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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF SYSTEM RECORDS:
STORAGE:
All records are stored electronically in
web-based computer format.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records are retrievable by name and/
or Social Security Number. Group
records are retrieved by organizational
code.
SAFEGUARDS:
System records are safeguarded in
accordance with the requirements of the
Privacy Act. Access is limited to
authorized individuals with passwords,
and the database is maintained behind
a firewall certified by the National
Computer Security Association.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
System records are retained and
disposed of according to GSA records
maintenance and disposition schedules
and the requirements of the National
Archives and Records Administration.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Director, Federal Acquisition Institute
(MVI), General Services Administration,
9820 Belvoir Road, Bldg. 205, Fort
Belvoir, VA 22060.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Individuals wishing to inquire if the
system contains information about them
should contact the system manager at
the above address.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
Individuals wishing to access their
own records may do so by password.
Requests for access also may be directed
to the system manager.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health; Decision To
Evaluate a Petition To Designate a
Class of Employees at Kellex/Pierpont,
Jersey City, NJ, To Be Included in the
Special Exposure Cohort
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) gives notice as
required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a
decision to evaluate a petition to
designate a class of employees at Kellex/
Pierpont, Jersey City, New Jersey, to be
included in the Special Exposure Cohort
under the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act of 2000. The initial
proposed definition for the class being
evaluated, subject to revision as
warranted by the evaluation, is as
follows:
Facility: Kellex/Pierpont.
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey.
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All
workers.
Period of Employment: January 1,
1943 through December 31, 1953.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Elliott, Director, Office of
Compensation Analysis and Support,
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676
Columbia Parkway, MS C–46,
Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513–
533–6800 (this is not a toll-free
number). Information requests can also
be submitted by e-mail to
OCAS@CDC.GOV.
Dated: November 8, 2007.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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Individuals in the system may amend
their own records online, or, as
appropriate, request their manager or
supervisor to amend the record.
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RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
The sources for information in the
system are the individuals for whom the
records are maintained, the supervisors
of those individuals, existing agency
systems, and the Office of the Personnel
Management’s (OPM) Central Personnel
Data File (CPDF).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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Comments on this notice must be
received by December 19, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk
Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974
(attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by email at OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov
(attention: AHRQ’s desk officer). 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:
be conducted by AHRQ may include
readership surveys from individuals
using AHRQ automated and electronic
technology databases to determine
satisfaction with the information
provided or surveys to assess effect of
the grants streamlining efforts. Results
of these surveys will be used in future
program planning initiatives and to
redirect resources and efforts, as
needed, to improve AHRQ program
services. The current clearance will
expire January 31, 2008. This is a
request for a generic approval from
OMB to conduct customer surveys over
the next three years.
Proposed Project
‘‘Voluntary Customer Surveys Generic
Clearance for the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality.’’
In response to Executive Order 12862,
the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ) plans to conduct
voluntary customer surveys to assess
strengths and weaknesses in agency
program services. Customer surveys to
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 renewal of the
generic information collection project:
‘‘Voluntary Customer Surveys Generic
Clearance for the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality.’’ 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 August 3, 2007 and allowed
60 days for public comment. No
comments were received. A 30-day
Federal Register notice was published
on October 11th, 2007 to allow an
additional 30 days for public comment.
No comments were received. However,
changes to the estimated annual
respondent burden hours and the
methodologies that will be used for the
data collection require an additional 30
days for public comment.
The data will be collected using a
combination of methodologies
appropriate to each survey. These
methodologies include:
• Mail/e-mail surveys;
• Telephone surveys;
• Web-based surveys;
• Focus groups;
• In-person surveys.
DATES:
Methods of Collection
ESTIMATED ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Type of information collection
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
Mail/e-mail * ......................................................................................
Telephone ........................................................................................
Web-based .......................................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................
In-person ..........................................................................................
51,000
200
52,000
200
200
1
1
1
1
1
15/60
40/60
10/60
2.0
50/60
12,750
134
8,667
400
167
Total ..........................................................................................
103,600
na
na
22,118
* May include telephone non-response follow-up in which case the burden will not change.
This information collection will not
impose a cost burden on the
respondents beyond that associated
with their time to provide the required
data. There will be no additional costs
for capital equipment, software,
computer services, etc.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal
Government
The mail and telephone surveys and
focus groups will in some cases be
carried out under contract. Assuming
the contract cost per survey is $50,000–
$100,000, and for each focus group is
$20,000, total contract costs could be
$720,000 per year.
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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
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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
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.
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Dated: November 8, 2007.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30 Day–08–07AH]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of
information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
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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 renewal of the generic
information collection project: ``Voluntary Customer Surveys Generic
Clearance for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.'' 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 August 3, 2007 and allowed 60 days for public
comment. No comments were received. A 30-day Federal Register notice
was published on October 11th, 2007 to allow an additional 30 days for
public comment. No comments were received. However, changes to the
estimated annual respondent burden hours and the methodologies that
will be used for the data collection require an additional 30 days for
public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 19, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: AHRQ's OMB Desk
Officer by fax at (202) 395-6974 (attention: AHRQ's desk officer) or by
e-mail at OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ's desk
officer). 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
``Voluntary Customer Surveys Generic Clearance for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality.''
In response to Executive Order 12862, the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) plans to conduct voluntary customer surveys
to assess strengths and weaknesses in agency program services. Customer
surveys to be conducted by AHRQ may include readership surveys from
individuals using AHRQ automated and electronic technology databases to
determine satisfaction with the information provided or surveys to
assess effect of the grants streamlining efforts. Results of these
surveys will be used in future program planning initiatives and to
redirect resources and efforts, as needed, to improve AHRQ program
services. The current clearance will expire January 31, 2008. This is a
request for a generic approval from OMB to conduct customer surveys
over the next three years.
Methods of Collection
The data will be collected using a combination of methodologies
appropriate to each survey. These methodologies include:
Mail/e-mail surveys;
Telephone surveys;
Web-based surveys;
Focus groups;
In-person surveys.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
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Number of
Type of information collection Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Mail/e-mail *........................... 51,000 1 15/60 12,750
Telephone............................... 200 1 40/60 134
Web-based............................... 52,000 1 10/60 8,667
Focus Groups............................ 200 1 2.0 400
In-person............................... 200 1 50/60 167
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Total............................... 103,600 na na 22,118
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* May include telephone non-response follow-up in which case the burden will not change.
This information collection will not impose a cost burden on the
respondents beyond that associated with their time to provide the
required data. There will be no additional costs for capital equipment,
software, computer services, etc.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal Government
The mail and telephone surveys and focus groups will in some cases
be carried out under contract. Assuming the contract cost per survey is
$50,000-$100,000, and for each focus group is $20,000, total contract
costs could be $720,000 per year.
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 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: November 8, 2007.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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