90 FR 94 pgs. 21051-21052 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program Reconciliation Tool, OMB No. 0915-0342—Revision
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 94Pages: 21051 - 21052
Pages: 21051, 21052FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-08704 Filed 5-15-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program Reconciliation Tool, OMB No. 0915-0342-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 July 15, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14NWH04, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 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) 443-3983.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
When submitting comments or requesting information, please include the ICR title for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program Reconciliation Tool OMB No. 0915-0342-Revision.
Abstract: The THCGME program, authorized by Section 340H of the Public Health Service Act, was established by Section 5508 of Public Law 111-148. The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Pub. L. 119-4) provide continued funding for the THCGME program.
The THCGME payments support training for primary care residents in community-based ambulatory patient care settings. HRSA collects information from THCGME program award recipients using an OMB-approved reconciliation tool. HRSA seeks to extend its approved information collection and is increasing the total estimated annual burden hours associated with the collection, due to an increase in the number of program award recipients from 83 to 87.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: THCGME program payments are prospective payments, and the statute provides for a reconciliation process, through which overpayments may be recouped, and adjustments made, at the end of the fiscal year. This data collection instrument will gather information relating to the number of resident full-time equivalents in Teaching Health Center training programs to reconcile payments.
Likely Respondents: The likely respondents to the THCGME Reconciliation Tool are THCGME program award recipients.
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.
| Form name | Number of respondents | Number of responses per respondent | Total responses | Average burden per response (in hours) | Total burden hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THCGME Reconciliation Tool | 87 | 1 | 87 | 2 | 174 |
| Total | 87 | 87 | 174 |
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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. 2025-08704 Filed 5-15-25; 8:45 am]
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