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Request for Comments: Written
comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited
on one or more of the following points:
(1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the function of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Nina Goodman,
Senior Public Health Advisor, Office of
Communications and Education (OCE),
NCI, NIH, 6116 Executive Blvd., Suite
400, Rockville, MD 20892, call non-tollfree number 301–435–7789 or e-mail
your request, including your address to:
goodmann@mail.nih.gov.
Comments Due Date: Comments
regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if
received within 60 days of the date of
this publication.
Dated: October 21, 2009.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National
Institutes of Health.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), Department of Health
and Human Services, is publishing the
following summary of proposed
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collections 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 function;
(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.
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare Parts
C and D Universal Audit Guide; Use:
Under the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of
2003 and implementing regulations at
42 CFR Parts 422 and 423 Medicare Part
D plan sponsors and Medicare
Advantage organizations are required to
comply with all Medicare Parts C and D
program requirements. 42 CFR 422.502
describes CMS’ regulatory authority to
evaluate, through inspection or other
means, Medicare Advantage Part C
organizations. These records include
books, contracts, medical records,
patient care documentation and other
records that pertain to any aspect of
services performed, reconciliation of
benefit liabilities, and determination of
amounts payable. 42 CFR 423.503 states
that CMS must oversee a Part D plan
sponsor’s continued compliance with
the requirements for a Part D plan
sponsor. Section 423.514 states that the
Part D plan sponsor must have an
effective procedure to develop, compile,
evaluate, and report to CMS, to its
enrollees, and to the general public, at
the times and in the manner that CMS
requires, statistics regarding areas such
as cost of operations, patterns of
utilization availability, accessibility,
and acceptability of services.
The rapid growth of these sponsoring
organizations has forced CMS to update
its current auditing strategy to ensure
we continue to obtain meaningful audit
results. As a result, CMS’ audit strategy
will reflect a move to more targeted,
data-driven and risk-based audits. CMS
will also focus on high-risk areas that
have the greatest potential for
beneficiary harm. The goal of the audits
will be the earliest possible detection
and correction of issues and
improvement in quality and
performance of Part D sponsors and
Medicare Advantage organizations.
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To accomplish these goals, we have
combined all Part C and Part D audit
elements into one universal guide
which will also promote consistency,
effectiveness and reduce financial and
time burdens for both CMS and
Medicare-contracting entities. Please
refer to the crosswalk document for a
list of changes. Form Number: CMS–
10191 (OMB#: 0938–1000); Frequency:
Reporting—Yearly; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profits and Notfor-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 195; Total Annual
Responses: 195; Total Annual Hours:
24,180. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Laura Dash at
410–786–8623. For all other issues call
410–786–1326).
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 November 27, 2009.
OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974, Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: October 21, 2009.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
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request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–5960 and
send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar,
CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer,
1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta,
GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited 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)
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
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
National Survey of Long-Haul Truck
Driver Injury and Health—New—
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Background and Brief Description
The mission of the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) is to promote safety and health
at work for all people through research
and prevention. The Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970, Public
Law 91–596 (Section 20[a][1])
authorizes NIOSH to conduct research
to advance the health and safety of
workers. In this capacity, NIOSH will
conduct a national survey of long-haul
truck drivers.
Truck drivers are at increased risk for
numerous preventable diseases and
health conditions; previous research
suggests that truck drivers are at
increased risk for lower back pain, heart
disease, hypertension, stomach ulcers,
and cancers of the bladder, lung,
prostate, and stomach. Truck drivers
also face extraordinary risk of on-the-job
mortality. In 2007, the fatality rate for
‘‘driver/sales workers and truck drivers’’
was 28.2 per 100,000 workers,
compared with a rate of 3.8 per 100,000
status, individual risk factors,
occupational injuries and occupational
exposures related to work organization.
The survey will eliminate significant
gaps in occupational safety and health
data for long-haul truck drivers. The
results will assist regulatory agencies in
focusing rulemaking, furnish industry
and labor with safety and health
information needed by their
constituents, and stimulate future
research and advocacy to benefit truck
drivers.
The target population of drivers for
this survey will be limited to drivers
who: Have truck driving as their main
job; drive a heavy truck (class 8 vehicle
over 26,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight);
sleep away from home at least one night
per delivery run; and who have been a
heavy truck driver 12 months or longer.
The study instrument will be
interviewer-administered to
approximately 2,400 eligible truck
drivers at 50 truck stops. Individuals
will first be asked a series of questions
to determine if they are eligible to
participate in the survey, followed by
administration of the main interview.
Respondents will not be asked to report
names or any other identifying
information.
The project supports the NIOSH
surveillance function to advance the
usefulness of surveillance information
for the prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and hazards, and
actively promoting the dissemination
and use of NIOSH surveillance data and
information. This survey will allow
NIOSH to explore the inter-relationships
among dimensions of health status,
individual risk factors, occupational
injuries, sleep disorders, and
occupational exposures. It will also
provide detailed demographic data on
long-haul truck drivers, which have not
been available previously, and could
provide baseline data to inform future
cohort and prospective studies.
NIOSH will use the information to
calculate prevalence and customize
safety and health interventions for longhaul truck drivers. Once the study is
completed, results will be made
available via various means. NIOSH
expects to complete data collection no
later than Fall of 2010. There is no cost
to respondents other than their time.
for all workers. Drivers of heavy and
tractor-trailer trucks had more fatal
work injuries than any other single
occupation (822 deaths in 2007).
Truck drivers experience high rates of
occupational injury and illness, but
little is known about the prevalence of
factors suspected to place them at
increased risk. Information is needed on
the role of occupation in driver health
and on mechanisms of driver injuries. In
evaluating the potential health effects of
the 2005 hours-of-service ruling, the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration stated that due to a lack
of evidence specific to trucking
operations, information from different
fields had to be adapted to a trucking
environment. Research needs cited by
stakeholders include detailed data on
the prevalence of selected health
conditions and risk factors among truck
drivers, and data on working conditions,
injury causes and outcomes, and health
behaviors.
NIOSH has obtained input on plans
for this survey through stakeholder
meetings, a webinar, an Internet blog,
and from comments received through
NIOSH Docket 110 and during a focus
group discussion with 7 truck drivers.
The survey instrument has been
reviewed by 6 subject matter experts
and 9 cognitive interviews have been
conducted using the survey instrument.
Input received was used to guide
development of the survey instrument
and plans for survey implementation.
Subjective data on understanding and
phrasing of questions were collected
during the focus group discussion and
cognitive interviews.
The proposed national survey will be
based upon a probability sample of
truck stops. The survey will be
conducted at locations along freight
corridors in 5 geographic regions
(Northeast, South, Great Lakes, Central,
and West). The number of locations to
be visited within each region will be
related to the traffic load in that region.
Eligible truck drivers stopping at
selected truck stops will provide all
survey data. The major objectives of the
survey will be to: (1) Determine the
prevalence of selected health conditions
and risk factors; (2) characterize drivers’
working conditions, occupational
injuries, and health behaviors; (3)
explore the associations among health
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Form name
Truck Drivers .....................................
Screening Interview ..........................
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Number of
responses per
respondent
3000
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Avg. burden
per response
(in hours)
3/60
Total burden
(in hours)
150
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Type of respondent
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Form name
Avg. burden
per response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Main Interview ..................................
Total ...........................................
2400
1
40/60
1600
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
1750
Dated: October 22, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–5960 and
send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar,
CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer,
1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta,
GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited 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)
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
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
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Proposed Project
Application for Training (OMB No.
0920–0017 exp. 3/31/2010)—Revision—
Office of Workforce and Career
Development (OWCD), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
OWCD requests an additional three
years to continue CDC’s and the Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry’s (ATSDR’s) use of the training
application forms described below.
CDC offers public health training
activities to professionals worldwide.
Employees of hospitals, universities,
medical centers, laboratories, State and
Federal agencies, and State and local
health departments apply for training to
learn up-to-date public health practices.
CDC’s training activities include
laboratory training, classroom study,
online training, and distance learning.
CDC uses training application forms
to collect information necessary to
manage and conduct training pertinent
to the agency’s mission. This
information allows CDC to send
confirmation of registration to
participants, provide certificates of
attendance or continuing education
credits as proof of participants’
attendance, and generate management
reports to identify training needs, design
courses, select location for courses, and
evaluate programs.
CDC is accredited by six different
continuing education (CE) organizations
to award CE credit: (1) The International
Association for Continuing Education
and Training (IACET) to provide
Continuing Education Units (CEUs), (2)
the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME) to provide Continuing
Medical Education credits (CME), (3)
the American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) to provide Continuing
Nurse Education credits (CNE), (4) the
National Commission for Health
Education Credentialing (NCHEC) to
award CHES credit, (5) the
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy
Education (ACPE) to provide continuing
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pharmacy credit, and (6) the American
Association of Veterinary State Boards
to award Registry of Approved
Continuing Education (RACE) credit.
The accrediting organizations require a
method of tracking participants who
complete an educational activity, and
demographic data allows CDC to do so.
Also, several of the organizations
require a permanent record that
includes the participant’s name,
address, and phone number, to facilitate
retrieval of historical information about
when a participant completed a course
or several courses during a time period.
This information provides the basis for
a transcript or for determining whether
a person is enrolled in more than one
course. CDC uses the e-mail address to
verify the participant’s electronic
request for transcripts, verify course
certificates, and send confirmation a
participant is registered for a course.
CDC uses the information on the
training application forms request to (1)
grant public health professionals the CE
credits they need to maintain
professional licenses and certifications,
(2) create a transcript or summary of
training at the participant’s request, (3)
generate management reports, and (4)
maintain training statistics.
Management reports help CDC identify
training needs, design courses, select
locations for courses, evaluate programs,
and conduct impact analysis.
Tracking course attendance and
meeting accrediting organizations’
standards for reporting, require uniform
standardized training application forms.
The standardized data these forms
request for laboratory training,
classroom study, online training, and
distance learning are not requested
elsewhere. In other words, these forms
do not duplicate requests for
information from participants. Data are
collected only once per course or once
per new registration.
The annual burden table has been
updated to reflect an increase in
distance learning. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-10-09AX]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To
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request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a copy
of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960 and
send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited 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) 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 on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
National Survey of Long-Haul Truck Driver Injury and Health--New--
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) is to promote safety and health at work for all people
through research and prevention. The Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970, Public Law 91-596 (Section 20[a][1]) authorizes NIOSH to
conduct research to advance the health and safety of workers. In this
capacity, NIOSH will conduct a national survey of long-haul truck
drivers.
Truck drivers are at increased risk for numerous preventable
diseases and health conditions; previous research suggests that truck
drivers are at increased risk for lower back pain, heart disease,
hypertension, stomach ulcers, and cancers of the bladder, lung,
prostate, and stomach. Truck drivers also face extraordinary risk of
on-the-job mortality. In 2007, the fatality rate for ``driver/sales
workers and truck drivers'' was 28.2 per 100,000 workers, compared with
a rate of 3.8 per 100,000 for all workers. Drivers of heavy and
tractor-trailer trucks had more fatal work injuries than any other
single occupation (822 deaths in 2007).
Truck drivers experience high rates of occupational injury and
illness, but little is known about the prevalence of factors suspected
to place them at increased risk. Information is needed on the role of
occupation in driver health and on mechanisms of driver injuries. In
evaluating the potential health effects of the 2005 hours-of-service
ruling, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration stated that due
to a lack of evidence specific to trucking operations, information from
different fields had to be adapted to a trucking environment. Research
needs cited by stakeholders include detailed data on the prevalence of
selected health conditions and risk factors among truck drivers, and
data on working conditions, injury causes and outcomes, and health
behaviors.
NIOSH has obtained input on plans for this survey through
stakeholder meetings, a webinar, an Internet blog, and from comments
received through NIOSH Docket 110 and during a focus group discussion
with 7 truck drivers. The survey instrument has been reviewed by 6
subject matter experts and 9 cognitive interviews have been conducted
using the survey instrument. Input received was used to guide
development of the survey instrument and plans for survey
implementation. Subjective data on understanding and phrasing of
questions were collected during the focus group discussion and
cognitive interviews.
The proposed national survey will be based upon a probability
sample of truck stops. The survey will be conducted at locations along
freight corridors in 5 geographic regions (Northeast, South, Great
Lakes, Central, and West). The number of locations to be visited within
each region will be related to the traffic load in that region.
Eligible truck drivers stopping at selected truck stops will provide
all survey data. The major objectives of the survey will be to: (1)
Determine the prevalence of selected health conditions and risk
factors; (2) characterize drivers' working conditions, occupational
injuries, and health behaviors; (3) explore the associations among
health status, individual risk factors, occupational injuries and
occupational exposures related to work organization. The survey will
eliminate significant gaps in occupational safety and health data for
long-haul truck drivers. The results will assist regulatory agencies in
focusing rulemaking, furnish industry and labor with safety and health
information needed by their constituents, and stimulate future research
and advocacy to benefit truck drivers.
The target population of drivers for this survey will be limited to
drivers who: Have truck driving as their main job; drive a heavy truck
(class 8 vehicle over 26,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight); sleep away
from home at least one night per delivery run; and who have been a
heavy truck driver 12 months or longer.
The study instrument will be interviewer-administered to
approximately 2,400 eligible truck drivers at 50 truck stops.
Individuals will first be asked a series of questions to determine if
they are eligible to participate in the survey, followed by
administration of the main interview. Respondents will not be asked to
report names or any other identifying information.
The project supports the NIOSH surveillance function to advance the
usefulness of surveillance information for the prevention of
occupational injuries, illnesses, and hazards, and actively promoting
the dissemination and use of NIOSH surveillance data and information.
This survey will allow NIOSH to explore the inter-relationships among
dimensions of health status, individual risk factors, occupational
injuries, sleep disorders, and occupational exposures. It will also
provide detailed demographic data on long-haul truck drivers, which
have not been available previously, and could provide baseline data to
inform future cohort and prospective studies.
NIOSH will use the information to calculate prevalence and
customize safety and health interventions for long-haul truck drivers.
Once the study is completed, results will be made available via various
means. NIOSH expects to complete data collection no later than Fall of
2010. There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Avg. burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Truck Drivers................. Screening 3000 1 3/60 150
Interview.
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Main Interview.. 2400 1 40/60 1600
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 1750
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Dated: October 22, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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