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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection: Public 

Comment Request Medicare Rural 

Hospital Flexibility Program 

Performance, OMB No. 0915–0363— 

Revision 

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). 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 May 9, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

paperwork@hrsa.gov or by mail to 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 Samantha Miller, the HRSA 

Information Collection Clearance Officer 

at (301) 443–9094. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When 

submitting comments or requesting 

information, please include the 

information collection request title for 

reference. 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility 

Program Performance OMB No. 0915– 

0363—Revision. 

Abstract: This information collection 

request is for continued approval of the 

Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility 

Program Performance Measures. HRSA 

is proposing to continue this data 

collection with minor changes to the 

organization of the data. The current 

performance measures are collected 

electronically in the Performance 

Improvement and Measurement System 

which awardees access securely through 

the HRSA Electronic Handbooks. 

The Medicare Rural Hospital 

Flexibility Program (Flex Program) is 

authorized by Section 1820 of the Social 

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–4), as 

amended. The purpose of the Flex 

Program is to enable state designated 

entities to support critical access 

hospitals in quality improvement, 

quality reporting, performance 

improvement, and benchmarking; to 

assist facilities seeking designation as 

critical access hospitals; and to create a 

program to establish or expand the 

provision of rural emergency medical 

services (EMS). 

Need and Proposed Use of the 

Information: For this program, 

performance measures were developed 

to provide data useful to the Flex 

program and to enable HRSA to provide 

aggregate program data required by 

Congress under the Government 

Performance and Results Modernization 

Act of 2010. These measures cover 

principal topic areas of interest to the 

Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, 

including: (a) Quality reporting, (b) 

quality improvement interventions, (c) 

financial and operational improvement 

initiatives, (d) population health 

management, (e) rural EMS integration 

and (f) innovative care models. In 

addition to informing the Office’s 

progress toward meeting the goals set in 

the Government Performance and 

Results Modernization Act of 2010, the 

information is important in identifying 

and understanding programmatic 

improvement across program areas, as 

well as guiding future iterations of the 

Flex Program and prioritizing areas of 

need and support. This submission 

includes the addition of minor revisions 

in the organization of the measures to 

align with the changes to the 

organization of the program areas within 

the Flex Program. The revisions include 

changes to align with current language 

and a broadening of scope for some 

activities. The measures will remain 

unchanged. For example: Previously, 

population health improvement 

activities were combined with rural 

EMS integration, and these measures 

will be separated into two distinct 

program areas. The burden remains 

unchanged with these changes. 

Likely Respondents: Respondents are 

the Flex Program coordinators for the 

states participating in the Flex Program. 

There are currently 45 states 

participating in the Flex 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 

Performance Improvement Measurement System (within 

the Electronic Handbooks system .................................... 45 1 45 70 3,150 

Total .............................................................................. 45 ........................ 45 70 3,150 


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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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Vaccines Federal Implementation Plan, 

Request for Comments; Correction 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Health, Office of the 

Secretary, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Health published a 

document in the Federal Register of 

March 2, 2022, announcing the request 

for comments for the Vaccines Federal 

Implementation Plan. The document 

includes a weblink where the Vaccines 

Federal Implementation Plan can be 

found: https://www.hhs.gov/vaccines/

vaccines-national-strategic-plan/

vaccines-federal-implementation-plan/

index.html#:∼:text=The%20Vaccines

%20Federal%20Implementation

%20Plan%20outlines%20specific

%20actions%20that%20federal,

National%20Strategic%20Plan

%202021%2D2025.&text=The

%20public%20comment%20period

%20for,2%2C%202022%20at%209

%20a.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

David Kim, Director, Division of 

Vaccines, U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services, Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Health, Room 

L616, Switzer Building, 330 C St. SW, 

Washington, DC 20024. Phone: 202– 

795–7697; Email: nvp.rfi@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of March 2, 

2022, in FR Doc. 2022–04327, on page 

11724, in the second column, correct 

the subject line Meeting of the Vaccines 

Federal Implementation Plan to read, 

‘‘Vaccines Federal Implementation Plan, 

Request for Comments’’. We also 

inadvertently omitted the weblink 

where the implementation plan is 

located and can be found at https://

www.hhs.gov/vaccines/vaccinesnational-strategic-plan/vaccinesfederal-implementation-plan/

index.html#:∼:text=The%20Vaccines

%20Federal%20Implementation

%20Plan%20outlines%20specific

%20actions%20that%20federal,

National%20Strategic%20Plan

%202021%2D2025.&text=The

%20public%20comment%20period

%20for,2%2C%202022%20at%209

%20a.m. 

Dated: March 2, 2022. 

David Kim, 

Director, Division of Vaccines, Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Center for Scientific Review; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflict: Neurodegeneration and Drug 

Discovery. 

Date: April 5, 2022. 

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Christine Jean DiDonato, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1014J, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–1042, 

didonatocj@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR Panel: 

International and Cooperative Projects for 

Global Emerging Leaders Award. 

Date: April 6, 2022. 

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Seetha Bhagavan, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5194, 

MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 237– 

9838, bhagavas@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Special 

Topics: Micro Physiological Systems and 

Implanted Devices. 

Date: April 6, 2022. 

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Robert C. Elliott, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3130, 

MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 

3009, elliotro@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflict: Transplantation and Autoimmunity. 

Date: April 6, 2022. 

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Shiv A. Prasad, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5220, 

MSC 7852, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 443– 

5779, prasads@csr.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 

93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: March 4, 2022. 

Melanie J. Pantoja, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Neurological 

Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed 

Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 


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