82_FR_28788 82 FR 28668 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Program Deeming Applications for Health Centers, OMB No. 0906-XXXX-New

82 FR 28668 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Program Deeming Applications for Health Centers, OMB No. 0906-XXXX-New

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 120 (June 23, 2017)

Page Range28668-28669
FR Document2017-13176

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 120 (Friday, June 23, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 120 (Friday, June 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28668-28669]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13176]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Federal 
Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Program Deeming Applications for Health Centers, 
OMB No. 0906-XXXX--New

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

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 must be received no later than August 22, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N39, 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, in compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    Information Collection Request Title: Federal Tort Claims Act 
(FTCA) Program Deeming Applications for Health Centers, OMB No. 0906-
XXXX--New
    Abstract: Section 224(g)-(n) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act 
(42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n)), as amended, authorizes the ``deeming'' of 
entities receiving funds under section 330 of the PHS Act as PHS 
employees for the purposes of receiving Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) 
coverage. The Health Center Program is administered by HRSA's Bureau of 
Primary Health Care (BPHC). Health centers submit deeming applications 
to BPHC in the prescribed form and manner to obtain deemed PHS employee 
status with the associated FTCA coverage.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Deeming applications must 
address certain specified criteria required by law for deeming 
determinations to be issued, and FTCA application forms are critical to 
BPHC's deeming determination process. These forms provide BPHC with the 
information necessary to evaluate an application and make a deeming 
determination for the purposes of FTCA coverage. The application 
information is also used to determine whether a site visit is 
appropriate to assess issues relating to the health center's quality of 
care and to determine technical assistance needs.
    Likely Respondents: Respondents include Health Center Program funds 
recipients seeking deemed PHS employee status for purposes of FTCA 
coverage.
    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:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      Average
                                     Number of       Number of         Total        burden per     Total burden
            Form name               respondents    responses per     responses     response  (in       hours
                                                    respondent                        hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FTCA Health Center Program                    35               1              35             2.5            87.5
 Initial Application............
FTCA Health Center Program                  1125               1            1125             2.5          2812.5
 Redeeming Application..........
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.......................            1160  ..............            1160  ..............            2900
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 28669]]

    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. 2017-13176 Filed 6-22-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4165-15-P

28668 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 120 / Friday, June 23, 2017 / Notices TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of Number of Total burden per Total Form name responses per respondents responses response burden hours respondent (in hours) FTCA Free Clinics Program Application .............................. 228 3 684 2 1368 Total .............................................................................. 228 3 684 2 1368 HRSA specifically requests comments OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the Need and Proposed Use of the on (1) the necessity and utility of the public regarding the burden estimate, Information: Deeming applications must proposed information collection for the below, or any other aspect of the ICR. address certain specified criteria proper performance of the agency’s DATES: Comments on this ICR must be required by law for deeming functions, (2) the accuracy of the received no later than August 22, 2017. determinations to be issued, and FTCA estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance application forms are critical to BPHC’s ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to the quality, utility, and clarity of the deeming determination process. These information to be collected, and (4) the paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA forms provide BPHC with the use of automated collection techniques Information Collection Clearance information necessary to evaluate an or other forms of information Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers application and make a deeming technology to minimize the information Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. determination for the purposes of FTCA collection burden. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To coverage. The application information is request more information on the also used to determine whether a site Jason E. Bennett, proposed project or to obtain a copy of visit is appropriate to assess issues Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. the data collection plans and draft relating to the health center’s quality of [FR Doc. 2017–13178 Filed 6–22–17; 8:45 am] instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov care and to determine technical BILLING CODE 4165–15–P or call the HRSA Information Collection assistance needs. Clearance Officer at (301) 443–1984. Likely Respondents: Respondents SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When include Health Center Program funds DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES submitting comments or requesting recipients seeking deemed PHS information, please include the employee status for purposes of FTCA Health Resources and Services information request collection title for coverage. Administration reference, in compliance with Section Burden Statement: Burden in this 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork context means the time expended by Agency Information Collection Reduction Act of 1995. persons to generate, maintain, retain, Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Information Collection Request Title: disclose, or provide the information Comment Request; Information Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) requested. This includes the time Collection Request Title: Federal Tort Program Deeming Applications for needed to review instructions; to Claims Act (FTCA) Program Deeming Health Centers, OMB No. 0906–XXXX— develop, acquire, install, and utilize Applications for Health Centers, OMB New technology and systems for the purpose No. 0906–XXXX—New Abstract: Section 224(g)–(n) of the of collecting, validating and verifying AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 information, processing and Administration (HRSA), Department of U.S.C. 233(g)–(n)), as amended, maintaining information, and disclosing Health and Human Services. authorizes the ‘‘deeming’’ of entities and providing information; to train receiving funds under section 330 of the personnel and to be able to respond to ACTION: Notice. PHS Act as PHS employees for the a collection of information; to search SUMMARY: In compliance with the purposes of receiving Federal Tort data sources; to complete and review requirement for opportunity for public Claims Act (FTCA) coverage. The Health the collection of information; and to comment on proposed data collection Center Program is administered by transmit or otherwise disclose the projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act HRSA’s Bureau of Primary Health Care information. The total annual burden of 1995, HRSA announces plans to (BPHC). Health centers submit deeming hours estimated for this Information submit an Information Collection applications to BPHC in the prescribed Collection Request are summarized in Request (ICR), described below, to the form and manner to obtain deemed PHS the table below. Office of Management and Budget employee status with the associated Total Estimated Annualized Burden (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to FTCA coverage. Hours: Average Number of Number of Total burden per Total burden Form name responses per respondents responses response hours asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES respondent (in hours) FTCA Health Center Program Initial Application ................. 35 1 35 2.5 87.5 FTCA Health Center Program Redeeming Application ....... 1125 1 1125 2.5 2812.5 Total .............................................................................. 1160 ........................ 1160 ........................ 2900 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:21 Jun 22, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 120 / Friday, June 23, 2017 / Notices 28669 HRSA specifically requests comments DATES: Comments on this ICR must be address certain specified criteria on (1) the necessity and utility of the received no later than August 22, 2017. required by law for deeming proposed information collection for the ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to determinations to be issued, and FTCA proper performance of the agency’s paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA application forms are critical to BPHC’s functions, (2) the accuracy of the Information Collection Clearance deeming determination process. These estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers forms provide BPHC with the the quality, utility, and clarity of the Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. information necessary to evaluate an information to be collected, and (4) the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To application and determine whether an use of automated collection techniques request more information on the individual meets the requirements for or other forms of information proposed project or to obtain a copy of deemed PHS employee status for the technology to minimize the information the data collection plans and draft purposes of FTCA coverage. Because the collection burden. instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov 21st Century Cures Act extended FTCA Jason E. Bennett, or call the HRSA Information Collection coverage to VHPs, BPHC proposes to Clearance Officer at (301) 443–1984. add new FTCA application forms for Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2017–13176 Filed 6–22–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When use by health centers applying to submitting comments or requesting sponsor volunteers to become VHPs BILLING CODE 4165–15–P information, please include the with associated FTCA coverage for their information request collection title for activities within the scope of deemed DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND reference, in compliance with Section employment on behalf of the health HUMAN SERVICES 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork center. Reduction Act of 1995. Information Collection Request Title: Likely Respondents: Respondents Health Resources and Services include Health Center Program fund Administration Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Program Deeming Applications for recipients seeking deemed PHS Agency Information Collection Health Center Volunteer Health employee status on behalf of their Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Professionals, OMB No. 0906–XXXX— sponsored individuals for purposes of Comment Request; Information New FTCA coverage. Collection Request Title: Federal Tort Abstract: Section 224(q) of the Public Burden Statement: Burden in this Claims Act (FTCA) Program Deeming Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. context means the time expended by Applications for Health Center 233(q)), as amended, authorizes the persons to generate, maintain, retain, Volunteer Health Professionals ‘‘deeming’’ of certain individuals as disclose, or provide the information PHS employees for the purposes of requested. This includes the time AGENCY: Health Resources and Services receiving Federal Tort Claims Act needed to review instructions; to Administration (HRSA), Department of (FTCA) coverage. Section 224(q) relates develop, acquire, install, and utilize Health and Human Services. to volunteer health professionals (VHPs) technology and systems for the purpose of Health Center Program grantees that ACTION: Notice. have been deemed as PHS employees. of collecting, validating and verifying The Health Center FTCA Program is information, processing and SUMMARY: In compliance with the administered by HRSA’s Bureau of maintaining information, and disclosing requirement for opportunity for public Primary Health Care (BPHC). and providing information; to train comment on proposed data collection Sponsoring health centers are required personnel and to be able to respond to projects, HRSA announces plans to by law to submit deeming applications a collection of information; to search submit an Information Collection in the specified form and manner on data sources; to complete and review Request (ICR), described below, to the behalf of named individuals for review the collection of information; and to Office of Management and Budget and approval, resulting in a ‘‘deeming transmit or otherwise disclose the (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to determination’’ that includes associated information. The total annual burden OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the FTCA coverage for these individuals. hours estimated for this Information public regarding the burden estimate, Need and Proposed Use of the Collection Request are summarized in below, or any other aspect of the ICR. Information: Deeming applications must the table below. TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of Number of Total burden per Total Form name responses per respondents responses response burden hours respondent (in hours) FTCA Health Center Volunteer Health Professional Pro- gram Application ............................................................... 1375 3 4125 2 8250 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES Total .............................................................................. 1375 ........................ 4125 ........................ 8250 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:21 Jun 22, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1


Document Created: 2017-06-23 03:37:29
Document Modified: 2017-06-23 03:37:29
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments on this ICR must be received no later than August 22, 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 28668 
2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR