Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 24, 2021 / Notices 11305 

basis for the duration of the reporting 

period. HRSA will use this information 

to evaluate the effectiveness of COVID– 

19 Testing Program at an aggregate level, 

assist HRSA in understanding how RHC 

COVID–19 Testing Program funding is 

being used to support RHC 

organizations and patients, and ensure 

that HRSA is compliant with federal 

reporting requirements. 

A 60-day notice published in the 

Federal Register on December 10, 2020, 

vol. 85, No. 238; p. 79492. There were 

no public comments. 

Need and Proposed Use of the 

Information: The RHC CTR is designed 

to collect information from funded 

providers who use RHC COVID–19 

Testing Program funding to support 

COVID–19 testing efforts, expand access 

to testing in rural communities, and 

other related expenses. These data are 

critical to meet HRSA requirements to 

monitor and report on how federal 

funding is being used and to measure 

the effectiveness of RHC CTR. 

Specifically, these data will be used to 

assess the following: 

• Whether program funds are being 

spent for their intended purposes; 

• Where COVID–19 testing supported 

by these funds is occurring; 

• Number of patients tested for 

COVID–19; and 

• Results of provided COVID–19 

tests. 

Likely Respondents: Respondents are 

RHC organizations who received 

funding for COVID–19 testing and 

related expenses. 

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

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

RHC COVID–19 Testing Report .......................................... 2,406 12 28,872 .25 7,218 

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. 

Maria G. Button, 

Director, Executive Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03749 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection: Public 

Comment Request Information 

Collection Request Title: Small Health 

Care Provider Quality Improvement 

Program, OMB No. 0915–0387— 

Extension 

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 the proposed data 

collection projects of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA 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 should be 

received no later than April 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Room 14N136B, 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 paperwork@hrsa.gov 

or call Lisa Wright-Solomon, 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: 

Small Health Care Provider Quality 

Improvement Program, OMB No. 0915– 

0387—Extension. 

Abstract: This program is authorized 

by Title III, Public Health Service Act, 

Section 330A(g) (42 U.S.C. 254c(g)), as 

amended. This authority authorizes 

HRSA’s Federal Office of Rural Health 

Policy to issue grants that expand access 

to, coordinate, contain the cost of, and 

improve the quality of essential health 

care services, including preventive and 

emergency services, through the 

development of health care networks in 

rural and frontier areas and regions. 

Across these various programs, the 

authority allows HRSA to provide funds 

to rural communities to support the 

direct delivery of health care and related 

services, expand existing services, or 

enhance health service delivery through 

education, promotion, and prevention 

programs. 

The purpose of the Small Health Care 

Provider Quality Improvement Grant 

(Rural Quality) Program is to provide 

support to rural primary care providers 

for implementation of quality 

improvement activities. The goal of the 

program is to promote the development 

of an evidence-based culture and 

delivery of coordinated care in the 

primary care setting. Additional 

objectives of the program include 

improved health outcomes for patients, 

enhanced chronic disease management, 

and better engagement of patients and 

their caregivers. Organizations 

participating in the program are 

required to use an evidence-based 

quality improvement model, perform 

tests of change focused on 

improvement, and use health 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
11306 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 24, 2021 / Notices 

information technology (HIT) to collect 

and report data. HIT may include an 

electronic patient registry or an 

electronic health record, and is a critical 

component for improving quality and 

patient outcomes. With HIT it is 

possible to generate timely and 

meaningful data, which helps providers 

track and plan care. 

Need and Proposed Use of the 

Information: For this program, 

performance measures were drafted to 

provide data to the program and to 

enable HRSA to provide aggregate 

program data required by Congress 

under the Government Performance and 

Results Act of 1993. These measures 

cover the principal topic areas of 

interest to the Federal Office of Rural 

Health Policy, including: (a) Access to 

care; (b) population demographics; (c) 

staffing; (d) consortium/network; (e) 

sustainability; and (f) project specific 

domains. All measures speak to HRSA’s 

progress toward meeting the goals set. 

HRSA collects this information to 

quantify the impact of grant funding on 

access to health care, quality of services, 

and improvement of health outcomes. 

HRSA uses the data for program 

improvement and grantees use the data 

for performance tracking. No changes 

are proposed from the current data 

collection effort. 

Likely Respondents: The respondents 

would be recipients of the Small Health 

Care Provider Quality Improvement 

Program. 

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

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Quality Program PIMS Measures ........................................ 32 1 32 8 256 

Total .............................................................................. 32 ........................ 32 ........................ 256 

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. 

Maria G. Button, 

Director, Executive Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03750 Filed 2–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[Document Identifier OS–0990–xxxx] 

Agency Information Collection 

Request. 60-Day Public Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirement of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Secretary (OS), Department of Health 

and Human Services, is publishing the 

following summary of a proposed 

collection for public comment. 

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be 

received on or before April 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov or by calling 

(202) 795–7714. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

When submitting comments or 

requesting information, please include 

the document identifier 0990-New-60D, 

and project title for reference, to 

Sherrette Funn, the Reports Clearance 

Officer, Sherrette.funn@hhs.gov, or call 

202–795–7714. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested 

persons are invited to send comments 

regarding this burden estimate or any 

other aspect of this collection of 

information, including any of the 

following subjects: (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. 

Title of the Collection: Advancing the 

response to COVID–19 Learning 

Community Measure. 

Type of Collection: (New). 

OMB No. 0990–NEW–Office of the 

Secretary/Office of Minority Health. 

Abstract: The Office of Minority 

Health (OMH) is seeking an approval by 

OMB on a new information collection, 

advancing the response to COVID–19 

Learning Community Measure (hereafter 

COVID–19 Learning Community 

Measure). The purpose of this data 

collection is to gather quantitative and 

qualitative data from Learning 

Community members to monitor 

learning community performance in 

achieving process and outcome 

measures over the course of the one-year 

project. OMH will collect a set of 

process and outcome measures from 

program participants to assess the 

degree to which the learning community 

is effective in connecting subject matter 

experts and public health leaders, 

facilitating networking, and peer-to-peer 

information sharing of promising 

practices, programs, and/or policy. 

The clearance is needed to collect 

data to enable OMH to monitor and 

evaluate the COVID–19 Learning 

Community performance. The data will 

be used to report the impact of the 

COVID–19 Learning Community. The 

ability to monitor and evaluate 

performance in this manner, and to 

work towards continuous program 

improvement are basic functions that 

OMH must be able to accomplish in 

order to carry out goals for the COVID– 

19 Learning Community and to ensure 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES