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within the government and among the 

general public, as well as to inform 

BPHC’s future development by 

analyzing and drawing lessons from its 

earlier administration of the Health 

Center Program. 

Likely Respondents: Interviews are 

expected with current and former BPHC 

employees, as well as representatives of 

the National Association of Community 

Health Centers, other national 

organizations, state and regional 

Primary Care Associations, and HRSAfunded health centers. A list of possible 

interviewees has been compiled with 

input by current and former HRSA 

leadership and staff. A total of 35–50 

interviews are expected. 

Interviews will be conducted virtually 

by a trained moderator and note taker, 

using a structured in-depth interview 

guide. Each interview is expected to last 

approximately one hour. It is also 

anticipated that interviewees may spend 

up to 15 minutes preparing for their 

interviews, for example by reviewing 

historical files. Signed consent forms 

regarding participation and the use of 

recording devices during the interview 

will be obtained from each participant 

prior to their participation in the 

interviews. The in-depth interview 

guide is available upon request. 

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; 

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; train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information; search data 

sources; complete and review the 

collection of information; and 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 

Historical interview ............................................................... 50 1 50 1.25 62.5 

Total .............................................................................. 50 ........................ 50 ........................ 62.5 

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 

Announcement of Opportunity To 

Become an Office on Women’s Health 

(OWH) Self-Measured Blood Pressure 

(SMBP) Program Partner; Notice by the 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services 

AGENCY: Office on Women’s Health, 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Health, Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services’ (HHS) 

Office on Women’s Health (OWH) 

invites public and private sector 

organizations to apply to become an 

OWH Self-Measured Blood Pressure 

(SMBP) Partner. This ongoing 

partnership opportunity engages 

support from partner organizations to 

promote SMBP and encourages women 

to maintain healthy blood pressure 

levels at every age and stage of their 

lives. Through the OWH SMBP 

Partnership Program (‘‘SMBP 

Program’’), OWH seeks to increase 

knowledge and access to SMBP 

information and resources, as well as 

encourage organizations to address heart 

health disparities, prevent hypertension, 

promote self-measured blood pressure, 

and improve health equity on a 

community level. The SMBP Program 

will launch during the 2nd annual 

observance of National Women’s Blood 

Pressure Awareness Week (NWBPAW), 

October 17–23, 2021. The SMBP 

Program will build on momentum 

generated by NWBPAW, which 

emphasizes the importance of blood 

pressure control and empowers women 

to improve their heart health through 

simple, everyday actions. 

Eligibility: Any organization may 

apply to be a SMBP Program partner. 

The selected SMBP Program partners 

may be recognized for their commitment 

and their work toward achieving the 

goals of the program. 

SMBP Program partners can be public 

and private organizations such as those 

at the state, local, county, and tribal 

levels, non-governmental organizations, 

non-profit organizations, businesses, 

academic organizations, organizations 

that impact health outcomes, 

philanthropic organizations, and tribal 

organizations that identify themselves 

as being aligned with or promoting the 

goals of the program. 

Organizations that work in areas such 

as fitness, nutrition, housing, health 

education, and those working to 

improve health outcomes in women 

may apply. Social organizations that 

work with, or have access to large 

populations of women, organizations 

promoting women in sports, and childcare facilities may apply. Organizations 

that have a defibrillator accessible 

onsite and are willing to make a selfmeasured blood pressure cuff accessible 

onsite, and organizations that identify 

themselves as being aligned with, or 

promoting blood pressure control are 

encouraged to apply. 

All organizations may apply. 

Individuals are not eligible to become 

an SMBP Program partner. 

Applicants shall submit a letter of 

interest and identify how they support 

or plan to support the SMBP Program 

goals. Applicants will be considered 

according to the organization’s 

commitment to support those goals. 

SMBP Program partners may receive 

recognition from OWH on 

womenshealth.gov, girlshealth.gov, or 

OWH Social Media platforms. They may 

also receive SMBP information and 

resources for dissemination. 

The following activities may be 

considered as an organization’s 

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demonstrated commitment to the SMBP 

Program’s overarching goals and 

objectives: 

• Working to increase behaviors 

women can take to improve their heart 

health; 

• Increasing access to resources and 

information regarding hypertension, 

cardiovascular disease, health risks 

associated with high blood pressure, 

and factors that increase the risk of high 

blood pressure; 

• Increasing knowledge and 

utilization of SMBP activities (also 

referred to as ‘‘self-monitoring’’); 

• Increasing understanding of blood 

pressure needs and understanding of 

blood pressure numbers; 

• Increasing number of women 

collaborating with healthcare providers 

with a focus on self-monitoring blood 

pressure control, with special 

consideration to adapt or modify 

activities to meet the needs of diverse, 

minority, underserved, and hard to 

reach populations; 

• Expanding efforts to reach those 

disproportionately affected by high 

blood pressure, including Black or 

African American women, Latina 

women, Asian/Pacific Islander women, 

American Indian/Alaska Native women, 

women of reproductive age, women in 

rural communities, and women across 

the lifespan, to include those negatively 

affected by comorbidities and social 

determinants of health; 

• Developing partnerships to promote 

SMBP across a variety of sectors, 

including business, community, 

academic, education, faith based, 

government, health care, media, public 

health, and technology; 

• Partnering with national, state, 

tribal, or local volunteer organizations 

to provide education, training, or 

programs regarding health promotion, 

disease prevention, hypertension, 

SMBP, health disparities, health equity, 

and well-being; and/or 

• Including information in their 

public facing materials about programs 

for hypertension, addressing SMBP, 

eliminating disparities, achieving health 

equity, and/or promoting well-being in 

communities. 

Funds: Neither HHS nor OWH will 

provide funds to support SMBP Program 

partners. Applicants, OWH, and SMBP 

Program partners will not be expected to 

contribute funds. 

Application: Organizations may apply 

to be an SMBP Program partner. 

Organizations should submit a letter of 

interest acknowledging their support of 

the SMBP Program’s overarching goals. 

Organizations interested in being SMBP 

Program partners shall identify in their 

letters of interest those activities from 

the list noted above that demonstrate 

commitment to the SMBP Program’s 

overarching goals and objectives and 

indicate how they address or support 

those goals. 

DATES: Letters of interest to become an 

SMBP Program partner should be 

submitted to OWHBPPartner@hhs.gov. 

Letters of interest will be accepted 

starting October 1, 2021 and will be 

reviewed periodically. OWH will 

conduct informational webinars for 

interested applicants. Interested 

organizations may use the following 

links to register for the informational 

webinars: 

• September 24, 2021, at 1 p.m. Eastern 

Time (ET) 

• September 27, 2021, at 1 p.m. Eastern 

Time (ET) 

ADDRESSES: Letters of interest can be 

submitted via email to OWHBPPartner@

hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keiva Nelson, Office on Women’s 

Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Health, U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services; 200 Independence 

Avenue SW, 712E, Washington, DC 

20201; Email: OWHBPPartner@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The HHS Office on 

Women’s Health (OWH) is charged with 

providing expert advice and 

consultation to the Secretary concerning 

scientific, legal, ethical, and policy 

issues related to women’s health. OWH 

establishes short-range and long-range 

goals within the Department and 

coordinates on activities within the 

Department that relate to disease 

prevention, health promotion, service 

delivery, research, and public and 

health care professional education, for 

issues of particular concern to women 

throughout their lifespan. OWH 

monitors the Department’s activities 

regarding women’s health and identifies 

needs regarding the coordination of 

activities. OWH is also responsible for 

facilitating the exchange of information 

through the National Women’s Health 

Information Center. Additionally, OWH 

coordinates efforts to promote women’s 

health programs and policies with the 

private sector. 

Requirements of Interested 

Organizations: OWH invites 

organizations to submit a letter of 

interest to become a SMBP Program 

partner. 

Organizations selected by OWH to be 

SMBP Program partners will sign a 

letter of understanding (LOU) with 

OWH outlining the terms and 

parameters of their support for the 

SMBP Program. Selection as an SMBP 

Program partner does not imply any 

federal endorsement of the collaborating 

organization’s general policies, 

activities, or products. 

Eligibility for Interested 

Organizations: To be eligible to become 

an SMBP Program partner, an 

organization shall: (1) Have a 

demonstrated interest in, understanding 

of, and experience with working to 

promote access to resources and 

information regarding hypertension, 

cardiovascular disease, factors that 

increase the risk of high blood pressure, 

health risks associated with high blood 

pressure, prevention strategies and selfmeasured blood pressure, health 

disparities, and health equity or (2) have 

an organizational or corporate mission 

that is aligned with the SMBP Program’s 

goals; and (3) agree to sign a LOU with 

OWH, which will set forth the details of 

how the organization is supporting the 

goals of the SMBP Program. 

Letter of Interest Requirements: Each 

SMBP Program letter of interest shall 

contain: (1) Organization name, 

location, website, and submitter’s 

contact information; (2) a brief 

description of the organization’s 

mission and/or values; and (3) a 

description of how the organization 

supports or plans to support the SMBP 

Program goals. 

Submission of a letter of interest does 

not guarantee acceptance as a SMBP 

Program partner. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 237a and 42 

U.S.C. 300u–2(a). 

Dated: September 14, 2021. 

Dorothy A. Fink, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s 

Health. 

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