83 FR 6601 - Request for Public Comment: 30 Day Notice for Extension of the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program (LRP)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 31 (February 14, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-03019

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for an extension of a previously approved collection of information titled, ``IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP)'' (OMB Control Number 0917-0014), which expires July 31, 2018. This proposed information collection project was recently published in the Federal Register (82 FR 55107) on November 20, 2017, and allowed 60 days for public comment, as required by the PRA. The IHS received 20 anonymous comments regarding this collection but they did not pertain to the LRP notice. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment to be submitted directly to OMB. A copy of the 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: 30 Day Notice for Extension of the 
Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program (LRP)

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 (PRA) of 1995, 
the Indian Health Service (IHS) is submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for an extension of a previously 
approved collection of information titled, ``IHS Loan Repayment Program 
(LRP)'' (OMB Control Number 0917-0014), which expires July 31, 2018. 
This proposed information collection project was recently published in 
the Federal Register (82 FR 55107) on November 20, 2017, and allowed 60 
days for public comment, as required by the PRA. The IHS received 20 
anonymous comments regarding this collection but they did not pertain 
to the LRP notice. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for 
public comment to be submitted directly to OMB.
    A copy of the supporting statement is available at 
www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID IHS_FRDOC_0001).

DATES: March 16, 2018. Your comments regarding this information 
collection are best assured of having full effect if received within 30 
days of the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions regarding the proposed 
information collection contained in this notice, especially regarding 
the estimated public burden and associated response time to: Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk 
Officer for IHS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information, 
please contact Evonne Bennett-Barnes by one of the following methods:
     Mail: Evonne Bennett-Barnes, Management Analyst/
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Indian Health Service, 5600 
Fisher Lane, Mail stop: 09E21B, Rockville, MD 20857.
     Phone: 301-443-4750.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: 301-594-0899.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IHS is submitting the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by section 
3507(a)(1)(D) of the PRA 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.
    Proposed Collection: Title: 0917-0014, ``Indian Health Service Loan 
Repayment Program.''
    Type of Information Collection Request: Three year extension of 
this information collection.

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    Form(s): 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 who are qualified and 
willing to serve at, often remote, IHS health care facilities. Under 
the program, eligible 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 full-
time at an eligible Indian health program. The LRP is necessary to 
augment the critically low health professional staff at IHS health care 
facilities.
    Any health professional 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.

    Dated: February 5, 2018.
Michael D. Weahkee,
 RADM, Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service, Acting 
Director, Indian Health Service.
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collection of information; (3) Enhance Form(s) and Form number(s): Incident collected or maintained by or on behalf
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Reporting Form, Form F07–02b. of the Agency, and protection for
information to be collected; and (4) Title of Proposal: Information information systems used or operated by
Minimize the burden of the collection of Security Ticketing and Incident the Agency or by another organization
information on those who are to Reporting. on behalf of the Agency.
respond; including through the use of OMB Control Number: To be assigned. Members of Affected Public: IHS staff,
appropriate automated collection Need and Use of Information including federal and non-federal
techniques of other forms of information Collection: The Indian Health Service employees (contractors, Tribal
technology, e.g., permitting electronic (IHS) uses secure information employees, etc.).
submission of responses. technology (IT) to improve health care Status of the Proposed Information
quality, enhance access to specialty Collection: New request.
Proposed Collection: Title: 0917– care, reduce medical errors, and Type of Respondents: Individuals.
XXXX, ‘‘Information Security Ticketing modernize administrative functions The table below provides: Types of
and Incident Reporting.’’ consistent with the Department of data collection instruments, estimation
Type of Information Collection Health and Human Services (HHS) to number of respondents, number of
Request: This is a new information enterprise initiatives. responses per respondent, annual
request for a three year approval of this IHS is responsible for maintaining an number of responses, average burden
new information collection, 0917– information security program that hour per response, and total annual
XXXX. provides protection for information burden hours.

Average
Estimated Responses Annual burden hour Total annual
Data collection instrument(s) number of per number of per burden hours
respondents respondent responses response *

IHS Federal and Non-Federal Staff ..................................... 1,700 1 1,700 15 425

Total .............................................................................. 1,700 1 1,700 15 425
* For ease of understanding, average burden hours are provided in actual minutes. There are no direct costs, to respondents to report.

Dated: February 5, 2018. 2017, and allowed 60 days for public • Email: Evonne.Bennett-Barnes@
Michael D. Weahkee, comment, as required by the PRA. The ihs.gov.
Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health IHS received 20 anonymous comments • Fax: 301–594–0899.
Service, Acting Director, Indian Health regarding this collection but they did SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IHS is
Service. not pertain to the LRP notice. The submitting the proposed information
[FR Doc. 2018–03018 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am] purpose of this notice is to allow 30 collection to OMB for review, as
BILLING CODE 4160–16–P days for public comment to be required by section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the
submitted directly to OMB. PRA of 1995. This notice is soliciting
A copy of the supporting statement is comments from members of the public
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND available at www.regulations.gov (see and affected agencies as required by 44
HUMAN SERVICES Docket ID IHS_FRDOC_0001). U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) concerning the
DATES: March 16, 2018. Your comments proposed collection of information to:
Indian Health Service regarding this information collection are (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
Request for Public Comment: 30 Day best assured of having full effect if collection of information is necessary
Notice for Extension of the Indian received within 30 days of the date of for the proper performance of the
Health Service Loan Repayment this publication. functions of the agency, including
Program (LRP) ADDRESSES: Send your comments and whether the information will have
suggestions regarding the proposed practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS. information collection contained in this accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
ACTION: Notice and request for notice, especially regarding the burden of the proposed collection of
comments. Request for extension of estimated public burden and associated information; (3) Enhance the quality,
approval. response time to: Office of Management utility, and clarity of the information to
and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, be collected; and (4) Minimize the
SUMMARY: In compliance with the New Executive Office Building, Room burden of the collection of information
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 10235, Washington, DC 20503, on those who are to respond; including
1995, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is Attention: Desk Officer for IHS. through the use of appropriate
submitting to the Office of Management FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To automated collection techniques of
and Budget (OMB) a request for an request additional information, please other forms of information technology,
extension of a previously approved contact Evonne Bennett-Barnes by one e.g., permitting electronic submission of
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collection of information titled, ‘‘IHS of the following methods: responses.
Loan Repayment Program (LRP)’’ (OMB • Mail: Evonne Bennett-Barnes, Proposed Collection: Title: 0917–
Control Number 0917–0014), which Management Analyst/Information 0014, ‘‘Indian Health Service Loan
expires July 31, 2018. This proposed Collection Clearance Officer, Indian Repayment Program.’’
information collection project was Health Service, 5600 Fisher Lane, Mail Type of Information Collection
recently published in the Federal stop: 09E21B, Rockville, MD 20857. Request: Three year extension of this
Register (82 FR 55107) on November 20, • Phone: 301–443–4750. information collection.

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Form(s): The LRP application is professional staff at IHS health care that fiscal year and also considers
available in an electronically fillable facilities. whether the location is in an isolated
and fileable format. Any health professional wishing to area. When an applicant accepts
Need and Use of Information have their health education loans repaid employment at a location, the applicant
Collection: The IHS LRP identifies may apply to the IHS LRP. A two-year in turn ‘‘picks-up’’ the score of that
contract obligation is signed by both location.
health professionals with pre-existing
parties, and the individual agrees to Status of the Proposed Information
financial obligations for education
work at an eligible Indian health Collection: Renewal of a current
expenses that meet program criteria who program location and provide health collection.
are qualified and willing to serve at, services to American Indian and Alaska Affected Public: Individuals and
often remote, IHS health care facilities. Native individuals. households.
Under the program, eligible health The information collected via the on- Type of Respondents: Individuals.
professionals sign a contract through line application from individuals is The table below provides: Types of
which the IHS agrees to repay part or all analyzed and a score is given to each data collection instruments, Estimated
of their indebtedness in exchange for an applicant. This score will determine number of respondents, Number of
initial two-year service commitment to which applicants will be awarded each responses per respondent, Annual
practice full-time at an eligible Indian fiscal year. The administrative scoring number of responses, Average burden
health program. The LRP is necessary to system assigns a score to the geographic hour per response, and Total annual
augment the critically low health location according to vacancy rates for 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 Impact of Microenvironment on Lung Dated: February 8, 2018.
Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to Progenitor Cell Function. Michelle Trout,
report. Date: March 14, 2018. Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Committee Policy.
Dated: February 5, 2018.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant [FR Doc. 2018–02949 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am]
Michael D. Weahkee, applications. BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
RADM, Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One
Public Health Service, Acting Director, Indian Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Health Service.
Contact Person: Kristen Page, Ph.D., DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
[FR Doc. 2018–03019 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am] Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific HUMAN SERVICES
BILLING CODE 4165–16–P Review/DERA, National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7185, Bethesda,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MD 20892, 301–827–7953, kristen.page@ National Institute of General Medical
HUMAN SERVICES nih.gov. Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting
National Institutes of Health Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung,
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel;
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Studies in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease.
Date: March 28, 2018.
amended, notice is hereby given of the
Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings following meeting.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Agenda: To review and evaluate grant The meeting will be closed to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as applications. public in accordance with the
amended, notice is hereby given of the Place: The Hilton Crystal City, at provisions set forth in sections
following meetings. Washington National Airport, 2399 Jefferson 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. as amended. The grant applications and
The meetings will be closed to the
Contact Person: David A. Wilson, Ph.D., the discussions could disclose
public in accordance with the
Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific confidential trade secrets or commercial
provisions set forth in sections
Review/DERA, National Heart, Lung, and property such as patentable material,
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room and personal information concerning
as amended. The grant applications and
7204, Bethesda, MD 20892–7924, 301–435– individuals associated with the grant
the discussions could disclose
0299, wilsonda2@nhlbi.nih.gov. applications, the disclosure of which
confidential trade secrets or commercial
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance would constitute a clearly unwarranted
property such as patentable material,
invasion of personal privacy.
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and personal information concerning Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for
individuals associated with the grant Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and Name of Committee: National Institute of
applications, the disclosure of which Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung General Medical Sciences Special Emphasis
would constitute a clearly unwarranted Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases Panel; Review of NIGMS Maximizing
and Resources Research, National Institutes Investigators’ Research Award for Early Stage
invasion of personal privacy. Investigators (R35) Applications.
of Health, HHS)
Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, Date: April 5–6, 2018.
and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel; Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Contact		To request additional information, please contact Evonne Bennett-Barnes by one of the following methods:
FR Citation		83 FR 6601

83 FR 6601 - Request for Public Comment: 30 Day Notice for Extension of the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program (LRP)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESIndian Health Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 31 (February 14, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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