82 FR 55107 - Request for Public Comment: 60 Day Notice for Extension of the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 222 (November 20, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-25049

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on the information collection Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0014, titled, ``IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP).'' This previously approved information collection project was last published in the Federal Register (80 FR 23558) on April 28, 2015, and allowed 60 and 30 days for public comment. No public comment was received in response to the notices. This notice announces our intent to submit this collection, which expires July 31, 2018, to OMB for approval of an extension and solicit comments on specific aspects for the proposed information collection. A copy of the draft supporting statement is available at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID IHS_FRDOC_0001).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Request for Public Comment: 60 Day Notice for Extension of the 
Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments. Request for extension of 
approval.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to take this 
opportunity to comment on the information collection Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0014, titled, ``IHS 
Loan Repayment Program (LRP).''
    This previously approved information collection project was last 
published in the Federal Register (80 FR 23558) on April 28, 2015, and 
allowed 60 and 30 days for public comment. No public comment was 
received in response to the notices. This notice announces our intent 
to submit this collection, which expires July 31, 2018, to OMB for 
approval of an extension and solicit comments on specific aspects for 
the proposed information collection.
    A copy of the draft supporting statement is available at 
www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID IHS_FRDOC_0001).

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 
19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Jackie Santiago by one of the following 
methods:
     Mail: Jackie Santiago, Chief, Loan Repayment Program, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Mail Stop: 11E53A, Rockville, MD 20857.
     Phone: 301-443-2486.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: 301-443-4815.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be made 
available to the public by publishing them in the 30 day Federal 
Register notice for this information collection. For this reason, 
please do not include information of a confidential nature, such as 
sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If comments 
are submitted via email, the email address will be automatically 
captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 
public docket and made available on the Internet. Please note that 
responses to this public comment request containing any routine notice 
about the confidentiality of the communication will be treated as 
public comments that may be made available to the public 
notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information, 
please contact Evonne Bennett-Barnes, Information Collection Clearance 
Officer at: [email protected] or 301-443-4750.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IHS is submitting the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by section 
3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice is 
soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies as 
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) concerning the proposed collection 
of information to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond; including through the use of appropriate automated 
collection techniques of other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Title: 0917-0014, ``Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program.''
    Type of Information Collection Request: Three year extension 
approval of this information collection.
    OMB Control Number: 0917-0014.
    Forms: Educational and Professional Background, Financial 
Information, and General Applicant Information (i.e. all forms are part 
of the LRP application). The LRP application is available in an 
electronically fillable and fileable format.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The IHS LRP identifies 
health professionals with pre-existing financial obligations for 
education expenses that meet program criteria and who are qualified and 
willing to serve at, often remote, IHS health care facilities. Under 
the program, eligible

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health professionals sign a contract through which the IHS agrees to 
repay part or all of their indebtedness in exchange for an initial two-
year service commitment to practice fulltime at an eligible Indian 
health program. This program is necessary to augment the critically low 
health professional staff at IHS health care facilities.
    Eligible health professionals wishing to have their health 
education loans repaid may apply to the IHS LRP. A two-year contract 
obligation is signed by both parties, and the individual agrees to work 
at an eligible Indian health program location and provide health 
services to American Indian and Alaska Native individuals.
    The information collected via the on-line application from 
individuals is analyzed and a score is given to each applicant. This 
score will determine which applicants will be awarded each fiscal year. 
The administrative scoring system assigns a score to the geographic 
location according to vacancy rates for that fiscal year and also 
considers whether the location is in an isolated area. When an 
applicant accepts employment at a location, the applicant in turn 
``picks-up'' the score of that location.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Renewal of a current 
collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals.
    The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments, 
Estimated number of respondents, Number of responses per respondent, 
Annual number of responses, Average burden hour per response, and Total 
annual burden hour(s).

                                             Estimated Burden Hours
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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden    Total annual
        Data collection instrument(s)            Number of      responses per     per response    responses (in
                                                respondents       respondent       (in hours)         hours)
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LRP Application (3 forms in total)..........           1,726                1              1.5            2,589
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    There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance 
Costs to report.

RADM Michael D. Weahkee,
Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service, Acting Director, 
Indian Health Service.
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Section 510(m)(2) of the FD&C Act have been approved under OMB control personal information or proprietary
provides that, 1 day after the date of number 0910–0120. information. If comments are submitted
publication of the list under section Dated: November 9, 2017. via email, the email address will be
510(m)(1), FDA may exempt a device on Anna K. Abram,
automatically captured and included as
its own initiative or upon petition of an part of the comment that is placed in the
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning,
interested person, if FDA determines public docket and made available on the
Legislation, and Analysis.
that a 510(k) is not necessary to provide Internet. Please note that responses to
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reasonable assurance of the safety and this public comment request containing
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effectiveness of the device. This section, any routine notice about the
as amended by the 21st Century Cures confidentiality of the communication
Act (Pub. L. 114–255), requires FDA to will be treated as public comments that
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
publish in the Federal Register a notice may be made available to the public
HUMAN SERVICES
of intent to exempt a device, or of the notwithstanding the inclusion of the
petition, and to provide a 60-day Indian Health Service routine notice.
comment period. Within 120 days of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
publication of this document, FDA must Request for Public Comment: 60 Day request additional information, please
publish in the Federal Register its final Notice for Extension of the Indian contact Evonne Bennett-Barnes,
determination regarding the exemption Health Service Loan Repayment Information Collection Clearance Officer
of the device that was the subject of the Program at: Evonne.Bennett-Barnes@ihs.gov or
notice. If FDA fails to respond to a 301–443–4750.
petition under this section within 180 AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
ACTION:Notice and request for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IHS is
days of receiving it, the petition shall be
comments. Request for extension of submitting the proposed information
deemed granted.
approval. collection to OMB for review, as
II. Criteria for Exemption required by section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the
There are a number of factors FDA SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
may consider to determine whether a Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the notice is soliciting comments from
510(k) is necessary to provide Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the members of the public and affected
reasonable assurance of the safety and general public to take this opportunity agencies as required by 44 U.S.C.
effectiveness of a class II device. These to comment on the information 3506(c)(2)(A) concerning the proposed
factors are discussed in the guidance the collection Office of Management and collection of information to: (1) Evaluate
Agency issued on February 19, 1998, Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917– whether the proposed collection of
entitled ’’Procedures for Class II Device 0014, titled, ‘‘IHS Loan Repayment information is necessary for the proper
Exemptions from Premarket Program (LRP).’’ performance of the functions of the
Notification, Guidance for Industry and This previously approved information agency, including whether the
CDRH Staff.’’ That guidance is available collection project was last published in information will have practical utility;
through the internet at https:// the Federal Register (80 FR 23558) on (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
www.fda.gov/downloads/ April 28, 2015, and allowed 60 and 30 estimate of the burden of the proposed
MedicalDevices/ days for public comment. No public collection of information; (3) Enhance
DeviceRegulationandGuidance/ comment was received in response to the quality, utility, and clarity of the
GuidanceDocuments/UCM080199.pdf the notices. This notice announces our information to be collected; and (4)
or by sending an email request to CDRH- intent to submit this collection, which Minimize the burden of the collection of
Guidance@fda.hhs.gov to receive a copy expires July 31, 2018, to OMB for information on those who are to
of the document. Please use the approval of an extension and solicit respond; including through the use of
document number 159 to identify the comments on specific aspects for the appropriate automated collection
guidance you are requesting. proposed information collection. techniques of other forms of information
A copy of the draft supporting technology, e.g., permitting electronic
III. Proposed Class II Device statement is available at submission of responses.
Exemptions www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID Title: 0917–0014, ‘‘Indian Health
FDA has received the following IHS_FRDOC_0001). Service Loan Repayment Program.’’
petition requesting an exemption from DATES: Consideration will be given to all Type of Information Collection
premarket notification for a class II comments received by January 19, 2018. Request: Three year extension approval
device: Paul Hyman, Hyman, Phelps & ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Jackie of this information collection.
McNamara, PC, 700 13th St. NW., Suite Santiago by one of the following OMB Control Number: 0917–0014.
1200, Washington, DC 20005–5929, for methods: Forms: Educational and Professional
OTC denture repair kits, classified • Mail: Jackie Santiago, Chief, Loan Background, Financial Information, and
under 21 CFR 872.3570. Repayment Program, 5600 Fishers Lane, General Applicant Information (i.e. all
Mail Stop: 11E53A, Rockville, MD forms are part of the LRP application).
IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 The LRP application is available in an
20857.
This notice refers to previously • Phone: 301–443–2486. electronically fillable and fileable
approved collections of information • Email: Jackie.Santiago@ihs.gov. format.
found in FDA regulations. These • Fax: 301–443–4815. Need and Use of Information
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collections of information are subject to Comments submitted in response to Collection: The IHS LRP identifies
review by the Office of Management and this notice will be made available to the health professionals with pre-existing
Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork public by publishing them in the 30 day financial obligations for education
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– Federal Register notice for this expenses that meet program criteria and
3520). The collections of information in information collection. For this reason, who are qualified and willing to serve
21 CFR 807, subpart E, regarding please do not include information of a at, often remote, IHS health care
premarket notification submissions, confidential nature, such as sensitive facilities. Under the program, eligible

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health professionals sign a contract program location and provide health in turn ‘‘picks-up’’ the score of that
through which the IHS agrees to repay services to American Indian and Alaska location.
part or all of their indebtedness in Native individuals. Status of the Proposed Information
exchange for an initial two-year service The information collected via the on- Collection: Renewal of a current
commitment to practice fulltime at an line application from individuals is collection.
eligible Indian health program. This analyzed and a score is given to each Affected Public: Individuals and
program is necessary to augment the applicant. This score will determine households.
critically low health professional staff at which applicants will be awarded each Type of Respondents: Individuals.
IHS health care facilities. fiscal year. The administrative scoring The table below provides: Types of
Eligible health professionals wishing system assigns a score to the geographic data collection instruments, Estimated
to have their health education loans location according to vacancy rates for number of respondents, Number of
repaid may apply to the IHS LRP. A that fiscal year and also considers responses per respondent, Annual
two-year contract obligation is signed by whether the location is in an isolated number of responses, Average burden
both parties, and the individual agrees area. When an applicant accepts hour per response, and Total annual
to work at an eligible Indian health employment at a location, the applicant burden hour(s).

ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of Total annual
Number of burden per
Data collection instrument(s) responses per responses
respondents response
respondent (in hours)
(in hours)

LRP Application (3 forms in total) .................................................................... 1,726 1 1.5 2,589

There are no Capital Costs, Operating Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Emergency Care Research to the
Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 National Institute of Neurological
report. (Virtual Meeting). Disorders and Stroke.
Contact Person: Samuel C. Edwards, Ph.D.,
RADM Michael D. Weahkee, Chief, Brain Disorders and Clinical DATES: Any interested person may file
Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Neuroscience, Center for Scientific Review, written comments by sending an email
Service, Acting Director, Indian Health National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge to reorgcomments@nigms.nih.gov by
Service. Drive, Room 5210, MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD
December 4, 2017. The statement should
20892, (301) 435–1246, edwardss@
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csr.nih.gov. include the individual’s name, and
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(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
when applicable, professional
Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; affiliation.
93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, ADDRESSES: The following email address
HUMAN SERVICES 93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National has been established for comments on
Institutes of Health, HHS) the reorganization: reorgcomments@
National Institutes of Health nigms.nih.gov.
Dated: November 13, 2017.
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Sylvia L. Neal, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Closed Meeting Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Stephanie Older, Chief, Office of
Committee Policy. Communications and Public Liaison,
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as [FR Doc. 2017–25043 Filed 11–17–17; 8:45 am] NIGMS, reorgcomments@nigms.nih.gov,
amended, notice is hereby given of the BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 301–496–7301.
following meeting. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
The meeting will be closed to the National Institute of General Medical
public in accordance with the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES Sciences (NIGMS) of the National
provisions set forth in sections Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., National Institutes of Health public comment regarding its proposal
as amended. The grant applications and to reorganize four of its scientific
the discussions could disclose National Institute of General Medical divisions into three: (1) Biophysics,
confidential trade secrets or commercial Sciences Notice of Organizational Biomedical Technology and
property such as patentable material, Change Computational Biosciences; (2) Genetics
and personal information concerning
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, and Molecular, Cellular and
individuals associated with the grant
HHS. Developmental Biology; and (3)
applications, the disclosure of which
ACTION: Notice. Pharmacology, Physiology, and
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
Biological Chemistry. Pursuant to
invasion of personal privacy.
SUMMARY: The National Institute of section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory
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Name of Committee: Center for Scientific General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.
Review Special Emphasis Panel: Member the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is App.), NIGMS will launch public Web
Conflict: Clinical Neurological Disorders and
Aging.
seeking public comment regarding its site information at https://nigms.nih.gov
Date: December 4, 2017. proposal to reorganize and to rename its to encourage further public discussion
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FR Citation		82 FR 55107

82 FR 55107 - Request for Public Comment: 60 Day Notice for Extension of the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESIndian Health Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 222 (November 20, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service