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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) reapprove the proposed
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.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by August 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES: 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
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:
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Proposed Project
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey—
Insurance Component
Employer-sponsored health insurance
is the source of coverage for 79.3 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-
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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.
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
of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on
health insurance offered by all
employers, and especially 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 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 that is 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. This information includes
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total active enrollment in health
insurance, other employee benefits,
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) 2016—2017 Longitudinal
Sample—For 2016 and 2017, an
additional sample of 7,000 employers
will be included in the collection. This
sample, called the Longitudinal Sample
(LS), is designed to measure the impact
of the ACA on employer sponsored
health insurance and especially the
impact of the SHOP exchanges on small
employers. The 2016 LS will consist of
7,000 private-sector employers who
responded to the 2015 MEPS–IC, and
the 2017 LS will consist of 7,000
private-sector employers who
responded to the 2016 MEPS–IC. These
employers will be surveyed again in
2016 and 2017—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
The estimated annualized respondent
burden hours and costs for the regular
MEPS–IC and the Longitudinal Sample
are presented separately below.
2016–2017 RegularMEPS–IC
Exhibit 1a shows the estimated
annualized burden hours for the
respondent’s time to participate in the
MEPS–IC. The Prescreener
questionnaire will be completed by
27,606 respondents and takes about 51⁄2
minutes to complete. The Establishment
questionnaire will be completed by
23,814 respondents and takes about 23
minutes to complete. The Plan
questionnaire will be completed by
21,084 respondents and will require an
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average of 2.2 responses per respondent.
Each Plan questionnaire takes about 11
minutes to complete. The total
annualized burden hours are estimated
to be 19,883 hours.
Exhibit 2a 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 $615,380.
EXHIBIT 1a—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS FOR THE 2016–2017 MEPS–IC
Number of
respondents
Form name
Prescreener Questionnaire ............................................................................
Establishment Questionnaire .........................................................................
Plan Questionnaire ........................................................................................
27,606
23,814
21,084
Total ........................................................................................................
Number of
responses per
respondent
1
1
2.2
72,504
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
0.09
* 0.38
0.18
2,485
9,049
8,349
na
19,883
na
* The burden estimate printed on the establishment questionnaire is 45 minutes which includes the burden estimate for completing the establishment questionnaire, an average of 2.2 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.
EXHIBIT 2a—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN FOR THE 2016–2017 MEPS–IC
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total burden
hours
Average
hourly wage
rate *
Total cost
burden
Prescreener Questionnaire ..............................................................................
Establishment Questionnaire ...........................................................................
Plan Questionnaire ..........................................................................................
27,606
23,814
21,084
2,485
9,049
8,349
30.95
30.95
30.95
$76,911
280,067
258,402
Total ..........................................................................................................
72,504
19,883
na
615,380
* Based upon the mean hourly wage for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists occupation code 13–1141, at https://bls.gov/oes/
current/oes131141.htm (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.)
2016–2017 Longitudinal Sample
Exhibit 1b shows the estimated
annualized burden hours for the
respondent’s time to participate in the
Longitudinal Sample. The Prescreener
questionnaire will be completed by
4,517 respondents and takes about 5 1⁄2
minutes to complete. The Establishment
questionnaire will be completed by
4,023 respondents and takes about 23
minutes to complete. The Plan
questionnaire will be completed by
3,487 respondents and will require an
average of 2.2 responses per respondent.
Each Plan questionnaire takes about 11
minutes to complete. The total
annualized burden hours are estimated
to be 3,317 hours.
Exhibit 2b 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 $102,662.
EXHIBIT 1b—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS FOR THE 2016–2017 LONGITUDINAL SAMPLE (LS)
Number of
respondents
Form name
Prescreener Questionnaire (LS) ....................................................................
Establishment Questionnaire (LS) .................................................................
Plan Questionnaire (LS) ................................................................................
4,517
4,023
3,487
Total ........................................................................................................
Number of
responses per
respondent
1
1
2.2
12,027
na
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
0.09
* 0.38
0.18
407
1,529
1,381
na
3,317
* The burden estimate printed on the establishment questionnaire is 45 minutes which includes the burden estimate for completing the establishment questionnaire, an average of 2.2 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.
EXHIBIT 2b—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN FOR THE 2016–2017 LONGITUDINAL SAMPLE (LS)
Number of
respondents
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Form name
Total burden
hours
Average
hourly wage
rate *
Total cost
burden
Prescreener Questionnaire (LS) ......................................................................
Establishment Questionnaire (LS) ...................................................................
Plan Questionnaire (LS) ..................................................................................
4,517
4,023
3,487
407
1,529
1,381
$30.95
30.95
30.95
$12,597
47,323
42,742
Total ..........................................................................................................
12,027
3,317
na
102,662
* Based upon the mean hourly wage for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists occupation code 13–1141, at https://bls.gov/oes/
current/oes131141.htm (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 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: June 3, 2015.
Sharon B. Arnold,
Deputy Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
Administration for Children
and Families, HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
This notice amends Part K of
the Statement of Organization,
Functions, and Delegations of Authority
of the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), as
follows: Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Children and Families, as last
amended by77 FR 61002, September 21,
2012, and Office of Refugee
Resettlement, as last amended by 80 FR
3614, January 23, 2015. This notice adds
a new office, the Office on Trafficking
in Persons to the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Children and Families and
transfers the functions of the Division of
Anti-Trafficking in Persons to this
office. The changes are as follows:
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SUMMARY:
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I. Under Chapter KA, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families, Make the Following Changes
A. Delete KA.00 Mission in its
entirety and replace with the following:
KA.00 Mission. The Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families (OAS) provides executive
direction, leadership, and guidance for
all ACF programs. OAS provides
national leadership to develop and
coordinate public and private initiatives
for carrying out programs that promote
permanency placement planning, family
stability, and self-sufficiency. OAS
advises the Secretary on issues affecting
America’s children and families,
including Native Americans, refugees,
legalized aliens, and victims of human
trafficking. OAS provides leadership on
human service issues and conducts
emergency preparedness and response
operations during a nationally declared
emergency.
B. Delete KA.10 Organization in its
entirety and replace with the following:
KA.10 Organization. The Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families is headed by the Assistant
Secretary for Children and Families who
reports directly to the Secretary and
consists of:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Children and Families (KA)
Executive Secretariat Office (KAF)
Office of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response (KAG)
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary
and Inter-Departmental Liaison for
Early Childhood Development (KAH)
Office on Trafficking in Persons (KAI)
C. Establish KA.20 Functions,
Paragraph E, The Office on Trafficking
in Persons:
E. The Office on Trafficking in
Persons (KAI): The Office on Trafficking
in Persons (OTIP) is responsible for the
overall leadership of anti-trafficking
programs and services under the
purview of ACF, including, but not
limited to, implementing provisions of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
(TVPA). OTIP is led by a Director, with
the required knowledge and expertise in
advising the Assistant Secretary, ACF,
in the development of anti-trafficking
strategies, policies, and programs to
prevent human trafficking, build health
and human service capacity to respond
to human trafficking, increase victim
identification and access to services,
and strengthen the long-term health and
well-being outcomes of survivors of
human trafficking. The Office certifies
or provides letters of eligibility, as
appropriate, to victims of severe forms
of trafficking, in accordance with the
TVPA and promotes public awareness
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on human trafficking. The Office
identifies research priorities for ACF’s
anti-trafficking work, and leads the
preparation and presentation of related
memorandums, reports, briefings,
trainings, technical assistance, and
analyses.
II. Under Chapter KR, Office of Office
of Refugee Resettlement, Make the
Following Changes
A. Under Chapter KR, Office of
Refugee Resettlement, delete KR.00
Mission in its entirety and replace with
the following:
KR.00 Mission. The Office of
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) advises the
Secretary, through the Assistant
Secretary for Children and Families, on
matters relating to refugee resettlement,
immigration, victims of torture,
unaccompanied alien children, and the
repatriation of U.S. citizens. The Office
plans, develops, and directs
implementation of a comprehensive
program for domestic refugee and
entrant resettlement assistance to
include cash assistance, medical
assistance, and associated social
services in support of early selfsufficiency. It develops, recommends,
and issues program policies,
procedures, and interpretations to
provide program direction. The Office
monitors and evaluates the
performances of States and other public
and private agencies in administering
these programs and supports actions to
improve them. It provides leadership
and direction in the development and
coordination of national public and
private programs that provide assistance
to refugees, asylees, Cuban and Haitian
entrants, and certain Amerasians and
victims of severe forms of trafficking in
persons. The Office is also responsible
for the care and custody of
unaccompanied alien children, the
provision of specific consent in Special
Immigrant Juvenile status cases, and the
policies, procedures, and interpretations
needed in these program areas.
B. Under Chapter KR, ORR, delete
KR.10 Organization, in its entirety and
replace with the following:
KR.10 Organization. ORR is headed
by a Director, who reports to the
Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families. The Office is organized as
follows:
Office of the Director (KRA)
Division of Policy (KRA1)
Division of Refugee Assistance (KRE)
Division of Refugee Services (KRF)
Division of Children’s Services (KRH)
Division of Refugee Health (KRJ)
C. Under Chapter KR, ORR, delete
KR.20 Functions, Paragraph E in 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) reapprove the proposed 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.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES: 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 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
79.3 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.
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 of the Affordable Care Act
(ACA) on health insurance offered by all employers, and especially 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 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
that is 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. This
information includes total active enrollment in health insurance, other
employee benefits, 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) 2016--2017 Longitudinal Sample--For 2016 and 2017, an
additional sample of 7,000 employers will be included in the
collection. This sample, called the Longitudinal Sample (LS), is
designed to measure the impact of the ACA on employer sponsored health
insurance and especially the impact of the SHOP exchanges on small
employers. The 2016 LS will consist of 7,000 private-sector employers
who responded to the 2015 MEPS-IC, and the 2017 LS will consist of
7,000 private-sector employers who responded to the 2016 MEPS-IC. These
employers will be surveyed again in 2016 and 2017--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
The estimated annualized respondent burden hours and costs for the
regular MEPS-IC and the Longitudinal Sample are presented separately
below.
2016-2017 RegularMEPS-IC
Exhibit 1a shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the
respondent's time to participate in the MEPS-IC. The Prescreener
questionnaire will be completed by 27,606 respondents and takes about
5\1/2\ minutes to complete. The Establishment questionnaire will be
completed by 23,814 respondents and takes about 23 minutes to complete.
The Plan questionnaire will be completed by 21,084 respondents and will
require an
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average of 2.2 responses per respondent. Each Plan questionnaire takes
about 11 minutes to complete. The total annualized burden hours are
estimated to be 19,883 hours.
Exhibit 2a 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 $615,380.
Exhibit 1a--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours for the 2016-2017 MEPS-IC
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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...................... 27,606 1 0.09 2,485
Establishment Questionnaire.................... 23,814 1 * 0.38 9,049
Plan Questionnaire............................. 21,084 2.2 0.18 8,349
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Total...................................... 72,504 na na 19,883
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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 2.2 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.
Exhibit 2a--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden for the 2016-2017 MEPS-IC
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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....................... 27,606 2,485 30.95 $76,911
Establishment Questionnaire..................... 23,814 9,049 30.95 280,067
Plan Questionnaire.............................. 21,084 8,349 30.95 258,402
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Total....................................... 72,504 19,883 na 615,380
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* Based upon the mean hourly wage for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists occupation code 13-
1141, at https://bls.gov/oes/current/oes131141.htm (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.)
2016-2017 Longitudinal Sample
Exhibit 1b shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the
respondent's time to participate in the Longitudinal Sample. The
Prescreener questionnaire will be completed by 4,517 respondents and
takes about 5 \1/2\ minutes to complete. The Establishment
questionnaire will be completed by 4,023 respondents and takes about 23
minutes to complete. The Plan questionnaire will be completed by 3,487
respondents and will require an average of 2.2 responses per
respondent. Each Plan questionnaire takes about 11 minutes to complete.
The total annualized burden hours are estimated to be 3,317 hours.
Exhibit 2b 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 $102,662.
Exhibit 1b--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours for the 2016-2017 Longitudinal Sample (LS)
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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 (LS)................. 4,517 1 0.09 407
Establishment Questionnaire (LS)............... 4,023 1 * 0.38 1,529
Plan Questionnaire (LS)........................ 3,487 2.2 0.18 1,381
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Total...................................... 12,027 na na 3,317
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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 2.2 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.
Exhibit 2b--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden for the 2016-2017 Longitudinal Sample (LS)
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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 (LS).................. 4,517 407 $30.95 $12,597
Establishment Questionnaire (LS)................ 4,023 1,529 30.95 47,323
Plan Questionnaire (LS)......................... 3,487 1,381 30.95 42,742
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Total....................................... 12,027 3,317 na 102,662
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* Based upon the mean hourly wage for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists occupation code 13-
1141, at https://bls.gov/oes/current/oes131141.htm (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 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: June 3, 2015.
Sharon B. Arnold,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-14197 Filed 6-10-15; 8:45 am]
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