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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS OVER 3 YEARS
Number of
respondents
Type of information collection
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Total
burden
hours
Hours per
response
Mail/email * .......................................................................................................
Telephone ........................................................................................................
Web-based .......................................................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
In-person ..........................................................................................................
15,000
600
15,000
1,500
600
1
1
1
1
1
15/60
40/60
10/60
2.0
50/60
3,750
400
2,500
3,000
500
Total ..........................................................................................................
32,700
na
na
10,150
* May include telephone non-response follow-up in which case the burden will not change.
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED COST BURDEN OVER 3 YEARS
Number of
respondents
Type of information collection
Total
burden
hours
Average
hourly
wage rate *
Total
cost burden
Mail/email .........................................................................................................
Telephone ........................................................................................................
Web-based .......................................................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
In-person ..........................................................................................................
15,000
600
15,000
1,500
600
3,750
400
2,500
3,000
500
$33.51
33.51
33.51
33.51
33.51
$25,663
3,404
83,775
100,530
16,755
Total ..........................................................................................................
32,700
10,150
na
340,127
* Based upon the average wages for 29–000 (Healthcare Practitioner ‘‘National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United
States, May 2009,’’ U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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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 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: May 21, 2014.
Richard Kronick,
Director.
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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.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
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: ‘‘Generic
Clearance for Questionnaire and Data
Collection Testing, Evaluation, and
Research for the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality.’’ In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44
U.S.C. 3501–3520, AHRQ invites the
public to comment on this proposed
information collection.
SUMMARY:
Comments on this notice must be
received by July 28, 2014.
DATES:
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
ADDRESSES:
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can be obtained from the AI–IRQ
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
Generic Clearance for Questionnaire
and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation,
and Research for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ) requests that the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) reinstate generic pre-testing
clearance 0935–0124 for three years to
facilitate AHRQ’s efforts to (1) employ
evaluation-type methods and techniques
to improve AHRQ’s current data
collection and estimation procedures,
(2) develop new collections and
procedures, including toolkits, and (3)
revise existing collections and
procedures. AHRQ uses techniques to
simplify data collection and estimation
procedures, reduce respondent burden,
and improve efficiencies to meet the
needs of individuals and small business
respondents who may have reduced
budgets and staff. AHRQ believes that
developing, testing, and evaluating data
collection and estimation procedures
using survey methods and other
techniques in anticipation of agencysponsored studies can improve its
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information collection efforts and the
products it develops and allow AHRQ to
be more responsive to fast-changing
developments in the healthcare research
field.
This clearance request is limited to
research on data collection, toolkit
development, and estimation
procedures and reports and does not
extend to the collection of data for
public release or policy formation. The
current clearance was granted on May
27th, 2011 and expires on May 31st,
2014.
This generic clearance will allow
AHRQ to draft and test toolkits, survey
instruments and other data collection
and estimation procedures more quickly
and with greater lead time, thereby
managing project time more efficiently
and improving the quality of the data
AHRQ collects. In some instances, the
ability to test and evaluate toolkits, data
collection and estimation procedures in
anticipation of work or early in a project
may result in the decision not to
proceed with additional activities,
thereby saving both public and private
resources and effectively eliminating
respondent burden.
Many of the tools AHRQ develops are
made available to the private sector to
assist in improving health care quality.
The health and health care environment
changes rapidly and requires a quick
response from AHRQ to provide refined
tools. This generic clearance will
facilitate AHRQ’s response to this
changing environment.
These preliminary research activities
will not be used by AHRQ to regulate
or sanction its customers. They will be
entirely voluntary and the
confidentiality of respondents and their
responses will be preserved. Proposed
information collections submitted under
this generic clearance will be reviewed
and acted upon by OMB within 14 days
of submission to OMB.
Method of Collection
The information collected through
preliminary research activities will be
used by AHRQ to employ techniques to
(1) improve AHRQ’s current data
collection and estimation procedures,
(2) develop new collections and
procedures, including toolkits, and (3)
revise existing collections and
procedures in anticipation or in
response to changes in the health or
health care field. The end result will be
improvement in AHRQ’s data
collections and procedures and the
quality of data collected, a reduction or
minimization of respondent burden,
increased agency efficiency, and
improved responsiveness to the public.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden
hours, over the full 3 years of this
clearance, for the respondents’ time to
participate in the research activities that
may be conducted under this generic
clearance. Mail surveys will be
conducted with about 6,000 persons
(2,000 per year for 3 years) and are
estimated to average 20 minutes. Mail
surveys may also be sent to respondents
via email, and may include a telephone
non-response follow-up. Telephone
non-response follow-up for mailed
surveys is not counted as a telephone
survey in Exhibit 1. Not more than 600
persons, over 3 years, will participate in
telephone surveys that will take about
40 minutes. Web-based surveys will be
conducted with no more than 3,000
persons and will require no more than
10 minutes to complete. About 1,500
persons will participate in focus groups
which may last up to two hours, while
in-person interviews will be conducted
with 600 persons and will take about 50
minutes. Automated data collection will
be conducted for about 1,500 persons
and could take up to 1 hour. Cognitive
testing will be conducted with about
600 persons and is estimated to take 11⁄2
hours to complete. The total burden
over 3 years is estimated to be 8,900
hours (about 2,967 hours per year).
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated cost
burden over 3 years, based on the
respondents’ time to participate in these
research activities. The total cost burden
is estimated to be $298,239.
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS OVER 3 YEARS
Number of
respondents
Type of information collection
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Total
burden
hours
Hours per
response
Mail/email * .......................................................................................................
Telephone ........................................................................................................
Web-based .......................................................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
In-person ..........................................................................................................
Automated ** ....................................................................................................
Cognitive Testing *** ........................................................................................
6,000
600
3,000
1,500
600
1,500
600
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
20/60
40/60
10/60
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.5
2,000
400
500
3,000
600
1,500
900
Totals ........................................................................................................
13,800
na
na
8,900
* May include telephone non-response follow-up in which case the burden will not change
** May include testing of database software, CAPI software or other automated technologies.
*** May include cognitive interviews for questionnaire or toolkit development, or ‘‘think aloud’’ testing of prototype Web sites.
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED COST BURDEN OVER 3 YEARS
Number of
respondents
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Type of information collection
Mail/email .........................................................................................................
Telephone ........................................................................................................
Web-based .......................................................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
In-person ..........................................................................................................
Automated ........................................................................................................
Cognitive Testing .............................................................................................
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Total
burden hours
6,000
600
3,000
1,500
600
1,500
600
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2,000
400
500
3,000
600
1,500
900
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Average
hourly
wage rate *
33.51
33.51
33.51
33.51
33.51
33.51
33.51
Total
cost burden
67,020
13,404
16,755
100,530
20,106
50,265
30,159
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EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED COST BURDEN OVER 3 YEARS—Continued
Number of
respondents
Type of information collection
Totals ........................................................................................................
Total
burden hours
13,800
Average
hourly
wage rate *
8,900
na
Total
cost burden
298,239
* Based upon the average wages for 29–000 (Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations), ‘‘National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2009,’’ U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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 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: May 21, 2014.
Richard Kronick,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Adoption and Foster Care
Analysis Reporting System for Title IV–
B and Title IV–E (AFCARS).
OMB No.: 0970–0422.
Description: The Adoption and Foster
Care Analysis and Reporting System
(AFCARS) is mandated by 42 U.S.C.
679. The regulation at 45 CFR 1355 sets
forth the requirements of section 479 of
the Social Security Act for the collection
of uniform, reliable information on
children who are under the
responsibility of the State or Tribal title
IV–B/IV–E agency for placement, care,
and adoption. Effective October 1, 2009,
section 479B(b) of the Act authorizes
direct Federal funding of Indian Tribes,
Tribal organizations, and Tribal
consortia that choose to operate a foster
care, adoption assistance and, at Tribal
option, a kinship guardianship
assistance program under title IV–E of
the Act. The Federal regulations at 45
CFR 1355.40 were amended as part of
an Interim Final Rule published January
6, 2012 to apply the same regulatory
requirements for data collection and
reporting to a Tribal title IV–E agency as
are applied to a State title IV–E agency.
The data collected will inform State/
Tribal/Federal policy decisions,
program management, and responses to
Congressional and Departmental
inquiries. Specifically, the data are used
for short/long-term budget projections,
trend analysis, child and family service
reviews, and to target areas for
improved technical assistance. The data
will provide information about foster
care placements, adoptive parents,
length of time in care, delays in
termination of parental rights and
placement for adoption.
Respondents: Title IV–E State and
Tribal Child Welfare Agencies.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Average
burden hours
per
response
Total burden
hours
AFCARS ..........................................................................................................
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Instrument
72
2
1,786
257,184
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 257,184.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer.
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Email address: infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
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respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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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: ``Generic Clearance for Questionnaire and Data Collection
Testing, Evaluation, and Research for the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act,
44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this
proposed information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 28, 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 AI-IRQ 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
Generic Clearance for Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing,
Evaluation, and Research for the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) requests that
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reinstate generic pre-testing
clearance 0935-0124 for three years to facilitate AHRQ's efforts to (1)
employ evaluation-type methods and techniques to improve AHRQ's current
data collection and estimation procedures, (2) develop new collections
and procedures, including toolkits, and (3) revise existing collections
and procedures. AHRQ uses techniques to simplify data collection and
estimation procedures, reduce respondent burden, and improve
efficiencies to meet the needs of individuals and small business
respondents who may have reduced budgets and staff. AHRQ believes that
developing, testing, and evaluating data collection and estimation
procedures using survey methods and other techniques in anticipation of
agency-sponsored studies can improve its
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information collection efforts and the products it develops and allow
AHRQ to be more responsive to fast-changing developments in the
healthcare research field.
This clearance request is limited to research on data collection,
toolkit development, and estimation procedures and reports and does not
extend to the collection of data for public release or policy
formation. The current clearance was granted on May 27th, 2011 and
expires on May 31st, 2014.
This generic clearance will allow AHRQ to draft and test toolkits,
survey instruments and other data collection and estimation procedures
more quickly and with greater lead time, thereby managing project time
more efficiently and improving the quality of the data AHRQ collects.
In some instances, the ability to test and evaluate toolkits, data
collection and estimation procedures in anticipation of work or early
in a project may result in the decision not to proceed with additional
activities, thereby saving both public and private resources and
effectively eliminating respondent burden.
Many of the tools AHRQ develops are made available to the private
sector to assist in improving health care quality. The health and
health care environment changes rapidly and requires a quick response
from AHRQ to provide refined tools. This generic clearance will
facilitate AHRQ's response to this changing environment.
These preliminary research activities will not be used by AHRQ to
regulate or sanction its customers. They will be entirely voluntary and
the confidentiality of respondents and their responses will be
preserved. Proposed information collections submitted under this
generic clearance will be reviewed and acted upon by OMB within 14 days
of submission to OMB.
Method of Collection
The information collected through preliminary research activities
will be used by AHRQ to employ techniques to (1) improve AHRQ's current
data collection and estimation procedures, (2) develop new collections
and procedures, including toolkits, and (3) revise existing collections
and procedures in anticipation or in response to changes in the health
or health care field. The end result will be improvement in AHRQ's data
collections and procedures and the quality of data collected, a
reduction or minimization of respondent burden, increased agency
efficiency, and improved responsiveness to the public.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden hours, over the full 3 years
of this clearance, for the respondents' time to participate in the
research activities that may be conducted under this generic clearance.
Mail surveys will be conducted with about 6,000 persons (2,000 per year
for 3 years) and are estimated to average 20 minutes. Mail surveys may
also be sent to respondents via email, and may include a telephone non-
response follow-up. Telephone non-response follow-up for mailed surveys
is not counted as a telephone survey in Exhibit 1. Not more than 600
persons, over 3 years, will participate in telephone surveys that will
take about 40 minutes. Web-based surveys will be conducted with no more
than 3,000 persons and will require no more than 10 minutes to
complete. About 1,500 persons will participate in focus groups which
may last up to two hours, while in-person interviews will be conducted
with 600 persons and will take about 50 minutes. Automated data
collection will be conducted for about 1,500 persons and could take up
to 1 hour. Cognitive testing will be conducted with about 600 persons
and is estimated to take 1\1/2\ hours to complete. The total burden
over 3 years is estimated to be 8,900 hours (about 2,967 hours per
year).
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated cost burden over 3 years, based on
the respondents' time to participate in these research activities. The
total cost burden is estimated to be $298,239.
Exhibit 1--Estimated Burden Hours Over 3 Years
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Number of
Type of information collection Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Mail/email *.................................... 6,000 1 20/60 2,000
Telephone....................................... 600 1 40/60 400
Web-based....................................... 3,000 1 10/60 500
Focus Groups.................................... 1,500 1 2.0 3,000
In-person....................................... 600 1 1.0 600
Automated **.................................... 1,500 1 1.0 1,500
Cognitive Testing ***........................... 600 1 1.5 900
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Totals...................................... 13,800 na na 8,900
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* May include telephone non-response follow-up in which case the burden will not change
** May include testing of database software, CAPI software or other automated technologies.
*** May include cognitive interviews for questionnaire or toolkit development, or ``think aloud'' testing of
prototype Web sites.
Exhibit 2--Estimated Cost Burden Over 3 Years
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Average
Type of information collection Number of Total burden hourly wage Total cost
respondents hours rate * burden
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Mail/email...................................... 6,000 2,000 33.51 67,020
Telephone....................................... 600 400 33.51 13,404
Web-based....................................... 3,000 500 33.51 16,755
Focus Groups.................................... 1,500 3,000 33.51 100,530
In-person....................................... 600 600 33.51 20,106
Automated....................................... 1,500 1,500 33.51 50,265
Cognitive Testing............................... 600 900 33.51 30,159
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Totals...................................... 13,800 8,900 na 298,239
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* Based upon the average wages for 29-000 (Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations), ``National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2009,'' U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
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 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: May 21, 2014.
Richard Kronick,
Director.
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