81 FR 37615 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 112 (June 10, 2016)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37615-37616]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13736]


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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.

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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 August 9, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, 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: Develop a Strategic 
Communication Plan for the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC).
    OMB No. 0915-xxxx--New.
    Abstract: Health centers (which include those entities funded under 
Public Health Service Act section 330 and those designated as Health 
Center Program Look-Alikes) deliver comprehensive, high quality, cost-
effective primary health care services to patients regardless of their 
ability to pay. Health centers have become an essential primary care 
provider for America's most vulnerable populations. Health centers 
advance the health care home model of coordinated, comprehensive, and 
patient-centered primary health care providing a wide range of medical, 
dental, behavioral, and social services. Nearly 1,400 health centers 
operate more than 9,800 service delivery sites that provide care in 
every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin 
Islands, and the Pacific Basin.
    The Health Center Program is administered by BPHC. BPHC provides 
accurate, timely, and valuable information to internal and external 
stakeholders in order to support its mission to improve the health of 
the Nation's underserved communities and vulnerable populations by 
assuring access to comprehensive, culturally competent, quality primary 
health care services.
    BPHC will engage with key external stakeholder populations to 
collect data that will inform the creation of a data-driven strategic 
communication plan that serves BPHC's stakeholders and facilitates 
clear, timely, and well-coordinated communication. This comprehensive 
strategic plan will identify communication priorities for BPHC, leading 
to a more efficient and effective communication operations with a focus 
on establishing BPHC's capacity for leading external affairs 
activities.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Data collected from 
Health Center Program stakeholders are critical to the development of a 
communication plan and will be used to identify audiences and their 
preferences for communication; develop effective key messages regarding 
the Health Center Program grant and non-grant processes; increase 
health centers' and the public's understanding of the program 
requirements; develop BPHC communication goals, strategies, and 
tactics; and develop meaningful metrics for communication process 
improvement. This systematic exploration will inform the development of 
cost-efficient and effective business processes that will centralize 
and streamline external communication within BPHC.
    Likely Respondents: Health Center Program grantees and Look-Alikes, 
entities with national cooperative agreements, and state and regional 
primary care associations.
    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:

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                                                                                      Average
                                     Number of       Number of         Total        burden per     Total burden
            Form name               respondents    responses per     responses     response  (in       hours
                                                    respondent                        hours)
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Online Surveys..................             200               1             200              .2              40
Focus Groups....................              80               1              80             1.5             120
One-on-One Interviews...........              50               2             100             .75              75
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    Total.......................             330  ..............             380  ..............             235
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    HRSA specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and 
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper 
performance of the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the 
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected, and (4) the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to 
minimize the information collection burden.

Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2016-13736 Filed 6-9-16; 8:45 am]
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