82 FR 5584 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 11 (January 18, 2017)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 11 (January 18, 2017)
| Page Range | 5584-5585 | |
| FR Document | 2017-00998 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 5584-5585] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-00998] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program 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). DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than March 20, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N-39, 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. Information Collection Request Title: NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program OMB No. 0915-0140--Revision Abstract: The NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program (NURSE Corps LRP), formerly known as the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program, assists in the recruitment and retention of professional Registered Nurses (RNs), including advanced practice RNs (e.g., nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists), dedicated to working at eligible health care facilities with a critical shortage of nurses (i.e., a Critical Shortage Facility) or working as nurse faculty in eligible, accredited schools of nursing, by decreasing the financial barriers associated with pursuing a nursing education. The NURSE Corps LRP provides loan repayment assistance to these nurses to repay a portion of their qualifying educational loans in exchange for full-time service at a public or private nonprofit Critical Shortage Facility or in an eligible, accredited school of nursing. Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The need and purpose of this information collection is to obtain information for NURSE Corps LRP applicants and participants. The information is used to consider an applicant for a NURSE Corps LRP contract award and to monitor a participant's compliance with the service requirements. Individuals must submit an application to participate in the program. The application asks for personal, professional, educational, and financial information required to determine the applicant's eligibility to participate in the NURSE Corps LRP. The semi-annual employment verification form asks for personal and employment information to determine if a participant is in compliance with the service requirements. The Authorization to Release Employment Information form is now a self-certification within the NURSE Corps LRP application process with applicants clicking a box. This decreases the overall time burden by eliminating a form and not increasing [[Page 5585]] the ``average'' time required to complete the NURSE Corps LRP application. Likely Respondents: Professional RNs or advanced practice RNs who are interested in participating in the NURSE Corps LRP, and official representatives at their service sites. 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 tables below. Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours: The estimates of reporting burden for applicants are as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Responses/ Total Hours per Total burden Instrument respondents respondents responses response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NURSE Corps LRP Application *... 5,500 1 5,500 2.0 11,000 Authorization to Release 5,500 1 5,500 .10 550 Information Form............... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... 5,500 .............. 11,000 .............. 11,550 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Please note that the burden hours associated with this instrument account for both new and continuation applications. Additional (uploaded) supporting documentation is included as part of this instrument and reflected in the burden hours. The estimates of reporting burden for participants are as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Responses/ Total Hours per Total burden Instrument respondents respondents responses response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participant Semi-Annual 2,300 2 4,600 .5 2,300 Employment Verification Form... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... 2,300 .............. 4,600 .............. 2,300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total for Applicants and 7,800 .............. 15,600 .............. 13,850 Participants........... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 2017-00998 Filed 1-17-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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Management. If you do not wish your discounts, membership and rewards FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
name and contact information to be programs, contests and games of chance, request more information on the
made publicly available, you can and the business-to-business exchange proposed project or to obtain a copy of
provide this information on the cover of free samples. FDA requests that the data collection plans and draft
sheet and not in the body of your interested parties submit comments instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov
comments and you must identify this concerning its draft interpretation of the or call the HRSA Information Collection
information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any prohibition of distributing free samples. Clearance Officer at (301) 443–1984.
information marked as ‘‘confidential’’ II. Significance of Draft Guidance SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
will not be disclosed except in
FDA is issuing this draft guidance submitting comments or requesting
accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
consistent with FDA’s good guidance information, please include the
applicable disclosure law. For more
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). information request collection title for
information about FDA’s posting of
The draft guidance, when finalized, will reference.
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR
56469, September 18, 2015, or access represent the current thinking of FDA Information Collection Request Title:
the information at: http://www.fda.gov/ on ‘‘The Prohibition of Distributing Free NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program
regulatoryinformation/dockets/ Samples of Tobacco Products.’’ It does OMB No. 0915–0140—Revision
default.htm. not establish any rights for any person Abstract: The NURSE Corps Loan
Docket: For access to the docket to and is not binding on FDA or the public. Repayment Program (NURSE Corps
read background documents or the You can use an alternative approach if LRP), formerly known as the Nursing
electronic and written/paper comments it satisfies the requirements of the Education Loan Repayment Program,
received, go to https:// applicable statutes and regulations. assists in the recruitment and retention
www.regulations.gov and insert the III. Electronic Access of professional Registered Nurses (RNs),
docket number, found in brackets in the including advanced practice RNs (e.g.,
heading of this document, into the Persons with access to the Internet
nurse practitioners, certified registered
‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts may obtain an electronic version of the
nurse anesthetists, certified nurse-
and/or go to the Division of Dockets draft guidance at either https://
midwives, clinical nurse specialists),
Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. www.regulations.gov or http://
dedicated to working at eligible health
1061, Rockville, MD 20852. www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/
care facilities with a critical shortage of
Submit written requests for single Labeling/RulesRegulationsGuidance/
nurses (i.e., a Critical Shortage Facility)
copies of the draft guidance to the default.htm.
or working as nurse faculty in eligible,
Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Dated: January 11, 2017. accredited schools of nursing, by
Drug Administration, Document Control Leslie Kux, decreasing the financial barriers
Center, Bldg. 71, Rm. G335, 10903 New Associate Commissioner for Policy. associated with pursuing a nursing
Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD [FR Doc. 2017–00969 Filed 1–17–17; 8:45 am] education. The NURSE Corps LRP
20993–0002. Send one self-addressed BILLING CODE 4164–01–P provides loan repayment assistance to
adhesive label to assist the office in these nurses to repay a portion of their
processing your requests. See the qualifying educational loans in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND exchange for full-time service at a
electronic access to the draft guidance HUMAN SERVICES public or private nonprofit Critical
document. Shortage Facility or in an eligible,
Health Resources and Services accredited school of nursing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
Administration
Hart or Samantha Loh Collado, Center Need and Proposed Use of the
for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug Agency Information Collection Information: The need and purpose of
Administration, Document Control Activities: Proposed Collection: Public this information collection is to obtain
Center, Bldg. 71, Rm. G335, 10903 New Comment Request; NURSE Corps information for NURSE Corps LRP
Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD Loan Repayment Program applicants and participants. The
20993–0002, 1–877–287–1373, information is used to consider an
AskCTP@fda.hhs.gov. AGENCY: Health Resources and Services applicant for a NURSE Corps LRP
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Administration (HRSA), Department of contract award and to monitor a
Health and Human Services. participant’s compliance with the
I. Background ACTION: Notice. service requirements. Individuals must
FDA is announcing the availability of submit an application to participate in
a draft guidance for industry entitled SUMMARY: In compliance with the the program. The application asks for
‘‘The Prohibition of Distributing Free requirement for opportunity for public personal, professional, educational, and
Samples of Tobacco Products; Draft comment on proposed data collection financial information required to
Guidance for Industry.’’ Title 21 of the projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act determine the applicant’s eligibility to
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) of 1995, HRSA announces plans to participate in the NURSE Corps LRP.
section 1140.16(d)(1) prohibits, with a submit an Information Collection The semi-annual employment
limited exception, tobacco product Request (ICR), described below, to the verification form asks for personal and
manufacturers, distributors, and Office of Management and Budget employment information to determine if
retailers from distributing or causing to (OMB). a participant is in compliance with the
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be distributed any free samples of DATES: Comments on this ICR should be service requirements. The Authorization
cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, or other received no later than March 20, 2017. to Release Employment Information
tobacco products. The draft guidance ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to form is now a self-certification within
describes, among other things, how the paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA the NURSE Corps LRP application
prohibition of distributing free samples Information Collection Clearance process with applicants clicking a box.
of tobacco products applies to non- Officer, Room 14N–39, 5600 Fishers This decreases the overall time burden
monetary exchanges, coupons and Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. by eliminating a form and not increasing
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the ‘‘average’’ time required to complete requested. This includes the time the collection of information; and to
the NURSE Corps LRP application. needed to review instructions; to transmit or otherwise disclose the
Likely Respondents: Professional RNs develop, acquire, install, and utilize information. The total annual burden
or advanced practice RNs who are technology and systems for the purpose hours estimated for this Information
interested in participating in the NURSE of collecting, validating and verifying Collection Request are summarized in
Corps LRP, and official representatives information, processing and the tables below.
at their service sites. maintaining information, and disclosing
Burden Statement: Burden in this and providing information; to train Total Estimated Annualized Burden
context means the time expended by personnel and to be able to respond to Hours:
persons to generate, maintain, retain, a collection of information; to search The estimates of reporting burden for
disclose, or provide the information data sources; to complete and review applicants are as follows:
Number of Responses/ Total Hours per Total burden
Instrument respondents respondents responses response hours
NURSE Corps LRP Application * ......................................... 5,500 1 5,500 2.0 11,000
Authorization to Release Information Form ......................... 5,500 1 5,500 .10 550
Total .............................................................................. 5,500 ........................ 11,000 ........................ 11,550
* Please note that the burden hours associated with this instrument account for both new and continuation applications. Additional (uploaded)
supporting documentation is included as part of this instrument and reflected in the burden hours.
The estimates of reporting burden for
participants are as follows:
Number of Responses/ Total Hours per Total burden
Instrument respondents respondents responses response hours
Participant Semi-Annual Employment Verification Form ..... 2,300 2 4,600 .5 2,300
Total .............................................................................. 2,300 ........................ 4,600 ........................ 2,300
Total for Applicants and Participants .................... 7,800 ........................ 15,600 ........................ 13,850
HRSA specifically requests comments 249(b)), Public Law 83–568 (42 U.S.C. Outpatient Per Visit Rate (Medicare)
on (1) the necessity and utility of the 2001(a)), and the Indian Health Care
Calendar Year 2017
proposed information collection for the Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et
proper performance of the agency’s seq.), has approved the following rates Lower 48 States: $349
functions, (2) the accuracy of the for inpatient and outpatient medical Alaska: $577
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance care provided by IHS facilities for
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Calendar Year 2017 for Medicare and Medicare Part B Inpatient Ancillary Per
information to be collected, and (4) the Medicaid beneficiaries, beneficiaries of Diem Rate
use of automated collection techniques other Federal programs, and for Calendar Year 2017
or other forms of information recoveries under the Federal Medical
technology to minimize the information Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651– Lower 48 States: $679
collection burden. 2653). The Medicare Part A inpatient Alaska: $1,046
rates are excluded from the table below
Jason E. Bennett, Outpatient Surgery Rate (Medicare)
as they are paid based on the
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. prospective payment system. Since the
[FR Doc. 2017–00998 Filed 1–17–17; 8:45 am]
Established Medicare rates for
inpatient per diem rates set forth below freestanding Ambulatory Surgery
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P do not include all physician services Centers.
and practitioner services, additional
payment shall be available to the extent Effective Date for Calendar Year 2017
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND that those services are provided. Rates
HUMAN SERVICES
Inpatient Hospital Per Diem Rate Consistent with previous annual rate
Indian Health Service (Excludes Physician/Practitioner revisions, the Calendar Year 2017 rates
Services) will be effective for services provided
Reimbursement Rates for Calendar on/or after January 1, 2017, to the extent
Year 2017 Calendar Year 2017 consistent with payment authorities
Lower 48 States: $2,933 including the applicable Medicaid State
AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
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Alaska: $3,235 plan.
ACTION: Notice.
Outpatient Per Visit Rate (Excluding Dated: January 11, 2017.
Notice is given that the Principal Medicare) Elizabeth A. Fowler,
Deputy Director of the Indian Health Deputy Director for Management Operations,
Calendar Year 2017 Indian Health Service.
Service (IHS), under the authority of
sections 321(a) and 322(b) of the Public Lower 48 States: $391 [FR Doc. 2017–01075 Filed 1–17–17; 8:45 am]
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 248 and Alaska: $616 BILLING CODE 4160–65–P
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| 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. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 5584 |
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