82 FR 28669 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Program Deeming Applications for Health Center Volunteer Health Professionals
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 120 (June 23, 2017)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 120 (June 23, 2017)
| Page Range | 28669-28670 | |
| FR Document | 2017-13172 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 120 (Friday, June 23, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 28669-28670] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-13172] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Center Volunteer Health Professionals 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, 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 Center Volunteer Health Professionals, OMB No. 0906-XXXX--New Abstract: Section 224(q) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 233(q)), as amended, authorizes the ``deeming'' of certain individuals as PHS employees for the purposes of receiving Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) coverage. Section 224(q) relates to volunteer health professionals (VHPs) of Health Center Program grantees that have been deemed as PHS employees. The Health Center FTCA Program is administered by HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC). Sponsoring health centers are required by law to submit deeming applications in the specified form and manner on behalf of named individuals for review and approval, resulting in a ``deeming determination'' that includes associated FTCA coverage for these individuals. 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 determine whether an individual meets the requirements for deemed PHS employee status for the purposes of FTCA coverage. Because the 21st Century Cures Act extended FTCA coverage to VHPs, BPHC proposes to add new FTCA application forms for use by health centers applying to sponsor volunteers to become VHPs with associated FTCA coverage for their activities within the scope of deemed employment on behalf of the health center. Likely Respondents: Respondents include Health Center Program fund recipients seeking deemed PHS employee status on behalf of their sponsored individuals 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FTCA Health Center Volunteer 1375 3 4125 2 8250 Health Professional Program Application.................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... 1375 .............. 4125 .............. 8250 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 28670]] 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. 2017-13172 Filed 6-22-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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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
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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
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HRSA specifically requests comments Topics to be discussed during this Name of Committee: National Institute of
on (1) the necessity and utility of the meeting will include strategies to Environmental Health Sciences Special
proposed information collection for the improve the health of racial and ethnic Emphasis Panel; SEP for K99 Applications.
Date: July 11, 2017.
proper performance of the agency’s minority populations through the
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
functions, (2) the accuracy of the development of health policies and Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance programs that will help eliminate health applications.
the quality, utility, and clarity of the disparities, as well as other related Place: NIEHS/National Institutes of Health,
information to be collected, and (4) the issues. Keystone Building, 530 Davis Drive, Room
use of automated collection techniques Public attendance at this meeting is 3118, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
or other forms of information limited to space available. Individuals (Virtual Meeting).
technology to minimize the information who plan to attend and need special Contact Person: Laura A Thomas, Ph.D.,
assistance, such as sign language Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review
collection burden.
Branch, Division of Extramural Research and
interpretation or other reasonable Training, National Institute of Environmental
Jason E. Bennett,
accommodations, should notify the Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. designated contact person at least 27709, 919–541–2824, laura.thomas@
[FR Doc. 2017–13172 Filed 6–22–17; 8:45 am] fourteen (14) business days prior to the nih.gov.
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P meeting. Members of the public will Name of Committee: National Institute of
have an opportunity to provide Environmental Health Sciences Special
comments at the meeting. Public Emphasis Panel; Peer Review of Prime
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND comments will be limited to three Applications 2017.
HUMAN SERVICES minutes per speaker. Individuals who Date: July 13, 2017.
would like to submit written statements Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
should mail or fax their comments to
Minority Health applications.
the Office of Minority Health at least Place: Sheraton Imperial Hotel and
AGENCY: Office of Minority Health, seven (7) business days prior to the Convention Center, 4800 Emperor Blvd.,
Office of the Secretary, Department of meeting. Any members of the public Durham, NC 27709.
Health and Human Services. who wish to have printed material Contact Person: Leroy Worth, Ph.D.,
ACTION: Notice of meeting. distributed to ACMH committee Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review
members should submit their materials Branch, Division of Extramural Research and
SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal to the Designated Federal Officer, Training, Nat. Institute of Environmental
Advisory Committee Act, the ACMH, Tower Building, 1101 Wootton Health Sciences, P. O. Box 12233, MD EC–
30/Room 3171, Research Triangle Park, NC
Department of Health and Human Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville,
27709, (919) 541–0670, worth@niehs.nih.gov.
Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice Maryland 20852, prior to close of
Name of Committee: National Institute of
that the Advisory Committee on business on Monday, August 21, 2017.
Environmental Health Sciences Special
Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a Dated: June 19, 2017. Emphasis Panel; SEP for K01, K02, K08, K23
meeting. This meeting will be open to Minh Wendt, Applications.
the public. Preregistration is required Designated Federal Officer, ACMH, Office of Date: July 13, 2017.
for both public attendance and Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
comment. Any individual who wishes and Human Services. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
to attend the meetings and/or applications.
[FR Doc. 2017–13072 Filed 6–22–17; 8:45 am]
participate in the public comment Place: NIEHS/National Institutes of Health,
BILLING CODE 4150–29–P Keystone Building, 530 Davis Drive, Room
session should email OMH–ACMH@
3118, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
hhs.gov. (Virtual Meeting).
DATES: The meeting will be held on DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Contact Person: Laura A Thomas, Ph.D.,
Monday, August 28, 2017, from 9:00 HUMAN SERVICES Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Tuesday, August Branch, Division of Extramural Research and
29, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. National Institutes of Health Training, National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at National Institute of Environmental 27709, 919–541–2824, laura.thomas@
the 5600 Fishers Lane Building, Room Health Sciences; Notice of Closed nih.gov.
05N76, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Meetings (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Maryland 20857. Program Nos. 93.115, Biometry and Risk
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Estimation—Health Risks from
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as Environmental Exposures; 93.142, NIEHS
Minh Wendt, Designated Federal
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety
Officer, ACMH; Tower Building, 1101
hereby given of the following meetings. Training; 93.143, NIEHS Superfund
Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, The meetings will be closed to the Hazardous Substances—Basic Research and
Maryland 20852. Phone: 240–453–8222, public in accordance with the Education; 93.894, Resources and Manpower
Fax: 240–453–8223; OMH–ACMH@ provisions set forth in sections Development in the Environmental Health
hhs.gov 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., Sciences; 93.113, Biological Response to
Environmental Health Hazards; 93.114,
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In as amended. The grant applications and
Applied Toxicological Research and Testing,
accordance with 42 U.S.C.§ 300u-6(c), the discussions could disclose National Institutes of Health, HHS)
the ACMH was established to provide confidential trade secrets or commercial
advice to the Deputy Assistant Secretary property such as patentable material, Dated: June 19, 2017.
for Minority Health in improving the and personal information concerning Natasha M. Copeland,
health of each racial and ethnic individuals associated with the grant Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
minority group and on the development applications, the disclosure of which Committee Policy.
of goals and specific program activities would constitute a clearly unwarranted [FR Doc. 2017–13079 Filed 6–22–17; 8:45 am]
of the Office of Minority Health. invasion of personal privacy. BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
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