Vacancy on Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), 63206 [2013-24699]
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section 4 of the Bank Act by providing
uniform requirements an applicant must
meet to be approved for Bank
membership and review criteria a Bank
must apply to determine if an applicant
satisfies the statutory and regulatory
membership eligibility requirements,
and by specifying the information and
materials an institution must submit as
part of its application.2 Although the
membership regulation authorizes the
Banks to approve or deny applications
for membership, it also provides
institutions that have been denied
membership in a Bank the option of
appealing the decision to FHFA.3 The
membership regulation also addresses
the requirements for withdrawal from
Bank membership and for the transfer of
an institution’s membership from one
Bank to another.4
This information collection may
require four different types of
submissions by Bank members or by
institutions wishing to become a Bank
member: (I) Applications for
membership and supporting materials;
(II) notices of appeal to FHFA by
institutions that have been denied
membership by a Bank; (III) requests to
withdraw from Bank membership; and
(IV) applications for transfer of
membership to a different Bank and
supporting materials. The information
collection is necessary to enable a Bank
to determine whether prospective and
current Bank members, or transferring
members of other Banks, satisfy the
statutory and regulatory requirements to
be certified initially and maintain their
status as members eligible to obtain
Bank advances. The collection is also
necessary to inform a Bank of when to
initiate the withdrawal process where a
member so desires. On appeals, FHFA
uses the information collection to
determine whether to uphold or
overrule a Bank’s decision to deny Bank
membership to an applicant.
The OMB control number for the
information collection is 2590–0003,
which is due to expire on October 31,
2013. The likely respondents are
institutions that want to be certified as
or are members of a Bank seeking
continued certification.
B. Burden Estimate
FHFA has analyzed the cost and hour
burden for the four facets of the
information collection: (I) membership
application process; (II) appeal of
membership denial; (III) membership
withdrawals, and (IV) transfer of
membership to another Bank district.
2 See
12 CFR part 1263.
12 CFR 1263.5.
4 See 12 CFR 1263.26; 1263.18(d), (e).
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The estimate for the total annual hour
burden for all respondents is 2,261
hours. The estimate for the total annual
cost burden is $175,613. These
estimates are based on the following:
I. Membership Application
FHFA estimates the total annual
average number of applicants at 157,
with 1 response per applicant. The
estimate for the average hours per
application is 11.7 hours. The estimate
for the annual hour burden for
applicants is 1,837 hours (157
applicants × 1 response per applicant ×
11.7 hours per response). The estimate
for the total annual cost burden to
applicants for the membership
application process is $135,365.
II. Appeal of Membership Denial
FHFA estimates the total annual
average number of appellants at 1, with
1 response per appellant. The estimate
for the average hours per application for
appeal is 10 hours. The estimate for the
annual hour burden for appellants is 10
hours (10 appellants × 1 response per
appellant × 10 hours per response). The
estimate for the total annual cost burden
to applicants for the appeal of
membership denial process is $950.
III. Withdrawals From Membership
FHFA estimates the total annual
average number of membership
withdrawals at 275, with 1 response per
applicant. The estimate for the average
hours per application is 1.5 hours. The
estimate for the annual hour burden for
applicants is 413 hours (275
withdrawals × 1 response per applicant
× 1.5 hours per response). The estimate
for the total annual cost burden to
members for withdrawals from
membership is $39,188.
IV. Transfer of Membership
FHFA estimates the total annual
average number of membership transfer
requests at 1, with 1 response per
applicant. The estimate for the average
hours per application is 1.5 hours. The
estimate for the annual hour burden for
applicants is 1.5 hours (1 transfer × 1
response per applicant × 1.5 hours per
response). The estimate for the total
annual cost burden to member
respondents of the transfer of
membership process is $110.
C. Comment Request
In accordance with the requirements
of 5 CFR 1320.8(d), FHFA published a
request for public comments regarding
this information collection in the
Federal Register on July 1, 2013. See 78
FR 39293 (July 1, 2013). The 60-day
comment period closed on August 30,
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2013. No public comments were
received.
FHFA requests written comments on
the following: (1) Whether the collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of FHFA functions,
including whether the information has
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
FHFA’s estimates of the burdens of the
collection of information; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: September 30, 2013.
Kevin Winkler,
Chief Information Officer, Federal Housing
Finance Agency.
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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
OFFICE
Vacancy on Board of Governors of the
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Institute (PCORI)
Government Accountability
Office (GAO).
ACTION: Notice on letters of nomination.
AGENCY:
The Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act gave the
Comptroller General of the United
States responsibility for appointing 19
members to the Board of Governors of
the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Institute and for filling vacancies that
may occur. Board members must meet
the qualifications listed in Section 6301
of the Act. Due to the resignation of a
physician representative on the board, I
am announcing the following: letters of
nomination and resumes should be
submitted by November 15, 2013 to
ensure adequate opportunity for review
and consideration of nominees prior to
appointment. Letters of nomination and
resumes can be sent to either the email
or mailing address listed below.
ADDRESSES: Nominations can be
submitted by either of the following:
Email: PCORI@gao.gov, Mail: GAO
Health Care, Attention: Patient Centered
Outcomes Research Institute, 441 G
Street NW., Washington, DC 20548.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
GAO: Office of Public Affairs, (202)
512–4800. [Sec. 6301, Pub. L. 111–148]
SUMMARY:
Gene L. Dodaro,
Comptroller General of the United States.
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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
Vacancy on Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes
Research Institute (PCORI)
AGENCY: Government Accountability Office (GAO).
ACTION: Notice on letters of nomination.
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SUMMARY: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act gave the
Comptroller General of the United States responsibility for appointing
19 members to the Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes
Research Institute and for filling vacancies that may occur. Board
members must meet the qualifications listed in Section 6301 of the Act.
Due to the resignation of a physician representative on the board, I am
announcing the following: letters of nomination and resumes should be
submitted by November 15, 2013 to ensure adequate opportunity for
review and consideration of nominees prior to appointment. Letters of
nomination and resumes can be sent to either the email or mailing
address listed below.
ADDRESSES: Nominations can be submitted by either of the following:
Email: PCORI@gao.gov, Mail: GAO Health Care, Attention: Patient
Centered Outcomes Research Institute, 441 G Street NW., Washington, DC
20548.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: GAO: Office of Public Affairs, (202)
512-4800. [Sec. 6301, Pub. L. 111-148]
Gene L. Dodaro,
Comptroller General of the United States.
[FR Doc. 2013-24699 Filed 10-22-13; 8:45 am]
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