82 FR 40161 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Program Deeming Applications for Health Center Volunteer Health Professionals, OMB No. 0906-XXXX, New
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 163 (August 24, 2017)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 163 (August 24, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-17926 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 163 (Thursday, August 24, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 40161-40162] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-17926] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Program Deeming Applications for Health Center Volunteer Health Professionals, OMB No. 0906-XXXX, New AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 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 September 25, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the ICR Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-5806. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, email the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or call (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 [[Page 40162]] 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 in order 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 essential for application evaluation and determination of 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 will add new FTCA application forms for use by health centers applying to sponsor volunteers to become volunteer health professionals 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 funds 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 ICR 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Amy McNulty, Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2017-17926 Filed 8-23-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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ACTION: Notice of Supplemental Award. Preparedness Act through Special site visits, regular communication, and
Projects of Regional and National prior approval requests. Needs
SUMMARY: HRSA announces the award Significance (SPRANS) funds. identified by recipients included
of supplemental grants under the Zika The needs of infants and children additional equipment, personnel, and
Response and Preparedness Act to the affected by ZIKV are complex. Families,
territorial health departments of Puerto transportation services. With further
health care providers, and public health analysis of other federal funding and the
Rico, American Samoa, and U.S. Virgin professionals will be required to work
Islands to address the unmet needs of current epidemiologic data, MCHB
together to assure that community- confirmed additional funding is
women, children, and families who are
based, comprehensive, high quality essential to ensure access to services
or may be affected by Zika virus (ZIKV)
health and social services are available and a comprehensive medical home for
infection.
to these children. The support system women, children, and families who are
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: must address the medical needs of these
Intended Recipient of the Award: or may be affected by ZIKV infection.
children, such as regularly screening Disease burden and the significant
Territorial health departments of Puerto
children who may not be symptomatic
Rico, American Samoa, and U.S. Virgin increase in pregnant women and
at birth; coordinate care through a
Islands. children with lab evidence of ZIKV
Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: medical home; finance care needed by
children and families; link to infection in American Samoa and the
Approximately $1,050,000. U.S. Virgin Islands was also considered
CFDA Number: 93.110. community-based services; partner with
families; and eventually address as a factor in determining the allocation
Authority: Zika Response and of funds to the territories to address
Preparedness Act (Pub. L. 114–223) and transition to adult services. Following
HRSA’s December 2016 grant awards to unmet needs. The period of
Section 501(a)(2) of the Social Security
the territorial health departments of performance of the supplemental award
Act (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2)).
Justification: The current spread of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and U.S. will be September 2017 through
ZIKV poses a significant threat to public Virgin Islands, recipients continued to December 2019.
health, including the health of women, identify pregnant women and infants FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
children, and families who are affected with lab evidence of ZIKV infection that Maria Paz Carlos, Division of State and
by ZIKV infection. ZIKV infection led them to refine their response to Community Health, Maternal and Child
during pregnancy can cause serious ZIKV. HRSA’s Maternal and Child
Health Bureau, Health Resources and
birth defects, especially affecting the Health Bureau (MCHB) received
Services Administration, 5600 Fishers
neurological system of the infant. information from the territorial health
Funding for these awards is available departments of unmet needs in their Lane, Room 18N104A, Rockville,
under the Zika Response and response to ZIKV through monitoring Maryland 20857; MCarlos@hrsa.gov.
FY 2017
Grantee/organization name Territory supplemental
awards
Puerto Rico Health Department ................................................................ Puerto Rico .................................................................. $52,850
American Samoa Health Department ....................................................... American Samoa ......................................................... 423,142
U.S. Virgin Islands Health Department ..................................................... U.S. Virgin Islands ....................................................... 574,008
Dated: August 18, 2017. SUMMARY: In compliance with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
George Sigounas, requirement for opportunity for public submitting comments or requesting
Administrator. comment on proposed data collection information, please include the
[FR Doc. 2017–17883 Filed 8–23–17; 8:45 am] projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act information request collection title for
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P of 1995, HRSA announces plans to reference, in compliance with Section
submit an Information Collection 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Request (ICR), described below, to the Reduction Act of 1995.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Office of Management and Budget Information Collection Request Title:
HUMAN SERVICES (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)
OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the Program Deeming Applications for
Health Resources and Services public regarding the burden estimate, Health Center Volunteer Health
Administration below, or any other aspect of the ICR. Professionals OMB No. 0906–XXXX—
DATES: Comments on this ICR must be New.
Agency Information Collection Abstract: Section 224(q) of the Public
received no later than September 25,
Activities: Submission to OMB for Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C.
2017.
Review and Approval: Public Comment 233(q)), as amended, authorizes the
Request; Information Collection ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, ‘‘deeming’’ of certain individuals as
Request Title: Federal Tort Claims Act including the ICR Title, to the desk PHS employees for the purposes of
(FTCA) Program Deeming Applications officer for HRSA, either by email to receiving Federal Tort Claims Act
for Health Center Volunteer Health OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by (FTCA) coverage. Section 224(q) relates
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Professionals, OMB No. 0906–XXXX, fax to 202–395–5806. to volunteer health professionals (VHPs)
New FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To of Health Center Program grantees that
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services request a copy of the clearance requests have been deemed as PHS employees.
Administration (HRSA), Department of submitted to OMB for review, email the The Health Center FTCA Program is
Health and Human Services (HHS). HRSA Information Collection Clearance administered by HRSA’s Bureau of
Officer at paperwork@hrsa.gov or call Primary Health Care (BPHC).
ACTION: Notice.
(301) 443–1984. Sponsoring health centers are required
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by law to submit deeming applications coverage. Because the 21st Century disclose or provide the information
in the specified form and manner on Cures Act extended FTCA coverage to requested. This includes the time
behalf of named individuals for review VHPs, BPHC will add new FTCA needed to review instructions; to
and approval, resulting in a ‘‘deeming application forms for use by health develop, acquire, install and utilize
determination’’ that includes associated centers applying to sponsor volunteers technology and systems for the purpose
FTCA coverage for these individuals. to become volunteer health of collecting, validating and verifying
Need and Proposed Use of the professionals with associated FTCA information, processing and
Information: Deeming applications must coverage for their activities within the maintaining information, and disclosing
address certain specified criteria scope of deemed employment on behalf and providing information; to train
required by law in order for deeming of the health center. personnel and to be able to respond to
determinations to be issued, and FTCA Likely Respondents: Respondents a collection of information; to search
application forms are critical to BPHC’s include Health Center Program funds data sources; to complete and review
deeming determination process. These recipients seeking deemed PHS the collection of information; and to
forms provide BPHC with the employee status on behalf of their transmit or otherwise disclose the
information essential for application sponsored individuals for purposes of information. The total annual burden
evaluation and determination of FTCA coverage. hours estimated for this ICR are
whether an individual meets the Burden Statement: Burden in this summarized in the table below.
requirements for deemed PHS employee context means the time expended by Total Estimated Annualized Burden
status for the purposes of FTCA persons to generate, maintain, retain, Hours:
Number of Average Total
Number of responses Total burden
Form name burden
respondents per responses per response hours
respondent (in hours)
FTCA Health Center Volunteer Health Professional Pro-
gram Application ............................................................... 1375 3 4125 2 8250
Total .............................................................................. 1375 ........................ 4125 ........................ 8250
HRSA specifically requests comments property such as patentable material, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
on (1) the necessity and utility of the and personal information concerning Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)
proposed information collection for the individuals associated with the grant Dated: August 18, 2017.
proper performance of the agency’s applications, the disclosure of which Natasha Copeland,
functions, (2) the accuracy of the would constitute a clearly unwarranted Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance invasion of personal privacy. Committee Policy.
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Name of Committee: National Institute of [FR Doc. 2017–17892 Filed 8–23–17; 8:45 am]
information to be collected, and (4) the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
use of automated collection techniques Emphasis Panel NIAID Peer Review Meeting.
or other forms of information Date: September 18–19, 2017.
technology to minimize the information Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
collection burden. Agenda: To review and evaluate contract HUMAN SERVICES
proposals.
Amy McNulty, Place: The William F. Bolger Center, 9600 National Institutes of Health
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Newbridge Drive, Potomac, MD 20854.
Secretariat. Contact Person: Julio Aliberti, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute; Notice of
Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review
[FR Doc. 2017–17926 Filed 8–23–17; 8:45 am]
Program, DEA/NIAID/NIH/DHHS, 5601
Closed Meetings
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P Fishers Lane, MSC-9823, Rockville, MD Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
20852, 301–761–7322, alibertijc@ Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
niaid.nih.gov. amended, notice is hereby given of the
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Name of Committee: National Institute of
HUMAN SERVICES following meetings.
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special The meetings will be closed to the
Emphasis Panel NIAID Investigator Initiated public in accordance with the
National Institutes of Health Program Project Applications (P01).
Date: September 27, 2017.
provisions set forth in sections
National Institute of Allergy And Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Agenda: To review and evaluate grant as amended. The grant and/or contract
Meetings applications. proposals applications and the
Place: National Institutes of Health, 5601 discussions could disclose confidential
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892 trade secrets or commercial property
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as (Telephone Conference Call). such as patentable material, and
amended, notice is hereby given of the Contact Person: Raymond R. Schleef, personal information concerning
following meetings. Ph.D., Senior Scientific Review Officer, individuals associated with the grant
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Scientific Review Program, Division of
The meetings will be closed to the Extramural Activities, Room 3E61, National
and/or contract proposals applications,
public in accordance with the Institutes of Health/NIAID, 5601 Fishers the disclosure of which would
provisions set forth in sections Lane, MSC 9823, Bethesda, MD 20892–9823, constitute a clearly unwarranted
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., (240) 669–5019, schleefrr@niaid.nih.gov. invasion of personal privacy.
as amended. The grant applications and (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Name of Committee: National Cancer
the discussions could disclose Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology, Institute Special Emphasis Panel SEER
confidential trade secrets or commercial and Transplantation Research; 93.856, Program.
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