Federal Register #2026-21385

HRSA Seeks Public Comment on Revised Health Center Program Forms

HRSA is seeking public comment on revisions to Health Center Program information-collection forms, not procuring products or services. - Government buyer and offices: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the revised Information Collection Request was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. - Proposed form changes: Updates to eight existing forms: Form 5A: Services Provided; Form 5B: Sites; the Form 5A and Form 5B scope-adjustment checklists; the checklist for deleting a service site; the checklist for adding a service site; the checklist for adding a service; and the checklist for deleting a service. - New forms: Checklist for Replacing a Service Site in Scope; Quality Improvement Fund (QIF) Final Report; and Loan Guarantee Progress Report. - Purpose and users: Forms support applications and renewals, progress reporting, program monitoring, and scope-of-project changes for Health Center Program recipients and look-alikes. HRSA says the revisions are intended to improve scope documentation and oversight, streamline scope-change processes, and improve the accuracy of requests. - Estimated paperwork impact: HRSA estimates the revisions will reduce annual reporting burden by 1,621 hours. - Procurement status: This is a public-comment notice, not a procurement or award. No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are identified.

Description

HRSA submitted an Information Collection Request for the Health Center Program Forms to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The forms are used by new and existing health centers and other entities to apply for opportunities, renew designations, report progress, and change project scopes. Eight previously approved forms are being updated and three forms are being added to support program monitoring and improve scope-of-project documentation and processes. Public comments are due November 19, 2026.

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