Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; The Division of Independent Review Application Reviewer Recruitment Form, OMB No. 0915-0295-Revision

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May 19, 2026

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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day comment period for this notice has closed.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29141-29143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09978]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; The Division of
Independent Review Application Reviewer Recruitment Form, OMB No. 0915-
0295--Revision

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA
submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB
will accept further comments from the public during the review and
approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day
comment period for this notice has closed.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than June 18,
2026.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Samantha Miller, the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6717061702151008150c270f15140649000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c6b6a7b6a3b4b1a9b4ad86aeb4b5a7e8a1a9b0">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or call
(301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information Collection Request Title: The
Division of Independent Review Application Reviewer Recruitment Form,
OMB No. 0915-0295--Revision.
Abstract: HRSA's Division of Independent Review (DIR) is
responsible for administering the review of eligible applications
submitted for grants under HRSA competitive announcements. DIR ensures
that the objective review process is independent, efficient, effective,
economical, and complies with the applicable statutes, regulations, and
policies. Applications are reviewed by subject matter experts
knowledgeable in health and public health disciplines for which support
is requested. Review findings are advisory to HRSA programs responsible
for making award decisions.
This ICR is for continuation of a web-based data collection system,
the Reviewer Recruitment Module (RRM), used to gather critical reviewer
information. The RRM uses standardized categories of information in
drop down menu format for data such as the following: degree,
specialty, occupation, work setting, and affiliations with
organizations and institutions that serve special populations (in
select instances). Some program regulations require that objective
review panels contain consumers of health services. Other demographic
data may be voluntarily provided by a potential reviewer. Defined data
elements assist HRSA in finding and selecting expert reviewers for
objective review committees.
HRSA maintains a roster of approximately 9,000 qualified
individuals who have actively served on HRSA objective review
committees. The web based RRM simplifies reviewer registration entry
using a user-friendly Graphical User Interface with a few data drop
down menu choices, a search engine that supports key word queries in
the actual resume or Curriculum Vitae text, and permits reviewers to
access and update their information at will and as needed. The RRM is
508 compliant and accessible by the general public via a link on the
HRSA ``Grants'' internet site, or by keying the RRM URL into their
browser. The RRM is accessible using any of the commonly used internet
browsers.
The only change to the collection is updating two questions about
reviewer attributes (i.e., past/current affiliation or characteristics,
and demographic information) for compliance with administration
priorities.
A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register on January
29, 2026, vol. 91, No. 19; pp. 3896-3897. There were no public
comments.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA currently uses the
RRM to collect information from individuals who wish to volunteer as
objective review committee participants for the agency's discretionary
and competitive grant or cooperative agreement funding opportunities.
The RRM provides HRSA with an effective search and communication
functionality with which to identify and contact qualified potential
reviewers. The RRM has an enhanced search and reporting capability to
help DIR ensure that the HRSA reviewer pool has the necessary skills,
education, and qualifications to meet the ever-evolving need for
qualified reviewers. If HRSA identifies either an expertise or
demographic that is under-represented in the RRM pool, HRSA is able to
recruit specifically to address those needs. Expertise is always the
primary determinant in selecting potential reviewers for any specific
grant review; no reviewer is required to provide demographic
information to join the reviewer pool or be selected as a reviewer for
any competition.
Likely Respondents: All HRSA reviewers must possess the technical
skill and ability to access the internet on a secure desktop laptop, or
touch pad, and either a land line or Voice Over internet Protocol
capability to participate in HRSA objective review committees.
Reviewers are professionals with expertise and experience consistent
with the HRSA mission. Certain legislation requires HRSA programs to
include consumers of specific health care services in the objective
review committee.
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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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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New reviewer.................... 700 1 700 0.333 233
Updating reviewer information... 9,000 1 9,000 0.166 1,494
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Total....................... 9,700 .............. 9,700 .............. 1,727
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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. 2026-09978 Filed 5-18-26; 8:45 am]
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