Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Proposed Information Collection: Indian Health Service Customer Satisfaction Survey, 13911-13912 [E8-5037]
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mail, or online submission. CMS is
using this survey to identify innovative
ways that states have taken advantage of
existing information within the state
system such as matching data, forming
unique partnerships, or holding training
sessions to facilitate effective and
efficient collection of citizenship
documentation. CMS will use the
information collected with the survey to
compile a snapshot of the innovative
and unique approaches states are
employing to meet the citizenship
documentation requirements of the
DRA. The results will be incorporated
into a final comprehensive report that
will be used as an outreach tool that
will then be distributed to states. Form
Number: CMS–10258 (OMB# 0938–
NEW); Frequency: Once; Affected
Public: State, Local or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
100; Total Annual Responses: 100; Total
Annual Hours: 25.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Laboratory
Personnel Report (CLIA) and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR 493.1–493.2001;
Use: This form is used by the State
agency to determine a laboratory’s
compliance with personnel
qualifications under CLIA. This
information is needed for a laboratory’s
CLIA certification and recertification.
Form Number: CMS–209 (OMB# 0938–
0151); Frequency: Biennially; Affected
Public: Private Sector: Business or other
for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions;
State, Local or Tribal Governments; and
Federal Government Number of
Respondents: 21,000; Total Annual
Responses: 10,500; Total Annual Hours:
5,248.
4. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: State Plan
Amendment template for 1915(i) State
Plan Home and Community-Based
Services (HCBS) Benefit; Use: Section
6086 of the Deficit Reduction Act
(DRA), expanded access to HCBS for the
elderly and disabled and added a new
section 1915(i) to the Social Security
Act. Under 1915(i), States can amend
their State plans to add these services.
The template includes the information
needed by CMS to determine whether
the State’s services will meet the
requirements under 1915(i). Form
Number: CMS–10259 (OMB# 0938–
NEW); Frequency: Once; Affected
Public: State, Local or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
56; Total Annual Responses: 3; Total
Annual Hours: 240.
5. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
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approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicaid
Disproportionate Share Hospital Annual
Reporting; Use: Section 1923(j)(i) of the
Social Security Act requires States to
submit an annual report that identifies
each disproportionate share hospital
(DSH) that received a DSH payment
under the State’s Medicaid program in
the preceding fiscal year and the
amount of DSH payments paid to that
hospital in the same year and such other
information as the Secretary determines
necessary to ensure the appropriateness
of DSH payments. The information
supplied will satisfy the requirements
under section 1923(a)(2)(D) of the Act as
well. Form Number: CMS–R–266
(OMB# 0938–0746); Frequency: Yearly;
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
52; Total Annual Responses: 52; Total
Annual Hours: 1976.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS’ Web site
address at: https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995, or Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786–
1326.
In commenting on the proposed
information collections please reference
the document identifier or OMB control
number. To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations must
be submitted in one of the following
ways by May 13, 2008:
1. Electronically. You may submit
your comments electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to find the information collection
document(s) accepting comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development,
Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number 0938–0707, Room C4–
26–05, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: March 7, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment: 30-Day
Proposed Information Collection:
Indian Health Service Customer
Satisfaction Survey
Indian Health Service, HHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In compliance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 which requires
30 days for public comment on
proposed information collection
projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS)
has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a
request to review and approve the
information collection listed below.
This proposed information collection
project was previously published in the
Federal Register (72 FR 69696) on
December 10, 2007 and allowed 60 days
for public comment. No public
comment was received in response to
the notice. The purpose of this notice is
to allow 30 days for public comment to
be submitted directly to OMB.
Proposed Collection: Title: 0917–
NEW, ‘‘Indian Health Service Customer
Satisfaction Survey.’’ Type of
Information Collection Request: Three
year approval of this new information
collection, 0917–NEW, ‘‘Indian Health
Service Customer Satisfaction Survey.’’
Form(s): Tribal Homeowner Survey,
Tribal Partner Survey, Annual Operator
Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
Survey, and Post Construction O&M
Survey. Need and Use of Information
Collection: The IHS goal is to raise the
health status of the American Indian
and Alaska Native people to the highest
possible level by providing
comprehensive health care and
preventive health services. To support
the IHS mission, the Sanitation
Facilities Construction Program (SFCP)
provides technical and financial
assistance to American Indian Tribes
and Alaska Native villages for
cooperative development and continues
operation of safe water, wastewater, and
solid waste systems and related support
facilities.
The Indian Health Service Office of
Environmental Health and Engineering
(OEHE), SFCP, ‘‘Customer Satisfaction
Surveys,’’ will provide the information
needed to complete these goals. With
the information collected from Tribal
homeowners, Tribal leaders, and Tribal
operation and maintenance operators
the Sanitation facilities programs will
make improvements that will result in
improved quality of services.
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Voluntary customer satisfaction
surveys will be conducted through
phone calls, mail, and the Internet. The
information gathered will be used by
agency management and staff to identify
strengths and weaknesses in current
service provision, to plan and redirect
resources, to make improvements that
are practical and feasible, and to
The table below provides: Types of
data collection instruments, Estimated
number of respondents, Number of
responses per respondent, Annual
number of responses, Average burden
hour per response, and Total annual
burden hour(s).
provide vital feedback to partner
agencies, Tribal leaders, system
operators, health boards, and
community members regarding
customer satisfaction or dissatisfaction
with the SFCP. Affected Public:
Individuals. Type of Respondents:
Homeowners who are customers of the
OEHE, SFCP.
Number of
respondents
Data collection instrument(s)
Responses
per
respondent
Total annual
response
Burden hour
per response*
Annual burden
hours
1,300
175
125
200
1
1
1
1
1,300
175
125
200
3
3
3
3
65
8.75
6.25
10
Total ..............................................................................
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Tribal Homeowner Survey ...................................................
Tribal Partner Survey ...........................................................
Annual Operator O&M Survey .............................................
Post Construction O&M Survey ...........................................
1,800
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90
There are no Capital Costs, Operating
Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to
report.
Request For Comments: Your written
comments and/or suggestions are
invited on one or more of the following
points: (a) Whether the information
collection activity is necessary to carry
out an agency function; (b) whether the
agency processes the information
collected in a useful and timely fashion;
(c) the accuracy of public burden
estimate (the estimated amount of time
needed for individual respondents to
provide the requested information); (d)
whether the methodology and
assumptions used to determine the
estimates are logical; (e) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information being collected; and
(f) ways to minimize the public burden
through the use of automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Direct Comments to OMB: Send your
written comments and suggestions
regarding the proposed information
collection contained in this notice,
especially regarding the estimated
public burden and associated response
time to: Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Desk Officer for IHS, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
Send Comments and Requests for
Further Information: To request more
information on the proposed collection
or to obtain a copy of the data collection
instrument(s) and/or instruction(s)
contact: Mr. Kelvin Vandever, Acting
IHS Reports Clearance Officer, 801
Thompson Avenue, Suite 120,
Rockville, MD 20852–1627; call non-toll
free (301) 443–8029; send via facsimile
to (301) 594–0899; or send your e-mail
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requests, comments, and return address
to: Kelvin.Vandever@ihs.gov.
Comment Due Date: Comments
regarding this information collection are
best assured of having full effect if
received within 30 days of the date of
this publication.
Dated: March 6, 2008.
Robert G. McSwain,
Acting Director, Indian Health Service.
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The meeting will be open to the
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Open: April 1, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Agenda: Continuation of CoC discussions.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
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Contact Person: Elizabeth L. Wilder, PhD,
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applicable, the business or professional
affiliation of the interested person.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Proposed Information
Collection: Indian Health Service Customer Satisfaction Survey
AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 which requires 30 days for public comment on
proposed information collection projects, the Indian Health Service
(IHS) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a
request to review and approve the information collection listed below.
This proposed information collection project was previously published
in the Federal Register (72 FR 69696) on December 10, 2007 and allowed
60 days for public comment. No public comment was received in response
to the notice. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for
public comment to be submitted directly to OMB.
Proposed Collection: Title: 0917-NEW, ``Indian Health Service
Customer Satisfaction Survey.'' Type of Information Collection Request:
Three year approval of this new information collection, 0917-NEW,
``Indian Health Service Customer Satisfaction Survey.''
Form(s): Tribal Homeowner Survey, Tribal Partner Survey, Annual
Operator Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Survey, and Post Construction
O&M Survey. Need and Use of Information Collection: The IHS goal is to
raise the health status of the American Indian and Alaska Native people
to the highest possible level by providing comprehensive health care
and preventive health services. To support the IHS mission, the
Sanitation Facilities Construction Program (SFCP) provides technical
and financial assistance to American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native
villages for cooperative development and continues operation of safe
water, wastewater, and solid waste systems and related support
facilities.
The Indian Health Service Office of Environmental Health and
Engineering (OEHE), SFCP, ``Customer Satisfaction Surveys,'' will
provide the information needed to complete these goals. With the
information collected from Tribal homeowners, Tribal leaders, and
Tribal operation and maintenance operators the Sanitation facilities
programs will make improvements that will result in improved quality of
services.
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Voluntary customer satisfaction surveys will be conducted through
phone calls, mail, and the Internet. The information gathered will be
used by agency management and staff to identify strengths and
weaknesses in current service provision, to plan and redirect
resources, to make improvements that are practical and feasible, and to
provide vital feedback to partner agencies, Tribal leaders, system
operators, health boards, and community members regarding customer
satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the SFCP. Affected Public:
Individuals. Type of Respondents: Homeowners who are customers of the
OEHE, SFCP.
The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments,
Estimated number of respondents, Number of responses per respondent,
Annual number of responses, Average burden hour per response, and Total
annual burden hour(s).
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Number of Responses per Total annual Burden hour Annual burden
Data collection instrument(s) respondents respondent response per response* hours
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Tribal Homeowner Survey......... 1,300 1 1,300 3 65
Tribal Partner Survey........... 175 1 175 3 8.75
Annual Operator O&M Survey...... 125 1 125 3 6.25
Post Construction O&M Survey.... 200 1 200 3 10
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Total....................... 1,800 .............. .............. .............. 90
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There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance
Costs to report.
Request For Comments: Your written comments and/or suggestions are
invited on one or more of the following points: (a) Whether the
information collection activity is necessary to carry out an agency
function; (b) whether the agency processes the information collected in
a useful and timely fashion; (c) the accuracy of public burden estimate
(the estimated amount of time needed for individual respondents to
provide the requested information); (d) whether the methodology and
assumptions used to determine the estimates are logical; (e) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information being
collected; and (f) ways to minimize the public burden through the use
of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Direct Comments to OMB: Send your written comments and suggestions
regarding the proposed information collection contained in this notice,
especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated
response time to: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for IHS, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
Send Comments and Requests for Further Information: To request more
information on the proposed collection or to obtain a copy of the data
collection instrument(s) and/or instruction(s) contact: Mr. Kelvin
Vandever, Acting IHS Reports Clearance Officer, 801 Thompson Avenue,
Suite 120, Rockville, MD 20852-1627; call non-toll free (301) 443-8029;
send via facsimile to (301) 594-0899; or send your e-mail requests,
comments, and return address to: Kelvin.Vandever@ihs.gov.
Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having full effect if received within 30 days of
the date of this publication.
Dated: March 6, 2008.
Robert G. McSwain,
Acting Director, Indian Health Service.
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