80 FR 18240 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 64 (April 3, 2015)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 64 (April 3, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-07673 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 18240-18241] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-07673] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services Administration (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 Information Collection Request must be received no later than June 8, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 10C-03, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 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 [email protected] or call the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting information, please include the information request collection title for reference. Information Collection Request Title: Shortage Designation Management System OMB No. 0906-xxxx-New. Abstract: HRSA's Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) is committed to improving the health of the nation's underserved communities and vulnerable populations by developing, implementing, evaluating, and refining programs that strengthen the nation's health workforce. The Department of Health and Human Services relies on two federal shortage designations to identify and dedicate resources to areas and populations in greatest need of providers: Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations and Medically Underserved Area/Medically Underserved Population (MUA/P) designations. HPSA designations are geographic areas, population groups, and facilities that are experiencing a shortage of health professionals. MUA/P designations are areas, or populations within areas, that are experiencing a shortage of health care services. MUAs are designated for the entire population of a particular geographic area. MUP designations are limited to particular groups of underserved people within an area. These designations are currently used in a number of departmental programs that provide both federal and state government grant/program benefits for communities, health care facilities, and providers. BHW has the responsibility for designating and de-designating HPSAs and MUA/Ps on behalf of the Secretary. HPSA designations are required to be reviewed and updated regularly to reflect current data. Individual states--through their Primary Care Office (PCO)--have primary responsibility for initiating an application for a new or updated HPSA designation, or withdrawing HPSAs that no longer meet the designation criteria. HRSA reviews the application and makes the final determination on the HPSA designation. Requests come from the PCOs who have access to the online application and review system, Shortage Designation Management System (SDMS). Requests that come from other sources are referred to the PCOs for their review and concurrence. In addition, interested parties, including the Governor, the State Primary Care Association, and state professional associations are notified of each request submitted for their comments and recommendations. In order to obtain a federal shortage designation for an area, population, or facility, PCOs must submit a shortage designation application through SDMS for review and approval by BHW. Both the HPSA and MUA/P application request local, state, and national data on the population that is experiencing a shortage of health professionals and the number of health professionals relative [[Page 18241]] to the population covered by the proposed designation. The information collected on the applications is used to determine which areas, populations, and facilities have shortages. The lists of designated HPSAs are annually published in the Federal Register. In addition, lists of HPSAs are updated on the HRSA Web site, http://www.hrsa.gov/shortage/, so that interested parties can access the information. Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The need and purpose of this information collection is to obtain information to designate HPSAs and MUA/Ps. The information obtained from the SDMS Application is used to determine which areas, populations, and facilities have critical shortages of health professionals. The SDMS HPSA application and SDMS MUA/P Application are used for these designation determinations. Applicants must submit a SDMS application to BHW to obtain a federal shortage designation. The application asks for local, state, and national data required to determine the applicant's eligibility to obtain a federal shortage designation. In addition, applicants must enter in detailed information explaining how the area, population, or facility faces a critical shortage of health professionals. Likely Respondents: State Primary Care Offices interested in obtaining a primary care, dental, or mental HPSA designation or a MUA/P in their state. 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 Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below. Total Estimated Annualized burden hours: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Designation Planning and 54 1 54 4.25 229.50 Preparation.................... SDMS Application................ 54 23 1,242 1.75 2,173.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... 54 -- 1,296 -- 2,403.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Jackie Painter, Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2015-07673 Filed 4-2-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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notice finalizes the draft guidance dated Dated: March 30, 2015. Health and Human Services relies on
December 2, 2010. Leslie Kux, two federal shortage designations to
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products marketed in the United States. Area (HPSA) designations and
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Solvents, became a statutory HUMAN SERVICES designations. HPSA designations are
requirement under section 501(b) of the geographic areas, population groups,
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Health Resources and Services and facilities that are experiencing a
(the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 351(b)). This Administration shortage of health professionals. MUA/
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of a particular geographic area. MUP
This level 1 guidance is being issued AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
designations are limited to particular
consistent with FDA’s good guidance Administration, HHS.
groups of underserved people within an
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). ACTION: Notice. area. These designations are currently
The guidance represents the current used in a number of departmental
thinking of FDA on ‘‘Residual Solvents SUMMARY: In compliance with the
programs that provide both federal and
in Animal Drug Products; Questions and requirement for opportunity for public
state government grant/program benefits
Answers.’’ It does not establish any comment on proposed data collection
for communities, health care facilities,
rights for any person and is not binding projects (Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
and providers. BHW has the
on FDA or the public. You can use an Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the responsibility for designating and de-
alternative approach if it satisfies the Health Resources and Services designating HPSAs and MUA/Ps on
requirements of the applicable statutes Administration (HRSA) announces behalf of the Secretary.
and regulations. plans to submit an Information HPSA designations are required to be
Collection Request (ICR), described reviewed and updated regularly to
III. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 below, to the Office of Management and reflect current data. Individual states—
This guidance refers to previously Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the through their Primary Care Office
approved collections of information ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments (PCO)—have primary responsibility for
found in FDA regulations. These from the public regarding the burden initiating an application for a new or
collections of information are subject to estimate, below, or any other aspect of updated HPSA designation, or
review by the Office of Management and the ICR. withdrawing HPSAs that no longer meet
Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork DATES: Comments on this Information the designation criteria. HRSA reviews
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– Collection Request must be received no the application and makes the final
3520). The collections of information in later than June 8, 2015. determination on the HPSA designation.
21 CFR part 514 have been approved ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to Requests come from the PCOs who have
under OMB control number 0910–0032; paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA access to the online application and
the collections of information in section Information Collection Clearance review system, Shortage Designation
512(n)(1) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. Officer, Room 10C–03, Parklawn Management System (SDMS). Requests
360k) have been approved under OMB Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, that come from other sources are
control number 0910–0669. MD 20857. referred to the PCOs for their review and
concurrence. In addition, interested
IV. Comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
parties, including the Governor, the
Interested persons may submit either request more information on the State Primary Care Association, and
electronic comments regarding this proposed project or to obtain a copy of state professional associations are
document to http://www.regulations.gov the data collection plans and draft notified of each request submitted for
or written comments to the Division of instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov their comments and recommendations.
Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). It or call the HRSA Information Collection In order to obtain a federal shortage
is only necessary to send one set of Clearance Officer at (301) 443–1984. designation for an area, population, or
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comments. Identify comments with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When facility, PCOs must submit a shortage
docket number found in brackets in the submitting comments or requesting designation application through SDMS
heading of this document. Received information, please include the for review and approval by BHW. Both
comments may be seen in the Division information request collection title for the HPSA and MUA/P application
of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. reference. request local, state, and national data on
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Information Collection Request Title: the population that is experiencing a
will be posted to the docket at http:// Shortage Designation Management shortage of health professionals and the
www.regulations.gov. System OMB No. 0906–xxxx–New. number of health professionals relative
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to the population covered by the application and SDMS MUA/P requested. This includes the time
proposed designation. The information Application are used for these needed to review instructions; to
collected on the applications is used to designation determinations. Applicants develop, acquire, install and utilize
determine which areas, populations, must submit a SDMS application to technology and systems for the purpose
and facilities have shortages. BHW to obtain a federal shortage of collecting, validating and verifying
The lists of designated HPSAs are designation. The application asks for information, processing and
annually published in the Federal local, state, and national data required maintaining information, and disclosing
Register. In addition, lists of HPSAs are to determine the applicant’s eligibility and providing information; to train
updated on the HRSA Web site, to obtain a federal shortage designation. personnel and to be able to respond to
http://www.hrsa.gov/shortage/, so that In addition, applicants must enter in
a collection of information; to search
interested parties can access the detailed information explaining how the
information. data sources; to complete and review
area, population, or facility faces a
Need and Proposed Use of the critical shortage of health professionals. the collection of information; and to
Information: The need and purpose of Likely Respondents: State Primary transmit or otherwise disclose the
this information collection is to obtain Care Offices interested in obtaining a information. The total annual burden
information to designate HPSAs and primary care, dental, or mental HPSA hours estimated for this Information
MUA/Ps. The information obtained designation or a MUA/P in their state. Collection Request are summarized in
from the SDMS Application is used to Burden Statement: Burden in this the table below.
determine which areas, populations, context means the time expended by Total Estimated Annualized burden
and facilities have critical shortages of persons to generate, maintain, retain, hours:
health professionals. The SDMS HPSA disclose or provide the information
Average
Number of
Number of Total burden per Total burden
Form name responses per
respondents responses response hours
respondent (in hours)
Designation Planning and Preparation ................................ 54 1 54 4.25 229.50
SDMS Application ................................................................ 54 23 1,242 1.75 2,173.50
Total .............................................................................. 54 — 1,296 — 2,403.00
HRSA specifically requests comments confidential trade secrets or commercial DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
on (1) the necessity and utility of the property such as patentable material, HUMAN SERVICES
proposed information collection for the and personal information concerning
proper performance of the agency’s individuals associated with the grant National Institutes of Health
functions, (2) the accuracy of the applications, the disclosure of which
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance Center for Scientific Review; Notice of
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Closed Meeting
invasion of personal privacy.
information to be collected, and (4) the Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
use of automated collection techniques Name of Committee: National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke Special Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
or other forms of information amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
Emphasis Panel; UDALL Center Review.
technology to minimize the information hereby given of the following meeting.
Date: April 22–23, 2015.
collection burden.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be closed to the
Jackie Painter, Agenda: To review and evaluate grant public in accordance with the
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. applications. provisions set forth in sections
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Contact Person: Birgit Neuhuber, Ph.D., the discussions could disclose
Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review confidential trade secrets or commercial
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HUMAN SERVICES INDS/NIH/DHHS/Neuroscience Center, 6001 and personal information concerning
Executive Boulevard, Suite 3208, MSC 9529, individuals associated with the grant
National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892–9529, 301–496–3562, applications, the disclosure of which
neuhuber@ninds.nih.gov. would constitute a clearly unwarranted
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hereby given of the following meeting. Time: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m..
Dated: March 30 2015. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
The meeting will be closed to the
Carolyn Baum, applications.
public in accordance with the Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
provisions set forth in sections Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892,
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| Dates | Comments on this Information Collection Request must be received no later than June 8, 2015. | |
| Contact | To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, email [email protected] or call the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 18240 |
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