81 FR 87577 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Health Workforce Connector

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 233 (December 5, 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), 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Health Workforce Connector

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

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), 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 must be received no later than February 3, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N-39, 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: Health Workforce Connector.
    OMB No.: 0906-xxxx--New.
    Abstract: The Health Workforce Connector is being developed to 
expand on the current National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Jobs Center, 
which includes positions approved for NHSC scholarship and loan 
repayment obligors. The new Health Workforce Connector will provide a 
central platform to connect participants in both the NHSC and NURSE 
Corps programs and facilities that are approved for performance of 
their NHSC or NURSE Corps service obligation. The Health Workforce 
Connector will become a resource that engages any health care 
professional or student interested in providing primary care services 
in underserved communities with facilities in need of health care 
providers. The Health Workforce Connector will also allow users to 
create a profile, search for NHSC and NURSE Corps sites, find job 
opportunities, and be searchable by Site Points of Contact. Like the 
current NHSC Jobs Center, individuals will be able to use the Health 
Workforce Connector's search capability with Google Maps.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Information will be 
collected from users in the following two ways:
    (1) Account Creation: Creating an account is optional, but to 
create an account, the user will be required to enter their first name, 
last name, and email address. Those are the only mandatory fields in 
the profile account creation process and will be used to send an 
automated email allowing the user to validate their login credentials. 
This information will also be used to validate any users who already 
exist within the Bureau of Health Workforce Management Information 
Systems Solution (BMISS) database and allow an initial import of 
existing data at the request of the user.
    (2) Profile Completion: Users may fill out a profile, but this 
function will be completely optional and will include fields such as 
location, discipline, specialty, and languages spoken. The information 
collected, if `published' by the user, will allow internal BMISS Site 
Point of Contacts the ability to search on anyone who may be a 
potential candidate for job opportunities at the site. All information 
collected will be stored within existing secure BMISS databases and 
will be used internally for report generation on an as-needed basis.
    Likely Respondents: Potential users will include individuals 
searching for a health care job opportunity or a NHSC or NURSE Corps 
health care facility, and health care facilities searching for 
potential candidates to fill open health care job opportunities at 
their sites.
    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 ICR are summarized in the table below.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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Account Creation................          15,600               1          15,600             .08           1,248
Complete Profile................           9,400               1           9,400               1           9,400
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    Total.......................      15,600 \1\  ..............          15,600  ..............          10,648
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\1\ The 9,400 respondents who complete their profiles are a subset of the 15,600 respondents who create
  accounts.

    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. 2016-29079 Filed 12-2-16; 8:45 am]
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