Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Testing Program Data Collection, OMB No. 0906-0056-Extension
| Published date | 24 February 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 11304 |
| Record Number | 2021-03749 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Health Resources And Services Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 35 (Wednesday, February 24, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11304-11305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03749]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Information Collection
Request Title: Rural Health Clinic COVID-19 Testing Program Data
Collection, OMB No. 0906-0056--Extension
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
HRSA has 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 March 26,
2021.
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 Lisa Wright-Solomon, the
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or
call (301) 443-1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: Rural Health Clinic COVID-19
Testing Program Data Collection, OMB No. 0906-0056--Extension.
Abstract: This ICR is for continued approval of the Rural Health
Clinic (RHC) COVID-19 Testing Program Data Collection. HRSA is
proposing to continue this data collection with no changes. The current
performance measures are collected electronically in the RHC COVID-19
Testing Report (CTR), which funded providers access via
rhccovidreporting.com. RHC COVID-19 Testing Program Data Collection
supports the HRSA requirement to monitor and report on funds
distributed under the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care
Enhancement Act. Signed into law on April 24, 2020, the Paycheck
Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act appropriated $225
million to RHCs to support COVID-19 testing efforts, expand access to
testing in rural communities, and other related expenses. On May 20,
2020, HRSA issued funding as one-time payments to 2,406 RHC
organizations based on the number of certified clinic sites they
operate, providing $49,461.42 per clinic site (4,549 RHC clinic sites
total across the country).
The RHC CTR collects monthly, aggregate data from funded
organizations. Funded organizations provide basic identifying
information, report on the number of and location of testing sites,
indicate how they used the funds, and report the total number of
patients tested and the number of tests with a positive result.
Funded organizations must report the number of patients tested and
the number of positive tests on a monthly
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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
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Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per Total responses per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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RHC COVID-19 Testing Report........................................ 2,406 12 28,872 .25 7,218
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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.
[FR Doc. 2021-03749 Filed 2-23-21; 8:45 am]
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