82_FR_11264 82 FR 11231 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; The National Health Service Corps and NURSE Corps Interest Capture Form

82 FR 11231 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; The National Health Service Corps and NURSE Corps Interest Capture Form

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 33 (February 21, 2017)

Page Range11231-11232
FR Document2017-03335

In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects 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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 33 (Tuesday, February 21, 2017)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; The National Health Service Corps and NURSE 
Corps Interest Capture Form

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

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects 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 should be received no later than April 24, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by mail to the 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N-29, 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, pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.
    Information Collection Request Title: The National Health Service 
Corps and NURSE Corps Interest Capture Form, OMB No. 0915-0337--
Extension.
    Abstract: HRSA's Bureau of Health Workforce administers the 
National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and the NURSE Corps programs, 
which are committed to improving the health of the underserved by 
connecting communities in need with health professionals and supporting 
communities' efforts to build better systems of care. The NHSC and 
NURSE Corps interest capture form, is an optional form that a health 
profession student, licensed clinician, faculty member, or clinical 
site administrator may complete to request information regarding 
opportunities and program updates with the NHSC and/or the NURSE Corps. 
Forms request information such as name, email, city and state, 
organization where employed (or the school attending), the year one 
intends to graduate (if applicable), and how one heard about the NHSC 
and NURSE Corps programs.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The need and purpose of 
this information collection is to share information regarding the NHSC 
and NURSE Corps programs with interested individuals.
    Likely Respondents: Individuals interested in the NHSC or NURSE 
Corps programs.
    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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NHSC and NURSE Corps Interest              2,400               1           2,400            .025              60
 Capture Form...................
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    Total.......................           2,400  ..............           2,400  ..............              60
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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. 2017-03335 Filed 2-17-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                validation techniques to ensure                                            by the respondent. When in-depth                                Likely Respondents: Respondents will
                                                accuracy, such as disallowing out-of-                                      interviewing is used, the interview                          be recruited by means of advertisements
                                                range values.                                                              guide will be provided to OMB for                            in public venues or through techniques
                                                   Each request under this generic                                         review.                                                      that replicate prospective data
                                                clearance will specify the procedures to                                     • Focus groups—Focus groups will be                        collection activities that are the focus of
                                                be used. Participation will be voluntary,                                  used to obtain insights into beliefs and                     the project. For instance, a survey on
                                                and non-participation will not affect                                      understandings of the target audience                        physician communication, designed to
                                                eligibility for, or receipt of, future HRSA                                early in the development of a                                be administered following an office
                                                health services research activities or                                     questionnaire or tool. When focus                            visit, might be pretested using the same
                                                grant awards, recruitment, or                                              groups are used, the focus group                             procedure. Each submission to OMB
                                                participation. Specific testing and                                        discussion guide will be provided to
                                                evaluation procedures will be described                                                                                                 will specify the specific recruitment
                                                                                                                           OMB for review.                                              procedure to be used.
                                                when we notify OMB about each new                                            • Expert/Gatekeeper review of tools—
                                                request. Consent procedures will be                                                                                                        Burden Statement: Burden in this
                                                                                                                           In some instances, tools designed for
                                                customized for each information                                            patients may be reviewed in-depth by                         context means the time expended by
                                                collection activity, but will include                                      medical providers or other gatekeepers                       persons to generate, maintain, retain,
                                                assurances of confidentiality and the                                      to provide feedback on the acceptability                     disclose, or provide the information
                                                legislative authority for the activity. If                                                                                              requested. This includes the time
                                                                                                                           and usability of a particular tool. This
                                                the encounter is to be recorded, the                                                                                                    needed to review instructions; to
                                                                                                                           would usually be in addition to
                                                respondent’s permission to record will                                                                                                  develop, acquire, install, and utilize
                                                                                                                           pretesting of the tool by the actual
                                                be obtained before beginning the                                                                                                        technology and systems for the purpose
                                                                                                                           patient or other user.
                                                interview.                                                                                                                              of collecting, validating and verifying
                                                   Screening: When screening is                                              • Record abstractions—On occasion,
                                                                                                                           the development of a tool or other                           information, processing and
                                                required (e.g., quota sampling), the
                                                                                                                           information collection requires review                       maintaining information, and disclosing
                                                screening will be as brief as possible
                                                and the screening questionnaire will be                                    and interaction with records rather than                     and providing information; to train
                                                provided as part of the submission to                                      individuals.                                                 personnel and to be able to respond to
                                                OMB.                                                                         • ‘‘Dress rehearsal’’ of a specific                        a collection of information; to search
                                                   Collection methods: The particular                                      protocol—In some instances, the                              data sources; to complete and review
                                                information collection methods used                                        proposed pretesting will constitute a                        the collection of information; and to
                                                will vary, but may include the following                                   walkthrough of the intended data                             transmit or otherwise disclose the
                                                   • Individual in-depth interviews—In-                                    collection procedure. In these instances,                    information. The total annual burden
                                                depth interviews will commonly be                                          the request will mirror what is expected                     hours estimated for this Information
                                                used to ensure that the meaning of a                                       to occur for the larger scale data                           Collection Request are summarized in
                                                questionnaire or strategy is understood                                    collection.                                                  the table below.

                                                                                                                   TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Average
                                                                                                                                                               Number of
                                                                                                                                              Number of                                    Total          burden per              Total burden
                                                                     Type of information collection                                                          responses per
                                                                                                                                             respondents                                responses          response                  hours
                                                                                                                                                               respondent                                  (in hours)

                                                Mail/email 1 ...........................................................................            1,666                         1           1,666                     0.25             416.5
                                                Telephone ............................................................................              1,666                         1           1,666                     0.25             416.5
                                                Web-based ...........................................................................               1,666                         1           1,666                     0.25             416.5
                                                Focus Groups ......................................................................                 1,666                         1           1,666                      1.0             1,666
                                                In-person ..............................................................................            1,666                         1           1,666                      1.0             1,666
                                                Automated 2 ..........................................................................              1,666                         1           1,666                      1.0             1,666
                                                Cognitive Testing .................................................................                 5,000                         1           5,000                     1.41             7,050

                                                      Total ..............................................................................         14,996    ........................        14,996    ........................         13,298
                                                   1 May    include telephone non-response follow-up in which case the burden will not change.
                                                   2 May    include testing of database software, CAPI software, or other automated technologies.


                                                  HRSA specifically requests comments                                      technology to minimize the information                       DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                on (1) the necessity and utility of the                                    collection burden.                                           HUMAN SERVICES
                                                proposed information collection for the
                                                                                                                           Jason E. Bennett,                                            Health Resources and Services
                                                proper performance of the agency’s
                                                functions, (2) the accuracy of the                                         Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.             Administration
                                                estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance                                      [FR Doc. 2017–03342 Filed 2–17–17; 8:45 am]
                                                the quality, utility, and clarity of the                                   BILLING CODE 4165–15–P                                       Agency Information Collection
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                                                information to be collected, and (4) the                                                                                                Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
                                                                                                                                                                                        Comment Request; The National
                                                use of automated collection techniques
                                                                                                                                                                                        Health Service Corps and NURSE
                                                or other forms of information
                                                                                                                                                                                        Corps Interest Capture Form

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


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                                                ACTION:     Notice.                                                       information request collection title for                     how one heard about the NHSC and
                                                                                                                          reference, pursuant to Section                               NURSE Corps programs.
                                                SUMMARY:    In compliance with the                                        3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork                                  Need and Proposed Use of the
                                                requirement for opportunity for public                                    Reduction Act of 1995.                                       Information: The need and purpose of
                                                comment on proposed data collection                                                                                                    this information collection is to share
                                                projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act                                     Information Collection Request Title:
                                                                                                                          The National Health Service Corps and                        information regarding the NHSC and
                                                of 1995, HRSA announces plans to                                                                                                       NURSE Corps programs with interested
                                                submit an Information Collection                                          NURSE Corps Interest Capture Form,
                                                                                                                          OMB No. 0915–0337—Extension.                                 individuals.
                                                Request (ICR), described below, to the
                                                                                                                                                                                          Likely Respondents: Individuals
                                                Office of Management and Budget                                             Abstract: HRSA’s Bureau of Health                          interested in the NHSC or NURSE Corps
                                                (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to                                     Workforce administers the National                           programs.
                                                OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the                                         Health Service Corps (NHSC) and the                             Burden Statement: Burden in this
                                                public regarding the burden estimate                                      NURSE Corps programs, which are                              context means the time expended by
                                                below, or any other aspect of the ICR.                                    committed to improving the health of                         persons to generate, maintain, retain,
                                                DATES: Comments on this ICR should be                                     the underserved by connecting                                disclose, or provide the information
                                                received no later than April 24, 2017.                                    communities in need with health                              requested. This includes the time
                                                ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to                                        professionals and supporting                                 needed to review instructions; to
                                                paperwork@hrsa.gov or by mail to the                                      communities’ efforts to build better                         develop, acquire, install, and utilize
                                                HRSA Information Collection Clearance                                     systems of care. The NHSC and NURSE                          technology and systems for the purpose
                                                Officer, Room 14N–29, 5600 Fishers                                        Corps interest capture form, is an                           of collecting, validating, and verifying
                                                Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.                                                optional form that a health profession                       information, processing and
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To                                       student, licensed clinician, faculty                         maintaining information, and disclosing
                                                request more information on the                                           member, or clinical site administrator                       and providing information; to train
                                                proposed project or to obtain a copy of                                   may complete to request information                          personnel and to be able to respond to
                                                the data collection plans and draft                                       regarding opportunities and program                          a collection of information; to search
                                                instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov                                     updates with the NHSC and/or the                             data sources; to complete and review
                                                or call the HRSA Information Collection                                   NURSE Corps. Forms request                                   the collection of information; and to
                                                Clearance Officer at (301) 443–1984.                                      information such as name, email, city                        transmit or otherwise disclose the
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When                                           and state, organization where employed                       information. The total annual burden
                                                submitting comments or requesting                                         (or the school attending), the year one                      hours estimated for this ICR are
                                                information, please include the                                           intends to graduate (if applicable), and                     summarized in the table below.

                                                                                                                  TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Average
                                                                                                                                                              Number of
                                                                                                                                             Number of                                    Total          burden per              Total burden
                                                                                  Form name                                                                 responses per
                                                                                                                                            respondents                                responses          response                  hours
                                                                                                                                                              respondent                                  (in hours)

                                                NHSC and NURSE Corps Interest Capture Form ..............                                          2,400                          1          2,400                     .025                60

                                                     Total ..............................................................................          2,400    ........................         2,400    ........................             60



                                                  HRSA specifically requests comments                                     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                       Please note that times are subject to
                                                on (1) the necessity and utility of the                                   HUMAN SERVICES                                               change. If the times change, registrants
                                                proposed information collection for the                                                                                                will be notified directly via email.
                                                proper performance of the agency’s                                        Meetings Announcement for the                                ADDRESSES: The March 13–14, 2017
                                                functions, (2) the accuracy of the                                        Physician-Focused Payment Model                              meeting will be held at the Hubert H.
                                                estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance                                     Technical Advisory Committee                                 Humphrey Building, 200 Independence
                                                the quality, utility, and clarity of the                                  Required by the Medicare Access and                          Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201.
                                                                                                                          CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015                             The April 10–11, 2017 meeting will be
                                                information to be collected, and (4) the
                                                                                                                          (MACRA)                                                      held at the Liaison Hotel, 415 New
                                                use of automated collection techniques
                                                or other forms of information                                             ACTION:       Notice of public meetings.                     Jersey Ave NW., Washington, DC 20001.
                                                technology to minimize the information                                                                                                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann
                                                collection burden.                                                        SUMMARY:   This notice announces the                         Page, Designated Federal Official, at the
                                                                                                                          next two meeting dates for the                               Office of Health Policy, Assistant
                                                Jason E. Bennett,                                                         Physician-Focused Payment Model                              Secretary for Planning and Evaluation,
                                                Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.                          Technical Advisory Committee                                 U.S. Department of Health and Human
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–03335 Filed 2–17–17; 8:45 am]                               (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the                              Services, 200 Independence Ave SW.,
                                                BILLING CODE 4165–15–P
                                                                                                                          Committee’’) which will be held in                           Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690–6870.
                                                                                                                          Washington, DC. All meetings will be
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                                                                                                                                                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                          open to the public.                                            I. Purpose: The Physician-Focused
                                                                                                                          DATES: The PTAC meetings will occur                          Payment Model Technical Advisory
                                                                                                                          on the following dates:                                      Committee (‘‘the Committee’’) is
                                                                                                                          • Monday–Tuesday, March 13–14,                               required by the Medicare Access and
                                                                                                                            2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET                      CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, 42
                                                                                                                          • Monday–Tuesday, April, 10–11, 2017,                        U.S.C. 1395ee. This Committee is also
                                                                                                                            from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET                            governed by provisions of the Federal


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments on this ICR should be received no later than April 24, 2017.
ContactTo 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 Citation82 FR 11231 

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