[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 19102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06767]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Information Collection: Indian
Health Service Purchased/Referred Care Proof of Residency; OMB No.
0917-0040
AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments; request for extension of
approval.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to take this
opportunity to comment on the information collection Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0040, titled,
Purchased/Referred Care Proof of Residency. The IHS is requesting OMB
to approve an extension for this collection. Notice regarding the
information collection was last published in the Federal Register on
January 24, 2022, and allowed 60 days for public comment. The purpose
of this notice is to announce the IHS' intent to submit this collection
to OMB and to allow 30 days for public comment to be submitted directly
to OMB. A copy of the supporting statement is available at
www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID: IHS_FRDOC_0001).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 2,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Direct Your Comments to OMB: Send your comments and
suggestions regarding the proposed information collection contained in
this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time to: Office of Management and Budget, Office of
Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for IHS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information,
please contact Evonne Bennett, Information Collection Clearance Officer
at: [email protected] or 301-443-4750.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This previously approved information
collection project was last published in the Federal Register on
January 24, 2022, and allowed 60 days for public comment (87 FR 3562).
No public comment was received in response to the notice. This notice
announces our intent to submit this collection, which expires March 31,
2022, to OMB for approval of an extension, and to solicit comments on
specific aspects for the proposed information collection.
Title: Purchased/Referred Care Proof of Residency.
OMB Control Number: 0917-0040.
Need and Use of Information Collection: The IHS Purchased/Referred
Care Program needs the information requested on the PRC Proof of
Residency form to verify that individuals seeking medical services
through a PRC program meet the residency requirements specific to PRC
under 42 CFR 136.23.
Agency Form Number: IHS 976.
Members of Affected Public: Individuals/Households.
Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Renewal request.
Type of Respondents: Individuals.
The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments,
Estimated number of respondents, Number of responses per respondent,
Annual number of responses, Average burden hour per response, and Total
annual burden hours.
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Estimated Average burden
Data collection instrument(s) number of Responses per Annual number hour per Total annual
respondents respondent of responses response * burden hours
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Individual Patient Count........ 77,185 1 77,185 3/60 3,859.25
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Total....................... 77,185 1 77,185 3/60 3,859.25
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* For ease of understanding, the average burden per response is 3 minutes.
There are no direct costs to respondents to report.
Requests for Comments: Your written comments and/or suggestions are
invited on one or more of the following points:
(a) Whether the information collection activity is necessary to
carry out an agency function;
(b) whether the agency processes the information collected in a
useful and timely fashion;
(c) the accuracy of the public burden estimate (the estimated
amount of time needed for individual respondents to provide the
requested information);
(d) whether the methodology and assumptions used to determine the
estimates are logical;
(e) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information being collected; and
(f) ways to minimize the public burden through the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Elizabeth A. Fowler,
Acting Deputy Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-06767 Filed 3-31-22; 8:45 am]
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