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DeSoto, MSc, Ph.D., MHA, Office of
Extramural Research, Education and
Priority Populations, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, 540
Gaither Rd., Rockville, MD 20850,
Phone: (301) 427–1546, Fax: (301) 427–
1238, Email: Maushami.Desoto@
AHRQ.hhs.gov.
Submission Guidelines: When
submitting comments, please include, to
the extent available:
—Detailed responses and suggestions;
and
—Rationale and evidence for any
recommended changes to the
algorithm, including citations of
published evidence, if available.
For all submissions, please also
include:
A brief cover letter summarizing the
information requested above for
submitted comments;
Complete information about the
person submitting the comments,
including:
(a) Name; and
(b) Email address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maushami (Mia) DeSoto, MSc, Ph.D.,
MHA
Dated: September 12, 2013.
Richard Kronick,
AHRQ Director.
Section
401(a) of the Children’s Health
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
of 2009 (CHIPRA), Public Law 111–3,
amended the Social Security Act (the
Act) to enact section 1139A (42 U.S.C.
1320b–9a). Since the law was passed,
the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ) and the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
have been working together to
implement selected provisions of the
legislation related to children’s health
care quality. Section 1139A(b) of the Act
charged the Department of Health and
Human Services with improving
pediatric health care quality measures.
To implement the law, AHRQ and CMS
have established the CHIPRA Pediatric
Quality Measures Program (PQMP),
which is designed to enhance select
pediatric quality measures and develop
new measures as needed.
The information sought in this Notice
is being collected pursuant to the needs
of the Children’s Hospital Boston Center
of Excellence for Pediatric Quality
Measurement (CEPQM). It is one of the
seven CHIPRA Pediatric Quality
Measures Program (PQMP) Centers of
Excellence and has been assigned the
task of developing a pediatric
readmission measure.
Proposed Project
‘‘So What? Telling a Compelling
Story’’ Template—New—Office of
Public Health Preparedness and
Response (OPHPR), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of
information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
requests, call (404) 639–7570 or send an
email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395–5806.
Written comments should be received
within 30 days of this notice.
Background and Brief Description
Background: Stories are difficult to
gather and track; therefore, OPHPR must
use a creative method to collect relevant
stories on the impacts of the Public
Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP)
grant in state and local health
departments and at the community
level. Several resources and tools exist
within CDC and partner organizations to
share stories but the stories tend to be
dated or already used in another
capacity. OPHPR must be proactive in
leveraging this template to collect new,
timely anecdotes, described as ‘‘leads’’
in the rest of this notice, versus full
stories, in order to describe the current
successes and challenges public health
officials face implementing the PHEP
grant and associated activities.
CDC requests Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) approval to collect
information for three years.
Description: The storytelling template
is a single page, double-sided guide for
storytellers, described as ‘‘sources’’ in
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the remainder of this notice. With this
tool, developers intend to dramatically
reduce the burden on respondents and
employees who may otherwise engage
in complete story development with
each new event. In this manner, staff
may tease out pertinent and timely leads
for potential development at a later date
based on the needs of leadership.
Development of a complete story from
this template will occur with a small
percentage of the leads. The text
specifically requested is the source’s
name, telephone number, email address,
organization, job title, the topic of the
compelling story, a headline, and up to
three key bullet points. The intent of
this template is to guide the
development of bullets and headlines
describing successes, impacts, and other
funding-related activities.
The goals of these leads are shaped by
four topics:
1. Showcasing the nature of the
preparedness and response challenge:
Something observed at ground level that
clearly illustrates why preparedness and
response work is necessary.
2. Illustrating the public health
contribution: Examples that prove
public health preparedness and
response not only makes a difference,
but also describe the unique approach
public health brings to emergency
response.
3. Supporting the evidence-base:
Examples that compliment qualitative
research on evidence based
interventions.
4. Demonstrating return on
investment: Leads describing awareness
of how funds are used and
demonstrating fiscal responsibility and
transparency.
OPHPR representatives intend to
collect story leads from a variety of
sources including CDC Field Staff, state
health officers, local health department
directors, preparedness planners, nonpublic health preparedness and
response partners, the public and
volunteer group members.
The developers plan to leverage
existing communications channels if the
leads are used or developed into more
lengthy stories. Just as stories are used
currently, leads from this template will
be potentially used in congressional
inquiries, leadership presentations,
annual reports, and CDC OPHPR Web
sites.
There are no costs to respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 95.
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Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hrs.)
Type of respondents
Form name
CDC Field Staff, state health officers, local
health department directors, preparedness
planners, non-public health preparedness
and response partners, the public and volunteer group members.
CDC Field Staff, state health officers, local
health department directors, preparedness
planners, non-public health preparedness
and response partners, the public and volunteer group members.
‘‘So What? Telling a Compelling Story’’ ........
100
1
30/60
‘‘So What? Telling a Compelling Story’’ Follow-Up Questions.
30
1
1.5
Leroy Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
The President signed the Child and
Family Services Improvement and
Innovation Act (Pub. L. 112–34) into
law on September 30, 2011. This act
includes a targeted grants program
(section 437(f) of the Social Security
Act), which directs the Secretary of
Health and Human Services (HHS) to
reserve a specified portion for Regional
Partnership Grants, designed to improve
the well-being of children affected by
parental substance abuse. On September
28, 2012, CB/ACYF awarded new 5-year
RPG grants to 17 partnerships in 15
states. The overall objective of the
Cross-Site Evaluation and Technical
Assistance project (the RPG Cross-Site
Evaluation) is to plan, develop, and
implement a rigorous national cross-site
evaluation of the RPG Grant Program,
provide legislatively-mandated
performance measurement, and furnish
evaluation-related technical assistance
to the grantees in order to improve the
quality and rigor of their local
evaluations. The project will evaluate
the programs and activities conducted
through the RPG Grant Program.
Title: RPG National Cross-Site
Evaluation and Evaluation Technical
Assistance.
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Description: The Children’s Bureau
within the Administration for Children
and Families of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services seeks
approval to collect information for the
Regional Partnership Grants to Increase
the Well-being of and to Improve
Permanency Outcomes for Children
Affected by Substance Abuse (known as
the Regional Partnership Grants
Program or ‘‘RPG’’) Cross-Site
Evaluation and Evaluation-Related
Technical Assistance project. Under
RPG, the Children’s Bureau has issued
17 grants to organizations such as child
welfare or substance abuse treatment
providers or family court systems to
develop interagency collaborations and
integration of programs, activities, and
services designed to increase well-being,
improve permanency, and enhance the
safety of children who are in an out-ofhome placement or are at risk of being
placed in out-of-home care as a result of
a parent’s or caretaker’s substance
abuse. The Child and Family Services
Improvement and Innovation Act (Pub.
L. 112–34) includes a targeted grants
program (section 437(f) of the Social
Security Act) that directs the Secretary
of Health and Human Services to
reserve a specified portion of the
appropriation for these Regional
Partnership Grants, to be used to
improve the well-being of children
affected by substance abuse. The overall
objective of the Cross-Site Evaluation
and Technical Assistance project (the
RPG Cross-Site Evaluation) is to plan,
develop, and implement a rigorous
national cross-site evaluation of the RPG
Grant Program, provide legislativelymandated performance measurement,
and furnish evaluation-related technical
assistance to the grantees in order to
improve the quality and rigor of their
local evaluations. The project will
evaluate the programs and activities
conducted through the RPG Grant
Program. The evaluation is being
undertaken by the Children’s Bureau
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and its contractor Mathematica Policy
Research. The evaluation is being
implemented by Mathematica Policy
Research and its subcontractors, Walter
R. McDonald & Associates and Synergy
Enterprises.
The RPG Cross-Site Evaluation will
include the following components:
1. Implementation and Partnership
Study. The RPG cross-site
implementation and partnership study
will contribute to building the
knowledge base about effective
implementation strategies by examining
the process of implementation in the 17
RPG projects, with a focus on factors
shown in the research literature to be
associated with quality implementation
of evidence-based programs. This
component of the study will describe
the RPG projects’ target populations,
selected interventions and their fit with
the target populations, inputs to
implementation, and actual services
provided (including dosage, duration,
content, adherence to curricula, and
participant responsiveness). It will
examine the key attributes of the
regional partnerships that grantees
develop (for example, partnerships
among child welfare and substance
abuse treatment providers, social
services, and the courts). It will describe
the characteristics and roles of the
partner organizations, the extent of
coordination and collaboration, and
their potential to sustain the
partnerships after the grant ends. Key
data collection activities of the
implementation and partnership study
are: (1) Conducting site visits during
which researchers will interview RPG
program directors, managers,
supervisors, and frontline staff who
work directly with families; (2)
administering a survey to frontline staff
involved in providing direct services to
children, adults, and families; (3) asking
grantees to provide information about
implementation and their partnerships
as part of their federally required semi-
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30 Day-13-13TD]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments
to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC
20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments should be received
within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
``So What? Telling a Compelling Story'' Template--New--Office of
Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Background: Stories are difficult to gather and track; therefore,
OPHPR must use a creative method to collect relevant stories on the
impacts of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) grant in
state and local health departments and at the community level. Several
resources and tools exist within CDC and partner organizations to share
stories but the stories tend to be dated or already used in another
capacity. OPHPR must be proactive in leveraging this template to
collect new, timely anecdotes, described as ``leads'' in the rest of
this notice, versus full stories, in order to describe the current
successes and challenges public health officials face implementing the
PHEP grant and associated activities.
CDC requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to
collect information for three years.
Description: The storytelling template is a single page, double-
sided guide for storytellers, described as ``sources'' in the remainder
of this notice. With this tool, developers intend to dramatically
reduce the burden on respondents and employees who may otherwise engage
in complete story development with each new event. In this manner,
staff may tease out pertinent and timely leads for potential
development at a later date based on the needs of leadership.
Development of a complete story from this template will occur with a
small percentage of the leads. The text specifically requested is the
source's name, telephone number, email address, organization, job
title, the topic of the compelling story, a headline, and up to three
key bullet points. The intent of this template is to guide the
development of bullets and headlines describing successes, impacts, and
other funding-related activities.
The goals of these leads are shaped by four topics:
1. Showcasing the nature of the preparedness and response
challenge: Something observed at ground level that clearly illustrates
why preparedness and response work is necessary.
2. Illustrating the public health contribution: Examples that prove
public health preparedness and response not only makes a difference,
but also describe the unique approach public health brings to emergency
response.
3. Supporting the evidence-base: Examples that compliment
qualitative research on evidence based interventions.
4. Demonstrating return on investment: Leads describing awareness
of how funds are used and demonstrating fiscal responsibility and
transparency.
OPHPR representatives intend to collect story leads from a variety
of sources including CDC Field Staff, state health officers, local
health department directors, preparedness planners, non-public health
preparedness and response partners, the public and volunteer group
members.
The developers plan to leverage existing communications channels if
the leads are used or developed into more lengthy stories. Just as
stories are used currently, leads from this template will be
potentially used in congressional inquiries, leadership presentations,
annual reports, and CDC OPHPR Web sites.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 95.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hrs.)
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CDC Field Staff, state health ``So What? Telling a 100 1 30/60
officers, local health department Compelling Story''.
directors, preparedness planners, non-
public health preparedness and
response partners, the public and
volunteer group members.
CDC Field Staff, state health ``So What? Telling a 30 1 1.5
officers, local health department Compelling Story''
directors, preparedness planners, non- Follow-Up Questions.
public health preparedness and
response partners, the public and
volunteer group members.
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Leroy Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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