Notice2024-09466
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: COVID-19 Provider Relief Programs Single and Commercial Audits and Delinquent Audit Reporting Submission Activities, Office of Management and Budget No. 0906-0083-Extension
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Published
May 2, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
In compliance with the requirement to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects per 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 89, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35842-35843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09466]
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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: COVID-19
Provider Relief Programs Single and Commercial Audits and Delinquent
Audit Reporting Submission Activities, Office of Management and Budget
No. 0906-0083--Extension
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 to provide opportunity for
public comment on proposed data collection projects per 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 July 1,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c5c4d5c495e5b435e476c445e5f4d024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9aeafbeaffe8edf5e8f1daf2e8e9fbb4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a> or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N39, 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#3e4e5f4e5b4c49514c557e564c4d5f10595148"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f4f5e4f5a4d48504d547f574d4c5e11585049">[email protected]</span></a> or call Joella Roland, the
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-3983.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: COVID-19 Provider Relief
Programs Single and Commercial Audits and Delinquent Audit Reporting
Submission Activities, OMB No. 0906-0083--Extension.
Abstract: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
(Pub. L. 116-136); the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care
Enhancement Act (Pub. L. 116-139); the Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 116-260); the Families First
Coronavirus Response
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Act (Pub. L. 116-127); and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub.
L. 117-2) provided the Department of Health and Human Services the
authority to administer the Provider Relief Programs (PRP) (e.g.,
Provider Relief Fund; American Rescue Plan Act Rural Distribution;
COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund; and COVID-19 Claims Reimbursement to
Health Care Providers and Facilities for Testing, Treatment, and
Vaccine Administration for the Uninsured). The Department of Health and
Human Services delegated the authority for these programs to HRSA. The
PRP issued payments to eligible health care providers for expenses or
lost revenues attributable to COVID-19 and claims reimbursement for
COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccine administration for uninsured
and COVID-19 vaccine administration for underinsured individuals.
Recipients of these funds agreed to the Terms and Conditions applicable
to each Program, which require, among other Terms, compliance with
reporting requirements as specified by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services. Recipients are eligible health care providers who
include public entities, Medicare or Medicaid enrolled suppliers and
providers, and for-profit and non-profit entities that provide
diagnosis, testing, vaccination, or care for individuals with possible
or actual cases of COVID-19. The Single Audit Act requires entities
that expend $750,000 or more of federal assistance during the entity's
fiscal year to conduct an independent audit. Requirements for these
audits are set forth in regulations at 45 CFR subpart F. Requirements
differ for non-profit and commercial/for-profit entities, and non-
profit entities are required to submit their audits to the Federal
Audit Clearinghouse. HRSA has established a Commercial Audit Reporting
Portal to collect audits from commercial/for-profit organizations. In
late calendar year 2023, HRSA developed a delinquent audit follow-up
process to ensure that all providers required to submit an audit do so.
The delinquent audit follow-up process includes educating PRP
recipients on the 45 CFR 75 subpart F requirements and following up on
overdue audit report submissions. In February 2024, OMB approved HRSA's
emergency ICR for the Commercial Audit Reporting Portal and the
delinquent audit follow-up process. Collectively, these activities will
help ensure the fiscal and program integrity of the PRP.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA will use the
collected information to ensure all PRP recipients who expended over
$750,000 in funding during the recipient's fiscal year submit an audit
and resolve audit findings, including recovery of any funds used not in
accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the programs.
Likely Respondents: PRP recipients who expended over $750,000 in
funding during their fiscal year.
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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Average
Number of Number of Total burden per Total
Form name respondents responses per responses response burden
respondent (in hours) hours
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Provider Relief Bureau Commercial Audit 21,000 1 21,000 0.75 15,750
Reporting Portal...........................
Delinquent Audit Follow-up Attestation...... 21,000 2 42,000 0.25 10,500
Questioned Cost Attestation................. 7,000 10 70,000 5.00 350,000
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Total................................... 49,000 .............. 133,000 ........... 376,250
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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. 2024-09466 Filed 5-1-24; 8:45 am]
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