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The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, April 20, 2016, from 8:30
a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
AHRQ, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
Maryland 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jaime Zimmerman, Designated
Management Official, at the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016. The agenda,
roster, and minutes are available from
Ms. Bonnie Campbell, Committee
Management Officer, Agency for
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DATES:
I. Purpose
The National Advisory Council for
Healthcare Research and Quality is
authorized by Section 941 of the Public
Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 299c. In
accordance with its statutory mandate,
the Council is to advise the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human
Services and the Director, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ), on matters related to AHRQ’s
conduct of its mission including
providing guidance on (A) priorities for
health care research, (B) the field of
health care research including training
needs and information dissemination on
health care quality and (C) the role of
the Agency in light of private sector
activity and opportunities for public
private partnerships. The Council is
composed of members of the public,
appointed by the Secretary, and Federal
ex-officio members specified in the
authorizing legislation.
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II. Agenda
On Wednesday, April 20, 2016, there
will be a subcommittee meeting for the
National Healthcare Quality and
Disparities Report scheduled to begin at
7:30 a.m. The subcommittee meeting is
open the public. The Council meeting
will convene at 8:30 a.m., with the call
to order by the Council Chair and
approval of previous Council summary
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and will be available via webcast at
www.webconferences.com/ahrq. The
meeting will begin with an update on
AHRQ’s current research, programs, and
initiatives. Following this update, the
agenda will include a presentation on
AHRQ’s work in Primary Care and a
discussion on possible new research
ideas that AHRQ could pursue to
improve health care delivery and
outcomes. The final agenda will be
available on the AHRQ Web site at
www.AHRQ.gov no later than Friday,
April 15, 2016.
Sharon B. Arnold,
Acting Director.
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Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for
the proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address any of the
following: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) Minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses; and (e) Assess information
collection costs.
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To request additional information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy
of the information collection plan and
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct
written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the items contained in this
notice to the Attention: CDC Desk
Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax
to (202) 395–5806. Written comments
should be received within 30 days of
this notice.
Proposed Project
Asthma Information Reporting System
(AIRS)—Revision—National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In 1999, the CDC began its National
Asthma Control Program (NACP), a
public health approach to address the
burden of asthma. The program
supports the goals and objectives of
‘‘Healthy People 2020’’ for asthma and
is based on the public health principles
of surveillance, partnerships,
interventions, and evaluation. The CDC
requests to revise the ‘‘Asthma
Information Reporting System (AIRS)’’
(OMB Control No. 0920–0853;
expiration date 5/31/2016). Specifically,
CDC seeks to make the following
changes:
• Rather than using the web-based
system, state awardees will use AIRS
Excel spreadsheets to report CDCdeveloped process and outcome
performance measures.
• The performance measures will be
collected annually, rather than
biannually, as previously approved.
The goal of this data collection is to
provide NCEH with routine information
about the activities and performance of
the state and territorial awardees funded
under the NACP through an annual
reporting system. NACP requires
awardees to report activities related to
partnerships, infrastructure, evaluation
and interventions to monitor the state
programs’ performance in reducing the
burden of asthma. AIRS also includes
two forms to collect aggregate ED and
HD data from awardees.
AIRS was first approved by OMB in
2010 to collect data in a web-based
system to monitor and guide
participating state health departments.
Since implementation in 2010, AIRS
and the technical assistance provided by
CDC staff have provided states with
uniform data reporting methods and
linkages to other states’ asthma program
information and resources. Thus, AIRS
has saved state resources and staff time
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when asthma programs embark on
asthma activities similar to those done
elsewhere.
In the past three-years, AIRS data
were used to:
• Serve as a resource to NCEH when
addressing congressional, departmental
and institutional inquiries.
• Help the branch align its current
interventions with CDC goals and
allowed the monitoring of progress
toward these goals.
• Allow the NACP and the state
asthma programs to make more
informed decisions about activities to
achieve objectives.
• Facilitate communication about
interventions across states, and enable
inquiries regarding interventions by
populations with a disproportionate
burden, age groups, geographic areas
and other variables of interest.
A revision to this data collection is
necessary because: (1) The web-based
reporting platform is no longer
supported by CDC; (2) in collaboration
with state asthma programs, reporting
requirements have been prioritized to
provide specific information on the two
main strategies in the associated
Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA): Services and health systems
strategies; (3) CDC now endorses
limiting state program reporting to once
a year; and (4) the number of state
awardees has been reduced from 34 to
23 states.
There will be no cost for respondents
other than their time to complete the
three AIRS spreadsheets annually. The
estimated annualized burden hours are
82.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Form name
State Asthma Program Awardees ..................
AIRS Performance Measures Reporting
Spreadsheets.
AIRS Emergency Department Visits Reporting Form.
AIRS Hospital Discharge Reporting Forms ...
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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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for
the proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address any of the
following: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
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accuracy of the agencies estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) Minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses; and (e) Assess information
collection costs.
To request additional information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy
of the information collection plan and
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice
should be directed to the Attention:
CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or
by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Occupational Health Safety Network
(OHSN)—Existing Information
Collection in Use without an OMB
Control Number—National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
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Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden
response
(hours)
23
1
150/60
23
1
30/60
23
1
30/60
Background and Brief Description
Healthcare in the United States is a
growing industry that employs more
than 19 million workers with a
substantial burden of occupational
injuries and illnesses. In 2013, one in
five workers in the healthcare and social
assistance industry reported a nonfatal
job-related injury. This is the highest
number of non-fatal injuries reported
among all private industries.
U.S. healthcare facilities depend on
surveillance data to track the incidence
of injuries, identify risk factors, target
prevention activities and evaluate
interventions to reduce the occurrence
of occupational injury among healthcare
personnel. In 2012, to assist healthcare
facilities to enhance capacity to use
existing surveillance data, the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) launched the
Occupational Health Safety Network
(OHSN), a voluntary surveillance
system developed specifically for
healthcare personnel environment.
OHSN is a free, and secure electronic
occupational safety and health
surveillance system that has provided
U.S. healthcare facilities the ability to
efficiently analyze their own
occupational injury data while, at the
same time, serving as a source for
national surveillance by sharing their
de-identified injury data with NIOSH.
Unlike other national occupational
surveillance systems, OHSN offers
integrated approach to monitor standard
occupational injuries among facilitybased healthcare personnel in the U.S.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-16-0853]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct written comments
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments
should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Asthma Information Reporting System (AIRS)--Revision--National
Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In 1999, the CDC began its National Asthma Control Program (NACP),
a public health approach to address the burden of asthma. The program
supports the goals and objectives of ``Healthy People 2020'' for asthma
and is based on the public health principles of surveillance,
partnerships, interventions, and evaluation. The CDC requests to revise
the ``Asthma Information Reporting System (AIRS)'' (OMB Control No.
0920-0853; expiration date 5/31/2016). Specifically, CDC seeks to make
the following changes:
Rather than using the web-based system, state awardees
will use AIRS Excel spreadsheets to report CDC-developed process and
outcome performance measures.
The performance measures will be collected annually,
rather than biannually, as previously approved.
The goal of this data collection is to provide NCEH with routine
information about the activities and performance of the state and
territorial awardees funded under the NACP through an annual reporting
system. NACP requires awardees to report activities related to
partnerships, infrastructure, evaluation and interventions to monitor
the state programs' performance in reducing the burden of asthma. AIRS
also includes two forms to collect aggregate ED and HD data from
awardees.
AIRS was first approved by OMB in 2010 to collect data in a web-
based system to monitor and guide participating state health
departments. Since implementation in 2010, AIRS and the technical
assistance provided by CDC staff have provided states with uniform data
reporting methods and linkages to other states' asthma program
information and resources. Thus, AIRS has saved state resources and
staff time
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when asthma programs embark on asthma activities similar to those done
elsewhere.
In the past three-years, AIRS data were used to:
Serve as a resource to NCEH when addressing congressional,
departmental and institutional inquiries.
Help the branch align its current interventions with CDC
goals and allowed the monitoring of progress toward these goals.
Allow the NACP and the state asthma programs to make more
informed decisions about activities to achieve objectives.
Facilitate communication about interventions across
states, and enable inquiries regarding interventions by populations
with a disproportionate burden, age groups, geographic areas and other
variables of interest.
A revision to this data collection is necessary because: (1) The
web-based reporting platform is no longer supported by CDC; (2) in
collaboration with state asthma programs, reporting requirements have
been prioritized to provide specific information on the two main
strategies in the associated Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA):
Services and health systems strategies; (3) CDC now endorses limiting
state program reporting to once a year; and (4) the number of state
awardees has been reduced from 34 to 23 states.
There will be no cost for respondents other than their time to
complete the three AIRS spreadsheets annually. The estimated annualized
burden hours are 82.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response
respondent (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State Asthma Program Awardees......... AIRS Performance 23 1 150/60
Measures Reporting
Spreadsheets.
AIRS Emergency 23 1 30/60
Department Visits
Reporting Form.
AIRS Hospital Discharge 23 1 30/60
Reporting Forms.
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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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