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I. Background
Organ Procurement Organizations
(OPOs) are not-for-profit organizations
that are responsible for the
procurement, preservation, and
transport of transplantable organs to
transplant centers throughout the
country. Qualified OPOs are designated
by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) to recover or procure
organs in CMS-defined exclusive
geographic service areas, pursuant to
section 371(b)(1) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 273(b)(1)) and
our regulations at 42 CFR 486.306. Once
an OPO has been designated for an area,
hospitals in that area that participate in
Medicare and Medicaid are required to
work with that OPO in providing organs
for transplant, pursuant to section
1138(a)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act
(the Act) and our regulations at 42 CFR
482.45.
Section 1138(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the Act
provides that a hospital must notify the
designated OPO (for the service area in
which it is located) of potential organ
donors. Under section 1138(a)(1)(C) of
the Act, every participating hospital
must have an agreement to identify
potential donors only with its
designated OPO.
However, section 1138(a)(2)(A) of the
Act provides that a hospital may obtain
a waiver of the above requirements from
the Secretary under certain specified
conditions. A waiver allows the hospital
to have an agreement with an OPO other
than the one initially designated by
CMS, if the hospital meets certain
conditions specified in section
1138(a)(2)(A) of the Act. In addition, the
Secretary may review additional criteria
described in section 1138(a)(2)(B) of the
Act to evaluate the hospital’s request for
a waiver.
Section 1138(a)(2)(A) of the Act states
that in granting a waiver, the Secretary
must determine that the waiver—(1) is
expected to increase organ donations;
and (2) will ensure equitable treatment
of patients referred for transplants
within the service area served by the
designated OPO and within the service
area served by the OPO with which the
hospital seeks to enter into an
agreement under the waiver. In making
a waiver determination, section
1138(a)(2)(B) of the Act provides that
the Secretary may consider, among
other factors: (1) Cost-effectiveness; (2)
improvements in quality; (3) whether
there has been any change in a
hospital’s designated OPO due to the
changes made in definitions for
metropolitan statistical areas; and (4)
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the length and continuity of a hospital’s
relationship with an OPO other than the
hospital’s designated OPO. Under
section 1138(a)(2)(D) of the Act, the
Secretary is required to publish a notice
of any waiver application received from
a hospital within 30 days of receiving
the application, and to offer interested
parties an opportunity to comment in
writing during the 60-day period
beginning on the publication date in the
Federal Register.
The criteria that the Secretary uses to
evaluate the waiver in these cases are
the same as those described above under
sections 1138(a)(2)(A) and (B) of the Act
and have been incorporated into the
regulations at § 486.308(e) and (f).
II. Waiver Request Procedures
In October 1995, we issued a Program
Memorandum (Transmittal No. A–95–
11) detailing the waiver process and
discussing the information hospitals
must provide in requesting a waiver. We
indicated that upon receipt of a waiver
request, we would publish a Federal
Register notice to solicit public
comments, as required by section
1138(a)(2)(D) of the Act.
According to these requirements, we
will review the request and comments
received. During the review process, we
may consult on an as-needed basis with
the Health Resources and Services
Administration’s Division of
Transplantation, the United Network for
Organ Sharing, and our regional offices.
If necessary, we may request additional
clarifying information from the applying
hospital or others. We will then make a
final determination on the waiver
request and notify the hospital and the
designated and requested OPOs.
III. Hospital Waiver Request
As permitted by § 486.308(e), the
following hospital has requested a
waiver in order to enter into an
agreement with a designated OPO other
than the OPO designated for the service
area in which the hospital is located:
Pioneer Community Hospital
(Medicare provider number 25–1302), of
Aberdeen, Mississippi, is requesting a
waiver to work with:
Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency, 12
River Bend Place, Jackson, MS 39232.
The Hospital’s Designated OPO is:
Mid-South Transplant Foundation, Inc.,
8001 Centerview Parkway, Suite 302,
Memphis, TN 38018.
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Marilyn Tavenner,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Parents and Children Together
(PACT) Evaluation.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE),
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), is
proposing data collection activity as
part of the Parents and Children
Together (PACT) Evaluation.
The overall objective of the PACT
evaluation is to document and evaluate
Responsible Fatherhood (RF) and
Healthy Marriage (HM) grants that were
authorized under the 2010 Claims
Resolution Act. This information will
inform decisions related to future
investments in this kind of
programming as well as the design and
operation of such services.
To meet the objective of the study,
experimental impact studies with
complementary implementation studies
will be conducted, along with separate
qualitative studies:
• Impact studies, with
complementary implementation studies.
The goal of the impact component is to
provide rigorous estimates of the
effectiveness of the programs. This
component will use an experimental
design. Program applicants who are
interested in and eligible for the RF or
HM program will be randomly assigned
to either a program group and be offered
participation in the program, or a
control group and not be offered
participation in the program.
Information will be collected twice for
the impact component. First, baseline
information will be collected from all
fathers or couples prior to random
assignment. Second, follow-up data will
be collected from sample members at
about 12 months after enrollment in the
program. A wide range of outcomes
(e.g., father involvement; parenting and
co-parenting; economic self-sufficiency)
will be evaluated. The goal of the
complementary implementation
component is to provide a detailed
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description of the programs included in
the impact study component—how they
are implemented, their participants, the
contexts in which they are operated,
and their promising practices. The
detailed descriptions will assist in
interpreting program impacts and
identifying program features and
conditions necessary for effective
program replication or improvement.
Data collection for this component will
include site visits, Management
Information Systems (MIS), and partner
organization surveys.
• Qualitative studies. The goal of the
qualitative component is to provide a
deeper understanding of the
organizations operating RF and HM
programs, as well as the lives of
participants—their relationships, the
challenges they face, the influences of
the community in which they live, and
how programs touch their lives. Data
collection for this component will
include site visits, MIS, participant
characteristics survey, partner
organization surveys, nonparticipant
telephone interviews, in-depth inperson conversations with program
participants, and diary studies.
This 60-Day Notice covers (a)
instruments for the impact studies’
baseline, (b) site Management
Information Systems (MIS) for the
impact/implementation and qualitative
studies, (c) program participant
characteristics survey for the qualitative
studies, and (d) a request for OMB to
waive subsequent 60-day Federal
Register notices pertaining to the PACT
Evaluation.
Respondents
For the baseline, information will be
collected from all fathers or couples
prior to random assignment. Program
staff will be responsible for collecting
and transferring the information.
For the Management Information
Systems (MIS), program staff will be
asked to record information on the
services received by study participants
in the impact/implementation and
qualitative studies in the study MIS.
For the program participant
characteristics survey in the qualitative
studies, information will be collected
from participants. Program staff will be
responsible for collecting and
transferring the information.
Annual Burden Estimates
A discussion guide, to assist in
selecting sites for the impact/
implementation and qualitative studies,
is currently under review at OMB. A 60Day Federal Register Notice for this
instrument was published on August 12,
2011.
Instrument
Annual number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden
per response
(minutes)
Total annual
burden hours
Discussion guide for grantees and partner organization staff
150
1
60
150
The following instruments, part of the
baseline data collection and site
Management Information Systems
(MIS), are proposed for public comment
Number of
responses per
respondent
Annual number of
respondents
Instrument
under this 60-Day Federal Register
Notice.
Average burden
per response
(minutes)
Total annual
burden hours
Impact/Implementation Component
Baseline for program applicants ..............................................
Baseline for grantee staff ........................................................
Study MIS for grantee staff .....................................................
3,000
30
30
1
100
5,200
35
35
2
1,750
1,750
5,200
Qualitative Component
Study MIS for grantee staff .....................................................
Program participant characteristics survey .............................
Program participant characteristics survey for grantee staff ...
15
250
15
867
1
16.7
2
25
25
434
104
104
Total ..................................................................................
..............................
..............................
..............................
9,342
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours (for instruments currently under review and those associated with this 60-Day Notice): 9342.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(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 Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
Email address:
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OPREinfocollection@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
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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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Parents and Children Together (PACT) Evaluation.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
(OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing data collection
activity as part of the Parents and Children Together (PACT)
Evaluation.
The overall objective of the PACT evaluation is to document and
evaluate Responsible Fatherhood (RF) and Healthy Marriage (HM) grants
that were authorized under the 2010 Claims Resolution Act. This
information will inform decisions related to future investments in this
kind of programming as well as the design and operation of such
services.
To meet the objective of the study, experimental impact studies
with complementary implementation studies will be conducted, along with
separate qualitative studies:
Impact studies, with complementary implementation studies.
The goal of the impact component is to provide rigorous estimates of
the effectiveness of the programs. This component will use an
experimental design. Program applicants who are interested in and
eligible for the RF or HM program will be randomly assigned to either a
program group and be offered participation in the program, or a control
group and not be offered participation in the program. Information will
be collected twice for the impact component. First, baseline
information will be collected from all fathers or couples prior to
random assignment. Second, follow-up data will be collected from sample
members at about 12 months after enrollment in the program. A wide
range of outcomes (e.g., father involvement; parenting and co-
parenting; economic self-sufficiency) will be evaluated. The goal of
the complementary implementation component is to provide a detailed
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description of the programs included in the impact study component--how
they are implemented, their participants, the contexts in which they
are operated, and their promising practices. The detailed descriptions
will assist in interpreting program impacts and identifying program
features and conditions necessary for effective program replication or
improvement. Data collection for this component will include site
visits, Management Information Systems (MIS), and partner organization
surveys.
Qualitative studies. The goal of the qualitative component
is to provide a deeper understanding of the organizations operating RF
and HM programs, as well as the lives of participants--their
relationships, the challenges they face, the influences of the
community in which they live, and how programs touch their lives. Data
collection for this component will include site visits, MIS,
participant characteristics survey, partner organization surveys,
nonparticipant telephone interviews, in-depth in-person conversations
with program participants, and diary studies.
This 60-Day Notice covers (a) instruments for the impact studies'
baseline, (b) site Management Information Systems (MIS) for the impact/
implementation and qualitative studies, (c) program participant
characteristics survey for the qualitative studies, and (d) a request
for OMB to waive subsequent 60-day Federal Register notices pertaining
to the PACT Evaluation.
Respondents
For the baseline, information will be collected from all fathers or
couples prior to random assignment. Program staff will be responsible
for collecting and transferring the information.
For the Management Information Systems (MIS), program staff will be
asked to record information on the services received by study
participants in the impact/implementation and qualitative studies in
the study MIS.
For the program participant characteristics survey in the
qualitative studies, information will be collected from participants.
Program staff will be responsible for collecting and transferring the
information.
Annual Burden Estimates
A discussion guide, to assist in selecting sites for the impact/
implementation and qualitative studies, is currently under review at
OMB. A 60-Day Federal Register Notice for this instrument was published
on August 12, 2011.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of
Instrument Annual number of responses per Average burden per Total annual
respondents respondent response (minutes) burden hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discussion guide for grantees 150 1 60 150
and partner organization staff.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following instruments, part of the baseline data collection and
site Management Information Systems (MIS), are proposed for public
comment under this 60-Day Federal Register Notice.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Instrument Annual number of responses per per response Total annual
respondents respondent (minutes) burden hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Impact/Implementation Component
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Baseline for program applicants..... 3,000 1 35 1,750
Baseline for grantee staff.......... 30 100 35 1,750
Study MIS for grantee staff......... 30 5,200 2 5,200
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Qualitative Component
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Study MIS for grantee staff......... 15 867 2 434
Program participant characteristics 250 1 25 104
survey.............................
Program participant characteristics 15 16.7 25 104
survey for grantee staff...........
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Total........................... ................. ................. ................. 9,342
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours (for instruments currently under review and those associated with this 60-
Day Notice): 9342.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(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
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email
address: OPREinfocollection@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.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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