The need and purpose of this
information collection is to obtain information from the State
Primary Care Offices (PCO) via the Shortage Designation Management
System (SDMS) for the review of geographic area, population, or
facility Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and Medically
Underserved Area/Population (MUAP) designations. The application
asks for national, state and local data required to determine the
area, population, or facility’s eligibility for a shortage
designation. The respondents for this information collection are
State PCO who seek to improve primary care service delivery and
workforce availability in the State or territory to meet the needs
of underserved populations.
The increase in burden is due
to an increase in the number of responses per respondent. The
decrease in burden is due to the development of the SDMS. PCOs are
no longer required to provide certain information as it is
automatically populated in the system when they select the rational
service area via the mapping tool in SDMS.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.