80_FR_61411 80 FR 61215 - Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Proposed Information Collection: Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing What Works-Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form (OMB NO. 0917-0034)

80 FR 61215 - Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Proposed Information Collection: Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing What Works-Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form (OMB NO. 0917-0034)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 196 (October 9, 2015)

Page Range61215-61216
FR Document2015-25733

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law (Pub. L.) 104-13 [44 United States Code (U.S.C.) Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A)], the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on the information collection titled, ``Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing What Works-- Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form,'' Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0034. This previously approved information collection project was last published in the Federal Register (77 FR 67657) on November 13, 2012, and allowed 30 days for public comment. No public comment was received in response to the notice. This notice announces our intent to submit this collection, which expires January 31, 2016, to OMB for approval of an extension, and to solicit comments on specific aspects for the proposed information collection. A copy of the supporting statement is available at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID IHS-2015-0008). Proposed Collection: Title: 0917- 0034, Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing What Works--Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension, without revision, of the currently approved information collection, 0917-0034, IHS Sharing What Works--Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form. There are no program changes or adjustments in burden hours. Form(s): 0917-0034, IHS Sharing What Works--Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form. Need and Use of Information Collection: The IHS goal is to raise the health status of the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people to the highest possible level by providing comprehensive health care and preventive health services. To support the IHS mission and encourage the creation and utilization of performance driven products/ services by IHS, Tribal, and urban Indian health (I/T/U) programs, the Office of Preventive and Clinical Services' program divisions (i.e., Behavioral Health, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, Nursing, and Dental) have developed a centralized program database of best practices, promising practices and local efforts (BPPPLE) and resources. The purpose of this collection is to further the development of a database of BPPPLE, resources, and policies which are available to the public on the IHS.gov Web site. This database will be a resource for program evaluation and for modeling examples of various health care projects occurring in AI/AN communities. All information submitted is on a voluntary basis; no legal requirement exists for collection of this information. The information collected will enable the Indian health systems to: (a) Identify evidence based approaches to prevention programs among the I/T/Us when no system is currently in place, and (b) Allow the program managers to review BPPPLEs occurring among the I/T/Us when considering program planning for their communities. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: I/T/U health programs' staff. The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments, Estimated number of respondents, Number of responses per respondent, Average burden hour per response, and Total annual burden hour(s).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Proposed Information 
Collection: Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing What Works--Best 
Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form (OMB NO. 
0917-0034)

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments. Request for extension of 
approval.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law (Pub. L.) 104-13 [44 United States Code (U.S.C.) Sec.  
3506(c)(2)(A)], the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general 
public to take this opportunity to comment on the information 
collection titled, ``Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing What Works--
Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form,'' 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0034.
    This previously approved information collection project was last 
published in

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the Federal Register (77 FR 67657) on November 13, 2012, and allowed 30 
days for public comment. No public comment was received in response to 
the notice. This notice announces our intent to submit this collection, 
which expires January 31, 2016, to OMB for approval of an extension, 
and to solicit comments on specific aspects for the proposed 
information collection. A copy of the supporting statement is available 
at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID IHS-2015-0008).
    Proposed Collection: Title: 0917- 0034, Indian Health Service (IHS) 
Sharing What Works--Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort 
(BPPPLE) Form. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension, 
without revision, of the currently approved information collection, 
0917-0034, IHS Sharing What Works--Best Practice, Promising Practice, 
and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form. There are no program changes or 
adjustments in burden hours. Form(s): 0917-0034, IHS Sharing What 
Works--Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) 
Form. Need and Use of Information Collection: The IHS goal is to raise 
the health status of the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) 
people to the highest possible level by providing comprehensive health 
care and preventive health services. To support the IHS mission and 
encourage the creation and utilization of performance driven products/
services by IHS, Tribal, and urban Indian health (I/T/U) programs, the 
Office of Preventive and Clinical Services' program divisions (i.e., 
Behavioral Health, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, Nursing, and 
Dental) have developed a centralized program database of best 
practices, promising practices and local efforts (BPPPLE) and 
resources. The purpose of this collection is to further the development 
of a database of BPPPLE, resources, and policies which are available to 
the public on the IHS.gov Web site. This database will be a resource 
for program evaluation and for modeling examples of various health care 
projects occurring in AI/AN communities.
    All information submitted is on a voluntary basis; no legal 
requirement exists for collection of this information. The information 
collected will enable the Indian health systems to: (a) Identify 
evidence based approaches to prevention programs among the I/T/Us when 
no system is currently in place, and (b) Allow the program managers to 
review BPPPLEs occurring among the I/T/Us when considering program 
planning for their communities.
    Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: I/T/U health 
programs' staff. The table below provides: Types of data collection 
instruments, Estimated number of respondents, Number of responses per 
respondent, Average burden hour per response, and Total annual burden 
hour(s).

                                             Estimated Burden Hours
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
        Data collection instrument(s)            Number of      responses per       hour per       Total annual
                                                respondents       respondent        response       burden hours
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IHS Sharing What Works-BPPPLE Form (OMB Form              100                1            20/60             33.3
 No. 0917-0034).............................
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
    Total...................................              100  ...............  ...............             33.3
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    There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance 
Costs to report.
    Requests for Comments: Your written comments and/or suggestions are 
invited on one or more of the following points:
    (a) Whether the information collection activity is necessary to 
carry out an agency function;
    (b) whether the agency processes the information collected in a 
useful and timely fashion;
    (c) the accuracy of the public burden estimate (the estimated 
amount of time needed for individual respondents to provide the 
requested information);
    (d) whether the methodology and assumptions used to determine the 
estimates are logical;
    (e) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information being collected; and
    (f) ways to minimize the public burden through the use of 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

ADDRESSES: Send your written comments, requests for more information on 
the proposed collection, or requests to obtain a copy of the data 
collection instrument and instructions to Tamara Clay by one of the 
following methods:
     Mail: Tamara Clay, Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, 801 Thompson Avenue, TMP, STE 450-30, Rockville, MD 20852-
1627.
     Phone: 301-443-4750.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: 301-443-2316.
    Comment Due Date: December 8, 2015. Your comments regarding this 
information collection are best assured of having full effect if 
received within 60 days of the date of this publication.

    Dated: October 1, 2015.
Robert G. McSwain,
Deputy Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-25733 Filed 10-8-15; 8:45 am]
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                                              Health) to communicate priorities for                   detection and prevention of infectious                information will not be edited to remove
                                              both federal and non-federal                            diseases world-wide.                                  any identifying.
                                              stakeholders regarding vaccine research                   In accordance with the 2010 National
                                                                                                      Vaccine Plan (NVP), the National                      III. Potential Responders
                                              and the development, testing, licensing,
                                              production, procurement, distribution,                  Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) is                        HHS invites input from a broad range
                                              and effective use of vaccines in order to               conducting a mid-course review of the                 of stakeholders including individuals
                                              carry out the Program’s responsibilities.               NVP to ensure that the goals and                      and organizations that have interests in
                                                 The immunization landscape has                       objectives are appropriately aligned                  vaccines and immunization efforts and
                                              changed notably since the introduction                  towards the goals described therein                   goals outlined in the 2010 National
                                              of the NVP in 2010 and its subsequent                   given significant changes in the                      Vaccine Plan.
                                              implementation plan. New vaccines                       immunization landscape that have                        Examples of potential responders
                                              were developed. New vaccination                         occurred since the NVP was released in                include, but are not limited to, the
                                              related technologies were advanced and                  2010. This analysis could include, but                following:
                                              the passage of the Patient Protection and               may not be limited to, evaluating the                 —General public;
                                              Affordable Care Act presented a unique                  priority areas described in the Plan,                 —advocacy groups, non-profit
                                              opportunity for vaccination with its                    identifying significant accomplishments                 organizations, and public interest
                                              emphasis on preventive health.                          and continued areas of opportunity                      organizations;
                                                 Increased access to immunizations                    towards the goals and objectives                      —academics, professional societies, and
                                              has also changed the dynamic of                         outlined in the 2010 NVP, and                           healthcare organizations;
                                              immunization delivery. While increased                  developing updated 2015–2020                          —public health officials and
                                              demand for immunizations moves us                       priorities and indicators to optimize                   immunization program managers;
                                              toward the goal of better vaccine                       implementation efforts to better align                —physician and non-physician
                                              coverage and the reduction of vaccine                   with the current immunization                           providers that administer
                                              preventable diseases, the costs of                      landscape. This input will be used to                   immunization services, including
                                                                                                      inform Departmental priorities and                      pharmacists and community
                                              administering vaccines have risen over
                                                                                                      activities going forward.                               vaccinators
                                              time and created additional stresses on
                                              the immunization infrastructure. These                  II. Request for Information                           —representatives from the private
                                              include costs for vaccine procurement,                                                                          sector.
                                                                                                         In order to capture non-federal
                                              costs associated with proper vaccine                    stakeholder input in a targeted and                     Dated: September 25, 2015.
                                              storage and handling, insurance against                 systematic way, NVPO is conducting a                  Michelle Y. Blakely,
                                              loss, opportunity costs, and personnel                  Request for Information using an on-line              Senior Advisor and Acting Chief of
                                              costs such as managing inventory,                       survey tool to compile information                    Operations and Management, National
                                              vaccine counseling, administration, and                 regarding the priorities, goals, and                  Vaccine Program Office.
                                              entering data into medical records and                  objectives within the NVP, significant                [FR Doc. 2015–25818 Filed 10–8–15; 8:45 am]
                                              immunization registries. Moreover,                      accomplishments since 2010, remaining                 BILLING CODE 4150–44–P
                                              public health departments and local                     gaps, and stakeholder perspectives on
                                              jurisdictions must navigate additional                  priorities of the vaccine and
                                              demands such as improving health                        immunization community for the                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                              information technology use, adherence                   remaining years of the NVP (2016–                     HUMAN SERVICES
                                              to Meaningful Use requirements,                         2020). Finally, stakeholders will also be
                                              outbreak detection and response, and                    provided the opportunity to briefly                   Indian Health Service
                                              public health preparedness and                          inform NVPO of the top contributions
                                              response efforts with limited (and                                                                            Request for Public Comment: 60-Day
                                                                                                      from their organization. A link to the                Proposed Information Collection:
                                              oftentimes diminishing) resources. The                  survey and instructions for completing
                                              use of social media and online                                                                                Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing
                                                                                                      the survey can be accessed via the                    What Works—Best Practice, Promising
                                              communications to distribute vaccine                    NVPO Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/
                                              information and misinformation has                                                                            Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE)
                                                                                                      nvpo/vacc_plan/index.html#mid-                        Form (OMB NO. 0917–0034)
                                              also expanded greatly in the past few                   course-review. All information collected
                                              years- bringing public trust in vaccines                will be aggregated and analyzed to help               AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
                                              and the immunization system to the                      inform a high level summary of the                    ACTION:Notice and request for
                                              forefront of national conversations.                    overall progress towards the goals in the             comments. Request for extension of
                                              Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable                        NVP.                                                  approval.
                                              diseases such as measles and pertussis                     All responses to this Request for
                                              have highlighted the need for accessible                Information must be submitted by                      SUMMARY:   In compliance with the
                                              and ongoing educational materials about                 completing the online survey tool.                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
                                              the risks of vaccine preventable diseases               Information collection sponsored by the               Public Law (Pub. L.) 104–13 [44 United
                                              and the risks and benefits of                           NVPO required for the purposes of                     States Code (U.S.C.) § 3506(c)(2)(A)], the
                                              vaccinations.                                           informing the National Vaccine Program                Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the
                                                 Finally, the momentum built from the                 and the National Vaccine Plan is not                  general public to take this opportunity
                                              2010–2020 Decade of Vaccines                            subject to Chapter 35 of title 44, United             to comment on the information
                                              Initiative, emerging global health crises               States Code [the Paperwork Reduction                  collection titled, ‘‘Indian Health Service
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                                              such as the Ebola outbreaks in Western                  Act] as indicated in 42 U.S.C. 300aa–1                (IHS) Sharing What Works—Best
                                              Africa, and imported cases of vaccine-                  note (section 321 of Pub. L. 99–660).                 Practice, Promising Practice, and Local
                                              preventable diseases such as measles                       All survey submissions will become                 Effort (BPPPLE) Form,’’ Office of
                                              have highlighted that U.S. efforts to                   part of the public record and subject to              Management and Budget (OMB) Control
                                              support our national vaccine goals must                 public disclosure. While the survey tool              Number 0917–0034.
                                              also serve as building blocks for                       does not solicit identifying information,               This previously approved information
                                              strengthening efforts towards the                       submissions that contain this                         collection project was last published in


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                                              the Federal Register (77 FR 67657) on                                     Works—Best Practice, Promising                                     a resource for program evaluation and
                                              November 13, 2012, and allowed 30                                         Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE)                                for modeling examples of various health
                                              days for public comment. No public                                        Form. Need and Use of Information                                  care projects occurring in AI/AN
                                              comment was received in response to                                       Collection: The IHS goal is to raise the                           communities.
                                              the notice. This notice announces our                                     health status of the American Indian
                                                                                                                                                                                              All information submitted is on a
                                              intent to submit this collection, which                                   and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people to the
                                                                                                                                                                                           voluntary basis; no legal requirement
                                              expires January 31, 2016, to OMB for                                      highest possible level by providing
                                              approval of an extension, and to solicit                                  comprehensive health care and                                      exists for collection of this information.
                                              comments on specific aspects for the                                      preventive health services. To support                             The information collected will enable
                                              proposed information collection. A copy                                   the IHS mission and encourage the                                  the Indian health systems to: (a) Identify
                                              of the supporting statement is available                                  creation and utilization of performance                            evidence based approaches to
                                              at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID                                     driven products/services by IHS, Tribal,                           prevention programs among the I/T/Us
                                              IHS–2015–0008).                                                           and urban Indian health (I/T/U)                                    when no system is currently in place,
                                                 Proposed Collection: Title: 0917–                                      programs, the Office of Preventive and                             and (b) Allow the program managers to
                                              0034, Indian Health Service (IHS)                                         Clinical Services’ program divisions                               review BPPPLEs occurring among the
                                              Sharing What Works—Best Practice,                                         (i.e., Behavioral Health, Health                                   I/T/Us when considering program
                                              Promising Practice, and Local Effort                                      Promotion/Disease Prevention, Nursing,                             planning for their communities.
                                              (BPPPLE) Form. Type of Information                                        and Dental) have developed a                                          Affected Public: Individuals. Type of
                                              Collection Request: Extension, without                                    centralized program database of best                               Respondents: I/T/U health programs’
                                              revision, of the currently approved                                       practices, promising practices and local
                                                                                                                                                                                           staff. The table below provides: Types of
                                              information collection, 0917–0034, IHS                                    efforts (BPPPLE) and resources. The
                                              Sharing What Works—Best Practice,                                                                                                            data collection instruments, Estimated
                                                                                                                        purpose of this collection is to further
                                              Promising Practice, and Local Effort                                      the development of a database of                                   number of respondents, Number of
                                              (BPPPLE) Form. There are no program                                       BPPPLE, resources, and policies which                              responses per respondent, Average
                                              changes or adjustments in burden hours.                                   are available to the public on the                                 burden hour per response, and Total
                                              Form(s): 0917–0034, IHS Sharing What                                      IHS.gov Web site. This database will be                            annual burden hour(s).

                                                                                                                                   ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS
                                                                                                                                                                                    Number of                 Average burden
                                                                                                                                                                Number of                                                                  Total annual
                                                                             Data collection instrument(s)                                                                        responses per                   hour per
                                                                                                                                                               respondents                                                                 burden hours
                                                                                                                                                                                    respondent                   response

                                              IHS Sharing What Works–BPPPLE Form (OMB Form No. 0917–0034)                                                                  100                           1                     20/60                33.3

                                                   Total ..................................................................................................                100   ..........................   ..........................            33.3



                                                There are no Capital Costs, Operating                                   collection instrument and instructions                             amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
                                              Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to                                        to Tamara Clay by one of the following                             hereby given of the following meeting.
                                              report.                                                                   methods:                                                              The meeting will be closed to the
                                                Requests for Comments: Your written                                       • Mail: Tamara Clay, Information                                 public in accordance with the
                                              comments and/or suggestions are                                           Collection Clearance Officer, 801                                  provisions set forth in section
                                              invited on one or more of the following                                   Thompson Avenue, TMP, STE 450–30,                                  552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended.
                                              points:                                                                   Rockville, MD 20852–1627.                                          The grant applications and the
                                                (a) Whether the information collection                                    • Phone: 301–443–4750.                                           discussions could disclose confidential
                                              activity is necessary to carry out an                                       • Email: tamara.clay@ihs.gov.                                    trade secrets or commercial property
                                              agency function;                                                            • Fax: 301–443–2316.                                             such as patentable material, and
                                                (b) whether the agency processes the                                      Comment Due Date: December 8,                                    personal information concerning
                                              information collected in a useful and                                     2015. Your comments regarding this                                 individuals associated with the grant
                                              timely fashion;                                                           information collection are best assured                            applications, the disclosure of which
                                                (c) the accuracy of the public burden                                   of having full effect if received within                           would constitute a clearly unwarranted
                                              estimate (the estimated amount of time                                    60 days of the date of this publication.                           invasion of personal privacy.
                                              needed for individual respondents to                                        Dated: October 1, 2015.                                            Name of Committee: Heart, Lung, and
                                              provide the requested information);                                                                                                          Blood Initial Review Group, NHLBI
                                                (d) whether the methodology and                                         Robert G. McSwain,
                                                                                                                                                                                           Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Review
                                              assumptions used to determine the                                         Deputy Director, Indian Health Service.
                                                                                                                                                                                           Committee.
                                              estimates are logical;                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–25733 Filed 10–8–15; 8:45 am]                          Date: October 29–30, 2015.
                                                (e) ways to enhance the quality,                                        BILLING CODE 4165–16–P                                               Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
                                              utility, and clarity of the information                                                                                                        Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
                                              being collected; and                                                                                                                         applications.
                                                (f) ways to minimize the public                                         DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                             Place: The William F. Bolger Center, 9600
                                              burden through the use of automated,                                      HUMAN SERVICES                                                     Newbridge Drive, Potomac, MD 20854.
                                                                                                                                                                                             Contact Person: Stephanie Johnson Webb,
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                                              electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                                                                                        National Institutes of Health                                      Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Office of
                                              technological collection techniques or                                                                                                       Scientific Review/DERA, National Heart,
                                              other forms of information technology.                                                                                                       Lung, and Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge
                                                                                                                        National Heart, Lung, and Blood
                                              ADDRESSES: Send your written                                                                                                                 Drive, Room 7196, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–
                                                                                                                        Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting
                                              comments, requests for more                                                                                                                  435–0291, stephanie.webb@nih.gov.
                                              information on the proposed collection,                                     Pursuant to section 10(d) of the                                 (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
                                              or requests to obtain a copy of the data                                  Federal Advisory Committee Act, as                                 Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments. Request for extension of approval.
DatesDecember 8, 2015. Your comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having full effect if received within 60 days of the date of this publication.
FR Citation80 FR 61215 

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