National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees at SAM Laboratories, Columbia University, New York, New York, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort, 68884 [E7-23704]

Download as PDF 68884 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 234 / Thursday, December 6, 2007 / Notices Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts. Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Atomic Weapons Employer employees. Period of Employment: August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945; and Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, and DOE contractors or subcontractors, who worked in the Hood Building. Period of Employment: January 13, 1946 through December 31, 1963. 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 30, 2007. John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. E7–23748 Filed 12–5–07; 8:45 am] National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees at SAM Laboratories, Columbia University, New York, New York, 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: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Dated: November 30, 2007. John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. E7–23704 Filed 12–5–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–19–P 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. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 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 SAM Laboratories, Columbia University, New York, New York, 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: SAM Laboratories, Columbia University. Location: New York, New York. Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers. Period of Employment: January 1, 1942 through December 31, 1947. 18:57 Dec 05, 2007 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. AGENCY: BILLING CODE 4163–19–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jkt 214001 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) approve the proposed information collection project ‘‘Voluntary Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing to Pretest Home Health Care CAHPS Questions and Methodology.’’ This activity is being conducted under AHRQ’s generic pretesting clearance OMB #0935–0125. 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. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 7, 2008. ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice should be submitted electronically to both AHRQ and to OMB. Comments should be submitted to Doris Lefkowitz, Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ at doris.lefkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov and 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. PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ, Reports Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey (CAHPS) program was initiated in 1995 to develop a survey and report on consumers’ perspectives on the quality of their health plans. Since that time the CAHPS program, in partnership with CMS and others, has expanded its scope and developed surveys and reports regarding patient assessments of care received from individual clinicians, group practices, in-center hemodialysis services, nursing homes and hospitals. Now, CMS has asked the CAHPS team to develop a survey to obtain the consumer’s perspective on home health care and services. One of the top priorities of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is to increase the transparency in healthcare by providing quality and cost information to the public. A critical component missing from the current measurement set for home health agencies is information from the consumer perspective on the quality of care provided. The information collection proposed here will be a field test of a preliminary instrument designed to obtain consumer assessments of home health agency care. Methods of Collection This field test will use a two stage sampling approach. The first stage is a convenience sample of Medicaid and/or Medicare certified Home Health Agencies (HHA) and the second stage is a probability sample of each selected HHA’s eligible patients. Thirty-six HHA’s across multiple states and home health agency operators will be recruited to participate. The sample of HHAs will vary by size, financial ownership and organizational type (chain or independent). AHRQ anticipates sampling an average of 138 patients per agency. Each selected patient will be mailed the questionnaire and cover letter. To maximize response rates, follow up activities will include an additional request for participation by mail and by phone call. Individuals contacted will be assured of the confidentiality of their replies under Section 934(c) of the Public Health Service Act. Estimated Annual Respondent Burden The survey will be distributed to 4,968 patients with a projected completion rate of 40 percent for a total of 1,987 returned surveys. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2007)]
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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 SAM 
Laboratories, Columbia University, New York, New York, To Be Included 
in the Special Exposure Cohort

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 SAM Laboratories, Columbia 
University, New York, New York, 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: SAM Laboratories, Columbia University.
    Location: New York, New York.
    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers.
    Period of Employment: January 1, 1942 through December 31, 1947.

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 30, 2007.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
 [FR Doc. E7-23704 Filed 12-5-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-19-P

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