HRSA Seeks OMB Nod for Black Lung Clinic Data Collection
Published Date: 8/20/2026
Notice
Summary
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day comment period for this notice has closed.
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Performance Measures Revised (questions changed)
HRSA revised the Black Lung Clinics Program performance measures by deleting five questions, adding three new questions, and changing three existing questions to make reporting clearer and easier for awardees.
Clinical Diagnosis Fields Consolidated
HRSA will replace separate clinical diagnosis fields for primary, secondary, and other diagnoses with a single consolidated diagnosis datapoint to reduce subjectivity and reporting burden for clinics.
COVID-Related Fields Removed
HRSA removed COVID-related data fields from the Black Lung Clinics Program performance measures because they are now less relevant, which reduces reporting burden on awardees.
New Cardiology Diagnosis Field Added
A new cardiology diagnosis field will be added to the performance measures to better capture conditions linked to pulmonary disease and help HRSA track population needs for programmatic updates.
Benefits Counseling Data Enhanced
Benefits counseling measures are expanded to collect filing dates and case status details so HRSA can track case timelines and monitor counseling service implementation.
Reporting Burden: 15 Clinics, 7 Hours Each
The ICR estimates 15 Black Lung Clinics Program awardees will each submit one annual response requiring an average of 7 hours per response, for a total estimated annual burden of 105 hours.
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