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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–15–15BCU; Docket No. CDC–2015–
0074]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
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. This notice invites
comment on the National Ambulatory
Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) on
Culturally and Linguistically
Appropriate Services (CLAS) Survey.
The purpose of the NAMCS CLAS
survey is to describe the awareness,
training, adoption, and implementation
of the Enhanced Standards for CLAS in
Health and Health Care among officebased physicians.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before October 27, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2015–
0074 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. All relevant comments
received will be posted without change
to Regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leroy A. Richardson, Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention,1600
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Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570.
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. In addition, the PRA also
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
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
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.
Proposed Project
National Ambulatory Medical Care
Survey (NAMCS) on Culturally and
Linguistically Appropriate Services
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(CLAS) Survey—New—National Center
for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
As the population of the United States
becomes increasingly diverse, it is
important that health care providers
deliver culturally and linguistically
competent services. Culturally and
linguistically appropriate services
(CLAS) are respectful of and responsive
to individual cultural health beliefs and
practices, preferred languages, health
literacy levels, and communication
needs. The National CLAS Standards in
Health and Health Care were established
in 2000 by the Office of Minority Health
(OMH), Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS) to advance
health equity, improve quality, and
eliminate health care disparities. In
2013, OMH published the Enhanced
Standards for CLAS in Health and
Health Care to revise the National CLAS
Standards in order to reflect
advancements made since 2000, expand
their scope and improve their clarity to
ensure better understanding and
implementation. Although there has
been increased awareness and efforts to
train culturally and linguistically
competent health care providers, there
has not been a systematic evaluation of
the level of adoption or implementation
of the National CLAS Standards among
physicians. Due to the limited
understanding of how the Standards are
adopted and implemented, it is difficult
to know what goals have been achieved
and which need more work.
OMH came to NCHS’ Division of
Health Care Statistics with this project
because of our expertise collecting data
from physicians in the NAMCS. The
NAMCS CLAS project meets two of the
Division’s missions: Conduct
multidisciplinary research directed
towards development of new scientific
knowledge on the provision, use,
quality, and appropriateness of
ambulatory care; and develop and
sustain collaborative partnerships
internally within DHHS and externally
with public, private, domestic and
international entities on health care
statistics programs. The purpose of the
NAMCS CLAS survey is to describe the
awareness, training, adoption, and
implementation of the Enhanced
Standards for CLAS in Health and
Health Care among office-based
physicians. The information will be
collected directly from physician
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respondents through an online survey,
paper form or telephone administration.
Information that will be collected
includes demographic information,
specialty, number of years the physician
has provided direct patient care,
training related to cultural competency
and the National CLAS Standards,
provision of CLAS to patients,
organizational characteristics that
helped or prevented provision of CLAS,
as the basis to provide regional and
national estimates. Participation in the
CLAS survey is voluntary. There will be
no financial incentive to participate.
The CLAS survey will be a selfadministered online questionnaire, with
paper form and telephone
administration as follow-up alternatives
for non-respondents. A three-year
approval will be requested.
There is no cost to the respondents
other than their time.
and awareness of the National CLAS
Standards.
The target universe of the CLAS
survey includes non-federally employed
physicians who were classified by the
American Medical Association or the
American Osteopathic Association as
providing ‘‘office-based, patient care.’’
The target universe excludes physicians
in the specialties of anesthesiology,
radiology, and pathology. The survey
sample of 2,400 physicians will be used
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Type of respondent
Form name
Office-based physicians ....................
NAMCS CLAS Survey .....................
800
1
30/60
400
Total ...........................................
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
400
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
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–15–15BEB; Docket No. CDC–2015–
0071]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing efforts 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. This notice invites
comment on a proposed information
collect project entitled Balance After
Baby Intervention: Phase 2 (BABI2.) A
three-year clearance is requested to
conduct a randomized controlled trial of
a Web site-based lifestyle program with
a racially diverse population of
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postpartum women who had recent
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before October 27, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2015–
0071 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. All relevant comments
received will be posted without change
to Regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
Regulations.gov.
Please note: All public comment should be
submitted through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact the Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570;
Email: omb@cdc.gov.
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
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or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
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
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
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-15-15BCU; Docket No. CDC-2015-0074]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: 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. This notice invites comment on the National
Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) on Culturally and Linguistically
Appropriate Services (CLAS) Survey. The purpose of the NAMCS CLAS
survey is to describe the awareness, training, adoption, and
implementation of the Enhanced Standards for CLAS in Health and Health
Care among office-based physicians.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 27, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2015-
0074 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road
NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leroy A. Richardson, Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention,1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329;
phone: 404-639-7570.
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. In addition, the PRA also requires
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information
collection before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
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 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.
Proposed Project
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) on Culturally and
Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Survey--New--National Center
for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
As the population of the United States becomes increasingly
diverse, it is important that health care providers deliver culturally
and linguistically competent services. Culturally and linguistically
appropriate services (CLAS) are respectful of and responsive to
individual cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages,
health literacy levels, and communication needs. The National CLAS
Standards in Health and Health Care were established in 2000 by the
Office of Minority Health (OMH), Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) to advance health equity, improve quality, and
eliminate health care disparities. In 2013, OMH published the Enhanced
Standards for CLAS in Health and Health Care to revise the National
CLAS Standards in order to reflect advancements made since 2000, expand
their scope and improve their clarity to ensure better understanding
and implementation. Although there has been increased awareness and
efforts to train culturally and linguistically competent health care
providers, there has not been a systematic evaluation of the level of
adoption or implementation of the National CLAS Standards among
physicians. Due to the limited understanding of how the Standards are
adopted and implemented, it is difficult to know what goals have been
achieved and which need more work.
OMH came to NCHS' Division of Health Care Statistics with this
project because of our expertise collecting data from physicians in the
NAMCS. The NAMCS CLAS project meets two of the Division's missions:
Conduct multidisciplinary research directed towards development of new
scientific knowledge on the provision, use, quality, and
appropriateness of ambulatory care; and develop and sustain
collaborative partnerships internally within DHHS and externally with
public, private, domestic and international entities on health care
statistics programs. The purpose of the NAMCS CLAS survey is to
describe the awareness, training, adoption, and implementation of the
Enhanced Standards for CLAS in Health and Health Care among office-
based physicians. The information will be collected directly from
physician
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respondents through an online survey, paper form or telephone
administration. Information that will be collected includes demographic
information, specialty, number of years the physician has provided
direct patient care, training related to cultural competency and the
National CLAS Standards, provision of CLAS to patients, organizational
characteristics that helped or prevented provision of CLAS, and
awareness of the National CLAS Standards.
The target universe of the CLAS survey includes non-federally
employed physicians who were classified by the American Medical
Association or the American Osteopathic Association as providing
``office-based, patient care.'' The target universe excludes physicians
in the specialties of anesthesiology, radiology, and pathology. The
survey sample of 2,400 physicians will be used as the basis to provide
regional and national estimates. Participation in the CLAS survey is
voluntary. There will be no financial incentive to participate.
The CLAS survey will be a self-administered online questionnaire,
with paper form and telephone administration as follow-up alternatives
for non-respondents. A three-year approval will be requested.
There is no cost to the respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office-based physicians....... NAMCS CLAS 800 1 30/60 400
Survey.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 400
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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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