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relationship with the basis of award
customer(s) adequate?; (4) If the current
policy is not adequate, what are the
recommendations to improve the
policy/guidance?; and (5) If fair and
reasonable price determination at the
MAS contract level is not beneficial and
the fair and reasonable price
determination is to be determined only
at the task/delivery order level, then
what is the GSA role?
To that end, the Panel would like to
hear from the many stakeholders of the
MAS program. The MAS program
stakeholders include, but are not limited
to, ordering agency contracting officers,
GSA contracting officers, schedule
contract holders, Congress, program
managers, General Accountability
Office, and Federal agency Inspector
General Offices. The panel is
particularly interested in stakeholder
views as to how the issues discussed
above may relate differently to the
purchase of goods, services, or goods
and services that are configured to
propose an integrated solution to an
agency’s needs. Written comments may
be submitted at any time in accordance
with the guidance below.
Acquisition of Solutions and Non
Professional Services Discussion and
Recommendations—Monday, November
10, 2008 and Wednesday, November 12,
2008, Location & Address:
The meetings will be held at the
Washington Court Hotel, 525 New
Jersey Avenue, NW., Ballroom II,
Washington, DC 20001. The Washington
Court Hotel is within walking distance
of the Union Station metro stop. The
meeting start time for each day is
9:00am, and will adjourn no later than
5:00 p.m.
For presentations before the Panel, the
following guidance is provided:
Oral comments: The Panel will no
longer entertain oral presentations.
Written Comments: Written comments
must be received ten (10) business days
prior to the meeting date so that the
comments may be provided to the Panel
for their consideration prior to the
meeting. Comments should be supplied
to Ms. Brooks at the address/contact
information noted below in the
following format: one hard copy with
original signature and one electronic
copy via email in Microsoft Word.
Subsequent meeting dates, locations,
and times will be published at least 15
days prior to the meeting date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information on the Panel meetings,
agendas, and other information can be
obtained at www.gsa.gov/
masadvisorypanel or you may contact
Ms. Pat Brooks, Designated Federal
Officer, Multiple Award Schedule
Advisory Panel, U.S. General Services
Administration, 2011 Crystal Drive,
Suite 911, Arlington, VA 22205;
telephone 703 605–3406, Fax 703 605–
3454; or via email at
mas.advisorypanel@gsa.gov.
AVAILABILITY OF MATERIALS: All
meeting materials, including meeting
agendas, handouts, public comments,
and meeting minutes will be posted on
the MAS Panel website at www.gsa.gov/
masadvisorypanel or www.gsa.gov/
masap.
MEETING ACCESS: Individuals
requiring special accommodations at
any of these meetings should contact
Ms. Brooks at least ten (10) business
days prior to the meeting date so that
appropriate arrangements can be made.
Dated: October 21, 2008.
Theodore S. Haddad,
Chief Acquisition Officer, Office of the Chief
Acquisition Officer, General Services
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency Information Collection
Request. 60-Day Public Comment
Request, Grants
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
AGENCY:
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 60days.
Proposed Project: SF–424 Grants
Application Form—OMB No. 4040–
0004—Revision-Grants.gov The SF–424
form is an OMB approved collection
(4040–0004). Proposed revisions of the
SF–424 include global changes created
by the Federal Funding Accountability
and Transparency Act (Transparency
Act). The Transparency Act was signed
into law on September 26, 2006 (Pub. L.
109–282). The legislation requires the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to establish a publicly available,
online database containing information
about entities that are awarded federal
grants, loans, and contracts. The revised
form will assist agencies in collecting
some of the required data elements for
the database through the SF–424 grant
applications. This form will be utilized
by up to 26 federal grant making
agencies.
The SF–424 form revisions
incorporate standard data elements
required by the Transparency Act such
as a nine-digit zip code, the addition of
‘‘Parish’’ to the ‘‘County’’ field, and
common language in the form
instructions to ‘‘Areas Affected by
Project’’ and the ‘‘Congressional District
Of.’’ We are requesting a three year
clearance of this form. The affected
public may include: Federal, State,
local, or tribal governments, business or
other for profit, and not for profit
institutions.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of
respondents
Agency
DOC ...............................................................................................................
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16,460
2,700
Number of
responses per
respondent
1
1
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Average
burden hours
per response
30/60
60/60
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Total burden
hours
8,230
2,700
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE—Continued
Number of
respondents
Agency
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total burden
hours
ED ..................................................................................................................
EPA ................................................................................................................
HHS ...............................................................................................................
SSA ................................................................................................................
USAID ............................................................................................................
USDA .............................................................................................................
DOI .................................................................................................................
10,235
3,816
5,800
1,000
200
229,946
11,604
1
1
1.1551
2
2
1
1.8156
60/60
240/60
270/60
20/60
15/60
60/60
26/60
10,235
15,264
30,148
667
100
229,946
9,130
Total ........................................................................................................
........................
..........................
........................
306,420
Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
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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:
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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: ‘‘The
AHRQ Data Inventory.’’ 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.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by December 23, 2008.
ADDRESSES: 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
e-mail at doris.lefkowitz@ahrq.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
‘‘The AHRQ Data Inventory’’
The Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ) is interested in
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determining the availability of regularly
collected administrative and other data
collection initiatives about outpatient
health service utilization. AHRQ seeks
to better understand issues in
developing data collection initiatives,
redundancies in these initiatives, uses
of available data, gaps in available
information, similarities across data
projects, and areas for possible
collaboration and coordination. AHRQ’s
initial focus is on those data sets that
would inform healthcare providers,
policymakers, and consumers about
outpatient health service utilization and
episodes of care.
The primary purpose of this
information collection is to
comprehensively document outpatient
health care data collection initiatives in
the 50 states, the District of Columbia,
and other geographic units. Information
being collected about the data sets is not
readily available to the public. In-depth
information about the data sets will
provide guidance to AHRQ on the
potential synergy across such initiatives
and suggest how the information can
inform Federal, State, and local health
care policymakers, clinicians, and
consumers. Information collected
during the interviews will
comprehensively document outpatient
health care data collection initiatives.
This project is important for several
reasons. First, many data collection
initiatives exist or are in the planning
stages, but there is limited collaboration
and synthesis among initiatives. With
limited resources and common goals, it
is imperative to understand the issues in
developing data collection initiatives,
redundancies in such initiatives, and
gaps in available information. Second,
with the increasing costs of health care,
it has become more important than ever
to use health services efficiently, yet
care and information about care is often
collected and delivered in isolation
without coordination across sites or
providers of care. The results of this
project will provide AHRQ and other
policymakers with the information they
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need to serve as a catalyst to promote
coordinated standardization, reduce
redundancies, identify gaps in
information, and assist in further
development of needed data efforts.
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 the
costs and utilization of, and access to,
health care and the ways in which
health care services are organized,
delivered, and financed (42 U.S.C.
299(b)(1)(D) and (E)); (2) conduct and
support research on health care and on
systems for the delivery of such care (42
U.S.C. 299a(a)); and (3) conduct and
support research to advance the creation
of effective linkages between various
sources of health information (42 U.S.C.
299b–3(a)(3)).
Method of Collection
The survey will be initiated with an
e-mail message from AHRQ to
managers/administrators of each data
set selected for inclusion in the
Inventory. Data sets listed in the
inventory were identified from a search
of Web-based information about
outpatient and ambulatory patient care
data sets. The initial contact will be
followed by an e-mail distribution of a
cover letter and the questionnaire. The
cover letter will include information
about the purpose of the study, reason
respondents are being contacted,
information about the nondisclosure of
their responses, and a request to have
respondents review information
captured from the Internet about their
data sets. In addition, respondents will
be informed that they have the option to
complete and return the questionnaire
electronically or participate in a
telephone interview. Respondents who
do not return their questionnaires by the
requested time will get an e-mail
reminder. The e-mail reminder will be
followed by a telephone reminder.
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[FR Doc No: E8-25391]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment
Request, Grants
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: SF-424 Grants Application Form--OMB No. 4040-
0004--Revision-Grants.gov The SF-424 form is an OMB approved collection
(4040-0004). Proposed revisions of the SF-424 include global changes
created by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
(Transparency Act). The Transparency Act was signed into law on
September 26, 2006 (Pub. L. 109-282). The legislation requires the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish a publicly
available, online database containing information about entities that
are awarded federal grants, loans, and contracts. The revised form will
assist agencies in collecting some of the required data elements for
the database through the SF-424 grant applications. This form will be
utilized by up to 26 federal grant making agencies.
The SF-424 form revisions incorporate standard data elements
required by the Transparency Act such as a nine-digit zip code, the
addition of ``Parish'' to the ``County'' field, and common language in
the form instructions to ``Areas Affected by Project'' and the
``Congressional District Of.'' We are requesting a three year clearance
of this form. The affected public may include: Federal, State, local,
or tribal governments, business or other for profit, and not for profit
institutions.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Agency Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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DOC............................................ 16,460 1 30/60 8,230
DOE............................................ 2,700 1 60/60 2,700
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ED............................................. 10,235 1 60/60 10,235
EPA............................................ 3,816 1 240/60 15,264
HHS............................................ 5,800 1.1551 270/60 30,148
SSA............................................ 1,000 2 20/60 667
USAID.......................................... 200 2 15/60 100
USDA........................................... 229,946 1 60/60 229,946
DOI............................................ 11,604 1.8156 26/60 9,130
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 306,420
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-25391 Filed 10-23-08; 8:45 am]
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