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Request for Comments
In accordance with the above-cited
Paperwork Reduction Act legislation,
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, quality
improvement and 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: February 6, 2014.
Richard Kronick,
AHRQ Director.
[FR Doc. 2014–03484 Filed 2–14–14; 8:45 am]
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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 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: ‘‘AHRQ
Grants Reporting System (GRS).’’ In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520,
AHRQ invites the public to comment on
this proposed information collection.
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This proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register on December 6th, 2013 and
allowed 60 days for public comment.
One comment was 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 March 20, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
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 doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
AHRQ Grants Reporting System (GRS)
AHRQ has developed a systematic
method for its grantees to report project
progress and important preliminary
findings for grants funded by the
Agency. This system, the Grants
Reporting System (GRS), was first
approved by OMB on November 10,
2004. The system addressed the
shortfalls in the previous reporting
process and established a consistent and
comprehensive grants reporting solution
for AHRQ. The GRS provides a
centralized repository of grants research
progress and additional information that
can be used to support initiatives within
the Agency. This includes future
research planning and support to
administration activities such as
performance monitoring, budgeting,
knowledge transfer as well as strategic
planning.
This Project has the following goals:
(1) To promote the transfer of critical
information more frequently and
efficiently and enhance the Agency’s
ability to support research designed to
improve the outcomes and quality of
health care, reduce its costs, and
broaden access to effective services;
(2) To increase the efficiency of the
Agency in responding to ad-hoc
information requests; and
(3) To support Executive Branch
requirements for increased transparency
and public reporting;
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(4) To establish a consistent approach
throughout the Agency for information
collection regarding grant progress and
a systematic basis for oversight and for
facilitating potential collaborations
among grantees; and,
(5) To decrease the inconvenience and
burden on grantees of unanticipated adhoc requests for information by the
Agency in response to particular (onetime) internal and external requests for
information.
Method of Collection
Grants Reporting System—Grantees
use the GRS to report project progress
and important preliminary findings for
grants funded by the Agency. Grantees
submit a progress report on a quarterly
basis which is reviewed by AHRQ
personnel. All users access the GRS
system through a secure online interface
which requires a user id and password
entered through the GRS Login screen.
When status reports are due, AHRQ
notifies Principle Investigators (PI) and
Vendors via email.
The GRS is an automated userfriendly resource that is utilized by
AHRQ staff for preparing, distributing,
and reviewing reporting requests to
grantees for the purpose of information
sharing. AHRQ personnel are able to
systematically search on the information
collected and stored in the GRS
database. Personnel will also use the
information to address internal and/or
external requests for information
regarding grant progress, preliminary
findings, and other requests, such as
Freedom of Information Act requests,
and producing responses related to
federally mandated programs and
regulations.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated
annualized burden hours for the
respondents. It will take grantees an
estimated 10 minutes to enter the
necessary data into the Grant Reporting
System (GRS) and reporting will occur
four times annually. The total
annualized burden hours are estimated
to be 333 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden for the
respondents. The total estimated cost
burden for respondents is $11,772.
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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total
burden hours
Data entry into GRS ........................................................................................
500
4
10/60
333
Total ..........................................................................................................
500
na
na
333
EXHIBIT 2. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total
burden hours
Average
hourly wage
rate *
Total cost
burden
Data entry into GRS ........................................................................................
500
333
$35.35
$11,772
Total ..........................................................................................................
500
333
na
$11,772
* Based upon the average wages for Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations (29–0000), ‘‘National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2012,’’ U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Request for Comments
In accordance with the above-cited
Paperwork Reduction Act legislation,
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 healthcare research and
healthcare 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: February 6, 2014.
Richard Kronick,
AHRQ Director.
[FR Doc. 2014–03487 Filed 2–14–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Health care Research and
Quality
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Agency for Health care
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:
‘‘Assessing the Impact of the National
Implementation of TeamSTEPPS Master
Training Program.’’ 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 27th, 2013 and
allowed 60 days for public comment. No
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 March 20, 2014.
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
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
SUMMARY:
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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 doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
Assessing the Impact of the National
Implementation of TeamSTEPPS Master
Training Program
As part of their effort to fulfill their
mission goals, AHRQ, in collaboration
with the Department of Defense’s (DoD)
Tricare Management Activity (TMA),
developed TeamSTEPPS® (aka Team
Strategies and Tools for Enhancing
Performance and Patient Safety) to
provide an evidence-based suite of tools
and strategies for training teamworkbased patient safety to health care
professionals. In 2007, AHRQ and DoD
coordinated the national
implementation of the TeamSTEPPS
program. The main objective of this
program is to improve patient safety by
training a select group of stakeholders
such as Quality Improvement
Organization (QIO) personnel, High
Reliability Organization (HRO) staff, and
health care system staff in various
teamwork, communication, and patient
safety concepts, tools, and techniques
and ultimately helping to build national
capacity for supporting teamwork-based
patient safety efforts in health care
organizations and at the state level. The
implementation includes the
availability of voluntary training of
Master Trainers in various health care
systems capable of stimulating the
utilization and adoption of
TeamSTEPPS in their health care
delivery systems, providing technical
assistance and consultation on
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[FR Doc No: 2014-03487]
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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: ``AHRQ Grants Reporting System (GRS).'' In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, AHRQ invites the public
to comment on this proposed information collection.
This proposed information collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on December 6th, 2013 and allowed 60 days for
public comment. One comment was 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 March 20, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at
doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
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
doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
AHRQ Grants Reporting System (GRS)
AHRQ has developed a systematic method for its grantees to report
project progress and important preliminary findings for grants funded
by the Agency. This system, the Grants Reporting System (GRS), was
first approved by OMB on November 10, 2004. The system addressed the
shortfalls in the previous reporting process and established a
consistent and comprehensive grants reporting solution for AHRQ. The
GRS provides a centralized repository of grants research progress and
additional information that can be used to support initiatives within
the Agency. This includes future research planning and support to
administration activities such as performance monitoring, budgeting,
knowledge transfer as well as strategic planning.
This Project has the following goals:
(1) To promote the transfer of critical information more frequently
and efficiently and enhance the Agency's ability to support research
designed to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its
costs, and broaden access to effective services;
(2) To increase the efficiency of the Agency in responding to ad-
hoc information requests; and
(3) To support Executive Branch requirements for increased
transparency and public reporting;
(4) To establish a consistent approach throughout the Agency for
information collection regarding grant progress and a systematic basis
for oversight and for facilitating potential collaborations among
grantees; and,
(5) To decrease the inconvenience and burden on grantees of
unanticipated ad-hoc requests for information by the Agency in response
to particular (one-time) internal and external requests for
information.
Method of Collection
Grants Reporting System--Grantees use the GRS to report project
progress and important preliminary findings for grants funded by the
Agency. Grantees submit a progress report on a quarterly basis which is
reviewed by AHRQ personnel. All users access the GRS system through a
secure online interface which requires a user id and password entered
through the GRS Login screen. When status reports are due, AHRQ
notifies Principle Investigators (PI) and Vendors via email.
The GRS is an automated user-friendly resource that is utilized by
AHRQ staff for preparing, distributing, and reviewing reporting
requests to grantees for the purpose of information sharing. AHRQ
personnel are able to systematically search on the information
collected and stored in the GRS database. Personnel will also use the
information to address internal and/or external requests for
information regarding grant progress, preliminary findings, and other
requests, such as Freedom of Information Act requests, and producing
responses related to federally mandated programs and regulations.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the
respondents. It will take grantees an estimated 10 minutes to enter the
necessary data into the Grant Reporting System (GRS) and reporting will
occur four times annually. The total annualized burden hours are
estimated to be 333 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden for the
respondents. The total estimated cost burden for respondents is
$11,772.
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Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of
Form name Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Data entry into GRS........................... 500 4 10/60 333
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Total..................................... 500 na na 333
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Exhibit 2. Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
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Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Form name respondents hours wage rate * burden
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Data entry into GRS............................ 500 333 $35.35 $11,772
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Total...................................... 500 333 na $11,772
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* Based upon the average wages for Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations (29-0000), ``National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2012,'' U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
Request for Comments
In accordance with the above-cited Paperwork Reduction Act
legislation, 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 healthcare research and healthcare 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: February 6, 2014.
Richard Kronick,
AHRQ Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-03487 Filed 2-14-14; 8:45 am]
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