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To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, email 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)
690–5683. Send written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections within 30 days
of this notice directly to the OS OMB
Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at 202–395–
5806.
Proposed Project: Consumer Survey of
Attitudes Toward the Privacy and
Security Aspects of Electronic Health
Records and Electronic Health
Information Exchange (New)—OMB No.
0990–NEW—Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology
Abstract: The widespread use of
electronic health records and electronic
health information exchange promises
an array of potential benefits for
doctor due to privacy concerns, and
who are concerned that an unauthorized
person would see their medical
information if it is sent electronically,
among other key measures. ONC will
assess whether these numbers increase,
remain steady or decrease from 2012
(pre-implementation) to 2016 (postimplementation) in support of the ONC
Coordinated Federal Health IT Strategic
Plan to engage consumers and inspire
confidence and trust in health IT. The
data will be analyzed using statistical
methods and a draft report will be
prepared. ONC will hold a Web seminar
prior to the publication of the final
report to convey the findings to the
general public. A final report will be
posted on https://healthit.hhs.gov.
ONC expects to interview 100
individuals for the pretest survey as part
of the initial implementation year and
interview 2,000 individuals for the main
survey administered annually for 5
years. The estimated annualized
respondent burden is 842 hours.
individuals and the U.S. health care
system through improved health care
quality, safety, and efficiency. At the
same time, this environment poses new
challenges and opportunities for
protecting health information. The
proposed information collection will
permit us to better understand
individuals’ attitudes toward the
privacy and security aspects of the use
of electronic health records and
electronic health information exchange
as well as inform policy and
programmatic objectives. The Office of
the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology (ONC) is
proposing to conduct a nationwide
survey which will use computerassisted telephone interviews (CATI) to
interview a representative sample of the
general population annually for 5 years
looking at the percentage of individuals
who are concerned about the privacy
and security of electronic health
records, who report having kept any
part of their medical history from their
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of respondents
Number of responses per
respondent
Average burden (in hours)
per response
General Public ..................................
General Public ..................................
100
10,000
1
1
25/60
25/60
42
4167
...........................................................
10,100
1
25/60
4209
Forms
Type of respondent
Pretest Survey ..................................
Main Survey ......................................
Total ...........................................
For more information regarding an
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
specifically for cognitive testing please
refer to OMB Control No: 0990–0376,
Communications Testing for
Comprehensive Communication
Campaign for HITECH Act (expiration
date 07/31/2014; ICR Reference No:
201106–0990–005).
Keith A. Tucker,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Clearance Officer.
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Prevention
[60Day–12–12EF]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
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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 404–639–7570 and
send comments to Kimberly Lane CDC
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton
Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or
send an email 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
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Total burden
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technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Evaluating the Effectiveness of
Occupational Safety and Health
Program Elements in the Wholesale
Retail Trade Sector—New—National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The mission of the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) is to promote safety and health
at work for all people through research
and prevention. Under Public Law 91–
596, sections 20 and 22 (Section 20–22,
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970), NIOSH has the responsibility to
conduct research to advance the health
and safety of workers. In this capacity,
NIOSH proposes to conduct a study to
assess the effectiveness of occupational
safety and health (OSH) program
elements in the wholesale/retail trade
(WRT) sector.
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Liberty Mutual has estimated direct
workers compensation costs to industry
in the United States in 2009 to be $50
billion. The WRT industry sector
employs over 21 million workers or
19% of the workforce in private
industry. In 2007, the majority of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving
days away from work in the WRT sector
involved musculoskeletal disorders
(MSDs, 29%) or slip/trip/falls (STFs,
22%). For this reason, major strategic
NIOSH goals in the WRT sector are to
reduce MSDs, STFs and other injuries/
illnesses in part by assessing the
effectiveness of occupational safety and
health (OSH) programs designed to
prevent these outcomes. There is some
evidence that OSH prevention programs
built on key elements (management
leadership, employee participation,
hazard identification and control,
medical management, training, and
program evaluation) reduce losses.
However, little evidence exists on the
relative effectiveness of program
elements compared to each other. There
is a need for research to develop reliable
OSH program metrics and determine
which elements have the greatest impact
on injuries, illnesses and work
disability. A renewed partnership
between NIOSH and the Ohio Bureau of
Workers Compensation (OBWC)
provides a timely opportunity to
conduct such research in a relevant and
efficient manner.
A collaborative study involving
NIOSH and the OBWC will examine the
association between survey-assessed
OSH program elements (organizational
policies, procedures, practices) and
respondent and company demographics
and a main section where individuals
will be asked to evaluate organizational
metrics related to their firm’s OSH
program. The firm-level survey data will
be linked to five years of retrospective
injury and illness WC claims data and
two years of prospective injury and
illness WC claims data from OBWC to
determine which organizational metrics
are related to firm-level injury and
illness WC claim rates. A nested study
will ask multiple respondents at a
subset of 60 firms to participate by
completing surveys. A five-minute
interview will be conducted with a 10%
sample of non-responders (up to 792
individuals).
In order to maximize efficiency and
reduce burden, a Web-based survey is
proposed for the majority (95%) of
survey data collection. Collected
information will be used to determine
whether a significant relationship exists
between self-reported firm OSH
elements and firm WC outcomes while
controlling for covariates. Once the
study is completed, benchmarking
reports about OSH elements that have
the highest impact on WC losses in the
WRT sector will be made available
through the NIOSH–OBWC Internet
sites and peer-reviewed publications.
In summary, this study will determine
the effectiveness of OSH program
elements in the WRT sector and enable
evidence-based prevention practices to
be shared with the greatest audience
possible. NIOSH expects to complete
data collection in 2014. There is no cost
to respondents other than their time.
workers compensation (WC) injury/
illness outcomes in a stratified sample
of OBWC-insured wholesale/retail trade
(WRT) firms. Crucial OSH program
elements with particularly high impact
on WC losses will be identified in this
study and disseminated to the WRT
sector. This study will provide
important information that is not
currently available elsewhere on the
effectiveness of OSH programs for the
WRT sector. This project fits the
mission of CDC–NIOSH to conduct
scientific intervention effectiveness
research to support the evidenced based
prevention of occupational injuries and
illnesses.
For this study, the target population
includes United States WRT firms
(North American Industry Classification
System codes 42, 44, 45). The sampling
frame includes OBWC-insured WRT
firms in Ohio. The study sample
includes OBWC-insured WRT firms
who volunteer to participate in the
OBWC–NIOSH research project.
The proposed research involves a
firm-level survey of a series of
organizational metrics considered to be
potential predictors of injury and illness
WC claim rates and duration in a
stratified sample of OBWC-insured WRT
firms in Ohio. There are expected to be
up to 4,404 participants per year;
surveys will be administered twice to
the same firms in successive years (e.g.
from January–December 2012 and again
from January–December 2013).
An individual responsible for the
OSH program at each firm will be asked
to complete a survey that includes a
background section related to
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Avg. burden
per response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Type of respondent
Form name
Safety and Health Managers in ........
Occupational Safety and Health
Program Survey.
Informed Consent Form ...................
Non Responder Interview ................
4,404
1
20/60
1,468
4,404
792
1
1
2/60
5/60
147
66
...........................................................
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........................
........................
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Dated: February 10, 2012.
Ronald Otten,
Deputy Chief, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10418]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Reopening
of Comment Period
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), Department of Health
and Human Services, is publishing the
following summary of proposed
collections 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 function;
(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.
1. Title of Information Collection:
Medical Loss Ratio Annual Reporting
Form Number: CMS–10418 (OCN:
0938–New). For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Carol
Jimenez at 301–492–4109. For all other
issues call 410–786–1326.
AGENCY:
Reopening of Comment Period
The Type of Information Collection
Request, Use, Frequency, Affected
Public and Total Respondents are
described in the 60-day notice that
published on December 16, 2011 (76 FR
78265) and are not repeated here.
However, the Total Annual Responses,
and Total Annual Hours have been
revised to 331,178 and 1,805,301,
respectively. In addition, the model
notices associated with this information
collection request are now available for
public viewing and comments. The
model notices were still under
development when the 60-day notice
published. In the interest of ensuring
that the public is aware of the revised
supporting materials and has additional
time to review and comment on those
materials, we are publishing this notice
and are reopening the public comment
period for 15 days.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS’ Web Site
address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995, or
Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786–
1326.
In commenting on the proposed
information collections please reference
the document identifier or OMB control
number. To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations must
be submitted in one of the following
ways by March 2, 2012:
1. Electronically. You may submit
your comments electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to find the information collection
document(s) accepting comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development,
Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number CMS–10418 (OCN
0938–NEW), Room C4–26–05, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
Dated: February 14, 2012.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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Medicare and Medicaid Programs;
Quarterly Listing of Program
Issuances—October Through
December 2011
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
This quarterly notice lists
CMS manual instructions, substantive
and interpretive regulations, and other
Federal Register notices that were
published from October through
December 2011, relating to the Medicare
and Medicaid programs and other
programs administered by CMS.
SUMMARY:
It is
possible that an interested party may
need specific information and not be
able to determine from the listed
information whether the issuance or
regulation would fulfill that need.
Consequently, we are providing contact
persons to answer general questions
concerning each of the addenda
published in this notice.
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Addenda
Contact
I CMS Manual Instructions .........................................................................................................
II Regulation Documents Published in the Federal Register ...................................................
III CMS Rulings ..........................................................................................................................
IV Medicare National Coverage Determinations ........................................................................
V FDA-Approved Category B IDEs ............................................................................................
VI Collections of Information ......................................................................................................
VII Medicare-Approved Carotid Stent Facilities .........................................................................
VIII American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry Sites ..................
IX Medicare’s Active Coverage-Related Guidance Documents ................................................
X One-time Notices Regarding National Coverage Provisions .................................................
XI National Oncologic Positron Emission Tomography Registry Sites .....................................
XII Medicare-Approved Ventricular Assist Device (Destination Therapy) Facilities ..................
XIII Medicare-Approved Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Facilities .........................................
XIV Medicare-Approved Bariatric Surgery Facilities ..................................................................
XV Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for Dementia Trials ..........................
Ismael Torres .....................
Terri Plumb .........................
Tiffany Lafferty ...................
Wanda Belle .......................
John Manlove .....................
Mitch Bryman .....................
Sarah J. McClain ................
JoAnna Baldwin, MS ..........
Lori Ashby ..........................
Lori Ashby ..........................
Stuart Caplan, RN, MAS ....
JoAnna Baldwin, MS ..........
JoAnna Baldwin, MS ..........
Kate Tillman, RN, MAS ......
Stuart Caplan, RN, MAS ....
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-12-12EF]
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 404-639-7570
and send comments to Kimberly Lane CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600
Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email 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
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Occupational Safety and Health
Program Elements in the Wholesale Retail Trade Sector--New--National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) is to promote safety and health at work for all people
through research and prevention. Under Public Law 91-596, sections 20
and 22 (Section 20-22, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970),
NIOSH has the responsibility to conduct research to advance the health
and safety of workers. In this capacity, NIOSH proposes to conduct a
study to assess the effectiveness of occupational safety and health
(OSH) program elements in the wholesale/retail trade (WRT) sector.
[[Page 9930]]
Liberty Mutual has estimated direct workers compensation costs to
industry in the United States in 2009 to be $50 billion. The WRT
industry sector employs over 21 million workers or 19% of the workforce
in private industry. In 2007, the majority of non-fatal injuries and
illnesses involving days away from work in the WRT sector involved
musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs, 29%) or slip/trip/falls (STFs, 22%).
For this reason, major strategic NIOSH goals in the WRT sector are to
reduce MSDs, STFs and other injuries/illnesses in part by assessing the
effectiveness of occupational safety and health (OSH) programs designed
to prevent these outcomes. There is some evidence that OSH prevention
programs built on key elements (management leadership, employee
participation, hazard identification and control, medical management,
training, and program evaluation) reduce losses. However, little
evidence exists on the relative effectiveness of program elements
compared to each other. There is a need for research to develop
reliable OSH program metrics and determine which elements have the
greatest impact on injuries, illnesses and work disability. A renewed
partnership between NIOSH and the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation
(OBWC) provides a timely opportunity to conduct such research in a
relevant and efficient manner.
A collaborative study involving NIOSH and the OBWC will examine the
association between survey-assessed OSH program elements
(organizational policies, procedures, practices) and workers
compensation (WC) injury/illness outcomes in a stratified sample of
OBWC-insured wholesale/retail trade (WRT) firms. Crucial OSH program
elements with particularly high impact on WC losses will be identified
in this study and disseminated to the WRT sector. This study will
provide important information that is not currently available elsewhere
on the effectiveness of OSH programs for the WRT sector. This project
fits the mission of CDC-NIOSH to conduct scientific intervention
effectiveness research to support the evidenced based prevention of
occupational injuries and illnesses.
For this study, the target population includes United States WRT
firms (North American Industry Classification System codes 42, 44, 45).
The sampling frame includes OBWC-insured WRT firms in Ohio. The study
sample includes OBWC-insured WRT firms who volunteer to participate in
the OBWC-NIOSH research project.
The proposed research involves a firm-level survey of a series of
organizational metrics considered to be potential predictors of injury
and illness WC claim rates and duration in a stratified sample of OBWC-
insured WRT firms in Ohio. There are expected to be up to 4,404
participants per year; surveys will be administered twice to the same
firms in successive years (e.g. from January-December 2012 and again
from January-December 2013).
An individual responsible for the OSH program at each firm will be
asked to complete a survey that includes a background section related
to respondent and company demographics and a main section where
individuals will be asked to evaluate organizational metrics related to
their firm's OSH program. The firm-level survey data will be linked to
five years of retrospective injury and illness WC claims data and two
years of prospective injury and illness WC claims data from OBWC to
determine which organizational metrics are related to firm-level injury
and illness WC claim rates. A nested study will ask multiple
respondents at a subset of 60 firms to participate by completing
surveys. A five-minute interview will be conducted with a 10% sample of
non-responders (up to 792 individuals).
In order to maximize efficiency and reduce burden, a Web-based
survey is proposed for the majority (95%) of survey data collection.
Collected information will be used to determine whether a significant
relationship exists between self-reported firm OSH elements and firm WC
outcomes while controlling for covariates. Once the study is completed,
benchmarking reports about OSH elements that have the highest impact on
WC losses in the WRT sector will be made available through the NIOSH-
OBWC Internet sites and peer-reviewed publications.
In summary, this study will determine the effectiveness of OSH
program elements in the WRT sector and enable evidence-based prevention
practices to be shared with the greatest audience possible. NIOSH
expects to complete data collection in 2014. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Avg. burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Safety and Health Managers in. Occupational 4,404 1 20/60 1,468
Safety and
Health Program
Survey.
Informed Consent 4,404 1 2/60 147
Form.
Non Responder 792 1 5/60 66
Interview.
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Total Hours............... ................ .............. .............. .............. 1,681
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Dated: February 10, 2012.
Ronald Otten,
Deputy Chief, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-3622 Filed 2-17-12; 8:45 am]
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