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comments will become a matter of
public record.
Written comments should
be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, 540
Gaither Road, Room #5036, Rockville,
MD 20850. Copies of the proposed
collection plans, data collection
instruments, and specific details on the
estimated burden can be obtained from
AHRQ’s Reports Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ, Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Dated: January 4, 2007.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
intention of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) allow the proposed
information collection project:
‘‘Evaluation of the Implementation and
Impact of Pay-for-Quality Programs.’’ In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ
invites the public to comment on this
proposed information collection.
This proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register on October 24, 2006 and
allowed 60 days for public comment. No
public comments were received. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by February 15, 2007.
Proposed Project
‘‘Evaluation of the Implementation and
Impact of Pay-for-Quality (P4Q)
Programs’’
The P4Q Evaluation is a multi-method
research project designed to evaluate the
implementation and impact of P4Q
programs on physicians across three
programs operating in health care safety
net settings. The P4Q programs
participating in the evaluation are
offering their healthcare providers
financial incentives to achieve
predefined quality targets. Data
collected as part of this evaluation will
have direct operational relevance to
payers and providers regarding the
value and challenges of P4Q programs
in safety net settings. The P4Q
evaluation is designed to assess whether
P4Q programs in such settings improve
quality on the measures that are the
focus of the programs and also whether
the programs lead to unintended
consequences. The P4Q evaluation will
also seek to identify design and
implementation practices that are likely
to increase as well as decrease the risks
of negative outcomes resulting from the
implementation of P4Q programs in
safety net settings.
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Number of
responses per
respondent
Physicians .......................................
216
1
Practice executives and other senior managers.
24
1
Total .........................................
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Estimated Costs to the Federal
Government
The total cost to the government for
this activity is estimated to be $193,941.
This funding will be used to support
survey administration costs, salary and
fringe benefits for the research team
relating to the design and
administration of the survey and
informant interviews, and costs for two
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Estimated time
per respondent
The evaluation will use several
methods to examine P4Q programs in
safety net settings, including a survey
and key informant interviews. Survey
data will be obtained from physicians
participating in P4Q programs using a
confidential mailed questionnaire. The
key informant interviews will consist of
35-minute semi-structured interviews
with physician organization executives,
practice leaders, physicians, and other
senior managers in each study setting
regarding program design,
implementation, and impact. The
research project investigators will
interview up to six informants at each
site.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
The table below indicates the total
time burden required to obtain all the
data required to meet the study’s
objectives. It does not include time
required to analyze the data and prepare
it for reporting and publication.
Estimated annual respondent cost
burden
54
14
$5,322.12 to cover costs of responding to survey.
$841.35 to cover costs of participating in in-person interviews.
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68
$6,163.47.
In accordance with the above-cited
Paperwork Reduction Act legislation,
comments on AHRQ’s information
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Data collection under the P4Q
evaluation will be approved by the
Boston University’s Medical Campus
Institutional Review Board. It will be
conducted in accordance with the
Health Insurance Protection and
Portability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule
and with the Protection of Human
Subjects regulations, 45 CFR part 46. In
addition, the identifiable data collected
in this study about provider
organizations and individuals will only
be used for the above-stated purposes
and will be protected in accordance
with the AHRQ confidentiality statute,
section 934(c) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c–3(c)).
Estimated total
burden
(hours)
members of the research team to travel
to each site for the informant interviews.
The project will attempt to minimize
burden to physician survey respondents
by distributing surveys at medical staff
meetings.
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collection are requested with regard to
any of the following: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
AHRQ health care research and health
care information dissemination
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of AHRQ’s estimate of
burden (including hours and costs) of
the proposed collection(s) of
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information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the Agency’s subsequent
request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. all
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: January 4, 2007.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Family Violence Prevention and
Services/Grants for Battered Women’s
Shelters and Related Assistance/
Grants to Indian Tribal Organizations
(Including Alaska Native Villages)
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Program Office: Administration on
Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF),
Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB).
Program Announcement Number: HHS–
2007–ACF–ACYF–FVPS–0124.
Announcement Title: Family Violence
Prevention and Services/Grants for Battered
Women’s Shelters and Related Assistance/
Grants to Indian Tribal Organizations
(including Alaska Native Villages).
CFDA Number: 93.671.
Due Date for Applications: February 15,
2007.
Executive Summary: This
announcement governs the proposed
award of formula grants under the
Family Violence Prevention and
Services Act (FVPSA) to Indian Tribes
(including Alaska Native Villages) and
Tribal organizations. The purpose of
these grants is to assist Tribes in
establishing, maintaining, and
expanding programs and projects to
prevent family violence and to provide
immediate shelter and related assistance
for victims of family violence and their
dependents.
This announcement sets forth the
application requirements, the
application process, and other
administrative and fiscal requirements
for grants in Fiscal Year (FY) 2007.
Grantees are to be mindful that although
the expenditure period for grants is a
two-year period, an application is
required every year to provide
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continuity in the provision of services.
(See Section II. Award Information,
Expenditure Periods.)
I. Description
Legislative Authority: Title III of the
Child Abuse Amendments of 1984
(Public Law (Pub. L.) 98–457, 42 United
States Code (U.S.C.) 10401 et seq.) is
entitled the ‘‘Family Violence
Prevention and Services Act’’ (FVPSA).
FVPSA was first implemented in FY
1986. The statute was subsequently
amended by P.L. 100–294, the ‘‘Child
Abuse Prevention, Adoptions, and
Family Services Act of 1988;’’ further
amended in 1992 by P.L. 102–295; and
then amended in 1994 by P.L. 103–322,
the ‘‘Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act.’’ FVPSA was
amended again in 1996 by P.L. 104–235,
the ‘‘Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act’’ (CAPTA) of 1996; in
2000 by P.L. 106–386, the ‘‘Victims of
Trafficking and Violence Protection
Act,’’ and amended further by P.L. 108–
36, the ‘‘Keeping Children and Families
Safe Act of 2003.’’ FVPSA was most
recently amended by P.L. 109–162, the
‘‘Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act of 2005’’ and by
P.L. 109–271, which was enacted on
August 17, 2006.
FVPSA may be found at 42 U.S.C.
10401 et. seq.
Background
The purpose of this legislation is to
assist States and Tribes or Tribal
organizations in supporting the
establishment, maintenance, and
expansion of programs and projects to
prevent incidents of family violence and
to provide immediate shelter and
related assistance for victims of family
violence and their dependents.
During FY 2006, the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS)
made 241 grants to States and Tribes or
Tribal organizations. HHS also made 53
family violence prevention grant awards
to non-profit State domestic violence
coalitions.
In addition, HHS supports the
Domestic Violence Resource Center
Network (DVRN). DVRN consists of the
National Resource Center for Domestic
Violence (NRC) and four Special Issue
Resource Centers (SIRCs). The four
SIRCs are: The Battered Women’s
Justice Project, the Resource Center on
Child Custody and Protection, the
Resource Center for the Elimination of
Domestic Violence Against Native
Women (Sacred Circle), and the Health
Resource Center on Domestic Violence.
The purpose of NRC and the SIRCs is to
provide resource information, training,
and technical assistance to Federal,
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State, and Indian Tribal agencies; local
domestic violence prevention programs;
and other professionals who provide
services to victims of domestic violence.
In February, 1996, HHS funded the
National Domestic Violence Hotline
(Hotline) to ensure that every woman
and man has access to information and
emergency assistance wherever and
whenever it is needed. The Hotline is a
24-hour, toll-free service that provides
crisis assistance, counseling, and local
shelter referrals to women across the
country. Hotline counselors also are
available for non-English speaking
persons and for people who are hearingimpaired. The Hotline number is 1–
800–799–SAFE (7233); the TTY number
for the hearing impaired is
1–800–787–3224.
General Grant Program Requirements
For Tribes or Tribal Organizations
Definitions
Tribes and Tribal organizations
should use the following definitions in
carrying out their programs. The
definitions are found in section 320 of
FVPSA.
Family Violence: Any act, or
threatened act, of violence, including
any forceful detention of an individual,
which: (a) Results or threatens to result
in physical injury; and (b) is committed
by a person against another individual
(including an elderly person) to whom
such person is, or was, related by blood
or marriage, or otherwise legally related,
or with whom such person is, or was,
lawfully residing.
Indian Tribe and Tribal organization:
Have the same meanings given such
terms in section 450b of Title 25.
Shelter: The provision of temporary
refuge and related assistance in
compliance with applicable State law
and regulation governing the provision,
on a regular basis, of shelter, safe
homes, meals, and related assistance to
victims of family violence and their
dependents.
Related assistance: The provision of
direct assistance to victims of family
violence and their dependents for the
purpose of preventing further violence,
helping such victims to gain access to
civil and criminal courts and other
community services, facilitating the
efforts of such victims to make decisions
concerning their lives in the interest of
safety, and assisting such victims in
healing from the effects of the violence.
Related assistance includes:
(a) Prevention services such as
outreach and prevention services for
victims and their children, assistance to
children who witness domestic
violence, employment training,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) allow the proposed information collection
project: ``Evaluation of the Implementation and Impact of Pay-for-
Quality Programs.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ invites the
public to comment on this proposed information collection.
This proposed information collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on October 24, 2006 and allowed 60 days for public
comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice
is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 15, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Room 5036,
Rockville, MD 20850. Copies of the proposed collection plans, data
collection instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden
can be obtained from AHRQ's Reports Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ, Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
``Evaluation of the Implementation and Impact of Pay-for-Quality (P4Q)
Programs''
The P4Q Evaluation is a multi-method research project designed to
evaluate the implementation and impact of P4Q programs on physicians
across three programs operating in health care safety net settings. The
P4Q programs participating in the evaluation are offering their
healthcare providers financial incentives to achieve predefined quality
targets. Data collected as part of this evaluation will have direct
operational relevance to payers and providers regarding the value and
challenges of P4Q programs in safety net settings. The P4Q evaluation
is designed to assess whether P4Q programs in such settings improve
quality on the measures that are the focus of the programs and also
whether the programs lead to unintended consequences. The P4Q
evaluation will also seek to identify design and implementation
practices that are likely to increase as well as decrease the risks of
negative outcomes resulting from the implementation of P4Q programs in
safety net settings.
Data collection under the P4Q evaluation will be approved by the
Boston University's Medical Campus Institutional Review Board. It will
be conducted in accordance with the Health Insurance Protection and
Portability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule and with the Protection of Human
Subjects regulations, 45 CFR part 46. In addition, the identifiable
data collected in this study about provider organizations and
individuals will only be used for the above-stated purposes and will be
protected in accordance with the AHRQ confidentiality statute, section
934(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c-3(c)).
Methods of Collection
The evaluation will use several methods to examine P4Q programs in
safety net settings, including a survey and key informant interviews.
Survey data will be obtained from physicians participating in P4Q
programs using a confidential mailed questionnaire. The key informant
interviews will consist of 35-minute semi-structured interviews with
physician organization executives, practice leaders, physicians, and
other senior managers in each study setting regarding program design,
implementation, and impact. The research project investigators will
interview up to six informants at each site.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
The table below indicates the total time burden required to obtain
all the data required to meet the study's objectives. It does not
include time required to analyze the data and prepare it for reporting
and publication.
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Number of Estimated
Type of respondent Number of responses per Estimated time per respondent total burden Estimated annual respondent
respondents respondent (hours) cost burden
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Physicians............................... 216 1 0.25 hours (15 minutes)......... 54 $5,322.12 to cover costs of
responding to survey.
Practice executives and other senior 24 1 0.58 hours (35 minutes)......... 14 $841.35 to cover costs of
managers. participating in in-person
interviews.
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Total................................ .............. .............. ................................ 68 $6,163.47.
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Estimated Costs to the Federal Government
The total cost to the government for this activity is estimated to
be $193,941. This funding will be used to support survey administration
costs, salary and fringe benefits for the research team relating to the
design and administration of the survey and informant interviews, and
costs for two members of the research team to travel to each site for
the informant interviews. The project will attempt to minimize burden
to physician survey respondents by distributing surveys at medical
staff meetings.
Request for Comments
In accordance with the above-cited Paperwork Reduction Act
legislation, comments on AHRQ's information collection are requested
with regard to any of the following: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
AHRQ health care research and health care information dissemination
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of AHRQ's estimate of burden (including hours
and costs) of the proposed collection(s) of
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information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information upon the respondents, including the use
of automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the Agency's subsequent request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. all comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: January 4, 2007.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 07-109 Filed 1-12-07; 8:45 am]
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