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Director of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) on
matters related to activities of the
Agency to produce evidence to make
health care safer, higher quality, more
accessible, equitable, and affordable,
and to work within the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services and with
other partners to make sure that the
evidence is understood and used.
Seven current members’ terms will
expire in November 2015. To fill these
positions, we are seeking individuals
who are distinguished in: (1) The
conduct of research, demonstration
projects, and evaluations with respect to
health care; (2) the fields of health care
quality research or health care
improvement; (3) the practice of
medicine; (4) other health professions;
(5) representing the private health care
sector (including health plans,
providers, and purchasers) or
administrators of health care delivery
systems; (6) the fields of health care
economics, information systems, law,
ethics, business, or public policy; and,
(7) representing the interests of patients
and consumers of health care. 42 U.S.C.
299c(c)(2). Individuals are particularly
sought with experience and success in
activities specified in the summary
above.
Nominations should be received
on or before 60 days after date of
publication.
DATES:
Nominations should be sent
to Ms. Karen Brooks, AHRQ, 540
Gaither Road, Room 3006, Rockville,
Maryland 20850. Nominations may also
be emailed to Karen.Brooks@
ahrq.hhs.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jaime Zimmerman, AHRQ, at (301) 427–
1456.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 42 U.S.C.
299c provides that the Secretary shall
appoint to the National Advisory
Council for Healthcare Research and
Quality twenty one appropriately
qualified individuals. At least seventeen
members shall be representatives of the
public and at least one member shall be
a specialist in the rural aspects of one
or more of the professions or fields
listed in the above summary. In
addition, the Secretary designates, as ex
officio members, representatives from
other Federal agencies, principally
agencies that conduct or support health
care research, as well as Federal officials
the Secretary may consider appropriate.
42 U.S.C. 299c(c)(3). The Council meets
in the Washington, DC, metropolitan
area, generally in Rockville, Maryland,
approximately three times a year to
provide broad guidance to the Secretary
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and AHRQ’s Director on the direction of
and programs undertaken by AHRQ.
Seven individuals will be selected by
the Secretary to serve on the Council
beginning with the meeting in the
spring of 2016. Members generally serve
3-year terms. Appointments are
staggered to permit an orderly rotation
of membership.
Interested persons may nominate one
or more qualified persons for
membership on the Council. Selfnominations are accepted. Nominations
shall include: (1) A copy of the
nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae;
and (2) a statement that the nominee is
willing to serve as a member of the
Council. Selected candidates will be
asked to provide detailed information
concerning their financial interests,
consultant positions and research grants
and contracts, to permit evaluation of
possible sources of conflict of interest.
Please note that once a candidate is
nominated, AHRQ may consider that
nomination for future positions on the
Council. Federally registered lobbyists
are not permitted to serve on this
advisory board pursuant to the
Presidential Memorandum entitled
‘‘Lobbyists on Agency Boards and
Commissions’’ dated June 10, 2010, and
the Office of Management and Budget’s
‘‘Final Guidance on Appointment of
Lobbyists to Federal Boards and
Commissions,’’ 76 FR 61756 (October 5,
2011).
The Department seeks a broad
geographic representation. In addition,
AHRQ conducts and supports research
concerning priority populations, which
include: low-income groups; minority
groups; women; children; the elderly;
and individuals with special health care
needs, including individuals with
disabilities and individuals who need
chronic care or end-of-life health care.
See 42 U.S.C. 299(c). Nominations of
persons with expertise in health care for
these priority populations are
encouraged.
Sharon B. Arnold,
Deputy Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, HHS.
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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
changes to the currently approved
information collection project: ‘‘Medical
Expenditure Panel Survey—Insurance
Component.’’ In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501–3521, AHRQ invites the public to
comment on this proposed information
collection.
This proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register on February 18th, 2015 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 June 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk
Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974
(attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by
email at
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov
(attention: AHRQ’s desk officer).
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
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey—
Insurance Component
Employer-sponsored health insurance
is the source of coverage for 78 million
current and former workers, plus many
of their family members, and is a
cornerstone of the U.S. health care
system. The Medical Expenditure Panel
Survey—Insurance Component (MEPS–
IC) measures on an annual basis the
extent, cost, and coverage of employersponsored health insurance. These
statistics are produced at the National,
State, and sub-State (metropolitan area)
level for private industry. Statistics are
also produced for State and local
governments. The MEPS–IC was last
approved by OMB on November 21,
2013 and will expire on November 30,
2016. The OMB control number for the
MEPS–IC is 0935–0110. All of the
supporting documents for the current
MEPS–IC can be downloaded from
OMB’s Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
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In order to ensure that the MEPS–IC
is able to capture important changes in
the employer-sponsored health
insurance market due to the
implementation of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act
(ACA), AHRQ will field a longitudinal
survey in 2015 to include a sample of
5,000 small private sector employers
that responded to the 2014 MEPS–IC.
The OMB clearance that was approved
on November 21, 2013 included the
2014 longitudinal survey, a survey of
3,000 respondents to the 2013 MEPS–IC,
but did not include the 2015
longitudinal survey. This submission is
for the 2015 longitudinal survey only;
there are no other changes.
This research has the following goals:
(1) Provide data for Federal
policymakers evaluating the effects of
National and State health care reforms.
(2) Provide descriptive data on the
current employer-sponsored health
insurance system and data for modeling
the differential impacts of proposed
health policy initiatives.
(3) Supply critical State and National
estimates of health insurance spending
for the National Health Accounts and
Gross Domestic Product.
(4) Support evaluation of the impact
on health insurance offered by small
employers due to the implementation of
Small Business Health Options Program
(SHOP) exchanges under the ACA,
through the addition of a longitudinal
component to the sample.
The MEPS–IC is conducted pursuant
to AHRQ’s statutory authority to
conduct surveys to collect data on the
cost, use and quality of health care,
including the types and costs of private
insurance. 42 U.S.C. 299b–2(a).
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project for
both private sector and state and local
government employers, the following
data collections will be implemented:
(1) Prescreener Questionnaire—The
purpose of the Prescreener
Questionnaire, which is collected via
telephone, varies depending on the
insurance status of the establishment
contacted. (Establishment is defined as
a single, physical location in the private
sector and a governmental unit in state
and local governments.) For
establishments that do not offer health
insurance to their employees, the
prescreener is used to collect basic
information such as number of
employees via a phone call. For
establishments that do offer health
insurance, the prescreener is used to
collect contact names and address
information is that are used to mail a
written establishment and plan
questionnaires. Obtaining this contact
information helps ensure that the
questionnaires are directed to the
person best equipped to complete them.
(2) Establishment Questionnaire—The
purpose of the mailed Establishment
Questionnaire is to obtain general
information from employers who
provide health insurance to their
employees. The Questionnaire collects
such information as total active
enrollment in health insurance, other
employee benefits offered, demographic
characteristics of employees, and retiree
health insurance.
(3) Plan Questionnaire—The purpose
of the mailed Plan Questionnaire is to
collect plan-specific information on
each plan (up to four) offered by
establishments that provide health
insurance to their employees. This
questionnaire asks about total
premiums, employer and employee
contributions to the premium, and plan
enrollment for each type of coverage
offered—single, employee-plus-one, and
family—within a plan. It also asks for
information on deductibles, copays, and
other plan characteristics.
(4) Longitudinal Sample (LS)—For
2015, an additional sample of small
employers (those with 100 or fewer
employees) will be included in the
collection. The LS will consist of 5,000
small, private-sector employers who
responded to the 2014 MEPS–IC regular
survey. These employers will be
surveyed again in 2015—using the same
collection methods as the regular
survey—in order to track changes in
their health insurance offerings,
characteristics, and costs.
The primary objective of the MEPS–
IC is to collect information on employersponsored health insurance. Such
information is needed in order to
provide the tools for Federal, State, and
academic researchers to evaluate current
and proposed health policies and to
support the production of important
statistical measures for other Federal
agencies.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated
annualized burden hours for the
respondent’s time to provide the
requested data for the 2015 longitudinal
survey. The Prescreener questionnaire
will be completed by 4,300 respondents
and takes about 51⁄2 minutes to
complete. The Establishment
questionnaire will be completed by
2,054 respondents and takes about 23
minutes to complete. The Plan
questionnaire will be completed by
2,054 respondents and will require an
average of 1.4 responses per respondent.
Each Plan questionnaire takes about 11
minutes to complete. The total burden
hours are estimated to be 1,686 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden associated with
the respondents’ time to participate in
this data collection. The annualized cost
burden is estimated to be $52,709.
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS FOR THE 2015 LONGITUDINAL SURVEY
Number of
respondents
Form name
4,326
2,078
2,078
Total ........................................................................................................
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Prescreener Questionnaire ............................................................................
Establishment Questionnaire .........................................................................
Plan Questionnaire ........................................................................................
Number of
responses per
respondent
8,482
1
1
1.4
na
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
0.09
0.38*
0.18
389
790
524
na
1,703
* The burden estimate printed on the establishment questionnaire is 45 minutes which includes the burden estimate for completing the establishment questionnaire, an average of 1.4 plan questionnaires, plus the prescreener. The establishment and plan questionnaires are sent to the
respondent as a package and are completed by the respondent at the same time.
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EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED COST BURDEN FOR THE 2015 LONGITUDINAL SURVEY
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total
burden hours
Average hourly
wage rate*
Total cost
burden
Prescreener Questionnaire ..........................................................................
Establishment Questionnaire .......................................................................
Plan Questionnaire ......................................................................................
4,326
2,078
2,078
389
790
524
$30.95
30.95
30.95
$12,040
24,451
16,218
Total ......................................................................................................
8,482
1,703
na
$52,709
* Based upon the mean hourly wage for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists occupation code 13–1141, at https://www.bls.gov/
oes/current/oes131141.htm (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.)
Request for Comments
Dated: April 27, 2015.
Sharon B. Arnold,
Deputy Director, AHRQ.
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Medicare Program; Public Meeting on
July 16, 2015 Regarding New and
Reconsidered Clinical Diagnostic
Laboratory Test Codes for the Clinical
Laboratory Fee Schedule for Calendar
Year 2016
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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This notice announces a
public meeting to receive comments and
recommendations (including
accompanying data on which
recommendations are based) from the
public on the appropriate basis for
establishing payment amounts for new
or substantially revised Healthcare
Common Procedure Coding System
(HCPCS) codes being considered for
Medicare payment under the clinical
laboratory fee schedule (CLFS) for
calendar year (CY) 2016. This meeting
also provides a forum for those who
submitted certain reconsideration
requests regarding final determinations
made last year on new test codes and for
the public to provide comment on the
requests.
SUMMARY:
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 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 on
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.
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Meeting Date: The public
meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July
16, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.,
Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
Deadline for Registration of Presenters
and Submission of Presentations: All
presenters for the public meeting must
register and submit their presentations
electronically to Glenn McGuirk at
Glenn.McGuirk@cms.hhs.gov by July 2,
2015.
Deadline for Submitting Requests for
Special Accommodations: Requests for
special accommodations must be
received no later than 5:00 p.m. on July
2, 2015.
Deadline for Submission of Written
Comments: We intend to publish our
proposed determinations for new test
codes and our preliminary
determinations for reconsidered codes
(as described below) for CY 2016 by
early September 2015. Interested parties
may submit written comments on these
determinations by early October, 2015
to the address specified in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice or
electronically to Glenn McGuirk at
Glenn.McGuirk@cms.hhs.gov (the
specific date for the publication of these
determinations on the CMS Web site, as
well as the deadline for submitting
comments regarding these
determinations will be published on the
CMS Web site).
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The public meeting will be
held in the main auditorium of the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), Central Building, 7500
Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Glenn McGuirk, (410) 786–5723.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Background
Section 531(b) of the Medicare,
Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits
Improvement and Protection Act of
2000 (BIPA) (Pub. L. 106–554) requires
the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services (the
Secretary) to establish procedures for
coding and payment determinations for
new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests
under Part B of title XVIII of the Social
Security Act (the Act) that permit public
consultation in a manner consistent
with the procedures established for
implementing coding modifications for
International Classification of Diseases
(ICD–9–CM). The procedures and public
meeting announced in this notice for
new tests are in accordance with the
procedures published on November 23,
2001 in the Federal Register (66 FR
58743) to implement section 531(b) of
BIPA.
Section 942(b) of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub.
L. 108–173) added section 1833(h)(8) of
the Act. Section 1833(h)(8)(A) of the Act
requires the Secretary to establish by
regulation procedures for determining
the basis for, and amount of, payment
for any clinical diagnostic laboratory
test with respect to which a new or
substantially revised Healthcare
Common Procedure Coding System
(HCPCS) code is assigned on or after
January 1, 2005 (hereinafter referred to
as ‘‘new tests’’). A code is considered to
be substantially revised if there is a
substantive change to the definition of
the test or procedure to which the code
applies (such as, a new analyte or a new
methodology for measuring an existing
analyte-specific test). (See section
1833(h)(8)(E)(ii) of the Act).
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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 changes to the
currently approved information collection project: ``Medical
Expenditure Panel Survey--Insurance Component.'' In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, AHRQ invites the public
to comment on this proposed information collection.
This proposed information collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on February 18th, 2015 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 June 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: AHRQ's OMB Desk
Officer by fax at (202) 395-6974 (attention: AHRQ's desk officer) or by
email at OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ's desk officer).
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
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey--Insurance Component
Employer-sponsored health insurance is the source of coverage for
78 million current and former workers, plus many of their family
members, and is a cornerstone of the U.S. health care system. The
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey--Insurance Component (MEPS-IC)
measures on an annual basis the extent, cost, and coverage of employer-
sponsored health insurance. These statistics are produced at the
National, State, and sub-State (metropolitan area) level for private
industry. Statistics are also produced for State and local governments.
The MEPS-IC was last approved by OMB on November 21, 2013 and will
expire on November 30, 2016. The OMB control number for the MEPS-IC is
0935-0110. All of the supporting documents for the current MEPS-IC can
be downloaded from OMB's Web site at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
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In order to ensure that the MEPS-IC is able to capture important
changes in the employer-sponsored health insurance market due to the
implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA),
AHRQ will field a longitudinal survey in 2015 to include a sample of
5,000 small private sector employers that responded to the 2014 MEPS-
IC. The OMB clearance that was approved on November 21, 2013 included
the 2014 longitudinal survey, a survey of 3,000 respondents to the 2013
MEPS-IC, but did not include the 2015 longitudinal survey. This
submission is for the 2015 longitudinal survey only; there are no other
changes.
This research has the following goals:
(1) Provide data for Federal policymakers evaluating the effects of
National and State health care reforms.
(2) Provide descriptive data on the current employer-sponsored
health insurance system and data for modeling the differential impacts
of proposed health policy initiatives.
(3) Supply critical State and National estimates of health
insurance spending for the National Health Accounts and Gross Domestic
Product.
(4) Support evaluation of the impact on health insurance offered by
small employers due to the implementation of Small Business Health
Options Program (SHOP) exchanges under the ACA, through the addition of
a longitudinal component to the sample.
The MEPS-IC is conducted pursuant to AHRQ's statutory authority to
conduct surveys to collect data on the cost, use and quality of health
care, including the types and costs of private insurance. 42 U.S.C.
299b-2(a).
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project for both private sector and
state and local government employers, the following data collections
will be implemented:
(1) Prescreener Questionnaire--The purpose of the Prescreener
Questionnaire, which is collected via telephone, varies depending on
the insurance status of the establishment contacted. (Establishment is
defined as a single, physical location in the private sector and a
governmental unit in state and local governments.) For establishments
that do not offer health insurance to their employees, the prescreener
is used to collect basic information such as number of employees via a
phone call. For establishments that do offer health insurance, the
prescreener is used to collect contact names and address information is
that are used to mail a written establishment and plan questionnaires.
Obtaining this contact information helps ensure that the questionnaires
are directed to the person best equipped to complete them.
(2) Establishment Questionnaire--The purpose of the mailed
Establishment Questionnaire is to obtain general information from
employers who provide health insurance to their employees. The
Questionnaire collects such information as total active enrollment in
health insurance, other employee benefits offered, demographic
characteristics of employees, and retiree health insurance.
(3) Plan Questionnaire--The purpose of the mailed Plan
Questionnaire is to collect plan-specific information on each plan (up
to four) offered by establishments that provide health insurance to
their employees. This questionnaire asks about total premiums, employer
and employee contributions to the premium, and plan enrollment for each
type of coverage offered--single, employee-plus-one, and family--within
a plan. It also asks for information on deductibles, copays, and other
plan characteristics.
(4) Longitudinal Sample (LS)--For 2015, an additional sample of
small employers (those with 100 or fewer employees) will be included in
the collection. The LS will consist of 5,000 small, private-sector
employers who responded to the 2014 MEPS-IC regular survey. These
employers will be surveyed again in 2015--using the same collection
methods as the regular survey--in order to track changes in their
health insurance offerings, characteristics, and costs.
The primary objective of the MEPS-IC is to collect information on
employer-sponsored health insurance. Such information is needed in
order to provide the tools for Federal, State, and academic researchers
to evaluate current and proposed health policies and to support the
production of important statistical measures for other Federal
agencies.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the
respondent's time to provide the requested data for the 2015
longitudinal survey. The Prescreener questionnaire will be completed by
4,300 respondents and takes about 5\1/2\ minutes to complete. The
Establishment questionnaire will be completed by 2,054 respondents and
takes about 23 minutes to complete. The Plan questionnaire will be
completed by 2,054 respondents and will require an average of 1.4
responses per respondent. Each Plan questionnaire takes about 11
minutes to complete. The total burden hours are estimated to be 1,686
hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden associated
with the respondents' time to participate in this data collection. The
annualized cost burden is estimated to be $52,709.
Exhibit 1--Estimated Burden Hours for the 2015 Longitudinal Survey
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Number of
Form name Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Prescreener Questionnaire...................... 4,326 1 0.09 389
Establishment Questionnaire.................... 2,078 1 0.38* 790
Plan Questionnaire............................. 2,078 1.4 0.18 524
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Total...................................... 8,482 na na 1,703
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* The burden estimate printed on the establishment questionnaire is 45 minutes which includes the burden
estimate for completing the establishment questionnaire, an average of 1.4 plan questionnaires, plus the
prescreener. The establishment and plan questionnaires are sent to the respondent as a package and are
completed by the respondent at the same time.
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Exhibit 2--Estimated Cost Burden for the 2015 Longitudinal Survey
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Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Form name respondents hours wage rate* burden
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Prescreener Questionnaire..................... 4,326 389 $30.95 $12,040
Establishment Questionnaire................... 2,078 790 30.95 24,451
Plan Questionnaire............................ 2,078 524 30.95 16,218
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Total..................................... 8,482 1,703 na $52,709
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* Based upon the mean hourly wage for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists occupation code 13-
1141, at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes131141.htm (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 health care research and
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 on 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: April 27, 2015.
Sharon B. Arnold,
Deputy Director, AHRQ.
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