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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
[Document Identifier: HHS–OS–20883–30D]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment
Request
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with section
3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Secretary (OS), Department of Health
and Human Services, has submitted an
Information Collection Request (ICR),
described below, to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. The ICR is for a
new collection. Comments submitted
during the first public review of this ICR
will be provided to OMB. OMB will
accept further comments from the
public on this ICR during the review
and approval period.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be
received on or before April 7, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806.
SUMMARY:
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
Information Collection Request Title
and document identifier HHS–OS–
20883–30D 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
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
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Darius Taylor,
Deputy, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–04939 Filed 3–5–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: HHS–OS–21524–60D]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection; Public
Comment Request
Office of the Secretary for
Health, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), announces
plans to submit an Information
Collection Request (ICR), described
below, to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). The ICR is for extending
the use of the approved information
collection assigned OMB control
number 0990–0278, which expires on
June 30, 2014. Prior to submitting that
SUMMARY:
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 May 5, 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–21524–
60D for reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
Federalwide Assurance Form—
Extension OMB No. 0990–0278,
Assistant Secretary for Health, Office for
Human Research Protections.
OMB No.: 0990–0278
Abstract: The Office for Human
Research Protections is requesting a
three year extension of the Federalwide
Assurance (FWA). The FWA is designed
to provide a simplified procedure for
institutions engaged in HHS-conducted
or supported research to satisfy the
assurance requirements of Section
491(a) of the Public Health Service Act
and HHS Regulations for the protection
of human subjects at 45 CFR 46.103.
The respondents are institutions
engaged in human subjects research that
is conducted or supported by HHS.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: The information collected
by OHRP through the FWA is the
minimum necessary to satisfy the
assurance requirements of the Public
Health Service Act and the requirements
of HHS regulations at 45 CFR 46.103.
Likely Respondents: Research
institutions engaged in HHS-conducted
or -supported research involving human
subjects.
Burden Statement: The estimate of the
hours per response assumes that
virtually all respondents will complete
the FWA form via the internet on an
interactive page on the OHRP Web site.
The time estimate includes an estimate
of the time needed to (i) read and
understand the instructions for
completing the FWA; (ii) read and
understand the FWA terms of assurance;
and (iii) enter the information requested
on the FWA form. The total annual
burden hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Form name
Average
burden
per response
(in hours)
Total
burden hours
Federalwide Assurance (FWA) ........................................................................
11,050
2
30/60
11,050
Total ..........................................................................................................
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........................
11,050
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.
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Darius Taylor,
Deputy, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment
Request
Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with section
3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Financial
Resources, Office of Grants and
Acquisition Policy and Accountability,
Division of Acquisition, Department of
Health and Human Services, has
submitted an Information Collection
Request (ICR), described below, to the
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Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR
is for a new collection. There were no
comments received during the first
public review of this ICR. OMB will
accept further comments from the
public on this ICR during the review
and approval period.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be
received on or before April 7, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806.
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
Information Collection Request Title
and document identifier HHS–OS–
20762–30D for reference.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-20883-30D]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of
Health and Human Services, has submitted an Information Collection
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR is for a new collection.
Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be
provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public on
this ICR during the review and approval period.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before April 7, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or via
facsimile to (202) 395-5806.
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 Information Collection Request Title
and document identifier HHS-OS-20883-30D 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.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) 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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Darius Taylor,
Deputy, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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