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disclosures, above, would be more than
adequate to cover any burden imposed
by this recordkeeping requirement.
To summarize, staff estimates that the
Rule imposes a total of 116,790 burden
hours, as follows: 150 recordkeeping
and 3,390 testing and disclosure hours
for manufacturers; 135 recordkeeping
and 52,282 disclosure hours for
installers; 10,833 disclosure hours for
new home sellers; and 50,000 disclosure
hours for retailers. Rounded to the
nearest thousand, the total burden is
117,000 burden hours.
Estimated annual cost burden:
$2,650,000, rounded to the nearest
thousand (solely related to labor costs)
The total annual labor cost for the
Rule’s information collection
requirements is $2,649,720, derived as
follows: $690 for testing, based on 30
hours for manufacturers (30 hours x $23
per hour for skilled technical
personnel); $3,705 for manufacturers’
and installers’ compliance with the
Rule’s recordkeeping requirements,
based on 285 hours (285 hours x $13 per
hour for clerical personnel); $43,680 for
manufacturers’ compliance with thirdparty disclosure requirements, based on
3,360 hours (3,360 hours x $13 per hour
for clerical personnel); and $2,601,645
for disclosure compliance by installers,
new home sellers, and retailers (113,115
hours x $23 per hour for sales persons).
There are no significant current
capital or other non-labor costs
associated with this Rule. Because the
Rule has been in effect since 1980,
members of the industry are familiar
with its requirements and already have
in place the equipment for conducting
tests and storing records. New products
are introduced infrequently. Because the
required disclosures are placed on
packaging or on the product itself, the
Rule’s additional disclosure
requirements do not cause industry
to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer
at the above e-mail address within 60
days.
Proposed Project: Evaluating
Institutions Research Misconduct
Education Efforts—OMB No. 0990–
NEW–Office of Research Integrity.
Abstract: The Office of Research
Integrity (ORI) is conducting this study
of Research Misconduct Education in
medical schools because these
institutions are responsible for
dissemination of information and
guidelines to their faculty, staff, and
students concerning the U.S. Public
Health Service (PHS) Policies on
Research Misconduct (42 CFR Part 93).
The ORI review of institutional research
misconduct policies, investigation
reports, requests for technical assistance
in handling allegations, and analyses of
filings of the Annual Report on Possible
Research Misconduct (PHS 6349) have
raised questions about the level of
knowledge that medical school faculty
conducting research and responding to
allegations, and the faculty’s perception
of their institution’s commitment to
dealing with research misconduct. This
study is designed to evaluate the
knowledge of medical school faculty
members about their institution’s
policies and procedures, identify best
practices and approaches used by
medical institutions, which account for
the most positive perceptions of
commitment and the best understanding
of research misconduct. Also, the study
will identify the areas of responsibility
and specify the activities that
institutions perform in the process of
educating their employees to the
meaning of scientific misconduct at
their institutions.
This will involve a one-time data
collection effort. These researchers have
been identified from a list of medical
school principal investigators (PIs) that
we obtained from the National Institutes
of Health (NIH). All received NIH
research projects awards in 2005 or
2006.
members to incur any significant
additional non-labor associated costs.
William Blumenthal
General Counsel
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New]
Agency Information Collection
Request 60-Day Public Comment
Request
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of the Secretary (OS), Department
of Health and Human Services, is
publishing the following summary of a
proposed information collection request
for public comment. Interested persons
are invited to send comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,
including any of the following subjects:
(1) The necessity and utility of the
proposed information collection for the
proper performance of the agency’s
functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden. To obtain copies of
the supporting statement and any
related forms for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above,
e-mail your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and OS document identifier, to
Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (202)
690–6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be directed
AGENCY:
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondent
Recruit Letters ...................................
Web Survey ......................................
Average burden hours per
response
10,754
10,754
1
1
15/60
20/60
896
3,585
........................
........................
........................
4,481
Researchers .....................................
Researchers .....................................
Total ...........................................
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Number of
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Forms
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Terry Nicolosi,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–16963 Filed 7–23–08; 8:45 am]
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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.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
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:
‘‘National Study of the Hospital Adverse
Event Reporting Follow-Up Survey.’’ 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.
Comments on this notice must be
received by September 22, 2008.
DATES:
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.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
e-mail at doris.lefkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
‘‘National Study of the Hospital Adverse
Event Reporting Follow-Up Survey’’
This proposed information collection
will conduct a survey similar to a
previous AHRQ baseline survey
conducted in 2005, which examined
and characterized adverse event
reporting in the Nation’s hospitals
(Farley DO, Haviland A, Champagne S,
Jam AK, Battles JB, Munier WB, Loeb
JM. Adverse Event Reporting Practices
by U.S. Hospitals: Results of a National
Survey, under review for publication).
The follow-up survey will allow AHRQ
to examine how hospitals’ use of
adverse event reporting systems has
changed over time. The baseline survey
was completed by 1,652 hospital risk
managers selected from a nationally
representative sample frame. The
follow-up survey will consist of a
random sample of 1,200 of the
respondents to the baseline survey. We
anticipate an 85% response rate for the
follow-up survey, resulting in 1,020
completed questionnaires.
Similar to the baseline survey, the
follow-up survey will ascertain whether
hospitals collect information on adverse
events, and how the information is
stored. Information will also be
collected regarding the hospital’s case
definition of a reportable event, whether
information on the severity of the
adverse event is collected, who might
report this information and whether
they can report to a system which is
confidential and/or anonymous. The
questionnaire also asks about the uses of
the data that are collected, and whether
information is used for purposes
including analytic uses, personnel
action, and improvement interventions.
Finally, the questionnaire asks about the
other sources of information that are
useful to hospitals for patient safetyrelated interventions.
This project is being conducted
pursuant to AHRQ’s statutory mandates
to (1) promote health care quality
improvement by conducting and
supporting research that develops and
presents scientific evidence regarding
all aspects of health care, including
methods for measuring quality and
strategies for improving quality (42
U.S.C. 299(b)(1)(F)) and (2) conduct and
support research on health care and on
systems for the delivery of such care,
including activities with respect to
quality measurement and improvement
(42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(2)). In addition,
Congress has, in report language,
directed AHRQ to provide a report
detailing the results of its efforts to
reduce medical errors. See Report for
the Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education, and
related agencies Appropriation Bill for
Fiscal Year 2002, S. Rep. 107–84, at 11
(2001).
This project is being funded by AHRQ
and conducted by the RAND
corporation as part of a contract under
which RAND serves as the Patient
Safety Evaluation center for AHRQ’s
patient safety initiative.
Method of Collection
The baseline survey and data
collection procedures have been
previously conducted and reviewed
(under OMB Number 0935–0125,
Expiration Date 07/31/2008). The
follow-up survey will include an initial
mailed survey with two waves of mailed
follow-ups as needed, and a computerAssisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI)
survey follow-up for the remaining nonresponders. The survey will be
completed by one Risk Manager per
hospital.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated
annualized burden hours for the
respondents’ time to participate in this
information collection. The
questionnaire is expected to require 25
minutes to complete, resulting in a total
burden of 425 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden for the
respondents, which is estimated to be
$11,518. The respondents will not incur
any other costs beyond those associated
with their time to participate.
EXHIBIT 1.—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
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Risk manager questionnaire ............................................................................
1,020
1
25/60
425
Total ..........................................................................................................
1,020
NA
NA
425
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[FR Doc No: E8-16963]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]
Agency Information Collection Request 60-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following
summary of a proposed information collection request for public
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to minimize the information
collection burden. To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any
related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above,
e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number,
and OS document identifier, to Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail
address within 60 days.
Proposed Project: Evaluating Institutions Research Misconduct
Education Efforts--OMB No. 0990-NEW-Office of Research Integrity.
Abstract: The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) is conducting this
study of Research Misconduct Education in medical schools because these
institutions are responsible for dissemination of information and
guidelines to their faculty, staff, and students concerning the U.S.
Public Health Service (PHS) Policies on Research Misconduct (42 CFR
Part 93). The ORI review of institutional research misconduct policies,
investigation reports, requests for technical assistance in handling
allegations, and analyses of filings of the Annual Report on Possible
Research Misconduct (PHS 6349) have raised questions about the level of
knowledge that medical school faculty conducting research and
responding to allegations, and the faculty's perception of their
institution's commitment to dealing with research misconduct. This
study is designed to evaluate the knowledge of medical school faculty
members about their institution's policies and procedures, identify
best practices and approaches used by medical institutions, which
account for the most positive perceptions of commitment and the best
understanding of research misconduct. Also, the study will identify the
areas of responsibility and specify the activities that institutions
perform in the process of educating their employees to the meaning of
scientific misconduct at their institutions.
This will involve a one-time data collection effort. These
researchers have been identified from a list of medical school
principal investigators (PIs) that we obtained from the National
Institutes of Health (NIH). All received NIH research projects awards
in 2005 or 2006.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Forms Type of Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondent respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recruit Letters............... Researchers..... 10,754 1 15/60 896
Web Survey.................... Researchers..... 10,754 1 20/60 3,585
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 4,481
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Terry Nicolosi,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-16963 Filed 7-23-08; 8:45 am]
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