80 FR 61824 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 198 (October 14, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-26058

In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR is for a new collection. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public on this ICR during the review and approval period.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-0990-New-30D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, has submitted an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR is for a new collection. 
Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be 
provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public on 
this ICR during the review and approval period.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before November 13, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or via 
facsimile to (202) 395-5806.

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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 Information Collection Request Title 
and document identifier HHS-OS-0990-New-30D 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. 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.

 
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                                                                     Number of
                    Form Name                        Number of     responses per  Average  hours   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondents    per  response       hours
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State and Territorial Survey....................              54               1             1.5              81
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Total...........................................              54  ..............  ..............              81
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Darius Taylor,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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In the Federal Register of April 10, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND will have the opportunity to provide
2008 (73 FR 19511), FDA announced the HUMAN SERVICES comments. Interested parties should
availability of the April 2008 Guidance. refer to the meeting subject as the HRSA
In that guidance, FDA provided Health Resources and Service Council on Graduate Medical
sponsors of a human gene therapy IND, Administration Education.
including those with combination • The conference call-in number is 1–
Advisory Committee on Training in 800–619–2521. The passcode is:
products that contain a human gene
Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry; 9271697.
therapy biological product with a drug Notice of Meeting • The webinar link is https://
or device as part of the final product,
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of hrsa.connectsolutions.com/
with recommendations on CMC
the Federal Advisory Committee Act cogme-2015/.
information that is to be included in an Contact: Anyone requesting
original IND. That guidance also (Public Law 92–463), notice is hereby
information regarding the COGME
provided instruction to FDA CMC given of the following meeting:
Name: Council on Graduate Medical should contact Dr. Joan Weiss,
reviewers about the information to Designated Federal Official within the
record and assess as part of an IND Education (COGME).
Dates and Times: October 29, 2015 Bureau of Health Workforce, Health
review. The draft guidance, when Resources and Services Administration,
(10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.).
finalized, will supplement the April in one of three ways: (1) Send a request
Place: Conference Call/Webinar
2008 Guidance. to the following address: Dr. Joan Weiss,
Format.
The draft guidance is being issued Status: The meeting will be open to Designated Federal Official, Bureau of
consistent with FDA’s good guidance the public. Health Workforce, Health Resources and
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). Purpose: The COGME provides advice Services Administration, Parklawn
The draft guidance, when finalized, will and recommendations to the Secretary Building, Room 12C–05, 5600 Fishers
represent FDA’s current thinking on of the Department of Health and Human Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; (2)
recommendations for MVGTs. It does Services (the Secretary) on a range of call (301) 443–0430; or (3) send an email
issues including the supply and to jweiss@hrsa.gov.
not establish any rights for or on any
person and does not operate to bind distribution of physicians in the United Jackie Painter,
FDA or the public. An alternative States, current and future physician Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
approach may be used if such approach shortages or excesses, issues relating to [FR Doc. 2015–26053 Filed 10–13–15; 8:45 am]
satisfies the requirement of the foreign medical school graduates, the
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applicable statutes and regulations. nature and financing of medical
education training, and the
II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 development of performance measures DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
and longitudinal evaluation of medical HUMAN SERVICES
The draft guidance refers to education programs. COGME’s reports
previously approved collections of are submitted to the Secretary and Office of the Secretary
information found in FDA regulations. ranking members of the Senate
These collections of information are [Document Identifier: HHS–OS–0990–New–
Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
subject to review by the Office of 30D]
and Pensions and the House of
Management and Budget (OMB) under Representatives Committee on Energy Agency Information Collection
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Commerce. Activities; Submission to OMB for
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). The collections HRSA will conduct an orientation for Review and Approval; Public Comment
of information in 21 CFR parts 211, 610, new members prior to the start of the Request
and 312 have been approved under meeting. COGME will start its official
OMB control numbers 0910–0139 and meeting at 10:30 a.m. After the AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
0910–0114, respectively. orientation, discussion will focus on ACTION: Notice.
one of the recommendations from the
III. Electronic Access March 2015 meeting, namely, to identify SUMMARY: In compliance with section
actions COGME can take within its 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Persons with access to the Internet Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
current authorities to achieve the
may obtain the draft guidance at either Secretary (OS), Department of Health
development of a National Strategic
http://www.fda.gov/ and Human Services, has submitted an
Plan for Graduate Medical Education.
BiologicsBloodVaccines/ Agenda: The COGME agenda will be Information Collection Request (ICR),
GuidanceCompliance available 2 days prior to the meeting on described below, to the Office of
RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/ the HRSA Web site at http:// Management and Budget (OMB) for
default.htm or http:// www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/ review and approval. The ICR is for a
www.regulations.gov. bhpradvisory/cogme/index.html. new collection. Comments submitted
during the first public review of this ICR
Dated: October 7, 2015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests
will be provided to OMB. OMB will
Leslie Kux, to make oral comments or provide
accept further comments from the
Associate Commissioner for Policy. written comments to the COGME should
public on this ICR during the review
be sent to Dr. Joan Weiss, Designated
[FR Doc. 2015–26108 Filed 10–13–15; 8:45 am] and approval period.
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Federal Official, using the address and
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phone number below. Individuals who DATES: Comments on the ICR must be
plan to participate on the conference received on or before November 13,
call and webinar should notify Dr. 2015.
Weiss at least 3 days prior to the ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
meeting, using the address and phone OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or via
number below. Members of the public facsimile to (202) 395–5806.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: partnerships, OMH needs information and ethnic minority populations and
Information Collection Clearance staff, about the current activities, challenges, eliminate health disparities. While
Information.CollectionClearance@ and resources within state and existing, state/territorial-specific
hhs.gov or (202) 690–6162. territorial offices of minority health. The information sources (e.g., quantitative
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When State and Territorial Health Disparities data points available from the Agency
submitting comments or requesting Survey is intended to support OMH for Healthcare Research and Quality’s
information, please include the informational needs by collecting, National Healthcare Disparities Report
Information Collection Request Title organizing, and presenting a variety of State Snapshots) offer important facts
and document identifier HHS–OS– information about states and U.S. about the status of health disparities,
0990–New–30D for reference. territories, including the current status they do not provide context around the
Information Collection Request Title: of minority health and health efforts underway to reduce them. Likely
State and Territorial Health Disparities disparities, the organization and Respondents—Data will be collected
Survey Abstract: The Office of Minority operation of state and territorial offices
using semi-structured telephone
Health (OMH), Office of the Secretary of minority health, and state/territorial
interviews with state/territorial minority
(OS) is requesting approval from the implementation of federal standards and
evidence-based practices designed to health entity directors (or their
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a new data collection activity address disparities and improve designees) in approximately 54 states
for the State and Territorial Health minority health. The STHD Survey, and territories (50 states plus the
Disparities Survey (STHD Survey). which will focus on the activities, District of Columbia and the U.S.
OMH has a long history of staffing, and funding of State Minority territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the
collaborating with states to improve Health Entities, is part of a larger project U.S. Virgin Islands). The purpose of this
minority health outcomes and reduce to catalog the extent of health disparities interview is to collect qualitative
health and health care disparities. A and the activities underway to reduce information about state/territory
strong partnership with state and them in each state and U.S. territory. program goals and activities,
territorial offices is a key to continue The STHD Survey supports OMH’s partnerships, and organizational
progress toward eliminating health goals of working with states and structure, as well as quantitative data
disparities. To best facilitate continued territories to improve the health of racial elements on staffing and funding.

Number of Average
Number of Total burden
Form Name responses per hours per
respondents hours
respondents response

State and Territorial Survey ............................................................................. 54 1 1.5 81

Total ................................................................................................................. 54 ........................ ........................ 81

Darius Taylor, number 0937–0166, scheduled to expire Abstract: This is a request for
Information Collection Clearance Officer. on October 31, 2015. Comments extension of a currently approved
[FR Doc. 2015–26058 Filed 10–13–15; 8:45 am] submitted during the first public review collection for the disclosure and record-
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OMB will accept further comments from CFR part 50, subpart B (‘‘Sterilization of
the public on this ICR during the review Persons in Federally Assisted Family
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND and approval period. Planning Projects’’). The consent form
HUMAN SERVICES DATES: Comments on the ICR must be solicits information to assure voluntary
received on or before November 13, and informed consent to persons
Office of the Secretary 2015. undergoing sterilization in programs of
[Document Identifier: HHS–OS–0937–0166] health services which are supported by
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to federal financial assistance
Agency Information Collection OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or via administered by the Public Health
Activities; Submission to OMB for facsimile to (202) 395–5806.
Service (PHS). Consent forms are signed
Review and Approval; Public Comment FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: by individuals undergoing a federally
Request Information Collection Clearance staff, funded sterilization procedure and
Information.CollectionClearance@ certified by necessary medical
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. hhs.gov or (202) 690–6162. authorities. Forms are incorporated into
ACTION: Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When the patient’s medical records and the
SUMMARY: In compliance with section submitting comments or requesting agency’s records. Through periodic site
3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork information, please include the OMB audits and visits, PHS staff review
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the control number 0937–0166 for completed consent forms to determine
Secretary (OS), Department of Health reference. compliance with the regulation. Thus,
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and Human Services, has submitted an Information Collection Request Title: the purpose of the consent form is
Information Collection Request (ICR), HHS 42 CFR part 50, subpart B; twofold. First, it serves as a mechanism
described below, to the Office of Sterilization of Persons in Federally to ensure that a person receives
Management and Budget (OMB) for Assisted Family Planning Projects— information about sterilization and
review and approval. The ICR is for OMB No. 0937–0166–Extension–OASH, voluntarily consents to the procedure.
renewal of the approved information Office of Population Affairs—Office of Second, it facilitates compliance
collection assigned OMB control Family Planning. monitoring. The Sterilization Consent

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80 FR 61824 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 198 (October 14, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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