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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 30
days.
Proposed Project: Healthy Living
Innovation Awards—OMB No. 0990–
NEW—Emergency Information
Collection Clearance Request—Assistant
Secretary Planning Evaluation (ASPE).
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
(ASPE) is requesting emergency
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to receive
applications from public and private
sector organizations for the Healthy
Living Innovation Awards. The project
will provide an opportunity for HHS to
increase public awareness of creative
approaches to develop and expand
innovative health promotion programs
and duplicate successful strategies in
various settings. The Healthy Living
Innovation Awards is a new HHS
initiative designed to identify and
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New]
Agency Emergency Information
Collection Clearance Request for
Public Comment
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
AGENCY:
acknowledge innovative health
promotion projects within the last 3
years that have demonstrated a
significant impact on the health status
of a community. As a part of the Awards
selection process interested private and
public sector organizations will
nominate themselves by completing an
online form that asks several questions
related to the project and the
organization as a whole. The responses
to these questions will be used to
determine the best-qualified nominees
for several award categories. An HHS
expert panel will review nominations
and make an initial selection of the most
promising innovations in each category.
An executive summary of the
nomination form for the most promising
innovations will then be posted on the
HHS Healthy Living Innovation Awards
Web site for public voting. The
Secretary of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services will make
final determination of the award
winners in each category based on
public votes and recommendations from
the HHS expert panel. The Secretary
will present awards to the winners in a
public recognition ceremony in
Washington DC. Data collection
activities will be completed within 6
months of OMB clearance.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Organizations (Social and Community Service Managers) .................................
Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Secretarial Review and Publication of
the Annual Report to Congress
Submitted by the Contracted
Consensus-Based Entity Regarding
Performance Measurement
Office of the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, HHS.
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AGENCY:
This notice acknowledges the
Department of Health and Human
Services’ (HHS) receipt and review of
the annual report submitted to the
Secretary and Congress by the
contracted consensus-based entity
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regarding performance measurement as
mandated by section 183 of the
Medicare Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA). The
statute requires HHS to publish not later
than six months after receiving the
annual report to Congress in the Federal
Register together with any Secretarial
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate
Goodrich (202) 690–7213.
I. Background
Rising health care costs coupled with
the growing concern over the level and
variation in quality and efficiency in the
provision of health care raise important
challenges for the United States.
Congress mandated the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to contract with a
consensus-based entity regarding
performance measurement to support
HHS’ efforts to achieve value as a
purchaser of high-quality, patient-
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centered, and financially sustainable
health care. Section 183 of the Medicare
Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) added
section 1890 to the Social Security Act
(the Act). The statute mandates that the
contract shall be competitively awarded
for a period four years and may be
renewed under a subsequent
competitive contracting process.
In January 2009, a competitive
contract was awarded by HHS to the
National Quality Forum (NQF) for a
four-year period. The contract specified
that NQF should conduct its business in
an open and transparent manner,
provide the opportunity for public
comment and ensure that membership
fees do not pose a barrier to
participation in the scope of HHS’
contract activities, if applicable.
The HHS four-year contract with NQF
includes the following major tasks:
Formulation of National Strategy and
Priorities for Health Care Performance
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]
Agency Emergency Information Collection Clearance Request for
Public Comment
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 30 days.
Proposed Project: Healthy Living Innovation Awards--OMB No. 0990-
NEW--Emergency Information Collection Clearance Request--Assistant
Secretary Planning Evaluation (ASPE).
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation (ASPE) is requesting emergency approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to receive applications from public and
private sector organizations for the Healthy Living Innovation Awards.
The project will provide an opportunity for HHS to increase public
awareness of creative approaches to develop and expand innovative
health promotion programs and duplicate successful strategies in
various settings. The Healthy Living Innovation Awards is a new HHS
initiative designed to identify and acknowledge innovative health
promotion projects within the last 3 years that have demonstrated a
significant impact on the health status of a community. As a part of
the Awards selection process interested private and public sector
organizations will nominate themselves by completing an online form
that asks several questions related to the project and the organization
as a whole. The responses to these questions will be used to determine
the best-qualified nominees for several award categories. An HHS expert
panel will review nominations and make an initial selection of the most
promising innovations in each category. An executive summary of the
nomination form for the most promising innovations will then be posted
on the HHS Healthy Living Innovation Awards Web site for public voting.
The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will
make final determination of the award winners in each category based on
public votes and recommendations from the HHS expert panel. The
Secretary will present awards to the winners in a public recognition
ceremony in Washington DC. Data collection activities will be completed
within 6 months of OMB clearance.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average Total
Type of respondent Number of responses per burden hours burden
respondents respondent per response hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Organizations (Social and Community Service 120 1 30/60 60
Managers).........................................
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-26753 Filed 10-21-10; 8:45 am]
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