Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request, 57034-57035 [2010-23200]
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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Data collection method
Hours per
response
NGC Evaluation Survey .................................................................
Focus Groups ................................................................................
Key Informant Interviews ...............................................................
40,220
99
30
1
1
1
Total ........................................................................................
40,349
NA
Total burden
hours
8/60
1.5
1
5,363
149
30
NA
5,542
Average hourly
wage rate*
Total cost burden
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Data collection method
Total burden
hours
NGC Evaluation Survey ...................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................
Key Informant Interviews .................................................................
40,220
99
30
5,363
149
30
$33.51
33.51
33.51
$179,714
4,993
1,005
Total ..........................................................................................
40,349
5,542
NA
185,712
* Based upon the mean of the average wages for healthcare practitioner and technical occupations (29–0000) presented in the National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States, May 2009, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal
Government
Exhibit 3 shows the estimated total
and annualized cost to the government
for this one year project. The total cost
is estimated to be $350,000 to conduct
the one-time survey, 11 focus groups,
and 30 key informant interviews and to
analyze and present their results. This
amount is the contract total for AFYA’s
contract with AHRQ to evaluate the
NGC. This amount includes the costs for
project development and management
($70,000 or 20% of the entire contract
amount); data collection activities
($105,000 or 30% of the entire contract
amount); data processing and analysis
($70,000 or 20% of the entire contract
amount); and administrative support
activities and reporting ($105,000 or
30% of the entire contract amount).
EXHIBIT 3—ESTIMATED TOTAL AND ANNUALIZED COST
Cost component
Total cost
Annualized cost
Project Development and Management ..........................................................................................................
Data Collection Activities .................................................................................................................................
Data Processing and Analysis .........................................................................................................................
Administrative Support and Reporting .............................................................................................................
$70,000
105,000
70,000
105,000
$70,000
105,000
70,000
105,000
Total ..........................................................................................................................................................
350,000
350,000
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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 healthcare research and
healthcare 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 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.
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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: September 1, 2010.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: State Personal Responsibility
Education Program (PREP).
OMB No.: 0970–0380.
Description: The Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act, 2010, also
known as health care reform, amends
Title V of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 701 et seq.) as amended by
sections 2951 and 2952(c), by adding
section 513, authorizing the Personal
Responsibility Education Program
(PREP). The President signed into law
the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act on March 23, 2010, Public Law
111–148, which adds the new PREP
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formula grant program. The purpose of
this program is to educate adolescents
on both abstinence and contraception to
prevent pregnancy and sexually
transmitted infections (STIs); and at
least three adulthood preparation
subjects. The Personal Responsibility
Education grant program funding is
available for fiscal years 2010 through
2014.
An emergency request is being made
to solicit comments from the public on
paperwork reduction as it relates to
ACYF’s receipt of the following
documents from applicants and
awardees: Application for Mandatory
Formula Grant State Plan; Performance
Progress Report.
Respondents: 50 States and 9
Territories, to include, District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, Northern
Mariana Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and
Palau
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
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Application, to include program narrative ........................................................
State Plan ........................................................................................................
Performance Progress Reports .......................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 8,496
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: September 14, 2010
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10267, CMS–
10137, CMS–10237, CMS–R–240, CMS–
10316 and CMS–10305]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506I(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 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: QualityNet
Identity Management System (QIMS)
Account Form; Use: The QualityNet
Identity Management System (QIMS)
account registration form must be
completed by any new persons needing
access to Consolidated Renal Operations
in a Web Enabled Network
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Number of
responses per
respondent
1
1
5
Average
burden hours
per response
24
40
16
Total burden
hours
1,416
2,360
4,720
(CROWNWeb.) The 8,561 existing
accounts owners will not have to
reregister for new user accounts. The
CROWNWeb user community is
composed of CMS employees, ESRD
Network Organization staff and dialysis
facilities staff. The CROWNWeb system
is the system used as the collection
point of data necessary for entitlement
of ESRD patients to Medicare benefits
and Federal Government monitoring
and assessing of quality and type of care
provided to renal patients. The data
collected in QIMS will provide the
necessary security measures for creating
and maintaining active CROWNWeb
user accounts and collection of audit
trail information required by the CMS
Information Security Officers (ISSO).
Form Number: CMS–10267 (OMB#:
0938–1050); Frequency: Occasionally;
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits and Not-for-profit institutions;
Number of Respondents: 7,439; Total
Annual Responses: 7,439; Total Annual
Hours: 3,720. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact
Michelle Tucker at 410–786–0376. For
all other issues call 410–786–1326.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Application for
Prescription Drug Plans (PDP);
Application for Medicare Advantage
Prescription Drug (MA–PD);
Application for Cost Plans to Offer
Qualified Prescription Drug Coverage;
Application for Employer Group Waiver
Plans to Offer Prescription Drug
Coverage; Service Area Expansion
Application for Prescription Drug
Coverage; Use: The Applications for Part
D sponsors to offer qualified
prescription drug coverage are
completed by entities seeking approval
to offer Part D benefits under the
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: State Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP).
OMB No.: 0970-0380.
Description: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2010,
also known as health care reform, amends Title V of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) as amended by sections 2951 and 2952(c), by
adding section 513, authorizing the Personal Responsibility Education
Program (PREP). The President signed into law the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, Public Law 111-148, which
adds the new PREP
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formula grant program. The purpose of this program is to educate
adolescents on both abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy
and sexually transmitted infections (STIs); and at least three
adulthood preparation subjects. The Personal Responsibility Education
grant program funding is available for fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
An emergency request is being made to solicit comments from the
public on paperwork reduction as it relates to ACYF's receipt of the
following documents from applicants and awardees: Application for
Mandatory Formula Grant State Plan; Performance Progress Report.
Respondents: 50 States and 9 Territories, to include, District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Northern
Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall
Islands and Palau
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Application, to include program narrative....... 59 1 24 1,416
State Plan...................................... 59 1 40 2,360
Performance Progress Reports.................... 59 5 16 4,720
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,496
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: September 14, 2010
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-23200 Filed 9-16-10; 8:45 am]
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