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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier CMS–R–245]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information, and to allow
a second opportunity for public
comment on the notice. Interested
persons are invited to send comments
regarding the burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of
information, including any of the
following subjects: (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.
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by March 9, 2015.
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the
proposed information collections,
please reference the document identifier
or OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and
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recommendations must be received by
the OMB desk officer via one of the
following transmissions: OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax
Number: (202) 395–5806 or Email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, you may make your request
using one of following:
1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995.
2. Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
(410) 786–1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
1326.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies
to publish a 30-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension or
reinstatement of an existing collection
of information, before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, CMS is
publishing this notice that summarizes
the following proposed collection(s) of
information for public comment:
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare and
Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection
Requirements as Part of the CoPs for
HHAs and Supporting Regulations; Use:
The Outcome and Assessment
Information Set (OASIS) data set is
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currently mandated for use by Home
Health Agencies (HHAs) as a condition
of participation (CoP) in the Medicare
program. Since 1999, the Medicare CoPs
have mandated that HHAs use the
OASIS data set when evaluating adult
non-maternity patients receiving skilled
services. The OASIS is a core standard
assessment data set that agencies
integrate into their own patient-specific,
comprehensive assessment to identify
each patient’s need for home care that
meets the patient’s medical, nursing,
rehabilitative, social, and discharge
planning needs.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approved the OASIS–C1
information collection request on
February 6, 2014. We originally planned
to use OASIS–C1 to coincide with the
original implementation of ICD–10 on
October 1, 2014. However, on April 1,
2014, the Protecting Access to Medicare
Act of 2014 (PAMA) (Pub. L. 113–93)
was enacted. This legislation prohibits
CMS from adopting ICD–10 coding prior
to October 1, 2015. Because OASIS–C1
is based on ICD–10 coding, it is not
possible to implement OASIS–C1 prior
to October 1, 2015, when ICD–10 is
implemented. The passage of the PAMA
Act left us with the dilemma of how to
collect OASIS data in the interim, until
ICD–10 is implemented.
The OASIS–C1/ICD–9 version is an
interim version of the OASIS–C1 data
item set that was created in response to
the legislatively mandated ICD–10
delay. There are five items in OASIS–C1
that require ICD–10 codes. In the
OASIS–C1/ICD–9 version, these items
have been replaced with the
corresponding items from OASIS–C that
use ICD–9 coding. The OASIS–C1/ICD–
9 version also incorporates updated
clinical concepts, modified item
wording and response categories and
improved item clarity. In addition, the
OASIS–C1/ICD–9 version includes a
significant decrease in provider burden
that was accomplished by the deletion
of a number of non-essential data items
from the OASIS–C data item set. Form
Number: CMS–R–245 (OMB control
number: 0938–0760); Frequency:
Occasionally; Affected Public: Private
sector—business or other for-profit and
not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 12,014; Total Annual
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Responses: 17,268,890; Total Annual
Hours: 15,305,484. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Cheryl
Wiseman at 410–786–1175.)
Dated: February 3, 2015.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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agency. 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. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Proposed Project
Digital Media and Tobacco Outcomes
Study—New—National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. To request more
information on the below proposed
project or to obtain a copy of the
information collection plan and
instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send
comments to Leroy A. Richardson, 1600
Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. Comments are invited 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) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
Background and Brief Description
In 2012, CDC launched the first
federally funded, national mass media
campaign to educate consumers about
the adverse health consequences of
tobacco use (the National Tobacco
Prevention and Control Public
Education Campaign, or ‘‘the
campaign’’). The campaign continued in
2013 and 2014 with advertisements
known as ‘‘Tips from Former Smokers.’’
CDC plans to continue the campaign in
2015 and 2016, with new ads scheduled
for release between March and July,
2015. CDC is conducting a series of
longitudinal surveys to assess campaign
impact in both smokers and nonsmokers
(OMB No. 0920–0923, exp. 3/31/2017).
The campaign evaluation strategy is
based on self-reported measures of
consumer awareness of and exposure to
specific campaign advertisements;
changes in consumer knowledge,
attitudes, and beliefs relating to smoking
and secondhand smoke; smokers’
behaviors related to cessation; and
nonsmokers’ encouragement of smokers
to quit smoking and seek cessation
services.
The campaign includes digital
advertising, which is now a mainstay of
tobacco prevention campaigns because
of the efficiency of digital ad placement,
lower costs associated with digital ads,
and the ability to reach individuals who
do not use traditional media. Digital
advertising also offers a unique
opportunity to examine the relationship
between ad exposure and consumer
behavior. For example, Internet analytic
tools can be used to verify an
individual’s exposure to a digital ad or
to ascertain whether an individual has
visited Web-based sources of
information about tobacco use or
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tobacco cessation. These tools and
methods provide objective measures of
ad exposure and information-seeking
behavior and are not subject to the recall
bias inherent in self-reported data.
To supplement ongoing campaign
evaluation efforts, CDC proposes to
employ Internet analytic tools as part of
an enhanced evaluation of the digital ad
component of the mass media
campaign. The evaluation study will not
be conducted in the general U.S.
population of Internet users. Individuals
who participate in the proposed
evaluation will be smokers recruited
from an existing panel of adult Internet
users who have agreed to allow
monitoring of their Internet usage.
Panels of this type are established and
utilized by market research firms to
elucidate consumer behavior. Panelists
agree to download software on their
computers that enables the market
research company to unobtrusively
track their web behavior, including Web
sites visited, searches they conduct,
purchases they make, and ads that are
delivered on sites visited, regardless of
whether the ads are selected (clicked) or
not. These data are then aggregated and
weighted to provide estimates of online
consumer behaviors.
CDC will employ an evaluation
contractor to interface with a market
research company and tobacco smokers
who are part of an existing panel. For
panelists who agree to participate in the
Digital Media and Tobacco Outcomes
Study, the contractor will analyze
Internet usage data in conjunction with
additional information collected
directly from the study participants. All
information collection will be
coordinated with key events in the 2015
mass media campaign.
In the recruitment phase of the study,
panelists will be notified about the CDCsponsored study and will have the
opportunity to voluntarily consent to
participate or decline to participate.
They will also provide demographic
information and be screened for
eligibility. In the second phase,
respondents will complete an online
questionnaire soon after the digital ads
have been aired (Wave 1 survey).
Information will be collected about
smokers’ exposure to campaign digital
advertisements and self-reported
knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs related
to smoking, and smoking-related
information seeking. The questionnaire
will also measure behaviors related to
smoking cessation and intentions to quit
smoking. In the third phase of the study,
the same online questionnaire will be
administered to respondents
approximately 30 days after completion
of the first survey (Wave 2 survey).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS-R-245]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is
announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention
to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in
the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an
existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity
for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to
send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (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.
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by
the OMB desk officer by March 9, 2015.
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the proposed information collections,
please reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be
assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be received by
the OMB desk officer via one of the following transmissions: OMB,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-5806 or Email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, you may make
your request using one of following:
1. Access CMS' Web site address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995.
2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-
1326.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. The term ``collection of
information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires
federal agencies to publish a 30-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each
proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of
information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice that
summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for
public comment:
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare and
Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection Requirements as Part of the CoPs for
HHAs and Supporting Regulations; Use: The Outcome and Assessment
Information Set (OASIS) data set is currently mandated for use by Home
Health Agencies (HHAs) as a condition of participation (CoP) in the
Medicare program. Since 1999, the Medicare CoPs have mandated that HHAs
use the OASIS data set when evaluating adult non-maternity patients
receiving skilled services. The OASIS is a core standard assessment
data set that agencies integrate into their own patient-specific,
comprehensive assessment to identify each patient's need for home care
that meets the patient's medical, nursing, rehabilitative, social, and
discharge planning needs.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the OASIS-C1
information collection request on February 6, 2014. We originally
planned to use OASIS-C1 to coincide with the original implementation of
ICD-10 on October 1, 2014. However, on April 1, 2014, the Protecting
Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA) (Pub. L. 113-93) was enacted.
This legislation prohibits CMS from adopting ICD-10 coding prior to
October 1, 2015. Because OASIS-C1 is based on ICD-10 coding, it is not
possible to implement OASIS-C1 prior to October 1, 2015, when ICD-10 is
implemented. The passage of the PAMA Act left us with the dilemma of
how to collect OASIS data in the interim, until ICD-10 is implemented.
The OASIS-C1/ICD-9 version is an interim version of the OASIS-C1
data item set that was created in response to the legislatively
mandated ICD-10 delay. There are five items in OASIS-C1 that require
ICD-10 codes. In the OASIS-C1/ICD-9 version, these items have been
replaced with the corresponding items from OASIS-C that use ICD-9
coding. The OASIS-C1/ICD-9 version also incorporates updated clinical
concepts, modified item wording and response categories and improved
item clarity. In addition, the OASIS-C1/ICD-9 version includes a
significant decrease in provider burden that was accomplished by the
deletion of a number of non-essential data items from the OASIS-C data
item set. Form Number: CMS-R-245 (OMB control number: 0938-0760);
Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector--business or
other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 12,014; Total Annual
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Responses: 17,268,890; Total Annual Hours: 15,305,484. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Cheryl Wiseman at 410-786-
1175.)
Dated: February 3, 2015.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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