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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Number of
respondents
Data collection
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
Pre/Post-Test Interview Protocol with Stakeholder Groups ............................
Quarterly Update Protocol ...............................................................................
Usability Testing Protocol ................................................................................
120
12
24
1
3
1
1
1
1
120
36
24
Total ..........................................................................................................
186
NA
NA
240
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Data collection
Total burden
hours
Average
hourly
wage rate *
Total cost
burden
Pre/Post-Test Interview Protocol (Implementation Team and Stakeholder
Groups) ........................................................................................................
Quarterly Update Protocol ...............................................................................
Usability Testing Protocol ................................................................................
150
12
24
180
36
24
$29.91
29.91
29.91
$5,384
1,077
718
Total ..........................................................................................................
186
240
NA
7,179
* Based upon the mean of the average wages taken from an average of hourly rates for occupations likely to be involved in the QI process
(registered nurses, nurse practitioners, medical records and health information technicians, statisticians, and health technologists and technicians). Statistics are taken from the General Medical and Surgical Hospitals industry category in the May 2012 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, accessed on January 22, 2014
[www.bls.gov/oes/].
Request for Comments
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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: May 1, 2014.
Richard Kronick,
AHRQ Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
3. Health Care Research and Training
(HCRT)
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Date: June 19–20, 2014 (Open from
8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on June 19 and
closed for remainder of the meeting).
Notice of Meetings
4. Healthcare Information Technology
Research (HITR)
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
Date: June 25–27, 2014 (Open from
5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on June 25 and
closed for remainder of the meeting).
AGENCY:
Notice of Five AHRQ
Subcommittee Meetings.
ACTION:
The subcommittees listed
below are part of AHRQ’s Health
Services Research Initial Review Group
Committee. Grant applications are to be
reviewed and discussed at these
meetings. Each subcommittee meeting
will commence in open session before
closing to the public for the duration of
the meeting. These meetings will be
closed to the public in accordance with
5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 10(d), 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4), and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
SUMMARY:
DATES:
See below for dates of meetings:
1. Healthcare Safety and Quality
Improvement Research (HSQR)
Date: June 17–18, 2014 (Open from
8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on June 17 and
closed for remainder of the meeting).
2. Healthcare Effectiveness and
Outcomes Research (HEOR)
Date: June 18, 2014 (Open from 8:00
a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on June 18 and closed
for remainder of the meeting).
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5. Health System and Value Research
(HSVR)
Date: June 26, 2014 (Open from 8:30
a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on June 26 and closed
for remainder of the meeting).
ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington DC/
Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting
Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (To
obtain a roster of members, agenda or
minutes of the non-confidential portions
of the meetings.)
Mrs. Bonnie Campbell, Committee
Management Officer, Office of
Extramural Research Education and
Priority Populations, AHRQ, 540
Gaither Road, Suite 2000, Rockville,
Maryland 20850, Telephone (301) 427–
1554.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App. 2), AHRQ announces
meetings of the scientific peer review
groups listed above, which are
subcommittees of AHRQ’s Health
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Services Research Initial Review Group
Committees. Each subcommittee
meeting will commence in open session
before closing to the public for the
duration of the meeting. The
subcommittee meetings will be closed to
the public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in 5 U.S.C. App. 2
section 10(d), 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), and 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). The grant applications
and the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Agenda items for these meetings are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
Dated: May 1, 2014.
Richard Kronick,
AHRQ Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[CMS–1616–NC]
Medicare and Medicaid Programs;
Announcement of Application From a
Hospital Requesting Waiver for Organ
Procurement Service Area
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
A hospital has requested a
waiver of statutory requirements that
would otherwise require the hospital to
enter into an agreement with its
designated Organ Procurement
Organization (OPO). The request was
made in accordance with the Social
Security Act (the Act). This notice
requests comments from OPOs and the
general public for our consideration in
determining whether we should grant
the requested waiver.
DATES: Comment Date: To be assured
consideration, comments must be
received at one of the addresses
provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on
July 11, 2014.
ADDRESSES: In commenting, refer to file
code CMS–1616NC. Because of staff and
resource limitations, we cannot accept
comments by facsimile (FAX)
transmission.
You may submit comments in one of
four ways (please choose only one of the
ways listed):
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1. Electronically. You may submit
electronic comments on this regulation
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the ‘‘Submit a comment’’ instructions.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address ONLY: Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Department of
Health and Human Services, Attention:
CMS–1616–NC, P.O. Box 8010,
Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
Please allow sufficient time for mailed
comments to be received before the
close of the comment period.
3. By express or overnight mail. You
may send written comments to the
following address ONLY: Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services,
Department of Health and Human
Services, Attention: CMS–1616–NC,
Mail Stop C4–26–05, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
4. By hand or courier. Alternatively,
you may deliver (by hand or courier)
your written comments to a regulations
staff member ONLY to the following
addresses:
a. For delivery in Washington, DC—
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and
Human Services, Room 445–G, Hubert
H. Humphrey Building, 200
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20201.
(Because access to the interior of the
Hubert H. Humphrey Building is not
readily available to persons without
Federal government identification,
commenters are encouraged to leave
their comments in the CMS drop slots
located in the main lobby of the
building. A stamp-in clock is available
for persons wishing to retain a proof of
filing by stamping in and retaining an
extra copy of the comments being filed.)
b. For delivery in Baltimore, MD—
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and
Human Services, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–
1850.
If you intend to deliver your
comments to the Baltimore address, call
telephone number (410) 786–9994 in
advance to schedule your arrival with
one of our staff members.
Comments erroneously mailed to the
addresses indicated as appropriate for
hand or courier delivery may be delayed
and received after the comment period.
For information on viewing public
comments, see the beginning of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia Taft, (410) 786–4561.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Inspection of Public Comments: All
comments received before the close of
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the comment period are available for
viewing by the public, including any
personally identifiable or confidential
business information that is included in
a comment. We post all comments
received before the close of the
comment period on the following Web
site as soon as possible after they have
been received: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the search
instructions on that Web site to view
public comments.
Comments received timely will also
be available for public inspection as
they are received, generally beginning
approximately 3 weeks after publication
of a document, at the headquarters of
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244, Monday
through Friday of each week from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. To schedule an
appointment to view public comments,
phone 1–800–743–3951.
I. Background
Organ Procurement Organizations
(OPOs) are not-for-profit organizations
that are responsible for the
procurement, preservation, and
transport of organs to transplant centers
throughout the country. Qualified OPOs
are designated by the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to
recover or procure organs in CMSdefined exclusive geographic service
areas, pursuant to section 371(b)(1) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
273(b)(1)) and our regulations at 42 CFR
486.306. Once an OPO has been
designated for an area, hospitals in that
area that participate in Medicare and
Medicaid are required to work with that
OPO in providing organs for transplant,
pursuant to section 1138(a)(1)(C) of the
Social Security Act (the Act) and our
regulations at 42 CFR 482.45.
Section 1138(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the Act
provides that a hospital must notify the
designated OPO (for the service area in
which it is located) of potential organ
donors. Under section 1138(a)(1)(C) of
the Act, every participating hospital
must have an agreement only with its
designated OPO to identify potential
donors.
However, section 1138(a)(2)(A) of the
Act provides that a hospital may obtain
a waiver of the above requirements from
the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services (the
Secretary) under certain specified
conditions. A waiver allows the hospital
to have an agreement with an OPO other
than the one initially designated by
CMS, if the hospital meets certain
conditions specified in section
1138(a)(2)(A) of the Act. In addition, the
Secretary may review additional criteria
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Notice of Meetings
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of Five AHRQ Subcommittee Meetings.
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SUMMARY: The subcommittees listed below are part of AHRQ's Health
Services Research Initial Review Group Committee. Grant applications
are to be reviewed and discussed at these meetings. Each subcommittee
meeting will commence in open session before closing to the public for
the duration of the meeting. These meetings will be closed to the
public in accordance with 5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 10(d), 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4), and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
DATES: See below for dates of meetings:
1. Healthcare Safety and Quality Improvement Research (HSQR)
Date: June 17-18, 2014 (Open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on June 17
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
2. Healthcare Effectiveness and Outcomes Research (HEOR)
Date: June 18, 2014 (Open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on June 18
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
3. Health Care Research and Training (HCRT)
Date: June 19-20, 2014 (Open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on June 19
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
4. Healthcare Information Technology Research (HITR)
Date: June 25-27, 2014 (Open from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on June 25
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
5. Health System and Value Research (HSVR)
Date: June 26, 2014 (Open from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on June 26
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting
Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (To obtain a roster of members, agenda
or minutes of the non-confidential portions of the meetings.)
Mrs. Bonnie Campbell, Committee Management Officer, Office of
Extramural Research Education and Priority Populations, AHRQ, 540
Gaither Road, Suite 2000, Rockville, Maryland 20850, Telephone (301)
427-1554.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), AHRQ announces
meetings of the scientific peer review groups listed above, which are
subcommittees of AHRQ's Health
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Services Research Initial Review Group Committees. Each subcommittee
meeting will commence in open session before closing to the public for
the duration of the meeting. The subcommittee meetings will be closed
to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in 5 U.S.C.
App. 2 section 10(d), 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). The
grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential
trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and
personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Agenda items for these meetings are subject to change as priorities
dictate.
Dated: May 1, 2014.
Richard Kronick,
AHRQ Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-10750 Filed 5-9-14; 8:45 am]
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