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OMB Control No: 0906-0024	ICR Reference No: 202406-0906-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202105-0906-002
Agency/Subagency: HHS/HRSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program Performance Improvement Measurement System
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/19/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/21/2024
Terms of Clearance: Prior to the re-submission of this information collection request (ICR), the agency will develop and implement policies and processes necessary to comply with the OPEN Government Data Act (Title II of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, P.L. 115-435). This requires Federal agencies to publish all public government data assets online as open data, using standardized, machine-readable data formats (unless the agency makes a specific determination that data should be protected, withheld, or otherwise exempt from publication). It is the expectation that the agency will publish data collected under this ICR and the relevant publication plan will be reflected in the response to Supporting Statement A Question #16. Such a publication plan should include details, including timetable and format, as well as a hyperlink to the relevant webpage where the data will be displayed. If any of the data cannot be published for a specific reason, then it is the expectation that this specific reason will be given in the response to Supporting Statement A Question #16. Data that cannot be published in specific should still be considered for publication in aggregate, if feasible and appropriate.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2024
Responses	10	0	10
Time Burden (Hours)	487	0	35
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Rural Health Care Coordination (Care Coordination) program is authorized under Section 330A(e) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 254(e)), as amended, to “improve access and quality of care through the application of care coordination strategies with the focus areas of collaboration, leadership and workforce, improved outcomes, and sustainability in rural communities.” This authority permits the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to support rural health consortiums/networks aiming to achieving the overall goals of improving access, delivery, and quality of care through the application of care coordination strategies in rural communities..

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 254c(e) Section 330A (e) Name of Law: Public Health Service Act (PHS)

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 2960	01/17/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 52068	06/21/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Rural Health Care Coordination Program Performance Improvement Measurement System;	1

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	10	10	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	487	35	452
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The average burden per respondent has increased due to a new cohort of awardees who were funded. The increase in burden is also largely due to the amount of time it takes to build systems to capture and report data at the start of a new project. Larger networks with multiple partners across different organizations also reported higher burdens due to the additional time needed to coordinate data in order to meet this annual data collection. The increase in burden hours also aligns with the requested metrics that better reflects the program scope and intent in the notice of funding opportunity announcement, HRSA-23-125.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,104

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Laura Cooper 301 443-2126 lcooper@hrsa.gov

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