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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
Training participant questionnaire ...................................................................
3,000
10
20/60
10,000
Total ..........................................................................................................
3,000
N/A
N/A
10,000
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
Training participant questionnaire ...................................................................
3,000
10,000
$35.93
$359,300
Total ..........................................................................................................
3,000
10,000
N/A
$359,000
* Based on the mean of the average wages for all health professionals (29–0000) for the training participant questionnaire and for executives,
administrators, and managers for the organizational leader questionnaire presented in the National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages
in the United States, May 2012, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. www.b1s.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#37-0000.
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 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: September 12, 2014.
Richard Kronick,
AHRQ 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; Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process to seek feedback from the
public on service delivery, AHRQ [has
submitted a Generic Information
Collection Request (Generic ICR):
‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery,’’ to OMB for approval under
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.).
This proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register on June 4th 2014 and allowed
60 days for public comment. No
comments were received. The purpose
of this notice is to allow an additional
30 days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by October 22, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information, please
contact: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection
activity will gamer qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but which is not based on statistical
surveys that yield quantitative results
that can be generalized to the
population of study. This feedback will
provide insights into customer or
stakeholder perceptions, experiences
and expectations, provide an early
warning of issues with service, or focus
attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The current clearance was approved on
July 24th, 2011 (OMB Control Number
0935–0179) and will expire on July 31st,
2014.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
does not apply to quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliable results, such
as monitoring trends over time or
documenting program performance.
Such data uses require more rigorous
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designs that address: The target
population to which generalizations
will be made, the sampling frame, the
sample design (including stratification
and clustering), the precision
requirements or power calculations that
justify the proposed sample size, the
expected response rate, methods for
assessing potential non-response bias,
the protocols for data collection, and
any testing procedures that were or will
be undertaken prior fielding the study.
Depending on the degree of influence
the results are likely to have, such
collections may still be eligible for
submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
Below we provide AHRQ’s projected
average annual estimates for the next
three years:
Current Actions: New collection of
information.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of
activities: 10.
Respondents: 10,900.
Annual responses: 10,900.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
The total number of respondents
across all 10 activities in a given year is
10,900.
Average minutes per response: 19.
Burden hours: 3,452.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
control number.
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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 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.
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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: September 11, 2014.
Richard Kronick,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Meeting of the Community Preventive
Services Task Force (Task Force)
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the next meeting of the
Community Preventive Services Task
Force (Task Force). The Task Force is an
independent, nonpartisan, nonfederal,
and unpaid panel. Its members
represent a broad range of research,
practice, and policy expertise in
prevention, wellness, health promotion,
and public health, and are appointed by
the CDC Director. The Task Force was
convened in 1996 by the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) to
identify community preventive
programs, services, and policies that
increase healthy longevity, save lives
and dollars and improve Americans’
quality of life. CDC is mandated to
provide ongoing administrative,
research, and technical support for the
operations of the Task Force. During its
meetings, the Task Force considers the
findings of systematic reviews on
existing research, and issues
recommendations. Task Force
recommendations provide information
about evidence-based options that
decision makers and stakeholders can
consider when determining what best
meets the specific needs, preferences,
available resources, and constraints of
their jurisdictions and constituents. The
Task Force’s recommendations, along
with the systematic reviews of the
scientific evidence on which they are
based, are compiled in the Guide to
Community Preventive Services
(Community Guide).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 from 8:30
SUMMARY:
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a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT and Thursday,
October 30, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: The Task Force Meeting
will be held at CDC Edward R. Roybal
Campus, Tom Harkin Global
Communications Center (Building 19),
1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA
30333. You should be aware that the
meeting location is in a Federal
government building; therefore, Federal
security measures are applicable. For
additional information, please see
Roybal Campus Security Guidelines
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Information regarding meeting logistics
will be available on the Community
Guide Web site
(www.thecommunityguide.org).
Meeting Accessibility: This meeting is
open to the public, limited only by
space availability in the meeting
location. All meeting attendees must
RSVP to ensure the required security
procedures are completed to gain access
to the CDC’s Global Communications
Center.
U.S. citizens must RSVP by 10/03/
2014.
Non U.S. citizens must RSVP by 9/26/
2014 due to additional security steps
that must be completed.
In addition to in-person participation,
individuals may view presentations via
live video stream on the Internet. Those
interested in accessing the live stream
must also RSVP, and additional
information will be sent to registrants
requesting connectivity via the Internet
in advance of the meeting. Failure to
RSVP by the dates identified could
result in an inability to attend the Task
Force meeting due to the strict security
regulations on federal facilities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO RSVP
CONTACT: Terica Scott, The Community
Guide Branch; Division of
Epidemiology, Analysis, and Library
Services; Center for Surveillance,
Epidemiology and Laboratory Services;
Office of Public Health Scientific
Services; Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–
E–69, Atlanta, GA 30333, phone: (404)
498–6360, email: CPSTF@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: The purpose of the meeting
is for the Task Force to consider the
findings of systematic reviews and issue
findings and recommendations. Task
Force recommendations provide
information about evidence-based
options that decision makers and
stakeholders can consider when
determining what best meets the
specific needs, preferences, available
resources, and constraints of their
jurisdictions and constituents.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the
process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, AHRQ [has
submitted a Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR):
``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery,'' to OMB for approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.).
This proposed information collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on June 4th 2014 and allowed 60 days for public
comment. No comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 22, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at
doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information,
please contact: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer, (301)
427-1477, or by email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection activity will gamer
qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely
manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving
service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but which is not
based on statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can
be generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide
insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and
expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus
attention on areas where communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable
communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders.
It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement
of program management. The current clearance was approved on July 24th,
2011 (OMB Control Number 0935-0179) and will expire on July 31st, 2014.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information does not apply to quantitative information collections that
are designed to yield reliable results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program performance. Such data uses require more
rigorous
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designs that address: The target population to which generalizations
will be made, the sampling frame, the sample design (including
stratification and clustering), the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed sample size, the expected
response rate, methods for assessing potential non-response bias, the
protocols for data collection, and any testing procedures that were or
will be undertaken prior fielding the study. Depending on the degree of
influence the results are likely to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic mechanisms that are designed
to yield quantitative results.
Below we provide AHRQ's projected average annual estimates for the
next three years:
Current Actions: New collection of information.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of activities: 10.
Respondents: 10,900.
Annual responses: 10,900.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
The total number of respondents across all 10 activities in a given
year is 10,900.
Average minutes per response: 19.
Burden hours: 3,452.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.
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 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: September 11, 2014.
Richard Kronick,
Director.
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