81 FR 7130 - 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 27 (February 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 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7130-7131]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02571]


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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 ICR should be received no later than April 11, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N-39, 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: Rural Opioid Overdose 
Reversal Grant Program OMB No. 0906-xxxx-New.
    Abstract: This program is authorized by Section 711(b) of the 
Social Security Act (U.S.C. 912(b), as amended and the Consolidated and 
Further Continuing Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 114-113). The purpose of 
this grant program is to reduce the incidences of morbidity and 
mortality related to opioid overdoses in rural communities through the 
purchase and placement of emergency devices

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used to rapidly reverse the effects of opioid overdose and training of 
licensed healthcare professionals and emergency responders on their 
use.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: For this program, 
performance measures have been drafted to provide data useful to the 
program and to enable HRSA to provide aggregate program data required 
by Congress under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 
1993 (Pub. L. 103-62). These measures cover the principal topic areas 
of interest to the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy including: (1) 
The number of counties served by the program; (2) the number and type 
of devices purchased and distributed and the location of the 
distribution; (3) the number of training sessions and the number of 
individuals trained; and (4) the number of individuals who were 
administered Narcan and the outcome. These measures will speak to the 
Office's progress toward meeting the set goals.
    Likely Respondents: Rural Opioid Overdose Reversal Grant Program 
award recipients.
    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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Rural Opioid Overdose Reversal                18               1              18               4              72
 Grant Program..................
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    Total.......................              18               1              18               4              72
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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.

Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2016-02571 Filed 2-9-16; 8:45 am]
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