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TABLE 1.—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of respondents
Number of responses per
respondent
Hours per response
Recruiting Screener Focus Group Discussion ................................................
Guide ...............................................................................................................
2,200
220
1
1
5/60
2.67
183
587
Total ..........................................................................................................
2,420
na
na
770
Average hourly wage rate*
Total cost burden
Form name
Total burden
hours
TABLE 2.—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of respondents
Form name
Total burden
hours
Recruiting Screener Focus Group Discussion ................................................
Guide ...............................................................................................................
2,200
220
183
587
$17
17
3,111
9,979
Total ..........................................................................................................
2,420
770
na
13,090
* Based upon the mean hourly wage of full-time workers, third-quarter of 2007. Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal
Government
All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Based on the current budget for the
project, the total cost to the Federal
Government is $257,474 ($251, 114 of
contractor costs + $6,360 of travel and
time cost for AHRQ employees) for the
18-month period from Oct. 1st, 2007 to
March 31st, 2009. The annualized cost
is approximately $171,649. This amount
includes all direct and indirect costs of
the design, data collection, analysis, and
reporting phases of the study. The costs
of Federal employees for monitoring the
contract are $5,660.
Dated: March 5, 2008.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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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
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.
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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, HHS.
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) approve the proposed
information collection project:
‘‘Evaluation of the Effectiveness of
AHRQ’s Grant-Supported Research on
Healthcare Costs, Productivity, and
Market Forces.’’ In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (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 December 28th, 2007 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 April 14, 2008.
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Written comments should
be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at doris.lefkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov.
Copies of the proposed collection
plans, data collection instruments, and
specific details on the estimated burden
can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477 or by
email at doris.1efkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Proposed Project: ‘‘Evaluation of the
Effectiveness of AHRQ’s GrantSupported Research on Healthcare
Costs, Productivity, and Market Forces’’
The proposed information collection
will support AHRQ’s efforts to
systematically review the effectiveness
of its grant-supported research on
healthcare costs, productivity, and
market forces since the late 1990s. In the
first phase of its ongoing evaluation,
AHRQ determined it had funded 149
grants in the area of cost, productivity,
organization and market forces since the
late 1990s (Krissik, Lake and Gold,
2007). Prior to this proposed
information collection, no evaluation of
these grants and their effects has been
conducted. Collecting such information
through a survey of the 149 grantees
will assist AHRQ in its mission of
supporting the synthesis and
dissemination of available scientific
evidence for use by patients, consumers,
practitioners, providers, purchasers,
policymakers, and educators. The
survey will provide information on
grant activities that is not currently
available, including update-to-date
information on grantee dissemination
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activities and feedback on AHRQ’s role
in supporting research and
dissemination.
A survey of the universe of grantees
who were funded to carry out the abovedescribed health services research work
offers a rational and scientific approach
to collecting data on the impact of
AHRQ’s research in this area that is
otherwise not currently available. The
survey will be an integral part of
AHRQ’s overall evaluation, which
attempts to describe the research and
the pathways through which research
findings that it has supported are
disseminated and used. The survey
interviews principal investigators about
their grant research projects and will
capture data that systematically track
grant outcomes, providing information
on: (1) The main substantive findings
from the work and the ways they have
been communicated; (2) known impacts
of the work to date; (3) linkage of work
to other research in the field; (4) grantee
ratings of the support that AHRQ
provided before, during, and after award
and how AHRQ services for grantees
could be improved; and, (5) grantee
perceptions of AHRQ’s role in research
funding in this area and how sponsor
interest influences the topics that are
addressed.
Method of Collection
A web-based questionnaire will be
used to conduct the survey with AHRQ
grantees. A self-administered mode was
selected for this survey because
respondents may need to look up
information in order to answer some
questions. A self-administered mode
allows respondents to complete the
survey at their own pace and schedule.
If requested, a hardcopy of the
questionnaire will be mailed to the
respondent.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN
Number of respondents
Number of responses per
respondent
Hours per response
AHRQ Grantee Survey ....................................................................................
149
1
2
298
Total ..........................................................................................................
149
na
na
298
Average hourly wage rate
Total cost burden
Form name
Total burden
hours
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED RESPONDENT COST BURDEN
Number of respondents
Form name
Total burden
hours
AHRQ Grantee Survey ....................................................................................
149
298
$42.98
$12,808
Total ..........................................................................................................
149
298
na
12,808
* Based upon the mean of the average wages for teachers (college and university), National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the
United States 2005, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal
Government
The proposed information collection
is part of a larger evaluation of the
effectiveness of AHRQ’s grant-supported
research on healthcare costs,
productivity, and market forces, which
includes a systematic review of the
research that AHRQ has funded, indepth interviews with grantees and
grant document review, case studies to
assess the effects and dissemination
pathways of market forces research, and
preparation of reports and briefings. The
cost to conduct the survey of identified
grantees is $38,962.
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Request for Comments
In accordance with the above-cited
Paperwork Reduction Act legislation,
comments on the AHRQ information
collection proposal are requested with
regard to any of the following: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the Agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and costs) of the
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proposed collection 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
on 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 request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: March 5, 2008.
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: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS.
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) approve the proposed information collection
project: ``Evaluation of the Effectiveness of AHRQ's Grant-Supported
Research on Healthcare Costs, Productivity, and Market Forces.'' In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (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 December 28th, 2007 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 April 14, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by e-mail at
doris.lefkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov.
Copies of the proposed collection plans, data collection
instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden can be
obtained from the AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477 or by email at
doris.1efkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project: ``Evaluation of the Effectiveness of AHRQ's Grant-
Supported Research on Healthcare Costs, Productivity, and Market
Forces''
The proposed information collection will support AHRQ's efforts to
systematically review the effectiveness of its grant-supported research
on healthcare costs, productivity, and market forces since the late
1990s. In the first phase of its ongoing evaluation, AHRQ determined it
had funded 149 grants in the area of cost, productivity, organization
and market forces since the late 1990s (Krissik, Lake and Gold, 2007).
Prior to this proposed information collection, no evaluation of these
grants and their effects has been conducted. Collecting such
information through a survey of the 149 grantees will assist AHRQ in
its mission of supporting the synthesis and dissemination of available
scientific evidence for use by patients, consumers, practitioners,
providers, purchasers, policymakers, and educators. The survey will
provide information on grant activities that is not currently
available, including update-to-date information on grantee
dissemination
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activities and feedback on AHRQ's role in supporting research and
dissemination.
A survey of the universe of grantees who were funded to carry out
the above-described health services research work offers a rational and
scientific approach to collecting data on the impact of AHRQ's research
in this area that is otherwise not currently available. The survey will
be an integral part of AHRQ's overall evaluation, which attempts to
describe the research and the pathways through which research findings
that it has supported are disseminated and used. The survey interviews
principal investigators about their grant research projects and will
capture data that systematically track grant outcomes, providing
information on: (1) The main substantive findings from the work and the
ways they have been communicated; (2) known impacts of the work to
date; (3) linkage of work to other research in the field; (4) grantee
ratings of the support that AHRQ provided before, during, and after
award and how AHRQ services for grantees could be improved; and, (5)
grantee perceptions of AHRQ's role in research funding in this area and
how sponsor interest influences the topics that are addressed.
Method of Collection
A web-based questionnaire will be used to conduct the survey with
AHRQ grantees. A self-administered mode was selected for this survey
because respondents may need to look up information in order to answer
some questions. A self-administered mode allows respondents to complete
the survey at their own pace and schedule. If requested, a hardcopy of
the questionnaire will be mailed to the respondent.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
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Number of
Form name Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AHRQ Grantee Survey............................. 149 1 2 298
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Total....................................... 149 na na 298
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Estimated Annualized Respondent Cost Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Form name respondents hours wage rate burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AHRQ Grantee Survey............................. 149 298 $42.98 $12,808
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Total....................................... 149 298 na 12,808
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* Based upon the mean of the average wages for teachers (college and university), National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the United States 2005, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal Government
The proposed information collection is part of a larger evaluation
of the effectiveness of AHRQ's grant-supported research on healthcare
costs, productivity, and market forces, which includes a systematic
review of the research that AHRQ has funded, in-depth interviews with
grantees and grant document review, case studies to assess the effects
and dissemination pathways of market forces research, and preparation
of reports and briefings. The cost to conduct the survey of identified
grantees is $38,962.
Request for Comments
In accordance with the above-cited Paperwork Reduction Act
legislation, comments on the AHRQ information collection proposal are
requested with regard to any of the following: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the
burden (including hours and costs) of the proposed collection 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 on 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 request for OMB approval of the proposed
information collection. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: March 5, 2008.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. E8-4935 Filed 3-13-08; 8:45 am]
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