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Centers of Excellence through
cooperative agreements under the
funding opportunity announcement
HS11–001, the CHIPRA PQMP Centers
of Excellence. For more information, see
https://www.AHRQ.gov/chipra/
PQMPFACT.htm. These seven Centers
of Excellence, in concert with two CMSfunded CHIPRA Quality Demonstration
grantee States (Massachusetts and
Illinois), will develop new and
enhanced children’s health care quality
measures and will participate in the
process to identify and refine criteria by
which new or enhanced children’s
health care quality measures will be
evaluated.
The expected time commitment for
expert panelists is up to 3 days. This
includes travel to and from the expert
panel meeting to be held on September
18, 2011, as one of the pre-meetings to
the AHRQ Annual Conference in
Bethesda, Maryland; review of materials
in advance of the in-person meeting;
and attendance at the full-day in-person
meeting on September 18, 2011.
Interested persons may nominate one
or more qualified persons for the expert
panel. Self-nominations are accepted.
Nominations shall include: (1) A copy
of the nominee’s resume or curriculum
vitae; (2) a statement of the stakeholder
group or groups that the nominee would
represent, from among the following:
State Medicaid Programs and Children’s
Health Insurance Programs (CHIP);
pediatricians, children’s hospitals, and
other primary and specialized pediatric
health care professionals (including
members of the allied health
professions) who specialize in the care
and treatment of children, particularly
children with special physical, mental,
and developmental health care needs;
dental professionals, including pediatric
dental professionals; health care
providers that furnish primary health
care to children and families who live
in urban and rural medically
underserved communities or who are
members of distinct population subgroups at heightened risk for poor
health outcomes; national organizations
representing children, including
children with disabilities and children
with chronic conditions; national
organizations representing consumers
and purchasers of children’s health care;
national organizations and individuals
with expertise in pediatric health
quality measurement; and voluntary
consensus standards setting
organizations and other organizations
involved in the advancement of
evidence-based measures of health care;
(3) a statement that the nominee is
willing to serve as a member of the
expert panel; (4) a statement about any
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financial interest, arrangement or
affiliation with any entity that may
create a potential conflict of interest for
the nominee or his or her family; if any,
please describe the relationship with
each entity as either Grant/Research
Support, Consultant, Speakers Bureau,
Major Stock Shareholder, or Other
Financial or Material Support; and (5) a
statement about any intellectual interest
in a study or other research related to
children’s health care quality measures,
if any. Please note that once you are
nominated, AHRQ may consider your
nomination for future expert panels
related to the Pediatric Quality
Measures Program.
AHRQ strives to ensure that
membership on expert panels is fairly
balanced in terms of points of view
represented and the panel’s function.
Every effort is made to ensure that the
views of women, all ethnic and racial
groups, and people with disabilities are
represented on expert panels and,
therefore, AHRQ encourages
nominations of qualified candidates
from these groups. AHRQ also
encourages geographic diversity in the
composition of expert panels. Selection
of panelists shall be made without
discrimination on the basis of age, race,
ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,
disability, and cultural, religious, or
socioeconomic status.
Dated: May 27, 2011.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director, AHRQ.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Extension
of Certification of Maintenance of
Effort for the Title III and Minor
Revisions to the Certification of LongTerm Care Ombudsman Program
Expenditures
Administration on Aging, HHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Administration on Aging
(AoA) is announcing that the proposed
collection of information listed below
has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
collection of information by July 11,
2011.
SUMMARY:
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Submit written comments
on the collection of information by fax
202–395–6974 to the OMB Desk Officer
for AoA, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Becky Kurtz, National Long-Term Care
Ombudsman, Administration on Aging,
Washington, DC 20201.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, AoA
has submitted the following proposed
collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance. AoA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of AoA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of AoA’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 respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
The Certification on Maintenance of
Effort for the Title III and Certification
of Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Program Expenditures provides
statutorily required information
regarding state’s contribution to
programs funded under the Older
American’s Act and conformance with
legislative requirements, pertinent
Federal regulations and other applicable
instructions and guidelines issued by
the Administration on Aging. This
information will be used for Federal
oversight of Title III Programs and the
Title VII Ombudsman Program.
AoA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows: 56
State Agencies on Aging respond
annually with an average burden of one
half (1⁄2) hour per State agency or a total
of twenty-eight hours for all state
agencies annually. The proposed data
collection tools may be found on the
AoA Web site for review at https://
www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/
Tools_Resources/Cert_Forms.aspx.
In the Federal Register of March 29,
2011 (Vol. 76 No. 60 Page 17419) the
agency requested comments on the
proposed collection of information. One
comment was received. The National
Association of State Long-Term Care
Ombudsmen (NASOP) commented that
the forms are necessary for proper
stewardship of public funds and to
assure that states are complying with
the requirements of the Older
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Americans Act; and commented
favorably about the proposed addition
of the State Ombudsman’s signature on
the Certification of Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Program Expenditures and
the proposed reference on the form to
the minimum funding requirements.
Dated: June 6, 2011.
Kathy Greenlee,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: AFI Financial Education
Practices and Cost Study.
OMB No.: New.
Description
The Office of Community Services
(OCS) within the Administration for
Children and Families is conducting a
descriptive study of Financial Education
Practices among Assets for
Independence (AFI) grantees to increase
its knowledge about current practices in
financial education for AFI participants
and the costs involved to provide the
financial education.
The Assets for Independence program
is a national demonstration through
which OCS awards grants to
community-based nonprofit
organizations, and State, local, and
Tribal government agencies nationwide.
The AFI program is authorized in
Section 402 of the Community
Opportunities, Accountability, and
Training and Educational Services Act
of 1998 (Title IV of Public Law 105–
285). Grantees implement five year
projects that empower low-income
families and individuals to save earned
income and purchase an economic asset
as a means for becoming economically
self-sufficient. Grantees provide eligible
low-income individuals and families
access to matched savings accounts,
known as individual development
accounts (IDAs). In addition, grantees
provide asset-building services to
program participants, such as financial
literacy education, and specialized
asset-specific training regarding asset
purchase and ownership.
This data collection effort will
provide OCS with a better
understanding of the future needs of
AFI grantees in financial education and
help OCS to build strategies to
strengthen the quality of the financial
education provided to AFI participants.
The data collection will be collected
once through two instruments: The
Survey of Financial Education Practices
of AFI Grantees and the AFI Financial
Education Cost Data Form.
The Survey of Financial Education
Practices of AFI Grantees will be a Webbased survey consisting mainly of
multiple choice questions. All current
AFI grantees (approximately 300
grantees) will be asked to complete the
survey. The AFI Financial Education
Cost Data Form is a supplement to the
grantee practices survey. A smaller
sample of grantees (approximately 35
grantees) representing a variety of
organizational types will be randomly
selected to complete this supplemental
survey on the costs of providing
financial education. The Cost Data Form
will be sent to grantees to complete and
technical assistance will be provided to
grantees to help them complete the
form.
Specific areas to be covered in this
study include: topics covered by
financial education; formats used in
delivering financial education;
assessment tools that are used to
determine participant needs and
effectiveness of training efforts;
challenges encountered in providing
financial education; training materials
used; costs and sources of funding for
training; strategies for tracking
participant progress in developing
financial skills; and participant
outcomes related to financial education.
Respondents
All active AFI grantee agencies, their
partners or sub-grantees, an estimated
300 agencies will respond to IC1, a
Survey of Financial Education Practices.
IC2, the Financial Education cost
form, will be administered to financial
personnel of all active AFI grantees who
have completed at least three years of
their five-year project period, an
estimated 30 agencies.
IC3, the Financial Education cost
form, will be administered to financial
personnel of all active AFI sub grantees
who have completed at least three years
of their five-year project period, an
estimated 42 agencies.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
AFI grantee agencies, their partner or sub-grantees ......................................
AFI grantee agencies’ financial personnel ......................................................
AFI sub grantees financial personnel ..............................................................
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Copies of the proposed collection may
be obtained 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. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
collection. E-mail address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
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OMB Comment
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 444.
OMB is required to make a decision
concerning the collection of information
between 30 and 60 days after
publication of this document in the
Federal Register. Therefore, a comment
is best assured of having its full effect
if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
directly to the following:
Office of Management and Budget,
Paperwork Reduction Project,
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responses per
respondent
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burden hours
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Fax: 202–395–7285,
E-mail: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov,
Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and
Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Extension of Certification of Maintenance of
Effort for the Title III and Minor Revisions to the Certification of
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Expenditures
AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing that the
proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by July
11, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information by
fax 202-395-6974 to the OMB Desk Officer for AoA, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, OMB.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Becky Kurtz, National Long-Term Care
Ombudsman, Administration on Aging, Washington, DC 20201.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, AoA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance. AoA invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
AoA's functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of AoA'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 respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
The Certification on Maintenance of Effort for the Title III and
Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Expenditures provides
statutorily required information regarding state's contribution to
programs funded under the Older American's Act and conformance with
legislative requirements, pertinent Federal regulations and other
applicable instructions and guidelines issued by the Administration on
Aging. This information will be used for Federal oversight of Title III
Programs and the Title VII Ombudsman Program.
AoA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows: 56 State Agencies on Aging respond annually with an average
burden of one half (\1/2\) hour per State agency or a total of twenty-
eight hours for all state agencies annually. The proposed data
collection tools may be found on the AoA Web site for review at https://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Tools_Resources/Cert_Forms.aspx.
In the Federal Register of March 29, 2011 (Vol. 76 No. 60 Page
17419) the agency requested comments on the proposed collection of
information. One comment was received. The National Association of
State Long-Term Care Ombudsmen (NASOP) commented that the forms are
necessary for proper stewardship of public funds and to assure that
states are complying with the requirements of the Older
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Americans Act; and commented favorably about the proposed addition of
the State Ombudsman's signature on the Certification of Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Program Expenditures and the proposed reference on the form
to the minimum funding requirements.
Dated: June 6, 2011.
Kathy Greenlee,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2011-14295 Filed 6-8-11; 8:45 am]
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