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EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COSY BURDEN—Continued
Number of
respondents/
POCs
Form name
Total burden
hours
Average hourly
wage rate*
Total cost burden
Data Submission ..............................................................................
85
468
41.39
19,371
Total ..........................................................................................
340
511
NA
21,152
* The wage rate in Exhibit 2 is based on May 2009 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates Bureau o Labor
Statistics, U.S. Dept of Labor. Mean hourly wages for nursing home POCs are located at https://www.bls.gov/oes/2009/may/naics4 623100.htm
and https://www.bls.gov/oes/2009/may/naics2 62.htm. The hourly wage of $41.39 is the weighted mean of $41.94 (General and Operations Managers; N = 25), $37.29 (Medical and Health Services Managers; N = 25), $42.89 (General and Operations Managers; N = 30) and $50.00 (Computer and Information Systems Managers; N = 5).
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal
Government
The estimated annualized cost to the
government for developing,
maintaining, and managing the database
and analyzing the data and producing
reports is shown below. The cost is
estimated to be $310,000 annually. The
total cost over the three years of this
information collection request is
$930,000.
EXHIBIT 3—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST
Cost component
Total cost
Annualized cost
Project Development ...............................................................................................................................
Data Collection Activities .........................................................................................................................
Data Processing and Analysis .................................................................................................................
Publication of Results ..............................................................................................................................
Project Management ................................................................................................................................
Overhead .................................................................................................................................................
$59,715
82,107
111,963
111,966
7,464
556,785
$19,905
27,369
37,321
37,322
2,488
185,595
Total ..................................................................................................................................................
930,000
310,000
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Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 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.
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: October 25, 2011.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
intention of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approve the proposed
information collection project: ‘‘MEPS
Cancer Self Administrated
Questionnaire.’’ In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501–3521, AHRQ invites the public to
comment on this proposed information
collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by January 3, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by
email at dorislefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
Copies of the proposed collection
plans, data collection instruments, and
specific details on the estimated burden
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can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
MEPS Cancer SAQ
The Medical Expenditure Panel
Survey (MEPS) is a nationally
representative survey of the civilian
noninstitutionalized population of all
ages in the United States that collects
comprehensive data on health care and
health care expenditures from all payors
(including private payors, Medicaid, the
VA, and out-of-pocket) over a two-year
period. The MEPS has been conducted
annually since 1996. The OMB Control
Number for the MEPS is 0935–0118,
with an expiration date of January 31st,
2013. All of the supporting documents
for the MEPS can be downloaded from
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewDocument?ref_nbr=2009100935-001.
The purpose of this request is to
integrate the new self-administered
questionnaire (SAQ) entitled,
‘‘Experiences with Cancer,’’ into the
MEPS. Once the SAQ is integrated it
will be completed by MEPS participants
identified as ever having cancer. The
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Cancer SAQ will be included in the
MEPS in 2012; it will be subsequently
removed from the MEPS in 2013.
The work is being conducted by
AHRQ through its contractor, Westat,
pursuant to AHRQ’s statutory authority
to conduct and support research on
healthcare and on systems for the
delivery of such care, including the use
of surveys to collect data on the cost,
use and quality of such care. 42 U.S.C.
299b–2; 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(1), (2), (3),
and (8).
Method of Collection
MEPS respondents identified as
having cancer will be given the paper
questionnaire to complete themselves. If
the cancer SAQ respondent is available
at the time of the MEPS interview, we
ask that he/she complete the SAQ and
give it to the interviewer before she
leaves the household after completing
the MEPS interview. If the cancer SAQ
is not collected before the interviewer
leaves the household (including those
cases where the SAQ respondent is not
available at the time of the MEPS
interview), he/she will either arrange a
time to come back to pick it up (if it is
mutually convenient for the respondent
and interviewer) or we ask that the SAQ
be returned in a postage-paid envelope
left at the household.
There are several benefits to
administering this SAQ nationally as a
supplement to the MEPS. First, the
accompanying over sample of persons
with cancer will improve the cost
estimates for patients with this disease
and will allow AHRQ to conduct
analysis on the long term costs of cancer
for survivors. Since the survey is about
the lasting effects of cancer and cancer
treatments on the lives of those who
have been diagnosed with cancer, the
data will also allow research directed at
long-term consequences of cancer and
overall medical expenses. Finally, this
activity will allow AHRQ to examine
the feasibility of using MEPS as a
vehicle for in depth analysis of other
specific conditions. The questionnaire is
being funded by the National Cancer
Institute (NCI) and was developed
through a collaboration among the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, NCI, the National Institutes
of Health, AHRQ, the American Cancer
Society, and the Lance Armstrong
Foundation.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated
annualized burden hours for
respondents’ time to participate in this
research. The Cancer SAQ will be
completed by 3,500 persons and is
estimated to require 30 minutes to
complete. The total annualized burden
is estimated to be 1,750 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden associated with
respondents’ time to participate in this
research. The total cost burden is
estimated to be $37,363 annually.
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Activity
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
MEPS Cancer SAQ .........................................................................................
3,500
1
30/60
1,750
Total ..........................................................................................................
3,500
n/a
n/a
1,750
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Activity
Average
hourly wage
rate*
Total burden
hours
Total cost
burden
MEPS Cancer SAQ .........................................................................................
3,500
1,750
$21.35
$37,363
Total ..........................................................................................................
3,500
1,750
n/a
37,363
* Based on the mean average hourly rate for all occupations (00–0000), National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United
States May 2010, ‘‘U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics’’.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal
Government
Exhibit 3 shows the estimated total
cost for the Cancer SAQ. Since the SAQ
will only be used once in 2012 the total
and annual costs are identical. The total
cost is approximately $1,050,000.
EXHIBIT 3—ESTIMATED TOTAL AND ANNUALIZED COST
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Cost component
Total cost
Annualized cost
Sampling Activities ...................................................................................................................................
Interviewer Recruitment and Training .....................................................................................................
Data Collection Activities .........................................................................................................................
Data Processing ......................................................................................................................................
Production of Public Use Data Files .......................................................................................................
Project Management ................................................................................................................................
$20,000
0
300,000
600,000
80,000
50,000
$20,000
0
300,000
600,000
80,000
50,000
Total ..................................................................................................................................................
1,050,000
1,050,000
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Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 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.
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: October 27, 2011.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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Implementation of Section 2695 (42
U.S.C. 300ff–131) of Public Law 111–
87: Infectious Diseases and
Circumstances Relevant to Notification
Requirements
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Final notice.
AGENCY:
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Treatment Extension Act of 2009 (Pub.
L. 111–87) addresses notification
procedures for medical facilities and
state public health officers and their
designated officers regarding exposure
of emergency response employees
(EREs) to potentially life-threatening
infectious diseases. The Secretary of
Health and Human Services (Secretary)
has delegated authority to the Director
of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) to issue a list of
potentially life-threatening infectious
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The list of diseases and
guidelines in this notice will be
effective December 2, 2011.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Spahr, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, 1600
Clifton Road, NE., M/S E20, Atlanta, GA
30333, telephone (404) 498–6185.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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diseases, including emerging infectious
diseases, to which EREs may be exposed
in responding to emergencies (including
a specification of those infectious
diseases that are routinely transmitted
through airborne or aerosolized means);
guidelines describing circumstances in
which employees may be exposed to
these diseases; and guidelines
describing the manner in which medical
facilities should make determinations
about exposures. On December 13, 2010,
CDC invited comment on a draft list of
covered infectious diseases and both
sets of guidelines (75 FR 77642). In
consideration of the comments received,
this notice sets forth CDC’s final list of
diseases, final guidelines describing
circumstances under which exposure to
listed diseases may occur, and final
guidelines for determining whether an
exposure to the listed diseases has
occurred.
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Introduction
Response to Comments
Implementation of Section 2695 (42 U.S.C.
300ff–131): Infectious Diseases and
Circumstances Relevant to Notification
Requirements
Contents
Definitions
Part I. List of Potentially Life-Threatening
Infectious Diseases to Which Emergency
Response Employees May Be Exposed
Part II. Guidelines Describing the
Circumstances in Which Emergency
Response Employees May Be Exposed to
Such Diseases
Part III. Guidelines Describing the Manner in
Which Medical Facilities Should Make
Determinations for Purposes of Section
2695B(d) [42 U.S.C. 300ff–133(d)]
Introduction
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment
Extension Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–87)
amended the Public Health Service Act
(PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 201–300ii),
including the addition of a Part G to
Title XXVI, which addresses
notification procedures and
requirements for medical facilities and
state public health officers and their
designated officers regarding exposure
of EREs to potentially life-threatening
infectious diseases. (See Title XXVI,
Part G of the PHS Act, codified as
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amended at 42 U.S.C. 300ff–131 to
300ff–140.)
For purposes of these notification
requirements, sec. 2695 [42 U.S.C.
300ff–131] requires the Secretary to
develop and disseminate:
1. A list of potentially life-threatening
infectious diseases, including emerging
infectious diseases, to which EREs may
be exposed in responding to
emergencies (including a specification
of those infectious diseases on the list
that are routinely transmitted through
airborne or aerosolized means);
2. guidelines describing the
circumstances in which such employees
may be exposed to such diseases, taking
into account the conditions under
which emergency response is provided;
and
3. guidelines describing the manner in
which medical facilities should make
determinations for purposes of sec.
2695B(d) [Evaluation and Response
Regarding Request to Medical Facility,
42 U.S.C. 300ff–133(d)].
On July 7, 2010, the Secretary issued
a PHS Act Delegation of Authority
(Delegation of Authority), which
assigned to the Director of CDC the
authority vested in the Secretary of HHS
(Secretary) under sec. 2695 of Title
XXVI (42 U.S.C. 300ff–131) ‘‘as it
pertains to the functions assigned to the
[CDC]’’ (75 FR 40842, July 14, 2010). On
December 13, 2010, CDC invited
comment on a draft list of covered
infectious diseases and two sets of
guidelines developed pursuant to this
Delegation of Authority and 42 U.S.C.
300ff–131 through a general notice and
request for comments published in the
Federal Register (75 FR 77642).
Response to Comments
In response to the December 2010
notice, CDC received a total of 83
comments from 22 individuals and/or
organizations. The comments are
addressed below.
Emergency Response Employees (EREs)
Comment: CDC received two
comments regarding EREs. One
commenter wanted to make it clear that
police were included among the group
of people considered EREs. The other
commenter wanted there to be a
specification that EREs included
volunteer and paid emergency medical
services.
CDC response: ‘‘Emergency response
employee’’ is not defined in the PHS
Act, and CDC’s authority for purposes of
this notice is limited to those duties set
out in the Delegation of Authority (75
FR 40842). The duties of an individual
considered an ERE are described in 42
U.S.C. 300ff–133(a):
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection
project: ``MEPS Cancer Self Administrated Questionnaire.'' In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, AHRQ
invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 3, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at
dorislefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
Copies of the proposed collection plans, data collection
instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden can be
obtained from the AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477, or by email at
doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
MEPS Cancer SAQ
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a nationally
representative survey of the civilian noninstitutionalized population
of all ages in the United States that collects comprehensive data on
health care and health care expenditures from all payors (including
private payors, Medicaid, the VA, and out-of-pocket) over a two-year
period. The MEPS has been conducted annually since 1996. The OMB
Control Number for the MEPS is 0935-0118, with an expiration date of
January 31st, 2013. All of the supporting documents for the MEPS can be
downloaded from https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewDocument?ref_nbr=200910-0935-001.
The purpose of this request is to integrate the new self-
administered questionnaire (SAQ) entitled, ``Experiences with Cancer,''
into the MEPS. Once the SAQ is integrated it will be completed by MEPS
participants identified as ever having cancer. The
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Cancer SAQ will be included in the MEPS in 2012; it will be
subsequently removed from the MEPS in 2013.
The work is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractor, Westat,
pursuant to AHRQ's statutory authority to conduct and support research
on healthcare and on systems for the delivery of such care, including
the use of surveys to collect data on the cost, use and quality of such
care. 42 U.S.C. 299b-2; 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(1), (2), (3), and (8).
Method of Collection
MEPS respondents identified as having cancer will be given the
paper questionnaire to complete themselves. If the cancer SAQ
respondent is available at the time of the MEPS interview, we ask that
he/she complete the SAQ and give it to the interviewer before she
leaves the household after completing the MEPS interview. If the cancer
SAQ is not collected before the interviewer leaves the household
(including those cases where the SAQ respondent is not available at the
time of the MEPS interview), he/she will either arrange a time to come
back to pick it up (if it is mutually convenient for the respondent and
interviewer) or we ask that the SAQ be returned in a postage-paid
envelope left at the household.
There are several benefits to administering this SAQ nationally as
a supplement to the MEPS. First, the accompanying over sample of
persons with cancer will improve the cost estimates for patients with
this disease and will allow AHRQ to conduct analysis on the long term
costs of cancer for survivors. Since the survey is about the lasting
effects of cancer and cancer treatments on the lives of those who have
been diagnosed with cancer, the data will also allow research directed
at long-term consequences of cancer and overall medical expenses.
Finally, this activity will allow AHRQ to examine the feasibility of
using MEPS as a vehicle for in depth analysis of other specific
conditions. The questionnaire is being funded by the National Cancer
Institute (NCI) and was developed through a collaboration among the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NCI, the National
Institutes of Health, AHRQ, the American Cancer Society, and the Lance
Armstrong Foundation.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for
respondents' time to participate in this research. The Cancer SAQ will
be completed by 3,500 persons and is estimated to require 30 minutes to
complete. The total annualized burden is estimated to be 1,750 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden associated
with respondents' time to participate in this research. The total cost
burden is estimated to be $37,363 annually.
Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of
Activity Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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MEPS Cancer SAQ................................. 3,500 1 30/60 1,750
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 3,500 n/a n/a 1,750
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Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
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Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Activity respondents hours wage rate* burden
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MEPS Cancer SAQ................................. 3,500 1,750 $21.35 $37,363
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 3,500 1,750 n/a 37,363
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* Based on the mean average hourly rate for all occupations (00-0000), National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the United States May 2010, ``U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics''.
Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal Government
Exhibit 3 shows the estimated total cost for the Cancer SAQ. Since
the SAQ will only be used once in 2012 the total and annual costs are
identical. The total cost is approximately $1,050,000.
Exhibit 3--Estimated Total and Annualized Cost
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost component Total cost Annualized cost
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sampling Activities............. $20,000 $20,000
Interviewer Recruitment and 0 0
Training.......................
Data Collection Activities...... 300,000 300,000
Data Processing................. 600,000 600,000
Production of Public Use Data 80,000 80,000
Files..........................
Project Management.............. 50,000 50,000
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Total....................... 1,050,000 1,050,000
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Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 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.
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: October 27, 2011.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-28402 Filed 11-1-11; 8:45 am]
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