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TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
OCR Pre-Audit Survey ....................................................................................
1200
1
30/60
600
Total ..........................................................................................................
1200
1
30/60
600
OS specifically requests comments on
(1) The necessity and utility of the
proposed information collection for the
proper performance of the agency’s
functions, (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.
Darius Taylor,
Deputy, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–03830 Filed 2–21–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: HHS–OS–20883–60D]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection; Public
Comment Request
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Secretary (OS), Department of Health
and Human Services, announces plans
to submit a new Information Collection
Request (ICR), described below, to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Prior to submitting that ICR to
OMB, OS seeks comments from the
public regarding the burden estimate,
below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be
received on or before April 25, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
Information.CollectionClearance@
hhs.gov or by calling (202) 690–6162.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information Collection Clearance staff,
Information.CollectionClearance@
hhs.gov or (202) 690–6162.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the
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document identifier HHS–OS–20883–
60D for reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
Support and Services at Home (SASH)
Participant Survey.
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
(ASPE) is requesting approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to conduct a survey of Support
And Services at Home (SASH)
participants to assess the impact of the
SASH program on health outcomes.
Information collected includes general
health status, functional status, quality
of life, medication problems and dietary
issues. The SASH program operates in
Vermont and links staff based in
housing properties with a team of
community-based health and supportive
services providers to help older adults
coordinate and manage their care needs.
SASH services include: assessment by a
multidisciplinary team, creation of an
individualized care plan, on-site
nursing and care coordination with
team members and other local partners,
and community activities to support
health and wellness. SASH is anchored
in affordable senior housing properties,
serving residents in the property and
seniors living in the surrounding
community.
The goal of this project is to conduct
a comprehensive evaluation of the
SASH program. The evaluation will
assess whether the SASH model of
coordinated health and supportive
services in affordable housing improves
quality of life, health and functional
status of participants. The evaluation
has been designed to comprehensively
address the research questions while
minimizing the burden placed on the
SASH program staff, their partners (e.g.,
service providers), and Medicare and
dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid
beneficiaries. The mail survey is
designed to collect outcomes that
cannot be measured from claims data or
other sources. We will use brief,
standardized scales with demonstrated
reliability and validity in older adults.
Information collected in the survey is
not of a sensitive nature. Questions in
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the beneficiary survey are confined to
health outcomes. RTI International will
conduct and analyze the survey. RTI has
experience doing similar work for ASPE
and other government clients.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: To determine the impact of
the SASH program on quality of life,
health and functional status of
participants. Care has been taken to
ensure that there is no overlap between
other ongoing state evaluations.
Through discussions with SASH
program staff and other state officials in
Vermont, we determined that the
information we seek to collect is not
already being collected from our
proposed sample, nor can it be
measured from claims data. As a result
of these efforts, the information
collected through the survey will not
duplicate any other effort and is not
obtainable from any other source.
Likely Respondents: The target
population for the survey is Medicare
beneficiaries participating in the
Support and Services at Home (SASH)
demonstration. SASH provides
integrated, home-based services to
beneficiaries in selected housing
properties throughout Vermont. At this
point, 1,685 intervention beneficiaries
have been identified in 37 SASH sites.
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions, to
develop, acquire, install and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information, to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information, and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below.
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TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
SASH Participant Survey .................................................................................
669
1
20/60
223
Total ..........................................................................................................
669
1
20/60
223
OS specifically requests comments on
(1) The necessity and utility of the
proposed information collection for the
proper performance of the agency’s
functions, (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.
Darius Taylor,
Deputy, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–03828 Filed 2–21–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[FR Doc. 2014–03813 Filed 2–21–14; 8:45 am]
Advisory Committee to the Director
(ACD), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention—State, Tribal, Local and
Territorial (STLT) Subcommittee
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In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following meeting of the
aforementioned subcommittee:
Time and Date: 4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. EST,
March 27, 2014.
Place: This meeting will be held by
teleconference.
Status: This meeting is open to the public,
limited only by the availability of telephone
ports (100). The public is welcome to
participate during the public comment
period, which is tentatively scheduled from
5:40 to 5:45 p.m. To participate on the
teleconference, please dial (888) 233–0592
and enter code 33288611.
Purpose: The Subcommittee will provide
advice to the CDC Director through the ACD
on strategies and future needs and challenges
faced by State, Tribal, Local and Territorial
health agencies, and will provide guidance
on opportunities for CDC.
Matters To Be Discussed: The STLT
Subcommittee members will discuss progress
on implementation of ACD-adopted
recommendations related to the health
department of the future, additional
developments that may expand these
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recommendations, and how CDC can best
support STLT health departments.
The agenda is subject to change as
priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information:
Judith A. Monroe, M.D., FAAFP, Designated
Federal Officer, State, Tribal, Local and
Territorial Subcommittee, Advisory
Committee to the Director, CDC, 1600 Clifton
Road NE., M/S E–70, Atlanta, Georgia 30333,
Telephone (404) 498–6775, Email:
OSTLTSDirector@cdc.gov. Please submit
comments to OSTLTSDirector@cdc.gov by
March 20, 2014.
The Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, has been delegated the
authority to sign Federal Register notices
pertaining to announcements of meetings and
other committee management activities, for
both the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–116]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information, and to allow
a second opportunity for public
comment on the notice. Interested
persons are invited to send comments
regarding the burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of
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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 functions; (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.
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by March 26, 2014.
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the
proposed information collections,
please reference the document identifier
or OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be received by
the OMB desk officer via one of the
following transmissions:
OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–5806
OR Email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, you may make your request
using one of following:
1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995.
2. Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
(410) 786–1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
1326.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
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[FR Doc No: 2014-03828]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-20883-60D]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Public Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of
Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit a new Information
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting that ICR to OMB, OS seeks
comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any
other aspect of the ICR.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before April 25,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
Information.CollectionClearance@hhs.gov or by calling (202) 690-6162.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance
staff, Information.CollectionClearance@hhs.gov or (202) 690-6162.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the document identifier HHS-OS-20883-60D
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Support and Services at Home
(SASH) Participant Survey.
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation (ASPE) is requesting approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to conduct a survey of Support And Services at Home
(SASH) participants to assess the impact of the SASH program on health
outcomes. Information collected includes general health status,
functional status, quality of life, medication problems and dietary
issues. The SASH program operates in Vermont and links staff based in
housing properties with a team of community-based health and supportive
services providers to help older adults coordinate and manage their
care needs. SASH services include: assessment by a multidisciplinary
team, creation of an individualized care plan, on-site nursing and care
coordination with team members and other local partners, and community
activities to support health and wellness. SASH is anchored in
affordable senior housing properties, serving residents in the property
and seniors living in the surrounding community.
The goal of this project is to conduct a comprehensive evaluation
of the SASH program. The evaluation will assess whether the SASH model
of coordinated health and supportive services in affordable housing
improves quality of life, health and functional status of participants.
The evaluation has been designed to comprehensively address the
research questions while minimizing the burden placed on the SASH
program staff, their partners (e.g., service providers), and Medicare
and dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. The mail
survey is designed to collect outcomes that cannot be measured from
claims data or other sources. We will use brief, standardized scales
with demonstrated reliability and validity in older adults. Information
collected in the survey is not of a sensitive nature. Questions in the
beneficiary survey are confined to health outcomes. RTI International
will conduct and analyze the survey. RTI has experience doing similar
work for ASPE and other government clients.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: To determine the impact
of the SASH program on quality of life, health and functional status of
participants. Care has been taken to ensure that there is no overlap
between other ongoing state evaluations. Through discussions with SASH
program staff and other state officials in Vermont, we determined that
the information we seek to collect is not already being collected from
our proposed sample, nor can it be measured from claims data. As a
result of these efforts, the information collected through the survey
will not duplicate any other effort and is not obtainable from any
other source.
Likely Respondents: The target population for the survey is
Medicare beneficiaries participating in the Support and Services at
Home (SASH) demonstration. SASH provides integrated, home-based
services to beneficiaries in selected housing properties throughout
Vermont. At this point, 1,685 intervention beneficiaries have been
identified in 37 SASH sites.
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the
information requested. This includes the time needed to review
instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and
review the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for
this ICR are summarized in the table below.
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Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Form name respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hours)
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SASH Participant Survey......................... 669 1 20/60 223
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Total....................................... 669 1 20/60 223
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OS specifically requests comments on (1) The necessity and utility
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of
the agency's functions, (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.
Darius Taylor,
Deputy, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-03828 Filed 2-21-14; 8:45 am]
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