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comment that the agencies should have
in place an internal planning process so
that completion of the public
notification and comment period
required by 5 CFR 1320 occurs prior to
an information collection’s expiration
date. Regular order allows the agencies
and the public to have a meaningful and
on-the-record dialogue on information
collection extensions.
Response: Although ideally it is
preferable to complete the renewal
process prior to expiration, an
emergency extension may be necessary
in order to allow the public the
opportunity for input into the process.
5. The collective burden of
compliance.
Comment: The respondent objects to
the overall collective burden imposed
by the Government on all respondents.
Response: The Councils cannot
effectively address the broad allegations
with regard to the accuracy and utility
of the entire collective burden imposed
on all Federal acquisitions. The
Councils can only effectively address
each individual information collection
requirement that is under consideration
for OMB approval. The Councils
constantly review information
collection requirements imposed by
FAR regulations for ways to reduce the
burdens and still achieve the objectives
of the regulations, whether based on
policy or statute.
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C. Annual Reporting Burden
A preaward survey would be needed
only if the firm had not previously been
a Government contractor and therefore
had no record of past performance. The
data from FPDS for FY 2012 showed a
total of 11,805 contracts awarded
Governmentwide that were over the
$150,000 simplified acquisition
threshold, and for which commercial
acquisition procedures were not used.
Initially, we estimated that preaward
surveys were completed for 30 percent
of the total or 3,540. After
reconsideration, it became obvious that
a preaward survey would only be
needed if the firm had not previously
been a Government contractor. The
revised estimate is that only 15 percent
of awards will potentially require a
preaward survey. The estimate is
reduced from 3,540 contracts to 1,771
contracts. Of the six Standard Forms
(1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and
1408), we estimated that Standard Form
1403 is used most frequently because it
is a general form and accounts for 30
percent or 531 times, Standard Forms
1404 and 1407 account for 15 percent or
266 times, Standard Form 1408
accounts for 20 percent or 354 times,
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and Standard Forms 1405 and 1406
account 10 percent or 177 times.
Standard Form 1403—Preaward Survey
of Prospective Contractor (General)
Respondents: 531.
Responses Annually: 1.
Total Responses: 531.
Hours per Response: 24.
Total Burden Hours: 12,744.
Standard Form 1404—Preaward Survey
of Prospective Contractor Technical
Respondents: 266.
Responses Annually: 1.
Total Responses: 266.
Hours per Response: 24.
Total Burden Hours: 6,384.
Standard Form 1405—Preaward Survey
of Prospective Contractor Production
Respondents: 177.
Responses Annually: 1.
Total Responses: 177.
Hours per Response: 24.
Total Burden Hours: 4,248.
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Respondents: 177.
Responses Annually: 1.
Total Responses: 177.
Hours per Response: 24.
Total Burden Hours: 4,248.
Respondents: 266.
Responses Annually: 1.
Total Responses: 266.
Hours per Response: 24.
Total Burden Hours: 6,384.
Respondents: 354.
Responses Annually: 1.
Total Responses: 354.
Hours per Response: 24.
Total Burden Hours: 8,496.
D. Public Comments
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the Federal
Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and
whether it will have practical utility;
whether our estimate of the public
burden of this collection of information
is accurate, and based on valid
assumptions and methodology; ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of information
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Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
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:
‘‘Collection of Information for Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality’s
(AHRQ) Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems
(CAHPS) Health Plan Survey
Comparative Database.’’ In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44
U.S.C. 3501–3521, AHRQ invites the
public to comment on this proposed
information collection.
This proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register on August 14th, 2013 and
allowed 60 days for public comment. No
substantive comments were received.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by December 18, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk
Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974
(attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by
SUMMARY:
Standard Form 1408—Preaward Survey
of Prospective Contractor Accounting
System
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Standard Form 1407—Preaward Survey
of Prospective Contractor Financial
Capability
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Karlos Morgan,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy
Division, Office of Government-wide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
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Standard Form 1406—Preaward Survey
of Prospective Contractor Quality
Assurance
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on those who are to respond, through
the use of appropriate technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F
Street NW., Washington, DC 20405,
telephone 202–501–4755.
Please cite OMB Control Number
9000–0011, Preaward Survey Forms
(Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405,
1406, 1407, and 1408), in all
correspondence.
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email at OIRA_submission@
omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ’s desk
officer).
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 dorislefkowitz@AHRO.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Proposed Project
Collection of Information for Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality’s
(AHRQ) Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems
(CAHPS) Health Plan Survey
Comparative Database
Request for information collection
approval. The Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) requests
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) reapprove, under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
AHRQ’s collection of information for
the AHRQ Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems
(CARPS) Database for Health Plans:
OMB Control number 0935–0165,
expiration July 31, 2013. The CAHPS
Health Plan Database consists of data
from the AHRQ CAHPS Health Plan
Survey. Health plans in the U.S. are
asked to voluntarily submit data from
the survey to AHRQ, through its
contractor, Westat. The CAHPS
Database was developed by AHRQ in
1998 in response to requests from health
plans, purchasers, and the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to
provide comparative data to support
public reporting of health plan ratings,
health plan accreditation and quality
improvement.
Background on the CAHPS Health
Plan Survey. The CAHPS Health Plan
Survey is a tool for collecting
standardized information on enrollees’
experiences with health plans and their
services. The development of the
CAHPS Health Plan Survey began in
1995, when AHRQ awarded the first set
of CAHPS grants to Harvard, RTI, and
RAND. In 1997 the CAHPS 1.0 survey
was released by the CAHPS Consortium.
The CAHPS Consortium refers to the
research organizations involved in the
development, dissemination, and
support of CAHPS products. The
current Consortium includes AHRQ,
CMS, RAND, Yale School of Public
Health, and Westat.
Since that time, the Consortium has
clarified and updated the survey
instrument to reflect field test results;
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feedback from industry experts; reports
from health plan participants, data
collection vendors, and other users; and
evidence from cognitive testing and
focus groups. In November 2006, the
CAHPS Consortium released the latest
version of the instrument: The CAHPS
Health Plan Survey 4.0. The
development of this update to the
Health Plan Survey has been part of the
‘‘Ambulatory CAHPS (A–CAHPS)
Initiative,’’ which arose as a result of
extensive research conducted with
users. AHRQ released the CAHPS
Health Plan Survey 4.0, along with
guidance on how to customize and
administer it. The National Quality
Forum endorsed the 4.0 version of the
Health Plan Survey in July 2007.
Rationale for the information
collection. The CAHPS Health Plan
Database uses data from AHRQ’s
standardized CAHPS Health plan survey
to provide comparative results to health
care purchasers, consumers, regulators
and policy makers across the country.
The Database also provides data for
AHRQ’s annual National Healthcare
Quality and National Healthcare
Disparities Reports. Voluntary
participants include public and private
employers, State Medicaid agencies,
State Children’s Health Insurance
Programs (SCHIP), the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),
and individual health plans.
This study 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
activities with respect to: The quality,
effectiveness, efficiency,
appropriateness and value of healthcare
services; quality measurement and
improvement; and database
development. 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(1), (2),
and (a)(8).
Method of Collection
Each year State Medicaid agencies,
and individual health plans decide
whether to participate in the database
and prepare their materials and dataset
for submission to the CARPS Health
Plan Database. Participating
organizations are typically State
Medicaid agencies with multiple health
plans. However, individual health plans
are also encouraged to submit their data
to the CARPS Database. The number of
data submissions per registrant varies
from participant to participant and year
to year because some participants
submit data for multiple health plans,
while others may only submit survey
data for one plan.
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Each organization that decides to
participate in the database must have
their point-of-contact (POC) complete a
registration form providing their contact
information for access to the on-line
data submission system, sign and
submit a DUA, and provide health plan
characteristics such as health plan
name, product type, type of population
surveyed, health plan state, and plan
name to appear in the reporting of their
results.
Each vendor that submits files on
behalf of a Medicaid agency or
individual health plan must also
complete the registration form in order
to obtain access to the on-line
submission system. The vendor, on
behalf of their client, may also complete
additional information about survey
administration (CAHPS survey version
used, mode of survey administration,
total enrollment count, description of
how the sample was selected), submit a
copy of the questionnaire used, and
submit one data file per health plan.
Commercial health plan data is received
directly from NCQA. Medicare health
plan data is received from CMS.
Survey data from the CAHPS Health
Plan Database is used to produce four
types of products: (1) An annual
chartbook available to the public on the
CAHPS Database Web site (https://
www.cahpsdatabase.ahrq.gov/
CAHPSIDB/Public/Chartbook.aspx); (2)
individual participant comparative
reports that are confidential and
customized for each participating
organization (e.g., health plan, Medicaid
agency) that submits their data; (3) a
research database available to
researchers wanting to conduct
additional analyses; and (4) data tables
provided to AHRQ for inclusion in the
National Healthcare Quality and
National Healthcare Disparities Reports.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden
hours for the respondent to participate
in the database. The burden hours
pertain only to the collection of
Medicaid data from State Medicaid
agencies and individual Medicaid
health plans because those are the only
entities that submit data through the
data submission process (other data are
obtained directly from NCQA and CMS
as noted earlier in Section 2). The 80
POCs in exhibit 1 are a combination of
an estimated 60 State Medicaid agencies
and individual health plans, and 20
estimated vendors.
Each State Medicaid agency, health
plan or vendor will register online for
submission. The online Registration
form will require about 5 minutes to
complete. Each submitter will also
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complete a Health Plan information
form of information about each Health
Plan such as the name of the plan, the
product type (e.g., HMO, PPO), the
population surveyed (e.g., adult
Medicaid or child Medicaid), the health
plan State, total enrollment at the time
the sample frame was generated, mode
of survey administration (mail,
telephone, IVR) and how the sample
was selected. The online Health Plan
Information form takes on average 30
minutes to complete per health plan
with each POC completing the form for
4 plans on average. The data use
agreement will be completed by the 60
participating State Medicaid agencies or
individual health plans. Vendors do not
sign or submit DUAs. The DUA requires
about 3 minutes to sign and return by
fax or mail. Each submitter will provide
a copy of their questionnaire and the
survey data file in the required file
format. Survey data files must conform
to the data file layout specifications
provide by the CAHPS Database. Since
the unit of analysis is at the health plan
level, submitters will upload one data
file per health plan. Once a data file is
uploaded the file will be automatically
checked to ensure it conforms to the
specifications and a data file status
report will be produced and made
available to the submitter. Submitters
will review each report and will be
expected to fix any errors in their data
file and resubmit if necessary. It will
take about one hour to submit the data
for each plan, and each POC will submit
data for 4 plans on average. The total
burden is estimated to be 490 hours
annually.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden based on the
respondents’ time to complete one
submission process. The cost burden is
estimated to be $20,202 annually.
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents/
POCs
Form name
Number of
responses
per POC
Hours per
response
Total
burden hours
Registration Form ............................................................................................
Health Plan Information Form .........................................................................
Data Use Agreement .......................................................................................
Data Files Submission .....................................................................................
80
80
60
80
1
4
1
4
5/60
30/60
3/60
1
7
160
3
320
Total ..........................................................................................................
300
NA
NA
490
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents/
POCs
Form name
Total burden
hours
Average
hourly wage
rate*
Total cost
burden
Registration Form ............................................................................................
Health Plan Information Form .........................................................................
Data Use Agreement .......................................................................................
Data Files Submission .....................................................................................
80
80
60
80
7
160
3
320
47.34\a\
47.34\a\
85.02\b\
37.63\c\
$331
7,574
255
12,042
Total ..........................................................................................................
300
490
NA
20,202
*National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2012, ‘‘U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.’’
(a) Based on the mean hourly wage for Medical and Health Services Managers (11–9111).
(b) Based on the mean hourly wage for Chief Executives (11–1011).
(c) Based on the mean hourly wages for Computer Programmer (15–1131).
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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 health care
research and health care 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.
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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.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Dated: October 31, 2013.
Richard Kronick,
Director.
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
[FR Doc. 2013–27176 Filed 11–15–13; 8:45 am]
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
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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: ``Collection of Information for Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality's (AHRQ) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems (CAHPS) Health Plan Survey Comparative Database.'' In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, AHRQ
invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection.
This proposed information collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on August 14th, 2013 and allowed 60 days for
public comment. No substantive comments were received. The purpose of
this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 18, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: AHRQ's OMB Desk
Officer by fax at (202) 395-6974 (attention: AHRQ's desk officer) or by
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email at OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ's desk officer).
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
dorislefkowitz@AHRO.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
Collection of Information for Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality's (AHRQ) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems (CAHPS) Health Plan Survey Comparative Database
Request for information collection approval. The Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) requests that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) reapprove, under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, AHRQ's collection of information for the AHRQ Consumer
Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CARPS) Database for
Health Plans: OMB Control number 0935-0165, expiration July 31, 2013.
The CAHPS Health Plan Database consists of data from the AHRQ CAHPS
Health Plan Survey. Health plans in the U.S. are asked to voluntarily
submit data from the survey to AHRQ, through its contractor, Westat.
The CAHPS Database was developed by AHRQ in 1998 in response to
requests from health plans, purchasers, and the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide comparative data to support public
reporting of health plan ratings, health plan accreditation and quality
improvement.
Background on the CAHPS Health Plan Survey. The CAHPS Health Plan
Survey is a tool for collecting standardized information on enrollees'
experiences with health plans and their services. The development of
the CAHPS Health Plan Survey began in 1995, when AHRQ awarded the first
set of CAHPS grants to Harvard, RTI, and RAND. In 1997 the CAHPS 1.0
survey was released by the CAHPS Consortium. The CAHPS Consortium
refers to the research organizations involved in the development,
dissemination, and support of CAHPS products. The current Consortium
includes AHRQ, CMS, RAND, Yale School of Public Health, and Westat.
Since that time, the Consortium has clarified and updated the
survey instrument to reflect field test results; feedback from industry
experts; reports from health plan participants, data collection
vendors, and other users; and evidence from cognitive testing and focus
groups. In November 2006, the CAHPS Consortium released the latest
version of the instrument: The CAHPS Health Plan Survey 4.0. The
development of this update to the Health Plan Survey has been part of
the ``Ambulatory CAHPS (A-CAHPS) Initiative,'' which arose as a result
of extensive research conducted with users. AHRQ released the CAHPS
Health Plan Survey 4.0, along with guidance on how to customize and
administer it. The National Quality Forum endorsed the 4.0 version of
the Health Plan Survey in July 2007.
Rationale for the information collection. The CAHPS Health Plan
Database uses data from AHRQ's standardized CAHPS Health plan survey to
provide comparative results to health care purchasers, consumers,
regulators and policy makers across the country. The Database also
provides data for AHRQ's annual National Healthcare Quality and
National Healthcare Disparities Reports. Voluntary participants include
public and private employers, State Medicaid agencies, State Children's
Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), and individual health plans.
This study 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 activities with respect to: The quality, effectiveness,
efficiency, appropriateness and value of healthcare services; quality
measurement and improvement; and database development. 42 U.S.C.
299a(a)(1), (2), and (a)(8).
Method of Collection
Each year State Medicaid agencies, and individual health plans
decide whether to participate in the database and prepare their
materials and dataset for submission to the CARPS Health Plan Database.
Participating organizations are typically State Medicaid agencies with
multiple health plans. However, individual health plans are also
encouraged to submit their data to the CARPS Database. The number of
data submissions per registrant varies from participant to participant
and year to year because some participants submit data for multiple
health plans, while others may only submit survey data for one plan.
Each organization that decides to participate in the database must
have their point-of-contact (POC) complete a registration form
providing their contact information for access to the on-line data
submission system, sign and submit a DUA, and provide health plan
characteristics such as health plan name, product type, type of
population surveyed, health plan state, and plan name to appear in the
reporting of their results.
Each vendor that submits files on behalf of a Medicaid agency or
individual health plan must also complete the registration form in
order to obtain access to the on-line submission system. The vendor, on
behalf of their client, may also complete additional information about
survey administration (CAHPS survey version used, mode of survey
administration, total enrollment count, description of how the sample
was selected), submit a copy of the questionnaire used, and submit one
data file per health plan. Commercial health plan data is received
directly from NCQA. Medicare health plan data is received from CMS.
Survey data from the CAHPS Health Plan Database is used to produce
four types of products: (1) An annual chartbook available to the public
on the CAHPS Database Web site (https://www.cahpsdatabase.ahrq.gov/CAHPSIDB/Public/Chartbook.aspx); (2) individual participant comparative
reports that are confidential and customized for each participating
organization (e.g., health plan, Medicaid agency) that submits their
data; (3) a research database available to researchers wanting to
conduct additional analyses; and (4) data tables provided to AHRQ for
inclusion in the National Healthcare Quality and National Healthcare
Disparities Reports.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden hours for the respondent to
participate in the database. The burden hours pertain only to the
collection of Medicaid data from State Medicaid agencies and individual
Medicaid health plans because those are the only entities that submit
data through the data submission process (other data are obtained
directly from NCQA and CMS as noted earlier in Section 2). The 80 POCs
in exhibit 1 are a combination of an estimated 60 State Medicaid
agencies and individual health plans, and 20 estimated vendors.
Each State Medicaid agency, health plan or vendor will register
online for submission. The online Registration form will require about
5 minutes to complete. Each submitter will also
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complete a Health Plan information form of information about each
Health Plan such as the name of the plan, the product type (e.g., HMO,
PPO), the population surveyed (e.g., adult Medicaid or child Medicaid),
the health plan State, total enrollment at the time the sample frame
was generated, mode of survey administration (mail, telephone, IVR) and
how the sample was selected. The online Health Plan Information form
takes on average 30 minutes to complete per health plan with each POC
completing the form for 4 plans on average. The data use agreement will
be completed by the 60 participating State Medicaid agencies or
individual health plans. Vendors do not sign or submit DUAs. The DUA
requires about 3 minutes to sign and return by fax or mail. Each
submitter will provide a copy of their questionnaire and the survey
data file in the required file format. Survey data files must conform
to the data file layout specifications provide by the CAHPS Database.
Since the unit of analysis is at the health plan level, submitters will
upload one data file per health plan. Once a data file is uploaded the
file will be automatically checked to ensure it conforms to the
specifications and a data file status report will be produced and made
available to the submitter. Submitters will review each report and will
be expected to fix any errors in their data file and resubmit if
necessary. It will take about one hour to submit the data for each
plan, and each POC will submit data for 4 plans on average. The total
burden is estimated to be 490 hours annually.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden based on the
respondents' time to complete one submission process. The cost burden
is estimated to be $20,202 annually.
Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Number of
Form name respondents/ responses per Hours per Total burden
POCs POC response hours
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Registration Form............................... 80 1 5/60 7
Health Plan Information Form.................... 80 4 30/60 160
Data Use Agreement.............................. 60 1 3/60 3
Data Files Submission........................... 80 4 1 320
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Total....................................... 300 NA NA 490
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Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
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Number of
Form name respondents/ Total burden Average hourly Total cost
POCs hours wage rate* burden
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Registration Form............................... 80 7 47.34\a\ $331
Health Plan Information Form.................... 80 160 47.34\a\ 7,574
Data Use Agreement.............................. 60 3 85.02\b\ 255
Data Files Submission........................... 80 320 37.63\c\ 12,042
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Total....................................... 300 490 NA 20,202
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*National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2012, ``U.S. Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.''
(a) Based on the mean hourly wage for Medical and Health Services Managers (11-9111).
(b) Based on the mean hourly wage for Chief Executives (11-1011).
(c) Based on the mean hourly wages for Computer Programmer (15-1131).
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 health care research and
health care 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 31, 2013.
Richard Kronick,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-27176 Filed 11-15-13; 8:45 am]
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