[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83694-83695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23875]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request; Generic Information Collection Request for 
Health Resources and Services Administration Stakeholder Gatherings

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA 
submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted 
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB 
will accept further comments from the public during the review and 
approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day 
comment period for this notice has closed.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than November 
18, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Joella Roland, the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#097968796c7b7e667b6249617b7a68276e667f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e3e2f3e2b3c39213c250e263c3d2f60292138">[email protected]</span></a> or call 
(301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information Collection Request Title: 
Umbrella Generic Information Collection Request for Information 
Collections Related to HRSA Gatherings, OMB No. 0906-xxxx--New.
    Abstract: HRSA conducts gatherings for various purposes, including 
conferences, meetings, workshops, webinars, trainings, communities of 
practice, focus groups, and other in-person or virtual gatherings for 
individuals and organizations that are interested in HRSA programs. To 
ensure that HRSA has sufficient information to plan, convene, 
administer, and evaluate the effectiveness of these gatherings, HRSA 
must collect information from potential attendees, such as contact 
information, organizational information, logistical information (e.g., 
preferred delivery methods), accommodation needs, and feedback about 
the gathering's content. Furthermore, HRSA may conduct a test of 
knowledge to see what attendees know about the subject matter before or 
during the meeting or focus group. After the gathering concludes, 
attendees may be asked to complete an evaluation form and/or a test of 
knowledge to measure the gathering's effectiveness. In some instances, 
attendees may also apply and/or submit an abstract for prescreening to 
be selected for attendance.
    An illustrative, but not exhaustive, list of examples of 
standardized information collection activities related to HRSA 
gatherings include:
    <bullet> Registration Forms: Information collected includes name, 
contact information, organization/affiliation, demographic information 
(age, race or ethnicity, occupation, and location), and attendee 
accommodation needs.
    <bullet> Application Forms for panels, posters, or other 
presentation formats: For application forms, information collected also 
includes title, author(s), organization/affiliation, and presentation 
abstract, in addition to the information contained in the registration 
form.
    <bullet> Focus Groups: Information collected includes attendee/
presenter responses to standard questions regarding topics posed to 
smaller groups during HRSA gatherings.
    <bullet> Pre-/Post-gathering Forms: Information collected includes 
attendee/presenter preferences, feedback, pre-/post-meeting questions, 
and tests of knowledge in response to standard questions.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on June 21, 2024, 
89 FR 52067-68. HRSA received one comment that was outside the scope of 
the proposed information collection.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The purpose of 
collections under this umbrella generic information collection is to 
gather appropriate information to plan, administer, and evaluate HRSA 
gatherings. While HRSA can evaluate the general need for and the 
overall practical utility of such information collection in advance, 
HRSA may not be able to determine the details of the specific 
individual collections until a later time. The planning for these 
gatherings is often on a quick timeline and the standard timeline to 
comply with a full request under the Paperwork Reduction Act could 
inhibit HRSA's ability to collect information to inform these 
activities. The information collected is expected to be voluntary, low-
burden, and uncontroversial. Therefore, an umbrella generic is 
requested to allow for quick turnaround requests for similar 
information collections related to these activities.
    As this Generic ICR for HRSA Stakeholder Gatherings will focus on 
the awareness, understanding, attitudes, preferences, or experiences of 
HRSA customers or other stakeholders (e.g., funding recipients and 
their delivery partners, potential funding applicants) relating to 
existing or future services, products, or communication materials, the 
Fast Track Process should apply to this information collection. 
Therefore, HRSA requests OMB provide a response on individual generic 
information collections within 5 business days.
    Likely Respondents: Attendees and presenters at HRSA conferences, 
meetings, workshops, webinars, trainings, communities of practice, and 
other in-person, virtual, or hybrid gatherings. Attendees and 
presenters may include HRSA funding recipients, individuals seeking to 
participate in a HRSA-funded program, members of the public who utilize 
HRSA-funded resources, contractors, researchers, and other members of 
the public. Responses to any information collections under this Generic 
ICR for HRSA Stakeholder Gatherings are not required to obtain or 
retain any benefit.
    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. HRSA conducted this 
estimate based on reviewing burden estimates of forms

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from previous HRSA gatherings, which were approved under other Umbrella 
or Regular packages.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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Registration Forms..............         100,000               1         100,000             0.5          50,000
Applications....................          10,000               1          10,000             1.0          10,000
Pre- and Post-Gathering Forms...         200,000               1         200,000             0.5         100,000
Focus Groups....................         100,000               3         300,000             3.0         900,000
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    Total.......................         410,000  ..............         610,000  ..............       1,060,000
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Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-23875 Filed 10-16-24; 8:45 am]
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