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collection of information is accurate,
and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
DATES: Submit comments on or before:
August 29, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Michael Jackson, Procurement Analyst,
Contract Policy Division, GSA, (202)
208–4949 or michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by Information Collection
3090–0197, GSAR Provision 552.237–
70, Qualifications of Offerors, by any of
the following methods:
• Regulations.gov: https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
inputting ‘‘Information Collection 3090–
0197, GSAR Provision 552.237–70,
Qualifications of Offerors’’, under the
heading ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ and
selecting ‘‘Search’’. Select the link
‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds
with ‘‘Information Collection 3090–
0197, GSAR Provision 552.237–70,
Qualifications of Offerors’’. Follow the
instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a
Comment’’ screen. Please include your
name, company name (if any), and
‘‘Information Collection 3090–0197,
GSAR Provision 552.237–70,
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attached document.
• Fax: 202–501–4067.
• Mail: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
(MVCB), 1275 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20417. Attn: Hada
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Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
3090–0197, GSAR Provision 552.237–
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correspondence related to this
collection. All comments received will
be posted without change to https://
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personal and/or business confidential
information provided.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The General Services Administration
(GSA) has various mission
responsibilities related to the
acquisition and provision of service
contracts. These mission responsibilities
generate requirements that are realized
through the solicitation and award of
contracts for building services.
Individual solicitations and resulting
contracts may impose unique
information collection and reporting
requirements on contractors not
required by regulation, but necessary to
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evaluate particular program
accomplishments and measure success
in meeting program objectives.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 6794.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Hours per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 6794.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20417,
telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite
OMB Control No. 3090–0197, GSAR
Provision 552.237–70, Qualifications of
Offerors, in all correspondence.
Dated: June 17, 2011.
Millisa Gary,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60-Day 11–0278]
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 the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer at 404–639–5960 or
send comments to Daniel Holcomb, CDC
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
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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 Hospital Ambulatory
Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) (OMB
No. 0920–0278) — Revision — National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as
amended, authorizes that the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
acting through NCHS, shall collect
statistics on ‘‘utilization of health care’’
in the United States. The National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care
Survey (NHAMCS) has been conducted
annually since 1992. NCHS is seeking
OMB approval to extend this survey for
an additional three years, automate data
collection, add an additional sample of
60 hospitals and collect additional
information through supplements.
The purpose of NHAMCS is to meet
the needs and demands for statistical
information about the provision of
ambulatory medical care services in the
United States. Ambulatory services are
rendered in a wide variety of settings,
including physicians’ offices and
hospital outpatient and emergency
departments. The target universe of the
NHAMCS is in-person visits made to
outpatient departments (OPDs),
emergency departments (EDs), and
ambulatory surgery locations (ASLs) of
non-Federal, short-stay hospitals
(hospitals with an average length of stay
of less than 30 days) or those whose
specialty is general (medical or surgical)
or children’s, as well as visits to
freestanding ambulatory surgery centers
(FS–ASCs).
NHAMCS was initiated to
complement the National Ambulatory
Medical Care Survey (NAMCS, OMB
No. 0920–0234), which provides similar
data concerning patient visits to
physicians’ offices. NAMCS and
NHAMCS are the principal sources of
data on ambulatory care provided in the
United States.
NHAMCS provides a range of baseline
data on the characteristics of the users
and providers of hospital ambulatory
medical care. Data collected include
patients’ demographic characteristics,
reason(s) for visit, providers’ diagnoses,
diagnostic services, medications, and
disposition. These data, together with
trend data, may be used to monitor the
effects of change in the health care
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system, for the planning of health
services, improving medical education,
determining health care work force
needs, and assessing the health status of
the population.
NHAMCS data collection will be
automated. Induction interviews and
patient record information will be
entered on secure laptops. This effort
will greatly reduce paperwork and will
increase efficiency in data processing.
Data collection activities, including
questions asked, will be similar to
current procedures.
In 2012, NHAMCS will sample an
additional 60 hospitals in order to
obtain state-based estimates on
emergency department characteristics in
five states. This additional sample is
part of an effort sponsored by the
Department of Health and Human
Services’ Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and
Response (ASPR), to better monitor the
role of EDs and the care that they
provide as health care reform in the
United States proceeds. State-based
estimates will provide both baseline and
ongoing information about the status of
EDs and ED care as policy changes are
implemented.
NHAMCS will also conduct an
asthma management supplement, a
lookback module, and a pretest of
colorectal cancer screening questions.
The asthma supplement will collect
information on the clinical decisions
providers make when confronted with a
patient suffering from asthma. The
lookback module will collect additional
information from the 12 month period
prior to a sampled OPD visit, which will
identify risk factors and clinical
management of patients with conditions
that put them at high risk for heart
disease and stroke. Finally, a small
pretest in hospital-based ASLs and
freestanding ASCs will assess the
feasibility of obtaining information on
colorectal cancer screening during
ambulatory surgery visits where a
colonoscopy is performed.
Users of NHAMCS data include, but
are not limited to, congressional offices,
Federal agencies, state and local
governments, schools of public health,
colleges and universities, private
industry, nonprofit foundations,
professional associations, clinicians,
researchers, administrators, and health
planners. There are no costs to the
respondents other than their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Avg. burden
per
response
(in hrs)
Total Burden
Hours
Type of respondent
Form
Hospital Chief Executive Officer .......
Ambulatory Surgery Center Executive Officer.
Ancillary Service Executive ...............
Physician/Registered Nurse/Medical
Record Clerk.
Physician/Registered Nurse/Medical
Record Clerk.
Physician/Registered Nurse/Medical
Record Clerk.
Medical Record Clerk ........................
Physician/Physician Assistant/Nurse
Practitioner.
Hospital Induction Interview .............
Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery
Center Induction Interview.
Clinic Induction ................................
ED Patient Record Form .................
542
200
1
1
1.5
1.5
813
300
2,000
113
1
100
15/60
7/60
500
1318
OPD Patient Record Form ..............
78
200
9/60
2340
ASC Patient Record Form ...............
108
100
7/60
1260
Medical Records Clerk ....................
Asthma Supplement ........................
893
250
133
1
1/60
15/60
1979
63
..........................................................
........................
........................
........................
8,573
Total ...........................................
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
Science Office. 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
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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 Daniel L. Holcomb,
CDC 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
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or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Web-Based HIV Behavioral Survey
Among Men Who Have Sex With Men—
New—National Center for HIV/AIDS,
Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
(NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of the proposed
information collection is to monitor
behaviors related to Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
among men who have sex with men
(MSM), one of the groups at highest risk
for acquiring HIV infection in the
United States. Objectives of the
proposed web-based behavioral survey
of internet-using MSM are to (a)
Describe the prevalence of and trends in
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60-Day 11-0278]
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 the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer at 404-639-5960 or send comments to Daniel Holcomb,
CDC 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 Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) (OMB No.
0920-0278) -- Revision -- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C.
242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on
``utilization of health care'' in the United States. The National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) has been conducted
annually since 1992. NCHS is seeking OMB approval to extend this survey
for an additional three years, automate data collection, add an
additional sample of 60 hospitals and collect additional information
through supplements.
The purpose of NHAMCS is to meet the needs and demands for
statistical information about the provision of ambulatory medical care
services in the United States. Ambulatory services are rendered in a
wide variety of settings, including physicians' offices and hospital
outpatient and emergency departments. The target universe of the NHAMCS
is in-person visits made to outpatient departments (OPDs), emergency
departments (EDs), and ambulatory surgery locations (ASLs) of non-
Federal, short-stay hospitals (hospitals with an average length of stay
of less than 30 days) or those whose specialty is general (medical or
surgical) or children's, as well as visits to freestanding ambulatory
surgery centers (FS-ASCs).
NHAMCS was initiated to complement the National Ambulatory Medical
Care Survey (NAMCS, OMB No. 0920-0234), which provides similar data
concerning patient visits to physicians' offices. NAMCS and NHAMCS are
the principal sources of data on ambulatory care provided in the United
States.
NHAMCS provides a range of baseline data on the characteristics of
the users and providers of hospital ambulatory medical care. Data
collected include patients' demographic characteristics, reason(s) for
visit, providers' diagnoses, diagnostic services, medications, and
disposition. These data, together with trend data, may be used to
monitor the effects of change in the health care
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system, for the planning of health services, improving medical
education, determining health care work force needs, and assessing the
health status of the population.
NHAMCS data collection will be automated. Induction interviews and
patient record information will be entered on secure laptops. This
effort will greatly reduce paperwork and will increase efficiency in
data processing. Data collection activities, including questions asked,
will be similar to current procedures.
In 2012, NHAMCS will sample an additional 60 hospitals in order to
obtain state-based estimates on emergency department characteristics in
five states. This additional sample is part of an effort sponsored by
the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), to better monitor the
role of EDs and the care that they provide as health care reform in the
United States proceeds. State-based estimates will provide both
baseline and ongoing information about the status of EDs and ED care as
policy changes are implemented.
NHAMCS will also conduct an asthma management supplement, a
lookback module, and a pretest of colorectal cancer screening
questions. The asthma supplement will collect information on the
clinical decisions providers make when confronted with a patient
suffering from asthma. The lookback module will collect additional
information from the 12 month period prior to a sampled OPD visit,
which will identify risk factors and clinical management of patients
with conditions that put them at high risk for heart disease and
stroke. Finally, a small pretest in hospital-based ASLs and
freestanding ASCs will assess the feasibility of obtaining information
on colorectal cancer screening during ambulatory surgery visits where a
colonoscopy is performed.
Users of NHAMCS data include, but are not limited to, congressional
offices, Federal agencies, state and local governments, schools of
public health, colleges and universities, private industry, nonprofit
foundations, professional associations, clinicians, researchers,
administrators, and health planners. There are no costs to the
respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Avg. burden
Type of respondent Form Number of responses per per response Total Burden
respondents respondent (in hrs) Hours
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Hospital Chief Executive Officer............... Hospital Induction Interview........... 542 1 1.5 813
Ambulatory Surgery Center Executive Officer.... Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center 200 1 1.5 300
Induction Interview.
Ancillary Service Executive.................... Clinic Induction....................... 2,000 1 15/60 500
Physician/Registered Nurse/Medical Record Clerk ED Patient Record Form................. 113 100 7/60 1318
Physician/Registered Nurse/Medical Record Clerk OPD Patient Record Form................ 78 200 9/60 2340
Physician/Registered Nurse/Medical Record Clerk ASC Patient Record Form................ 108 100 7/60 1260
Medical Record Clerk........................... Medical Records Clerk.................. 893 133 1/60 1979
Physician/Physician Assistant/Nurse Asthma Supplement...................... 250 1 15/60 63
Practitioner.
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Total...................................... ....................................... .............. .............. .............. 8,573
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Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Science Office. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
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