Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (NIDA), 13878-13879 [2015-06087]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day
Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
(NIDA)
Under the provisions of
Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for review and
approval of the information collection
listed below. This proposed information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register Volume 79, No.
250, on December 31, 2014, page 78875,
and allowed 60-days for public
comment. No public comments were
received. The purpose of this notice is
to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment. The National Institute on
Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes
of Health, may not conduct or sponsor,
and the respondent is not required to
respond to, an information collection
that has been extended, revised or
implemented on or after October 1,
1995, unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number.
Direct Comments to OMB: Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the item(s) contained in this notice,
especially regarding the estimated
public burden and associated response
time, should be directed to the: Office
of Management and Budget, Office of
Regulatory Affairs, OIRA_submission@
omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202–395–6974,
Attention: NIH Desk Officer.
Comment Due Date: Comments
regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of the date of
this publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
obtain a copy of the data collection
plans and instruments, submit
comments in writing, or request more
information on the proposed project,
contact: Genevieve deAlmeida, Project
Clearance Liaison, National Institute on
Drug Abuse, NIH, 6001 Executive
Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–9557,
or call non-toll-free number (301) 594–
6802, or Email your request, including
your address to: dealmeig@nida.nih.gov.
Formal requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in
writing.
Proposed Collection: Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
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Date 3/31/2015, EXTENSION, National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
Need and Use of Information
Collection: The information collected
under this clearance will be qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback
information—their perceptions,
experiences and expectations of
services, issues with service, to focus
attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. The information
will be useful and will allow for
collaborative and actionable
communications between the Agency
and its customers and stakeholders, and
will contribute directly to improving the
programs and management of them.
The information will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. The information may also
be formative for the purpose of
developing a concept for a new service
program or dissemination program. The
collections may still be eligible for
submission for other generic
mechanisms designed to yield
quantitative results. The primary
objectives are to obtain feedback on
programs from customers and
stakeholders, that would help make
positive changes to the programs, or to
assist in developing a new program or
dissemination initiative, or to test
medical tools and devices for usability,
feasibility, and pilot testing of survey
questionnaires for understandability.
Data collection methods to be used in
these studies include web-based and
mailed surveys, focus groups,
interviews with small groups, ad hoc
collections at Conferences. The findings
will provide valuable information to
assist in improving programs that serve
the public, and in developing good tools
and devices to serve the public. OMB
approval is requested for 3 years.
NIDA will only submit a collection for
approval under this generic clearance if
it meets the following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
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• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
• Information gathered will be used
only internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the agency;
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous 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 nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
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.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
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.
OMB approval is requested for 3
years. There are no costs to respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are
1,560.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of collection
Customer outcomes and usability testing ........................................................
Customer Satisfaction and needs assessment survey ...................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
Small Discussion Groups .................................................................................
Pilot Testing of instruments for applicability among diverse populations .......
Dated: March 11, 2015.
Genevieve deAlmeida,
Project Clearance Liaison, NIDA, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2015–06087 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
‘‘Low-Income Levels’’ Used for Various
Health Professions and Nursing
Programs Authorized in Titles III, VII,
and VIII of the Public Health Service
Act
Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA) is
updating income levels used to identify
a ‘‘low-income family’’ for the purpose
of determining eligibility for programs
that provide health professions and
nursing training to individuals from
disadvantaged backgrounds. These
various programs are authorized in
Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public
Health Service Act.
The Department periodically
publishes in the Federal Register lowincome levels to be used by institutions
receiving grants and cooperative
agreements in order to determine
individual eligibility for programs
providing training for (1) disadvantaged
individuals, (2) individuals from
disadvantaged backgrounds, or (3)
individuals from low-income families.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Many
health professions and nursing grant
and cooperative agreement awardees
use the low-income levels to determine
whether potential program participants
are from an economically disadvantaged
background and would be eligible to
participate in the program, as well as to
determine the amount of funding the
individual receives. Federal agencies
generally make awards to: Accredited
schools of medicine, osteopathic
medicine, public health, dentistry,
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600
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130
450
veterinary medicine, optometry,
pharmacy, allied health, podiatric
medicine, nursing, and chiropractic;
public or private nonprofit schools
which offer graduate programs in
behavioral health and mental health
practice; and other public or private
nonprofit health or education entities to
assist the disadvantaged to enter and
graduate from health professions and
nursing schools. Some programs
provide for the repayment of health
professions or nursing education loans
for disadvantaged students.
The Secretary defines a ‘‘low-income
family/household’’ for programs
included in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the
Public Health Service Act as having an
annual income that does not exceed 200
percent of the Department’s poverty
guidelines. A family is a group of two
or more individuals related by birth,
marriage, or adoption who live together.
On June 26, 2013, in U.S. v. Windsor,
133 S. Ct. 2675 (2013), the Supreme
Court held that section 3 of the Defense
of Marriage Act, which prohibited
federal recognition of same-sex spouses
and same-sex marriages, was
unconstitutional. In light of this
decision, please note that in
determining eligibility for these
programs, same-sex marriages and samesex spouses will be recognized on equal
terms with opposite-sex marriages and
opposite-sex spouses, regardless of
where the couple resides. This approach
is consistent with a post-Windsor policy
of treating same-sex marriages on the
same terms as opposite sex marriages to
the greatest extent reasonably possible.
Thus, a ‘‘family or household’’ includes
same-sex spouses that are legally
married in a jurisdiction that recognizes
same-sex marriage regardless of whether
the same-sex spouses live in a
jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex
marriage or a jurisdiction that does not
recognize same-sex marriage as well as
the family members that result from
such same sex-marriage.
Most HRSA programs use the income
of a student’s parents to compute lowincome status. However, a ‘‘household’’
may potentially be only one person.
Other HRSA programs, depending upon
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Annual
frequency per
response
1
1
1
1
1
Hours per
response
40/60
40/60
1
1
40/60
Total hours
600
400
130
130
300
the legislative intent of the program, the
programmatic purpose related to income
level, as well as the age and
circumstances of the participant, will
apply these low-income standards to the
individual student to determine
eligibility, as long as he or she is not
listed as a dependent on the tax form of
his or her parent(s). Each program
announces the rationale and choice of
methodology for determining lowincome levels in program guidance.
The Secretary annually adjusts the
low-income levels based on the
Department’s poverty guidelines and
makes them available to persons
responsible for administering the
applicable programs. The Department’s
poverty guidelines are based on poverty
thresholds published by the U.S. Bureau
of the Census, adjusted annually for
changes in the Consumer Price Index.
The income figures that follow have
been updated to reflect the Department’s
2015 poverty guidelines as published in
80 FR 3236 (January 22, 2015).
LOW-INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE
2015 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR THE
48 CONTIGUOUS STATES AND THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Persons in family/household *
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
Income level **
23,540
31,860
40,180
48,500
56,820
65,140
73,460
81,780
For families with more than 8 persons, add
$8,320 for each additional person.
LOW-INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE
2015 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR
ALASKA
Persons in family/household *
1
2
3
4
5
6
............................................
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............................................
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Income level **
29,440
39,840
50,240
60,640
71,040
81,440
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Generic
Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery (NIDA)
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for
review and approval of the information collection listed below. This
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register Volume 79, No. 250, on December 31, 2014, page 78875, and
allowed 60-days for public comment. No public comments were received.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National
Institutes of Health, may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is
not required to respond to, an information collection that has been
extended, revised or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory
Affairs, OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-6974,
Attention: NIH Desk Officer.
Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days
of the date of this publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or
request more information on the proposed project, contact: Genevieve
deAlmeida, Project Clearance Liaison, National Institute on Drug Abuse,
NIH, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-9557, or call non-
toll-free number (301) 594-6802, or Email your request, including your
address to: dealmeig@nida.nih.gov. Formal requests for additional plans
and instruments must be requested in writing.
Proposed Collection: Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (NIDA), 0925-0655,
Expiration Date 3/31/2015, EXTENSION, National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA).
Need and Use of Information Collection: The information collected
under this clearance will be qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback information--their perceptions, experiences and expectations
of services, issues with service, to focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery
of products or services. The information will be useful and will allow
for collaborative and actionable communications between the Agency and
its customers and stakeholders, and will contribute directly to
improving the programs and management of them.
The information will not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. The information may also be formative for the
purpose of developing a concept for a new service program or
dissemination program. The collections may still be eligible for
submission for other generic mechanisms designed to yield quantitative
results. The primary objectives are to obtain feedback on programs from
customers and stakeholders, that would help make positive changes to
the programs, or to assist in developing a new program or dissemination
initiative, or to test medical tools and devices for usability,
feasibility, and pilot testing of survey questionnaires for
understandability. Data collection methods to be used in these studies
include web-based and mailed surveys, focus groups, interviews with
small groups, ad hoc collections at Conferences. The findings will
provide valuable information to assist in improving programs that serve
the public, and in developing good tools and devices to serve the
public. OMB approval is requested for 3 years.
NIDA will only submit a collection for approval under this generic
clearance if it meets the following conditions:
The collections are voluntary;
The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government;
The collections are non-controversial and do not raise
issues of concern to other Federal agencies;
Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions
from respondents who have experience with the program or may have
experience with the program in the near future;
Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected
only to the extent necessary and is not retained;
Information gathered will be used only internally for
general service improvement and program management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of the agency;
Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and
Information gathered will yield qualitative information;
the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically
reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the
population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful
information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous 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 to 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.
As a general matter, information collections will not result in any
new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask
questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes,
religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered
private.
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.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 1,560.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Annual
Type of collection Number of frequency per Hours per Total hours
respondents response response
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Customer outcomes and usability testing......... 900 1 40/60 600
Customer Satisfaction and needs assessment 600 1 40/60 400
survey.........................................
Focus Groups.................................... 130 1 1 130
Small Discussion Groups......................... 130 1 1 130
Pilot Testing of instruments for applicability 450 1 40/60 300
among diverse populations......................
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Dated: March 11, 2015.
Genevieve deAlmeida,
Project Clearance Liaison, NIDA, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2015-06087 Filed 3-16-15; 8:45 am]
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