review.
Collection methods--The particular information collection methods
used will vary, but may include the following:
<bullet> Individual in-depth interviews--In-depth interviews will
commonly be used to ensure that the respondent understands the meaning
of a questionnaire or strategy. When in-depth interviewing is used, the
interview guide will be provided to OMB for review.
<bullet> Focus groups--Focus groups will be used to obtain insights
into beliefs and understandings of the target audience early in the
development of a questionnaire or tool. When focus groups are used, the
focus group discussion guide will be provided to OMB for review.
<bullet> Expert/Gatekeeper review of tools--In some instances,
medical providers or other gatekeepers may review tools to provide
feedback on the acceptability and usability of a particular tool. This
will usually be in addition to an individual user pretesting the tool.
<bullet> Record abstractions--On occasion, the development of a
tool or other information collection requires review and interaction
with records, rather than individuals.
<bullet> ``Dress rehearsal'' of a specific protocol--In some
instances, the proposed pre-testing will constitute a walkthrough of
the intended data collection procedure. In these cases, the request
will mirror what is expected to occur for the larger scale data
collection.
Professionally recognized procedures are followed in each
information collection activity to ensure collection of high-quality
information. Examples of these procedures could include the following:
<bullet> Monitoring by supervisory staff of some telephone
interviews;
<bullet> Conducting interviews using methods including ``think-
aloud'' techniques and debriefings;
<bullet> Computerizing data-entry from mail or paper-and-pencil
surveys using scannable forms or double-key entry (i.e., two people
input the data from mail or paper-and-pencil surveys into an electronic
format, and then comparing the two sets of entries for anomalies);
<bullet> Monitoring by observers of focus groups and recording
(e.g., video recording, audio recording) of focus group proceedings
(subject to participant consent); and
<bullet> Employing commonly used statistical validation techniques
to ensure accuracy (such as disallowing out-of-range values) of data
submitted through on-line surveys.
HRSA is requesting approval for generic information collections
previously approved by OMB. These include:
<bullet> Health Center Workforce Well-Being Survey: Listening
Sessions
<bullet> Health Center Workforce Well-Being Survey: Cognitive
Sessions
<bullet> Health Center Workforce Well-Being Survey: Pilot Testing
<bullet> Health Center Workforce Survey Evaluation and Technical
Assistance: Pilot Survey
<bullet> Fast Track Interviews with National Hypertension Control
Initiative Group 2 Participants.
HRSA notes that the previously approved collections are mostly
unchanged, except that they may have updates to include any advances in
burden estimation or information collection protocols. HRSA also
anticipates conducting additional collections as the agency implements
Executive Order 13985. To identify areas for improvement, HRSA
anticipates collecting and aggregating data by race, ethnicity, gender,
disability, income, veteran status, or other key demographic variables,
while protecting individual privacy, so that HRSA can use the
information to help increase equity in its programs for people from a
robust range of demographic groups.
Likely Respondents: Participation in any collections under this
clearance will be entirely voluntary, and the privacy of respondents
will be preserved to the extent requested by participants and as
permitted by law.
Respondents will be recruited by means of advertisements in public
venues or through techniques that replicate prospective data collection
activities that are the focus of the project. For instance, a survey on
physician communication, designed to be administered following an
office visit, might be pretested using the same procedure. Each ICR
will specify the recruitment procedure to be used.
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. HRSA anticipates that the total burden of
collections under this generic package will be slightly greater than
under the prior approval, due to HRSA's efforts to comply with
Executive Order 13985. HRSA also reduced the number of hours for in-
person testing as it has become a less popular option among prospective
survey participants. The total annual
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burden hours estimated for this ICR are summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of Total burden per Total burden
Type of information collection respondents responses per responses response (in hours
respondent hours)
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Mail/email \1\.................. 1,000 1 1,000 0.26 260
Telephone....................... 1,000 1 1,000 0.26 260
Web-based....................... 1,200 1 1,200 0.25 300
Focus Groups.................... 925 1 925 1.00 925
In-person....................... 250 1 250 1.00 250
Automated \2\................... 500 1 500 1.00 500
Cognitive Testing............... 700 1 700 1.41 987
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Total....................... 5,575 .............. 5,575 .............. 3482
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\1\ May include telephone non-response follow-up in which case the burden will not change.
\2\ May include testing of database software, Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing software, or other
automated technologies.
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. 2023-07774 Filed 4-12-23; 8:45 am]
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