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)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 112 (June 10, 2016)
| Page Range | 37615-37616 | |
| FR Document | 2016-13736 |
[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 August 9, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov 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 paperwork@hrsa.gov 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: [[Page 37616]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Number of Number of Total burden per Total burden Form name respondents responses per responses response (in hours respondent hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Online Surveys.................. 200 1 200 .2 40 Focus Groups.................... 80 1 80 1.5 120 One-on-One Interviews........... 50 2 100 .75 75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... 330 .............. 380 .............. 235 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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sciences or in the administration of Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the BPHC will engage with key external
health programs for MSAWs and their ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments stakeholder populations to collect data
families. from the public regarding the burden that will inform the creation of a data-
A complete nomination package estimate, below, or any other aspect of driven strategic communication plan
should include the following the ICR. that serves BPHC’s stakeholders and
information for each nominee: DATES: Comments on this Information facilitates clear, timely, and well-
(1) A NACMH Nomination form; (2) Collection Request must be received no coordinated communication. This
three letters of reference; and (3) a later than August 9, 2016. comprehensive strategic plan will
statement of prior service on the identify communication priorities for
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
NACMH; and (4) a biographical sketch BPHC, leading to a more efficient and
of the nominee or a copy of his/her paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance effective communication operations
curriculum vitae. The nomination with a focus on establishing BPHC’s
package must also state that the Officer, Room 10–29, Parklawn
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, capacity for leading external affairs
nominee is willing to serve as a member activities.
of the NACMH and appears to have no MD 20857.
conflict of interest that would preclude FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Need and Proposed Use of the
membership. An ethics review is request more information on the Information: Data collected from Health
conducted for each selected nominee. proposed project or to obtain a copy of Center Program stakeholders are critical
Please contact Esther Paul at epaul@ the data collection plans and draft to the development of a communication
hrsa.gov and/or Priscilla Charles at instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov plan and will be used to identify
PCharles@hrsa.gov to obtain a or call the HRSA Information Collection audiences and their preferences for
nomination form. Clearance Officer at (301) 443–1984. communication; develop effective key
HHS strives to ensure that the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When messages regarding the Health Center
membership of HHS federal advisory submitting comments or requesting Program grant and non-grant processes;
committees is balanced in terms of information, please include the increase health centers’ and the public’s
points of view represented, consistent information request collection title for understanding of the program
with the committee’s authorizing statute reference. requirements; develop BPHC
and charter. Appointment to the Information Collection Request Title: communication goals, strategies, and
NACMH shall be made without Develop a Strategic Communication tactics; and develop meaningful metrics
discrimination on the basis of age, race, Plan for the Bureau of Primary Health for communication process
ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, Care (BPHC). improvement. This systematic
disability, and cultural, religious, or OMB No. 0915–xxxx—New. exploration will inform the
socioeconomic status. The Department Abstract: Health centers (which development of cost-efficient and
encourages nominations of qualified include those entities funded under effective business processes that will
candidates from all groups and Public Health Service Act section 330 centralize and streamline external
locations. and those designated as Health Center communication within BPHC.
Jason E. Bennett, Program Look-Alikes) deliver Likely Respondents: Health Center
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. comprehensive, high quality, cost- Program grantees and Look-Alikes,
[FR Doc. 2016–13767 Filed 6–9–16; 8:45 am] effective primary health care services to entities with national cooperative
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patients regardless of their ability to agreements, and state and regional
pay. Health centers have become an primary care associations.
essential primary care provider for
Burden Statement: Burden in this
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND America’s most vulnerable populations.
context means the time expended by
HUMAN SERVICES Health centers advance the health care
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
home model of coordinated,
Health Resources and Services comprehensive, and patient-centered disclose or provide the information
Administration primary health care providing a wide requested. This includes the time
range of medical, dental, behavioral, needed to review instructions; to
Agency Information Collection and social services. Nearly 1,400 health develop, acquire, install and utilize
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public centers operate more than 9,800 service technology and systems for the purpose
Comment Request delivery sites that provide care in every of collecting, validating and verifying
state, the District of Columbia, Puerto information, processing and
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services maintaining information, and disclosing
Administration, HHS. Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the
Pacific Basin. and providing information; to train
ACTION: Notice. personnel and to be able to respond to
The Health Center Program is
SUMMARY: In compliance with the administered by BPHC. BPHC provides a collection of information; to search
requirement for opportunity for public accurate, timely, and valuable data sources; to complete and review
comment on proposed data collection information to internal and external the collection of information; and to
projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the stakeholders in order to support its transmit or otherwise disclose the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the mission to improve the health of the information. The total annual burden
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Health Resources and Services Nation’s underserved communities and hours estimated for this Information
Administration (HRSA) announces vulnerable populations by assuring Collection Request are summarized in
plans to submit an Information access to comprehensive, culturally the table below.
Collection Request (ICR), described competent, quality primary health care Total Estimated Annualized burden
below, to the Office of Management and services. hours:
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Number of
Number of Total burden per Total burden
Form name responses per
respondents responses response hours
respondent (in hours)
Online Surveys ..................................................................... 200 1 200 .2 40
Focus Groups ...................................................................... 80 1 80 1.5 120
One-on-One Interviews ........................................................ 50 2 100 .75 75
Total .............................................................................. 330 ........................ 380 ........................ 235
HRSA specifically requests comments DATES: Nominations for membership on (5) Develop mechanisms that support
on (1) the necessity and utility of the the Committee must be received no later better information dissemination,
proposed information collection for the than 5:00 p.m. EST on September 8, education, prevention, and service
proper performance of the agency’s 2016, at the address listed below. delivery to individuals from
functions, (2) the accuracy of the ADDRESSES: All nominations should be disadvantaged backgrounds, including
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance mailed to Dr. Minh Wendt, Designated individuals who are members of racial
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on or ethnic minority groups;
information to be collected, and (4) the Minority Health, Office of Minority (6) Ensure that the National Center for
use of automated collection techniques Health, Department of Health and Health Statistics collects data on the
or other forms of information Human Services, 1101 Wootton health status of each minority group;
technology to minimize the information Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, MD (7) Enter into contracts with public
collection burden. 20852. and non-profit private providers of
primary health services for the purpose
Jason E. Bennett, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
of increasing the access of individuals
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. Minh Wendt, Designated Federal who lack proficiency in speaking the
[FR Doc. 2016–13736 Filed 6–9–16; 8:45 am]
Officer, Advisory Committee on English language by developing and
Minority Health, Office of Minority carrying out programs to provide
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Health, Department of Health and bilingual or interpretive services;
Human Services, Tower Building, 1101 (8) Support a national minority health
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, resource center which provides
HUMAN SERVICES Maryland 20852. Phone: 240–453–8222; resources to the public such as
fax: 240–453–8223. information services and assistance in
Solicitation of Nominations for A copy of the ACMH charter and list capacity building;
Appointment to the Advisory of the current membership can be (9) Carry out programs to improve
Committee on Minority Health obtained by contacting Dr. Wendt or by access to health care services for
accessing the Web site managed by individuals with limited proficiency in
AGENCY: Office of Minority Health, OMH at www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov. speaking the English language; and
Office of the Secretary, Department of Information about ACMH activities can (10) Advise in matters related to the
Health and Human Services. be found on the OMH Web site under development, implementation, and
ACTION: Notice. the heading About OMH. evaluation of health professions
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant education in decreasing disparities in
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300u–6, Section 1707 to Public Law 105–392, the Secretary of health care outcomes, including cultural
of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. Health and Human Services established competency as a method of eliminating
The Advisory Committee is governed by the ACMH. The Committee provides health disparities.
provisions of Public Law 92–463, as advice to the Deputy Assistant Secretary Management and support services for
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets for Minority Health in carrying out the the ACMH are provided by OMH.
forth standards for the formation and use of Nominations: The Committee is
duties stipulated under Public Law 105–
advisory committees. composed of 12 voting members. The
392. This includes providing advice on
SUMMARY: The Department of Health and improving the health of racial and Committee composition also can
Human Services (HHS), Office of ethnic minority populations and in the include non-voting ex officio members.
Minority Health (OMH), is seeking development of goals and specific This announcement is seeking
nominations of qualified candidates to program activities of OMH, which are nominations for voting members. Voting
be considered for appointment as a to: members of the Committee are
member of the Advisory Committee on (1) Establish short-range and long- appointed by the Secretary from
Minority Health (hereafter referred to as range goals and objectives and individuals who are not officers or
the ‘‘Committee or ACMH’’). In coordinate all other activities within the employees of the federal government
accordance with Public Law 105–392, Public Health Service that relate to and who have expertise regarding issues
the Committee provides advice to the disease prevention, health promotion, of minority health. To qualify for
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority service delivery, and research impacting consideration of appointment to the
Health on improving the health of racial Committee, an individual must possess
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racial and ethnic minority populations;
and ethnic minority groups, and on the (2) Enter into interagency agreements demonstrated experience and expertise
development of goals and specific with other agencies of the Public Health working on issues impacting the health
program activities of OMH designed to Service; of racial and ethnic minority
improve the health status and outcomes (3) Support research, demonstrations, populations. The Committee charter
of racial and ethnic minorities. and evaluations to test new and stipulates that the racial and ethnic
Nominations of qualified candidates are innovative models; minority groups shall be equally
being sought to fill vacancies on the (4) Increase knowledge and represented on the Committee
Committee. understanding of health risk factors; membership. ACMH is comprised of
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| Dates | Comments on this Information Collection Request must be received no later than August 9, 2016. | |
| 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 | 81 FR 37615 |
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