81 FR 38191 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 113 (June 13, 2016)

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 an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR is for revision of the approved information collection assigned OMB control number 0990-0275, which expires on 08/31/2016. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38191-38192]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13833]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-0990-0275-60D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 an Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). The ICR is for revision of the approved information 
collection

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assigned OMB control number 0990-0275, which expires on 08/31/2016. 
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 August 12, 
2016.

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-0990-0275-
60D for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Performance Data System (PDS) 
(OMB No. 0990-0275).
    Abstract: This request for clearance is to revise data collection 
activities and extend by three (3) years a currently approved 
collection using the OMB approved Performance Data System (PDS) (OMB 
No. 0990-0275), the tool used by the Office of Minority Health (OMH) to 
collect program management and performance data for all OMH-funded 
projects. The revised data collection activities pertain only to 
current questions about grantee use of social media. The modified 
social media questions in PDS will be more applicable to OMH grantees, 
more easily understood, and collect more accurate quantitative metrics. 
Grantee data collection via the UDS (original data collection system) 
was first approved by OMB on June 7, 2004 (OMB No. 0990-275). OMB 
approval was also received for modifications to the UDS (August 23, 
2007), which upgraded the data collection tool from the UDS to the PDS 
(August 31, 2010). A 3-year extension without change of the approved 
PDS collection was approved August 1, 2013. Clearance is due to expire 
on August 31, 2016.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The clearance is needed 
to continue data collection using the PDS, a system that enables OMH to 
comply with Federal reporting requirements and monitor and evaluate 
performance by enabling the efficient collection of performance-
oriented data tied to OMH-wide performance reporting needs. The ability 
to monitor and evaluate performance in this manner, and to work towards 
continuous program improvement are basic functions that OMH must be 
able to accomplish in order to carry out its mandate with the most 
effective and appropriate use of resources. The revision of the social 
media questions is necessary because social media platforms, such as 
Facebook, Twitter, and blogs, are becoming increasingly utilized by 
grantees for their usability, free access, and ability to reach a 
larger audience. The revised questions will lead to increased data 
collection completeness and quality.
    Likely Respondents: Respondents for this data collection include 
the project directors for OMH-funded projects and/or the date entry 
persons for each OMH-funded project. Affected public includes non-
profit institutions, State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    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.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                    Form name                       respondents    responses per   response (in        hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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PDS.............................................             100               4             1.5             600
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    Total.......................................             100               4             1.5             600
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    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. 2016-13833 Filed 6-10-16; 8:45 am]
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