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Federal Reserve to distinguish these
trends from transitory phenomena.
3. Report titles: Quarterly Report of
Interest Rates on Selected Direct
Consumer Installment Loans and
Quarterly Report of Credit Card Plans.
Agency form numbers: FR 2835 and
FR 2835a.
OMB control number: 7100–0085.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Reporters: Commercial banks.
Annual reporting hours: FR 2835, 132
hours; and FR 2835a, 100 hours.
Estimated average hours per response:
FR 2835, 13.2 minutes; and FR 2835a,
30 minutes.
Number of respondents: FR 2835, 150;
and FR 2835a, 50.
Small businesses are not affected.
General description of report: These
information collections are voluntary
(12 U.S.C. 248(a)(2)). The FR 2835a
individual respondent data are given
confidential treatment (5 U.S.C.
552(b)(4)), the FR 2835 data however, is
not given confidential treatment.
Abstract: The FR 2835 collects the
most common interest rate charged at a
sample of 150 commercial banks on two
types of consumer loans made in a given
week each quarter: new auto loans and
other loans for consumer goods and
personal expenditures.
The FR 2835a collects information on
two measures of credit card interest
rates from a sample of 50 commercial
banks (authorized panel size), selected
to include banks with $1 billion or more
in credit card receivables, and a
representative group of smaller issuers.
The data are representative of interest
rates paid by consumers on bank credit
cards because the panel includes
virtually all large issuers and an
appropriate sample of other issuers.
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approve the proposed
information collection project:
‘‘Colorado Regional Health Information
Exchange (CORHIO)—Point of Care
Exchange System Evaluation: Point of
Care Questionnaires and Focus
Groups.’’ 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 1st, 2008 and
allowed 60 days for public comment. No
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 March 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk
Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974
(attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by email 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 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@ahrg.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, February 23, 2009.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E9–4115 Filed 2–25–09; 8:45 am]
AHRQ proposes a case study of the
point-of-care (POC) clinical exchange
system at the Colorado Regional Health
Information Exchange (COHRIO). The
COHRIO is an AHRQ State and Regional
Demonstration Project contract which
supports the administrative and
technical implementation of an
information technology service to
provide secure electronic transmission
of clinical information between partner
health care entities to improve the
efficiency, quality, and safety of patient
care.
The key element of CORHIO is the
POC clinical exchange system, which
doctors can use to access information
about individual patients as they care
for them. The POC clinical exchange
system is an Internet-based portal which
allows authorized users to log in and
request clinical information for a
specific patient. The POC clinical
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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.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
intention of the Agency for Healthcare
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Proposed Project
Colorado Regional Health Information
Exchange (CORHIO)—Point of Care
Exchange System Evaluation: Point of
Care Questionnaires and Focus Groups
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exchange system is composed of two
functions: The patient search function
and the data exchange function. The
patient search function is supported by
the CORHIO master patient index,
which is an index of all the patients that
have been seen within a given time
period at CORHIO’s partner health care
organizations (HCOs). The patient
search function allows users to enter
identifying information for a patient,
such as name, date of birth, or medical
record number, and searches to
determine if the patient has received
medical care at one of the partner HCOs.
The POC clinical exchange system will
then display all potential matching
identities available at the CORHIO
partner HCOs. Users select the
appropriate match, if it exists, and
request available data for the selected
patient. The data exchange function
aggregates and displays the available
data from multiple partner HCOs for the
selected patient.
This proposed information collection
will provide input from clinicians at
four participating HCOs regarding the
usability of the system and the value of
the exchanged clinical information to
inform decision-making, patient
disposition and potentially redundant
test ordering. Additionally, this case
study will provide important
information to inform future design and
phase implementation of the CORHIO
system.
This case study is being conducted
pursuant to AHRQ’s statutory mandate
to conduct and support research,
evaluations and initiatives to advance
the creation of effective linkages
between various sources of health
information, including the development
of information networks (42 U.S.C.
299b–3(a)(3)).
Method of Collection
This case study includes 2 distinct
data collections regarding the POC
clinical exchange system:
1. POC Questionnaire—a survey of
end-users at three emergency
departments (ED) regarding their
experiences with the POC clinical
exchange system and its effect on
patient care. This questionnaire will be
used to collect data from the EDs for one
week quarterly in 2009 and for the first
quarter of 2010.
2. Focus Groups—focus groups with
select high- and low-use users of the
POC clinical exchange system from each
of the three EDs and one call Center.
Focus groups will be conducted at 4 and
8 months after users begin using the
POC system.
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Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden
hours for the respondents’ time to
participate in this project. The POC
questionnaire will be administered to
the three participating EDs only, while
the focus groups will be held at both the
EDs and the one participating call
center. The POC questionnaire will be
administered quarterly for an entire
week at each ED. There are typically
two doctors per shift, 21 shifts per week
and an average of 25 patients seen by
each doctor per shift. One attending
physician per shift will respond,
resulting in about 525 patient
encounters per each ED over a one week
period. Since the POC questionnaire
will be completed for each patient seen,
525 questionnaires will be completed
each quarter, resulting in about 2,100
completed questionnaires per year (4
quarters × 525 per quarter) per ED. The
POC questionnaire is estimated to
require about two minutes to complete.
However, the POC clinical exchange
system will be used for only about 10
percent of the visits. This means that for
90 percent of the visits providers will
check off ‘‘Did not use’’ and select a
reason why they did not use the system,
which will take 5 to 10 seconds. The
maximum time of two minutes was used
for all responses to calculate a
conservative estimate of the burden.
The focus groups will be conducted
twice a year at each of the four
participating facilities and are expected
to take one hour or less to complete. The
maximum expected time of one hour
was used to calculate a conservative
estimate of the burden. The total burden
hours for all data collections is
estimated to be 242 hours.
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Form name
Hours per
response
Total
burden hours
POC Questionnaire ..........................................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
3
4
2,100
8
2/60
1
210
32
Total ..........................................................................................................
7
na
na
242
Exhibit 2 shows the annualized cost
burden for the respondent’s time to
participate in this project. The total cost
burden is estimated to be $21,775.
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total
burden hours
Average hourly wage rate *
Total cost
burden
POC Questionnaire ..........................................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
3
4
210
32
$92.03
76.53
$19,326
2,449
Total ..........................................................................................................
7
242
na
21,775
* Based upon the weighted average of the ‘‘registered nurse’’ mean and the ‘‘surgeon’’ mean of the average wages, May 2007 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, United States, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
oes_nat.htm#b29-0000 (accessed Nov. 1, 2008). The ‘‘surgeon’’ mean salary was used for the 3 ED respondents and the ‘‘registered nurse’’
mean salary was used for the 1 Call Center.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal
Government
Exhibit 3 shows the total and
annualized cost of this two-year project
to the Federal government. The total
cost is $34,730 and includes $7,500 for
project development, $8,400 for data
collection activities, $6,580 for data
processing and analysis, $1,000 for the
publication of results and $11,250 for
project management.
EXHIBIT 3—ESTIMATED COST
Cost component
Total cost
Annualized
cost
Project Development ...............................................................................................................................................
Data Collection Activities .........................................................................................................................................
Data Processing and Analysis .................................................................................................................................
Publication of Results ..............................................................................................................................................
Project Management ................................................................................................................................................
Overhead .................................................................................................................................................................
$7,500
8,400
6,580
1,000
11,250
0
$3,750
4,200
3,290
500
5,625
0
Total ..................................................................................................................................................................
34,730
17,365
Request for Comments
In accordance with the above-cited
Paperwork Reduction Act legislation,
comments on AHRQ’s information
collection are requested with regard to
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any of the following: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
AHRQ health care research, quality
improvement and information
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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
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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. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: February 17, 2009.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. E9–3958 Filed 2–25–09; 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: Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, HHS.
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:
‘‘Understanding Patients’ Knowledge
and Use of Acetaminophen.’’ 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 April 27, 2009.
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:
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Proposed Project
‘‘Understanding Patients’ Knowledge
and Use of Acetaminophen’’
This proposed data collection is a
qualitative study to preliminarily
identify issues that relate to the misuse
and overdosing of over-the-counter
(OTC) acetaminophen. Toxicity from
acetaminophen has been on the rise in
the past 3 decades, and is now the most
common cause of acute liver failure in
the U.S., surpassing viral hepatitis. This
data collection has two aims. Aim 1 is
to qualitatively explore knowledge,
attitudes, beliefs, and practices
regarding adult and adolescent selfadministration of OTC acetaminophen,
and parental administration of OTC
acetaminophen to children. To meet
Aim 1, focus groups will be conducted
with adults and semi-structured
interviews will be conducted with
adolescents. Aim 2 is to qualitatively
explore experiences and practices of key
professional informants, including
physicians and pharmacists, with
respect to communicating information
on the administration and risks of OTC
acetaminophen to consumers and
patients. Semi-structured interviews
will be conducted with target key
informants. The results of this
qualitative study will provide an
understanding of the relevant issues and
will be used to develop a
comprehensive survey. A second OMB
clearance package will be developed
once the questionnaire for the survey is
available.
This project is being funded by AHRQ
pursuant to a cooperative agreement
with the University of Pennsylvania
(Award 1 U18HS017991) as part of the
Centers for Education and Research on
Therapeutics (CERTs) program. The
CERTs program is a national initiative,
administered by AHRQ in consultation
with the Food and Drug Administration,
to increase awareness of the benefits
and risks of new, existing, or combined
uses of therapeutics through education
and research. See 42 U.S.C. 299b–1(b).
Method of Collection
Aim 1—Focus groups and individual
interviews
Four focus groups will be conducted
with parents of young children to
examine administration of
acetaminophen to children. Four focus
groups will also be conducted with
adults to identify the issues, barriers,
and psychosocial factors surrounding
how, when, and why OTC
acetaminophen is used. Focus groups
will each have 6 to 8 participants. Semistructured interviews will be conducted
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with adolescents to examine selfadministration of acetaminophen among
this group.
Content areas to be explored are: a.
Knowledge about acetaminophen:
Brands, terms, combinations, dosage,
administration, indications; b. beliefs
about benefits and risks, including
thresholds for toxicity and death; c.
patterns and frequency of use; d.
sources of information (e.g., physicians,
pharmacists, media); e. related
experiences in peers (e.g., advice,
reports of toxicity); and f. views about
labeling, packaging and legislation (e.g.,
restrictions in sales).
Aim 2—Semi-structured interviews with
physicians and pharmacists
Twenty primary care physicians and
20 pharmacists will be interviewed.
Primary care physicians will be
recruited through a primary care
research network of physicians from
both private and public clinics.
Pharmacists will be recruited at
pharmacy facilities from hospitals and
clinics. Interviews will be conducted
over the phone or in person, according
to the participant’s preference, and will
last approximately 20 minutes. All
interviews will be audio-taped and
transcribed. Participants will be asked
about the following: a. Frequency and
patterns of interaction with consumers
and patients with respect to
acetaminophen; b. types of information
provided to consumers; c. availability of
education materials; and d. views about
labeling, packaging and legislation.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated
annualized burden hours for the
respondents’ time to participate in this
project. The screening form will be
completed by all participants and is
expected to take approximately 3
minutes to complete. Focus groups will
include 2 populations: Parents of
children 8 years of age and adults, and
will last about 11⁄2 hours. Semistructured interviews will be conducted
with 20 adolescents, 20 primary care
physicians, and 20 pharmacists and will
last 20 to 30 minutes. The selfadministered questionnaire will be
completed by the focus group
participants and the adolescent
participants of the semi-structured
interviews, and will take about 6
minutes to complete. The total burden
for all participants is estimated to be
134 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden for the
respondent’s time to participate in the
project. The total cost is estimated to be
$2,001.
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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: ``Colorado Regional Health Information Exchange (CORHIO)--
Point of Care Exchange System Evaluation: Point of Care Questionnaires
and Focus Groups.'' 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 1st, 2008 and allowed 60 days for
public comment. No 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 March 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted 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 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@ahrg.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
Colorado Regional Health Information Exchange (CORHIO)--Point of Care
Exchange System Evaluation: Point of Care Questionnaires and Focus
Groups
AHRQ proposes a case study of the point-of-care (POC) clinical
exchange system at the Colorado Regional Health Information Exchange
(COHRIO). The COHRIO is an AHRQ State and Regional Demonstration
Project contract which supports the administrative and technical
implementation of an information technology service to provide secure
electronic transmission of clinical information between partner health
care entities to improve the efficiency, quality, and safety of patient
care.
The key element of CORHIO is the POC clinical exchange system,
which doctors can use to access information about individual patients
as they care for them. The POC clinical exchange system is an Internet-
based portal which allows authorized users to log in and request
clinical information for a specific patient. The POC clinical exchange
system is composed of two functions: The patient search function and
the data exchange function. The patient search function is supported by
the CORHIO master patient index, which is an index of all the patients
that have been seen within a given time period at CORHIO's partner
health care organizations (HCOs). The patient search function allows
users to enter identifying information for a patient, such as name,
date of birth, or medical record number, and searches to determine if
the patient has received medical care at one of the partner HCOs. The
POC clinical exchange system will then display all potential matching
identities available at the CORHIO partner HCOs. Users select the
appropriate match, if it exists, and request available data for the
selected patient. The data exchange function aggregates and displays
the available data from multiple partner HCOs for the selected patient.
This proposed information collection will provide input from
clinicians at four participating HCOs regarding the usability of the
system and the value of the exchanged clinical information to inform
decision-making, patient disposition and potentially redundant test
ordering. Additionally, this case study will provide important
information to inform future design and phase implementation of the
CORHIO system.
This case study is being conducted pursuant to AHRQ's statutory
mandate to conduct and support research, evaluations and initiatives to
advance the creation of effective linkages between various sources of
health information, including the development of information networks
(42 U.S.C. 299b-3(a)(3)).
Method of Collection
This case study includes 2 distinct data collections regarding the
POC clinical exchange system:
1. POC Questionnaire--a survey of end-users at three emergency
departments (ED) regarding their experiences with the POC clinical
exchange system and its effect on patient care. This questionnaire will
be used to collect data from the EDs for one week quarterly in 2009 and
for the first quarter of 2010.
2. Focus Groups--focus groups with select high- and low-use users
of the POC clinical exchange system from each of the three EDs and one
call Center. Focus groups will be conducted at 4 and 8 months after
users begin using the POC system.
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Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden hours for the respondents'
time to participate in this project. The POC questionnaire will be
administered to the three participating EDs only, while the focus
groups will be held at both the EDs and the one participating call
center. The POC questionnaire will be administered quarterly for an
entire week at each ED. There are typically two doctors per shift, 21
shifts per week and an average of 25 patients seen by each doctor per
shift. One attending physician per shift will respond, resulting in
about 525 patient encounters per each ED over a one week period. Since
the POC questionnaire will be completed for each patient seen, 525
questionnaires will be completed each quarter, resulting in about 2,100
completed questionnaires per year (4 quarters x 525 per quarter) per
ED. The POC questionnaire is estimated to require about two minutes to
complete.
However, the POC clinical exchange system will be used for only
about 10 percent of the visits. This means that for 90 percent of the
visits providers will check off ``Did not use'' and select a reason why
they did not use the system, which will take 5 to 10 seconds. The
maximum time of two minutes was used for all responses to calculate a
conservative estimate of the burden.
The focus groups will be conducted twice a year at each of the four
participating facilities and are expected to take one hour or less to
complete. The maximum expected time of one hour was used to calculate a
conservative estimate of the burden. The total burden hours for all
data collections is estimated to be 242 hours.
Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of
Form name Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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POC Questionnaire............................... 3 2,100 2/60 210
Focus Groups.................................... 4 8 1 32
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Total....................................... 7 na na 242
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Exhibit 2 shows the annualized cost burden for the respondent's
time to participate in this project. The total cost burden is estimated
to be $21,775.
Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
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Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Form name respondents hours wage rate * burden
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POC Questionnaire............................... 3 210 $92.03 $19,326
Focus Groups.................................... 4 32 76.53 2,449
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Total....................................... 7 242 na 21,775
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* Based upon the weighted average of the ``registered nurse'' mean and the ``surgeon'' mean of the average
wages, May 2007 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, United States, U.S. Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#b29-0000 (accessed Nov. 1, 2008). The
``surgeon'' mean salary was used for the 3 ED respondents and the ``registered nurse'' mean salary was used
for the 1 Call Center.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal Government
Exhibit 3 shows the total and annualized cost of this two-year
project to the Federal government. The total cost is $34,730 and
includes $7,500 for project development, $8,400 for data collection
activities, $6,580 for data processing and analysis, $1,000 for the
publication of results and $11,250 for project management.
Exhibit 3--Estimated Cost
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annualized
Cost component Total cost cost
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Project Development..................... $7,500 $3,750
Data Collection Activities.............. 8,400 4,200
Data Processing and Analysis............ 6,580 3,290
Publication of Results.................. 1,000 500
Project Management...................... 11,250 5,625
Overhead................................ 0 0
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Total............................... 34,730 17,365
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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, quality improvement and 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
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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. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: February 17, 2009.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. E9-3958 Filed 2-25-09; 8:45 am]
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