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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:
‘‘Voluntary Customer Survey Generic
Clearance 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.letkowitz@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:
SUMMARY:
Proposed Project
Voluntary Customer Survey Generic
Clearance for the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality
This is a request for the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to reapprove for an additional 3 years, under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
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the generic clearance for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) to survey the users of AHRQ’s
work products and services, OMB
control number 0935–0106. The current
clearance was approved on July 20th,
2011 and will expire on July 31st, 2014.
Customer surveys will be undertaken
by AHRQ to assess its work products
and services provided to its customers,
to identify problem areas, and to
determine how they can be improved.
Surveys conducted under this generic
clearance are not required by regulation
and will not be used by AHRQ to
regulate or sanction its customers.
Surveys will be entirely voluntary, and
information provided by respondents
will be combined and summarized so
that no individually identifiable
information will be released. 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
focus groups and voluntary customer
surveys will be used by AHRQ to
identify strengths and weaknesses in
products and services to make
improvements that are practical and
feasible. Information from these
customer surveys will be used to plan
and redirect resources and efforts to
improve or maintain a high quality of
service to the lay and health
professional public.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated total
burden hours for the respondents. Mail
surveys are estimated to average 15
minutes, telephone surveys 40 minutes,
web-based surveys 10 minutes, focus
groups two hours, and in-person
interviews are estimated to average 50
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 does not
count as a telephone survey. The total
burden hours for the 3 years of the
clearance is estimated to be 10,150
hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated cost
burden for the respondents. The total
cost burden for the 3 years of the
clearance is estimated to be $340,127.
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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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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: ``Voluntary Customer Survey Generic Clearance 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.letkowitz@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
Voluntary Customer Survey Generic Clearance for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality
This is a request for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to
re-approve for an additional 3 years, under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, the generic clearance for the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ) to survey the users of AHRQ's work products and
services, OMB control number 0935-0106. The current clearance was
approved on July 20th, 2011 and will expire on July 31st, 2014.
Customer surveys will be undertaken by AHRQ to assess its work
products and services provided to its customers, to identify problem
areas, and to determine how they can be improved. Surveys conducted
under this generic clearance are not required by regulation and will
not be used by AHRQ to regulate or sanction its customers. Surveys will
be entirely voluntary, and information provided by respondents will be
combined and summarized so that no individually identifiable
information will be released. 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 focus groups and voluntary
customer surveys will be used by AHRQ to identify strengths and
weaknesses in products and services to make improvements that are
practical and feasible. Information from these customer surveys will be
used to plan and redirect resources and efforts to improve or maintain
a high quality of service to the lay and health professional public.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated total burden hours for the
respondents. Mail surveys are estimated to average 15 minutes,
telephone surveys 40 minutes, web-based surveys 10 minutes, focus
groups two hours, and in-person interviews are estimated to average 50
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 does not count as a telephone survey. The
total burden hours for the 3 years of the clearance is estimated to be
10,150 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated cost burden for the respondents. The
total cost burden for the 3 years of the clearance is estimated to be
$340,127.
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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 *.................................... 15,000 1 15/60 3,750
Telephone....................................... 600 1 40/60 400
Web-based....................................... 15,000 1 10/60 2,500
Focus Groups.................................... 1,500 1 2.0 3,000
In-person....................................... 600 1 50/60 500
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Total....................................... 32,700 na na 10,150
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* May include telephone non-response follow-up in which case the burden will not change.
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...................................... 15,000 3,750 $33.51 $25,663
Telephone....................................... 600 400 33.51 3,404
Web-based....................................... 15,000 2,500 33.51 83,775
Focus Groups.................................... 1,500 3,000 33.51 100,530
In-person....................................... 600 500 33.51 16,755
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Total....................................... 32,700 10,150 na 340,127
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* 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.
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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