Notice2026-02067
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Rural Northern Border Region Outreach Program Performance Measures Report
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Published
February 2, 2026
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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 91, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4569-4570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02067]
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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: Rural
Northern Border Region Outreach Program Performance Measures Report
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 April 3,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8cfcedfce9fefbe3fee7cce4feffeda2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e5e4f5e4b5c59415c456e465c5d4f00494158">[email protected]</span></a> or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 13N82, 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#bacadbcadfc8cdd5c8d1fad2c8c9db94ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9d9c8d9ccdbdec6dbc2e9c1dbdac887cec6df">[email protected]</span></a> or call Samantha Miller,
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: Rural Northern Border Region
Outreach Program Performance, OMB No. 0915-xxxx-[New]
Abstract: The Rural Northern Border Region Outreach Program (RNBR-
OP) is authorized under 42 U.S.C. 254c(e) (Section 330A(e) of the
Public Health Service Act) to promote the delivery of health care
services to rural underserved populations in Northern Border Regional
Commission counties in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont.
This authority permits HRSA to ``award grants to eligible entities to
promote rural health care services outreach by improving and expanding
the delivery of health care services to include new and enhanced
services in rural areas through community engagement and evidence-based
or innovative, evidence-informed models.'' 42 U.S.C. 254c(e).
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The purpose of the
proposed data collection is to assess RNBR-OP awardees' progress toward
meeting RNBR-OP goals (as stated in the authorizing statute).
Additionally, HRSA will be able to monitor and assess the impact of the
RNBR-OP program, and identify improvements made by RNBR-OP awardees in
specific topic areas. RNBR-OP grantees will submit annual reports to
HRSA on performance measures covering the following topic areas: (1)
capacity/organizational information; (2) workforce training; (3)
access/population demographics; (4) health status and/or quality; and
(5) sustainability.
Likely Respondents: The respondents will be recipients of the RNBR-
OP funding.
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
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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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RNBR-OP Performance Measures 13 1 13 17 221
Report.........................
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Total....................... 13 1 13 17 221
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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. 2026-02067 Filed 1-30-26; 8:45 am]
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