80 FR 26571 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 89 (May 8, 2015)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 89 (May 8, 2015)
| Page Range | 26571-26572 | |
| FR Document | 2015-11204 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 26571-26572] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-11204] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary [Document Identifier: HHS-OS-0990-New-60D] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit a new Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, OS seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR. DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before July 7, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by calling (202) 690-6162. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance staff, [email protected] or (202) 690-6162. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting information, please include the document identifier HHS-OS-0990-New-60D for reference. Information Collection Request Title: State and Territorial Health Disparities Survey Abstract: The Office of Minority Health (OMH), Office of the Secretary (OS) is requesting approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new data collection activity for the State and Territorial Health Disparities Survey (STHD Survey). OMH has a long history of collaborating with states to improve minority health outcomes and reduce health and health care disparities. A strong partnership with state and territorial offices is a key to continue progress toward eliminating health disparities. To best facilitate continued partnerships, OMH needs information about the current activities, challenges, and resources within state and territorial offices of minority health. The State and Territorial Health Disparities Survey is intended to support OMH informational needs by collecting, organizing, and presenting a variety of information about states and U.S. territories, including the current status of minority health and health disparities, the organization and operation of state and territorial offices of minority health, and state/territorial implementation of federal standards and evidence- based practices designed to address disparities and improve minority health. The STHD Survey, which will focus on the activities, staffing, and funding of State Minority Health Entities, is part of a larger project to catalog the extent of health disparities and the activities underway to reduce them in each state and U.S. territory. The STHD Survey supports OMH's goals of working with states and territories to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations and eliminate health disparities. While existing, state/territorial- specific information sources (e.g., quantitative data points available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Healthcare Disparities Report State Snapshots) offer important facts about the status of health disparities, they do not provide context around the efforts underway to reduce them. [[Page 26572]] Likely Respondents--Data will be collected using semi-structured telephone interviews with state/territorial minority health entity directors (or their designees) in approximately 54 states and territories (50 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). The purpose of this interview is to collect qualitative information about state/territory program goals and activities, partnerships, and organizational structure, as well as quantitative data elements on staffing and funding. Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Form name Number of responses per Average hours Total burden respondents respondents per response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State and Territorial Survey................ 54 1 1.5 81 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total................................... 54 ............... ............... 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OS 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. Terry S. Clark, Asst Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-11204 Filed 5-7-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-29-P
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provision of primary health services in be added to the NHSC Jobs Center ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
a HPSA with the greatest shortage. For during a site application competition. Information.CollectionClearance@
the program year October 1, 2015, Likewise, entities that no longer meet hhs.gov or by calling (202) 690–6162.
through September 30, 2016, HPSAs of eligibility criteria, including those sites
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
greatest shortage for determination of whose 3-year approval as an NHSC
Information Collection Clearance staff,
priority for assignment of NHSC service site has lapsed or whose HPSA
Information.CollectionClearance@
scholarship-obligated Corps personnel designation has been withdrawn or
hhs.gov or (202) 690–6162.
will be defined as follows: (1) Primary proposed for withdrawal, will be
medical care HPSAs with scores of 16 removed from the priority listing. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
and above are authorized for the submitting comments or requesting
assignment of NHSC scholars who are Additional Information information, please include the
primary care physicians, family nurse Entities wishing to provide additional document identifier HHS–OS–0990–
practitioners, physician assistants, or data and information in support of their New–60D for reference. Information
certified nurse midwives; (2) mental inclusion on the proposed list of entities Collection Request Title: State and
health HPSAs with scores of 16 and that would receive priority in Territorial Health Disparities Survey
above are authorized for the assignment assignment of NHSC Scholars, or in Abstract: The Office of Minority Health
of NHSC scholars who are psychiatrists support of a higher priority (OMH), Office of the Secretary (OS) is
or mental health nurse practitioners; determination, must do so in writing no requesting approval from the Office of
and (3) dental HPSAs with scores of 16 later than June 8, 2015. This information Management and Budget (OMB) for a
and above are authorized for the should be submitted to: Beth Dillon, new data collection activity for the State
assignment of NHSC scholars who are Director, Division of Regional and Territorial Health Disparities
dentists. The NHSC has determined that Operations, Bureau of Health Survey (STHD Survey).
a minimum HPSA score of 16 for all Workforce, 1961 Stout Street, Denver, OMH has a long history of
service-ready NHSC scholars will enable CO 80294. This information will be collaborating with states to improve
it to meet its statutory obligation to considered in preparing the final list of minority health outcomes and reduce
identify a number of entities eligible for entities that are receiving priority for the health and health care disparities. A
placement at least equal to, but not assignment of scholarship-obligated strong partnership with state and
greater than, twice the number of NHSC Corps personnel. territorial offices is a key to continue
scholars available to serve in the 2015– The program is not subject to the progress toward eliminating health
2016 placement cycle. provisions of Executive Order 12372,
The number of new NHSC placements disparities. To best facilitate continued
Intergovernmental Review of Federal partnerships, OMH needs information
through the Scholarship Program Programs (as implemented through 45
allowed at any one site is limited to one about the current activities, challenges,
CFR part 100). and resources within state and
of the following provider types:
Physician (MD/DO), nurse practitioner, Dated: April 30, 2015. territorial offices of minority health. The
physician assistant, certified nurse James Macrae, State and Territorial Health Disparities
midwife, or dentist. The NHSC will Acting Administrator. Survey is intended to support OMH
consider requests for up to two scholar [FR Doc. 2015–11049 Filed 5–7–15; 8:45 am] informational needs by collecting,
placements at any one site on a case-by- BILLING CODE 4165–15–P
organizing, and presenting a variety of
case basis. Factors that are taken into information about states and U.S.
consideration include community need, territories, including the current status
as measured by demand for services, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND of minority health and health
patient outcomes, and other similar HUMAN SERVICES disparities, the organization and
factors. Sites wishing to request an operation of state and territorial offices
additional scholar must complete an Office of the Secretary of minority health, and state/territorial
Additional Scholar Request form implementation of federal standards and
[Document Identifier: HHS–OS–0990–New–
available at http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/ evidence-based practices designed to
60D]
downloads/additionalrequestform.pdf. address disparities and improve
NHSC-approved sites that do not meet Agency Information Collection minority health. The STHD Survey,
the authorized threshold HPSA score of Activities; Proposed Collection; Public which will focus on the activities,
16 may post job openings on the NHSC Comment Request staffing, and funding of State Minority
Jobs Center; however, scholars seeking Health Entities, is part of a larger project
placement between October 1, 2015, and AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. to catalog the extent of health disparities
September 30, 2016, will be advised that ACTION: Notice. and the activities underway to reduce
they can only compete for open them in each state and U.S. territory.
positions at sites that meet the threshold SUMMARY: In compliance with section The STHD Survey supports OMH’s
placement HPSA score of 16. While not 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork goals of working with states and
eligible for scholar placements in 2015– Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the territories to improve the health of racial
2016, vacancies in HPSAs scoring less Secretary (OS), Department of Health and ethnic minority populations and
than 16 will be used by the NHSC in and Human Services, announces plans eliminate health disparities. While
to submit a new Information Collection existing, state/territorial-specific
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evaluating the HPSA threshold score for
the next scholarship placement cycle. Request (ICR), described below, to the information sources (e.g., quantitative
Office of Management and Budget data points available from the Agency
Application Requests, Dates, and (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to for Healthcare Research and Quality’s
Address OMB, OS seeks comments from the National Healthcare Disparities Report
The list of HPSAs and entities that are public regarding the burden estimate, State Snapshots) offer important facts
eligible to receive priority for the below, or any other aspect of the ICR. about the status of health disparities,
placement of NHSC scholars may be DATES: Comments on the ICR must be they do not provide context around the
updated periodically. New entities may received on or before July 7, 2015. efforts underway to reduce them.
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Likely Respondents—Data will be approximately 54 states and territories qualitative information about state/
collected using semi-structured (50 states plus the District of Columbia territory program goals and activities,
telephone interviews with state/ and the U.S. territories of Guam, Puerto partnerships, and organizational
territorial minority health entity Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). The structure, as well as quantitative data
directors (or their designees) in purpose of this interview is to collect elements on staffing and funding.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Number of
Number of responses Average hours Total burden
Form name respondents per per response hours
respondents
State and Territorial Survey ............................................................................. 54 1 1.5 81
Total .......................................................................................................... 54 ........................ ........................ 81
OS specifically requests comments on DATES: Comments on the ICR must be approved under OMB No. 0990–0331).
(1) the necessity and utility of the received on or before July 7, 2015. The current approval expires on August
proposed information collection for the ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 21, 2015, and we are requesting an
proper performance of the agency’s Information.CollectionClearance@ extension until December 31, 2015, to
functions, (2) the accuracy of the hhs.gov or by calling (202) 690–6162. enable us to complete all of the
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: interviews that have been previously
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Information Collection Clearance staff, approved by OMB under this
information to be collected, and (4) the Information.CollectionClearance@ information collection.
use of automated collection techniques Need and Proposed Use of the
hhs.gov or (202) 690–6162.
or other forms of information Information: Primary data for the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When evaluation comes from in-person
technology to minimize the information
submitting comments or requesting surveys with incarcerated and released
collection burden.
information, please include the fathers and their partners at baseline, 9,
Terry S. Clark, document identifier HHS–OS–0990– 18, and 34 month interviews and the
Asst Information Collection Clearance 0331–60D for reference. qualitative follow-back. This qualitative
Officer. Information Collection Request Title: follow-back is the focus of the current
[FR Doc. 2015–11204 Filed 5–7–15; 8:45 am] Evaluation of the Responsible amendment request and it will only be
BILLING CODE 4150–29–P Fatherhood, Marriage and Family conducted with a very small subsample
Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated of the original couples. As previously
and Reentering Fathers and Their described and approved under OMB No.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Partners 0990–0331, being able to do additional
HUMAN SERVICES Abstract: The Office of the Assistant qualitative follow-back with these cases
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation will enable us to better understand how
Office of the Secretary (ASPE) is conducting an evaluation of a reentry success and family well-being
demonstration program called are interrelated for the survey
[Document Identifier: HHS–OS–0990–0331– Responsible Fatherhood, Marriage and population, inform future research and
60D] Family Strengthening Grants for evaluation with this population
Incarcerated and Reentering Fathers and (particularly development and selection
Agency Information Collection Their Partners (MFS–IP). This of appropriate quantitative measures of
Activities; Proposed Collection; Public demonstration program, funded in 2006 family relationship quality), and better
Comment Request by the Office of Family Assistance identify meaningful leverage points for
within the Administration for Children reentry intervention. This information
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. and Families (ACF), supported healthy will assist federal, state, and community
ACTION: Notice. marriage and responsible fatherhood policymakers and patrons in
activities among incarcerated and understanding what policy and
SUMMARY: In compliance with section recently released fathers, their partners, programmatic supports could help to
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork and children. The MFS–IP evaluation strengthen families and improve reentry
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the assesses the effects of these activities by outcomes in this population.
Secretary (OS), Department of Health comparing relationship quality and Likely Respondents: A small sub-
and Human Services, announces plans stability, positive family interactions, sample of couples from the MFS–IP
to submit an Information Collection family financial well-being, recidivism, impact study sample, which includes
Request (ICR), described below, to the and community connectedness between 1,991 fathers incarcerated at the time of
Office of Management and Budget intervention and control groups. the baseline survey and 1,481 of their
(OMB). The ICR is for extending the use Data collection for the entire
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female partners.
of the approved information collection evaluation is expected to last 7 years, Burden Statement: In this context
assigned OMB control number 0990– from the time the first participant was means the time expended by persons to
0331 (which expires on August 21, enrolled in late 2008 until the last generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
2015) through December 31, 2015. Prior qualitative follow-back interview is provide the information requested. This
to submitting that ICR to OMB, OS seeks administered. The burden table below includes the time needed to review
comments from the public regarding the includes completion of a set of follow- instructions, to develop, acquire, install
burden estimate, below, or any other back qualitative interviews with a small and utilize technology and systems for
aspect of the ICR. group of respondents (previously the purpose of collecting, validating and
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| FR Citation | 80 FR 26571 |
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