Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations, 59036-59037 [2013-23302]

Download as PDF 59036 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 25, 2013 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Relinquishment From Cogent Patient Safety Organization, Inc. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. ACTION: Notice of Delisting. AGENCY: The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act), Public Law 109–41, 42 U.S.C. 299b–21—b–26, provides for the formation of Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs), which collect, aggregate, and analyze confidential information regarding the quality and safety of health care delivery. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety Rule), 42 CFR Part 3, authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to list as a PSO an entity that attests that it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ by the Secretary if it is found no longer to meet the requirements of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, or when a PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any reason. AHRQ has accepted a notification of voluntary relinquishment from Cogent Patient Safety Organization, Inc. of its status as a PSO, and has delisted the PSO accordingly. DATES: The directories for both listed and delisted PSOs are ongoing and reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The delisting was effective at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on September 4, 2013. ADDRESSES: Both directories can be accessed electronically at the following HHS Web site: https:// www.pso.AHRQ.gov/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eileen Hogan, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850; Telephone (toll free): (866) 403–3697; Telephone (local): (301) 427–1111; TTY (toll free): (866) 438–7231; TTY (local): (301) 427–1130; Email: pso@ AHRQ.hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Background The Patient Safety Act authorizes the listing of PSOs, which are entities or component organizations whose mission and primary activity is to conduct activities to improve patient safety and the quality of health care delivery. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:20 Sep 24, 2013 Jkt 229001 HHS issued the Patient Safety Rule to implement the Patient Safety Act. AHRQ administers the provisions of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule (PDF file, 450 KB. PDF Help) relating to the listing and operation of PSOs. The Patient Safety Rule authorizes AHRQ to list as a PSO an entity that attests that it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ if it is found no longer to meet the requirements of the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, or when a PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any reason. Section 3.108(d) of the Patient Safety Rule requires AHRQ to provide public notice when it removes an organization from the list of federally approved PSOs. AHRQ has accepted a notification from Cogent Patient Safety Organization, Inc., PSO number P0102, a component entity of Cogent Healthcare, Inc., to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO. Accordingly, Cogent Patient Safety Organization, Inc. was delisted effective at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on September 4, 2013. More information on PSOs can be obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site at https://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/ index.html. Dated: September 13, 2013. Richard Kronick, Director. [FR Doc. 2013–23300 Filed 9–24–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–90–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-13–0214] 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 or send comments to LeRoy Richardson, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 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 Health Interview Survey (NHIS), (OMB No. 0920–0214, Expiration 3/31/2016)—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 the extent and nature of illness and disability of the population of the United States. The annual National Health Interview Survey is a major source of general statistics on the health of the U.S. population and has been in the field continuously since 1957. Clearance is sought for three years, to collect data for 2014, 2015, and 2016. This voluntary and confidential household-based survey collects demographic and healthrelated information on a nationally representative sample of persons and households throughout the country. Personal identification information is requested from survey respondents to facilitate linkage of survey data with health related administrative and other records. Each year we collect information from approximately 55,000 households, which contain about 137,500 individuals. Information is collected using computer assisted personal interviews (CAPI). A core set of data is collected each year that remains largely unchanged while sponsored supplements vary from year to year. The core set includes sociodemographic characteristics, health status, health care services, and health behaviors. For 2014, supplemental questions will be cycled in pertaining to hearing, arthritis, and heart disease and stroke. Supplemental topics that continue or are enhanced from 2013 will be related E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1 59037 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 25, 2013 / Notices to the Affordable Care Act, food security, children’s mental health, disability and functioning, smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes, hepatitis screening, immunizations, and computer use. In addition, a Web/CATI multimode follow-back survey will be conducted from sample adult respondents from the 2013 NHIS. The follow-back survey will focus on topics related to the Affordable Care Act including health care access and use, and health insurance coverage and will include Web, telephone, and mail interviews. Questions related to federal and state health insurance marketplaces will be included. the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The NHIS has long been used by government, university, and private researchers to evaluate both general health and specific issues, such as cancer, diabetes, and access to health care. It is a leading source of data for the Congressionallymandated ‘‘Health US’’ and related publications, as well as the single most important source of statistics to track progress toward the National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives, ‘‘Healthy People 2020.’’ There is no cost to the respondents other than their time. To improve the analytic utility of NHIS data, minority populations are oversampled annually. In 2014, in addition to ongoing sample augmentation procedures, NCHS will introduce a Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander oversample of 4,000 addresses identified from the 2012 American Community Survey. These individuals and households will be administered the 2014 NHIS questionnaire. Results will be released as a separate file from the regular NHIS. In accordance with the 1995 initiative to increase the integration of surveys within the DHHS, respondents to the NHIS serve as the sampling frame for ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE Number of responses per respondent Number of respondents Average burden per respondent in hours Total burden in hours Type of respondent Form name Adult .................................................. Adult Family Member ........................ Sample Adult ..................................... Adult Family Member ........................ Medical Provider ............................... Adult Family Member ........................ Adult Family Member ........................ Adult Family Member ........................ 10,000 45,000 36,000 14,000 8,000 45,000 5,000 4,000 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5/60 23/60 15/60 10/60 5/60 12/60 30/60 60/60 833 17,250 9,000 2,333 667 9,000 2,500 4,000 Adult .................................................. Screener Questionnaire ................... Family Core ...................................... Adult Core ........................................ Child Core (adult family member) .... Child/Teen Record Check ................ Supplements .................................... Multi-mode study .............................. Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander Survey. Reinterview Survey .......................... 5,000 1 5/60 417 Total Burden Hours ................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 46,000 LeRoy A. Richardson, Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2013–23302 Filed 9–24–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Tribal Child Support Enforcement Direct Funding Request: 45 CFR 309-Plan. OMB No.: 0970–0218. Description: The final rule within 45 CFR part 309, published in the Federal Register on March 30, 2004, contains a regulatory reporting requirement that, in order to receive funding for a Tribal IV– D program a Tribe or Tribal organization must submit a plan describing how the Tribe or Tribal organization meets or plans to meet the objectives of section 455(f) of the Social Security Act, including establishing paternity, establishing, modifying, and enforcing support orders, and locating noncustodial parents. The plan is required for all Tribes requesting funding; however, once a Tribe has met the requirements to operate a comprehensive program, a new plan is not required annually unless a Tribe makes changes to its title IV–D program. Tribes and Tribal organizations must respond if they wish to operate a fully funded program. This paperwork collection activity is set to expire in September, 2013. Respondents: Tribes and Tribal Organizations. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Instrument Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Total burden hours 45 CFR 309—Plan .................................................................. 60 2 480 57,600. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 57,600. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:20 Sep 24, 2013 Jkt 229001 Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59036-59037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23302]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-13-0214]


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 or 
send comments to LeRoy Richardson, 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 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 Health Interview Survey (NHIS), (OMB No. 0920-0214, 
Expiration 3/31/2016)--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 the 
extent and nature of illness and disability of the population of the 
United States.
    The annual National Health Interview Survey is a major source of 
general statistics on the health of the U.S. population and has been in 
the field continuously since 1957. Clearance is sought for three years, 
to collect data for 2014, 2015, and 2016. This voluntary and 
confidential household-based survey collects demographic and health-
related information on a nationally representative sample of persons 
and households throughout the country. Personal identification 
information is requested from survey respondents to facilitate linkage 
of survey data with health related administrative and other records. 
Each year we collect information from approximately 55,000 households, 
which contain about 137,500 individuals.
    Information is collected using computer assisted personal 
interviews (CAPI). A core set of data is collected each year that 
remains largely unchanged while sponsored supplements vary from year to 
year. The core set includes sociodemographic characteristics, health 
status, health care services, and health behaviors. For 2014, 
supplemental questions will be cycled in pertaining to hearing, 
arthritis, and heart disease and stroke. Supplemental topics that 
continue or are enhanced from 2013 will be related

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to the Affordable Care Act, food security, children's mental health, 
disability and functioning, smokeless tobacco and e-cigarettes, 
hepatitis screening, immunizations, and computer use. In addition, a 
Web/CATI multimode follow-back survey will be conducted from sample 
adult respondents from the 2013 NHIS. The follow-back survey will focus 
on topics related to the Affordable Care Act including health care 
access and use, and health insurance coverage and will include Web, 
telephone, and mail interviews. Questions related to federal and state 
health insurance marketplaces will be included.
    To improve the analytic utility of NHIS data, minority populations 
are oversampled annually. In 2014, in addition to ongoing sample 
augmentation procedures, NCHS will introduce a Native Hawaiian and 
Pacific Islander oversample of 4,000 addresses identified from the 2012 
American Community Survey. These individuals and households will be 
administered the 2014 NHIS questionnaire. Results will be released as a 
separate file from the regular NHIS.
    In accordance with the 1995 initiative to increase the integration 
of surveys within the DHHS, respondents to the NHIS serve as the 
sampling frame for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey conducted by 
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The NHIS has long been 
used by government, university, and private researchers to evaluate 
both general health and specific issues, such as cancer, diabetes, and 
access to health care. It is a leading source of data for the 
Congressionally-mandated ``Health US'' and related publications, as 
well as the single most important source of statistics to track 
progress toward the National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 
Objectives, ``Healthy People 2020.''
    There is no cost to the respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondent            Form name       respondents    responses per   respondent in     in hours
                                                                    respondent         hours
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Adult.........................  Screener                  10,000               1            5/60             833
                                 Questionnaire.
Adult Family Member...........  Family Core.....          45,000               1           23/60          17,250
Sample Adult..................  Adult Core......          36,000               1           15/60           9,000
Adult Family Member...........  Child Core                14,000               1           10/60           2,333
                                 (adult family
                                 member).
Medical Provider..............  Child/Teen                 8,000               1            5/60             667
                                 Record Check.
Adult Family Member...........  Supplements.....          45,000               1           12/60           9,000
Adult Family Member...........  Multi-mode study           5,000               1           30/60           2,500
Adult Family Member...........  Native Hawaiian/           4,000               1           60/60           4,000
                                 Pacific
                                 Islander Survey.
Adult.........................  Reinterview                5,000               1            5/60             417
                                 Survey.
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    Total Burden Hours........  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............          46,000
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LeRoy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-23302 Filed 9-24-13; 8:45 am]
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