FORHP_0906_0009_OMB NonSubstantive Change Request_04172025

5600 Fishers Lane

Rockville, MD 20857

DATE: May 2, 2025

TO: Dan Cline, Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget

FROM: Samantha Miller, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Planning, Analysis and Evaluation, Health Resources and Services Administration

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Request: The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy requests approval for changes to the Rural Health Care Services Outreach Performance Improvement and Measurement Systems Measures (OMB 0906-0009 expiration date January 31, 2028).

Purpose: HRSA is requesting a change to revise response options to align with this Administration’s priorities. This memo explains the changes and supporting rationale.

Changes: This request involves deletion of response/selection options for certain questions within the form.

Changes are outlined in Table A (see below) and in the track changes version of the Office of Management and Budget approved measures (see Attachment).

Time Sensitivity: HRSA requests approval within the standard 10-day period to avoid any delay to data collection under 0906-0009.

Burden: The proposed changes are not expected to have any impact on burden.

PROPOSED CLARIFICATIONS AND NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES:

Table A

Instrument	Type of Change	Question/Item	Change implemented	Rationale
Rural Health Care Services Outreach Performance Improvement and Measurement Systems Measures	Remove response option	Section I – 2 (Type of Services Provided)	Remove “culturally competent care/services.”	Align with this Administration’s priorities.
	Remove response option	Section III – 9 (Type of Member Organizations in the Consortium/ Network – Non-Profit Organization)	Remove: “Migrant Health Center” and “LGBTQ+ Organization.”	Align with this Administration’s priorities.
	Remove response option	Section III – 10 (Type of Member Organizations in the Consortium/Network – For-Profit Organization)	Remove “LGBTQ+ Organization.”	Align with this Administration’s priorities.
	Remove response option	Section V – A – 1 (Care Coordination Activities)	Remove “/cultural competency.”	Align with this Administration’s priorities.
	Remove response option	Section V – E – 5 (Workforce Recruitment, Training & Retention – Number of Training Site(s) by Type)	Remove “Migrant Health Center (MHC).”	Align with this Administration’s priorities.

Attachments:

• A: FORHP_0906_0009_Outreach Program Measures (Redline)

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