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guidance to agencies on how to improve
care and avoid adverse events. Form
Number: CMS–R–245 (OMB# 0938–
0760); Frequency: Occasionally;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 10,170; Total
Annual Responses: 14,960,070; Total
Annual Hours: 15,590,610.
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.
To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must
be received by the OMB desk officer at
the address below, no later than 5 p.m.
on April 8, 2009.
OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs
Attention: CMS Desk Officer.
Fax Number: (202) 395–6974.
E-mail:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: March 3, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Developmental Disabilities
Program Independent Evaluation
Project.
OMB No.: New collection.
Description: The Developmental
Disabilities Program Independent
Evaluation (DDPIE) Project is an
independent (non-biased) evaluation to
examine through rigorous and
comprehensive performance-based
research procedures the targeted impact
on the lives of people with
developmental disabilities and their
families of three programs funded under
the Developmental Disabilities
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of
2000 (DD Act): (1) State Councils on
Developmental Disabilities (SCDDs); (2)
State Protection and Advocacy Systems
for Individuals with developmental
disabilities (P & As); and (3) University
Centers for Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities (UCEDDs). The intent of this
evaluation is to understand and report
on the accomplishments of these
programs, including collaborative efforts
among the DD Network programs. The
results of this evaluation will provide a
report to the Administration on
Developmental Disabilities (ADD) (the
agency that administers these programs)
with information on the effectiveness of
its programs and policies and serve as
a way for ADD to promote
accountability to the public.
The independent evaluation is a
response to accountability requirements
for ADD as identified in the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance
and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act),
the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, and the
Program Assessment Rating Tool
(PART), administered by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
project meets the requirements of PART
by providing a non-biased method of
evaluating the effectiveness and impact
of DD Network programs on the lives of
people with developmental disabilities
and their families.
ADD is seeking OMB approval for the
evaluation tools (e.g., data collection
instruments). The evaluation tools are
designed to collect data for two
purposes: (1) To measure the programs
according to indicators (structural,
process, output, and outcome) in key
function areas; and (2) to establish
performance standards for measuring
the impact of each of the programs. The
evaluation tools are primarily protocols
for conducting interviews with various
staff of the three programs and
stakeholders associated with the
programs. The interview protocols were
tested during a pilot study in 2008.
There is also a self-administered form
for each of the programs to be
completed by Executive Directors or
his/her designee. The self-administered
form was developed as a result of the
pilot study and, therefore, has not been
tested for reliability and validity. It is
intended that the clearance process will
be a mechanism for determining the
reliability, validity, and feasibility of
using this instrument.
Respondents: Staff of State Councils
on Developmental Disabilities, State
Protection and Advocacy Systems for
Indiviiduals with developmental
disabilities, and University Centers for
Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities, Education, Research, and
Service; individuals with
developmental disabilities; parents of
individuals with developmental
disabilities; siblings of individuals with
developmental disabilities; guardians;
advocates; policymakers; service
providers; university faculty; and others
(e.g., DDC chairs, members of Protection
and Advocacy boards of directors or
commissioners; Consumer Advisory
Committee members).
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
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DD Council: Executive Director Interview ......................................................
DD Council: Interview with Council Chair/Council Members ........................
DD Council: Group Interview with Policymakers, Collaborators, and Grantees ..............................................................................................................
DD Council: Group Interview with Recipients of Self-Advocacy and Leadership Education and Training ...................................................................
DD Council: Group Interview with Recipients of Education and Training to
Improve Community Capacity ....................................................................
DD Council: Self-administered Form .............................................................
P&A: Executive Director Interview .................................................................
P&A: Staff Interview .......................................................................................
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responses per
respondent
Average burden
hours per
response
20
60
1
1
4
0.75
160
1
2
100
1
0.75
75
100
20
20
60
1
1
1
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4
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80
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,065.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
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 through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
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hours per
response
60
160
100
100
20
20
100
60
100
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0.75
2
0.75
0.75
8
4
0.75
0.75
0.75
45
320
75
75
160
80
75
45
75
100
20
P&A: Board of Directors (Commissioners)—Chair and Members ................
P&A: Group Interview with Policymakers and Collaborators ........................
P&A: Interview with Recipient of Community Education ...............................
P&A: Interview with Clients ...........................................................................
P&A: Self-administered Form ........................................................................
UCEDD: Interview with Director ....................................................................
UCEDD: Telephone Interview with Current and Graduated Students ..........
UCEDD: Interview with the Consumer Advisory Committee .........................
UCEDD: Interview with Peer Researchers and Colleagues .........................
UCEDD: Interview with Recipients of Community Services or Members of
Organizations/Agencies that are Trained to Provide Community Services
UCEDD: Self-administered Form ...................................................................
Dated: March 4, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[CFDA#: 93.604]
Office of Refugee Resettlement
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement,
ACF, DHHS.
ACTION: Notice of a Noncompetitive
Successor Award to Utah Health and
Human Rights Service for Grant Number
90ZT0059.
Legislative Authority: ‘‘Torture
Victims Relief Act (TVRA) of 1998,’’
Public Law 105–320 (22 U.S.C. 2152
note), reauthorized by Public Law 109–
165 in January 2006. Section 5(a) of the
law provides: Assistance for Treatment
of Torture Victims—The Secretary of
Health and Human Services may
provide grants to programs in the
United States to cover the cost of the
following services: (1) Services for the
rehabilitation of victims of torture,
including treatment of the physical and
psychological effects of torture. (2)
Social and legal services for victims of
torture. (3) Research and training for
health care providers outside of
treatment centers, or programs for the
purpose of enabling such providers to
provide the services described in
paragraph (1).
Amount of Award: Remainder of
current budget period February 1, 2009
through September 29, 2009. Award
$152,405. Final budget period of the
originally approved three-year project
period September 30, 2008 through
September 29, 2009.
Project Period: February 1, 2009–
September 29, 2009.
Summary: In FY 2006, ORR awarded
a competitive Services for Survivors of
Torture grant to the Tides Center/Utah
Health and Human Rights Project in Salt
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Lake City, Utah. The original project
period was from September 30, 2006
through September 29, 2009. The Tides
Center served as fiscal sponsor and legal
entity of the approved project. The
Tides Center provides essential
financial, human resources, and
administrative services to philanthropic
projects such as the Utah Health and
Human Rights Project (UHHRP) while
enabling them to become independent
agencies. UHHRP has now completed
the process of becoming an independent
agency and is formally separating from
the Tides Center on January 31, 2009.
The Tides Center has requested
permission for UHHRP to assume the
grant. UHHRP has agreed to this request
and will continue to function with the
scope and operations of the grant
remaining unchanged.
Contact for Further Information:
Ronald Munia, Director, Division of
Community Resettlement, Office of
Refugee Resettlement, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20447. Telephone: 202–401–4559. Email: Ronald.Munia@acf.hhs.gov.
Dated: March 3, 2009.
Ronald Munia,
Director, Division of Community
Resettlement, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
[FR Doc. E9–4922 Filed 3–6–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2008–N–0607]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for Office of
Management and Budget Review;
Comment Request; Reclassification
Petitions for Medical Devices
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Developmental Disabilities Program Independent Evaluation
Project.
OMB No.: New collection.
Description: The Developmental Disabilities Program Independent
Evaluation (DDPIE) Project is an independent (non-biased) evaluation to
examine through rigorous and comprehensive performance-based research
procedures the targeted impact on the lives of people with
developmental disabilities and their families of three programs funded
under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
of 2000 (DD Act): (1) State Councils on Developmental Disabilities
(SCDDs); (2) State Protection and Advocacy Systems for Individuals with
developmental disabilities (P & As); and (3) University Centers for
Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs). The intent of this
evaluation is to understand and report on the accomplishments of these
programs, including collaborative efforts among the DD Network
programs. The results of this evaluation will provide a report to the
Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) (the agency that
administers these programs) with information on the effectiveness of
its programs and policies and serve as a way for ADD to promote
accountability to the public.
The independent evaluation is a response to accountability
requirements for ADD as identified in the Developmental Disabilities
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act), the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, and the Program Assessment
Rating Tool (PART), administered by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). This project meets the requirements of PART by providing a non-
biased method of evaluating the effectiveness and impact of DD Network
programs on the lives of people with developmental disabilities and
their families.
ADD is seeking OMB approval for the evaluation tools (e.g., data
collection instruments). The evaluation tools are designed to collect
data for two purposes: (1) To measure the programs according to
indicators (structural, process, output, and outcome) in key function
areas; and (2) to establish performance standards for measuring the
impact of each of the programs. The evaluation tools are primarily
protocols for conducting interviews with various staff of the three
programs and stakeholders associated with the programs. The interview
protocols were tested during a pilot study in 2008. There is also a
self-administered form for each of the programs to be completed by
Executive Directors or his/her designee. The self-administered form was
developed as a result of the pilot study and, therefore, has not been
tested for reliability and validity. It is intended that the clearance
process will be a mechanism for determining the reliability, validity,
and feasibility of using this instrument.
Respondents: Staff of State Councils on Developmental Disabilities,
State Protection and Advocacy Systems for Indiviiduals with
developmental disabilities, and University Centers for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities, Education, Research, and Service;
individuals with developmental disabilities; parents of individuals
with developmental disabilities; siblings of individuals with
developmental disabilities; guardians; advocates; policymakers; service
providers; university faculty; and others (e.g., DDC chairs, members of
Protection and Advocacy boards of directors or commissioners; Consumer
Advisory Committee members).
Annual Burden Estimates
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DD Council: Executive Director Interview........ 20 1 4 80
DD Council: Interview with Council Chair/Council 60 1 0.75 45
Members........................................
DD Council: Group Interview with Policymakers, 160 1 2 320
Collaborators, and Grantees....................
DD Council: Group Interview with Recipients of 100 1 0.75 75
Self-Advocacy and Leadership Education and
Training.......................................
DD Council: Group Interview with Recipients of 100 1 0.75 75
Education and Training to Improve Community
Capacity.......................................
DD Council: Self-administered Form.............. 20 1 8 160
P&A: Executive Director Interview............... 20 1 4 80
P&A: Staff Interview............................ 60 1 0.75 45
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P&A: Board of Directors (Commissioners)--Chair 60 1 0.75 45
and Members....................................
P&A: Group Interview with Policymakers and 160 1 2 320
Collaborators..................................
P&A: Interview with Recipient of Community 100 1 0.75 75
Education......................................
P&A: Interview with Clients..................... 100 1 0.75 75
P&A: Self-administered Form..................... 20 1 8 160
UCEDD: Interview with Director.................. 20 1 4 80
UCEDD: Telephone Interview with Current and 100 1 0.75 75
Graduated Students.............................
UCEDD: Interview with the Consumer Advisory 60 1 0.75 45
Committee......................................
UCEDD: Interview with Peer Researchers and 100 1 0.75 75
Colleagues.....................................
UCEDD: Interview with Recipients of Community 100 1 0.75 75
Services or Members of Organizations/Agencies
that are Trained to Provide Community Services.
UCEDD: Self-administered Form................... 20 1 8 160
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,065.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) 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 through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: March 4, 2009.
Janean Chambers,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-4857 Filed 3-6-09; 8:45 am]
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