Notice2024-13653
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Black Lung Clinics Program Performance Measures
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Published
June 21, 2024
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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 89, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 52065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13653]
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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: Black
Lung Clinics Program Performance Measures
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 August 20,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d6d7c6d786f6a726f765d756f6e7c337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ddadbcadb8afaab2afb69db5afaebcf3bab2ab">[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#92e2f3e2f7e0e5fde0f9d2fae0e1f3bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9dedfcedf8efeaf2eff6ddf5efeefcb3faf2eb">[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: Black Lung Clinics Program
Performance Measures, OMB No. 0915-0292--Revision
Abstract: The Black Lung Clinics Program (BLCP) is authorized under
sec. 427(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30
U.S.C. 937(a)) and accompanying regulations (42 CFR part 55a). The
purpose of the BLCP is to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated
with occupationally related coal mine dust lung disease through the
screening, diagnosis, and treatment of active, inactive, retired, and/
or disabled coal miners. HRSA currently collects information about BLCP
awards using an OMB-approved set of performance measures and seeks to
extend the approved collection. There are no proposed changes to the
performance measures; however, there is a 45-hour decrease in estimated
burden hours due to the streamlining of the data collection process,
allowing awardees/respondents to be more efficient in collecting and
submitting the data for this information collection request. Collecting
this data provides HRSA with information on how well each awardee is
meeting the needs of these miners in their communities.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Data from the annual
report provides quantitative information about the clinics,
specifically: (1) the characteristics of the patients they serve
(gender, age, disability level, occupation type); (2) the
characteristics of services provided (medical encounters, non-medical
encounters, benefits counseling, and outreach); and (3) the number of
patients served. These programmatic performance measures enable HRSA to
provide data required by Congress under the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993. It also ensures that funds are effectively used to
provide services that meet the target population's needs. HRSA does not
plan to make any changes to the performance measures at this time. The
estimated average burden per response has decreased because the data
collection process has been streamlined and enabled awardees/
respondents to be more efficient in collecting and submitting the data
for this information collection.
Likely Respondents: Respondents will be BLCP award recipients.
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 burden
Form name respondents responses per responses response (in hours
respondent hours)
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Black Lung Clinics Program 15 1 15 7 105
Measures.......................
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Total....................... 15 .............. 15 .............. 105
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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. 2024-13653 Filed 6-20-24; 8:45 am]
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