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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Form name
Minutes per
response
Total
burden
hours
Review/update existing RoPR Record created through ClinicalTrials.gov
pathway ........................................................................................................
132
1
15/60
33
Total ..........................................................................................................
246
........................
........................
107.42
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated cost
burden associated with the respondent’s
time to participate in the RoPR. The
total cost burden to respondents is
estimated at an average of $4,017.51
annually.
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Form name
New RoPR Record entered manually through self-registration process ........
New RoPR Record entered through ClinicalTrials.gov pathway .....................
Review/update existing RoPR Record created through self-registration process ................................................................................................................
Review/update existing RoPR Record created through ClinicalTrials.gov
pathway ........................................................................................................
Total ..........................................................................................................
Average
hourly
wage rate †
($)
Total
burden
hours
Total cost
burden
($)
16
65
14.67
48.75
$37.40
37.40
$548.66
1,823.25
33
11
37.40
411.40
132
33
37.40
1,234.20
246
107.42
37.40
4,017.51
* Based on the mean wages for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, 29–0000. National Compensation Survey: Occupational
wages in the United States May 2015, ‘‘U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.’’ Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
oes290000.htm.
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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 health care 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 upon the
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.
Sharon B. Arnold,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2017–08650 Filed 4–27–17; 8:45 am]
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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.
AGENCY:
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) reapprove the proposed
information collection project: ‘‘Medical
Expenditure Panel Survey—Insurance
Component.’’
SUMMARY:
Comments on this notice must be
received by June 27, 2017.
DATES:
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
ADDRESSES:
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Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed 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.
Employer-sponsored health insurance is
the source of coverage for 84.4 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 the extent, cost, and
coverage of employer-sponsored health
insurance on an annual basis. These
statistics for private industry are
produced at the National, State, and
sub-State (metropolitan area) level.
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.
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(3) Supply critical State and National
estimates of health insurance spending
for the National Health Accounts and
Gross Domestic Product.
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), and to
conduct research on health care, 42
U.S.C. 299a.
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project,
following data collections will be
implemented for both private sector and
state and local government employers:
(1) Pre-screener Questionnaire—The
purpose of the Pre-screener
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 Questionnaire is used to collect
basic information, such as number of
employees. For establishments that do
offer health insurance, the Pre-screener
Questionnaire collects contact name and
address information for the person in
the establishment best equipped to
complete the full questionnaire.
(2) Establishment Questionnaire—The
purpose of the mailed Establishment
Questionnaire is to obtain general
information from employers that
provide health insurance to their
employees, including 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 plans) offered by
establishments. This questionnaire
obtains information on 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.
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 participate in the
MEPS–IC. The Pre-screener
Questionnaire will be completed by
30,041 respondents and takes about 51⁄2
minutes to complete. The Establishment
Questionnaire will be completed by
25,914 respondents and takes about 23
minutes to complete. The Plan
Questionnaire will be completed by
22,943 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 21,636 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 $691,703.
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS FOR THE 2018–2019 MEPS–IC
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
Pre-screener Questionnaire .............................................................................
Establishment Questionnaire ...........................................................................
Plan Questionnaire ..........................................................................................
30,041
25,914
22,943
1
1
2.2
0.09
* 0.38
0.18
2,704
9,847
9,085
Total ..........................................................................................................
78,898
na
na
21,636
* 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 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN FOR THE 2018–2019 MEPS–IC
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total burden
hours
Average
hourly wage
rate *
Total cost
burden
Pre-screener Questionnaire .............................................................................
Establishment Questionnaire ...........................................................................
Plan Questionnaire ..........................................................................................
30,041
25,914
22,943
2,704
9,847
9,085
31.97
31.97
31.97
$86,447
314,809
290,447
Total ..........................................................................................................
78,898
21,636
na
$691,703
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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
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research and health care 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
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of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information upon the
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
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included in the Agency’s subsequent
request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Sharon B. Arnold,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2017–08649 Filed 4–27–17; 8:45 am]
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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) approve the proposed
information collection project: ‘‘Generic
Clearance for Questionnaire and Data
Collection Testing, Evaluation, and
Research for the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality.’’
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by June 27, 2017.
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
Generic Clearance for Questionnaire
and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation,
and Research for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520,
AHRQ invites the public to comment on
this proposed information collection.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ) requests that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
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reapprove generic pre-testing Clearance
0935–0124 for three years to facilitate
AHRQ’s efforts to (1) employ
evaluation-type methods and techniques
to improve AHRQ’s current data
collection and estimation procedures,
(2) develop new collections and
procedures, including toolkits, and (3)
revise existing collections and
procedures. AHRQ believes that
developing, testing, and evaluating data
collection and estimation procedures
using survey methods and other
techniques in anticipation of agencysponsored studies can improve its
information collection efforts, and the
products it develops and allow AHRQ to
be more responsive to fast-changing
developments in the health care
research field. AHRQ uses techniques to
simplify data collection and estimation
procedures, reduce respondent burden,
and improve efficiencies to meet the
needs of individuals and small business
respondents who may have reduced
budgets and staff.
This clearance request is limited to
research on data collection, toolkit
development, and estimation
procedures and reports and does not
extend to the collection of data for
public release or policy formation. The
current Clearance (0935–0124) was
granted on November 12, 2014, and
expires on November 30, 2017.
This generic clearance will allow
AHRQ to draft and test toolkits, survey
instruments and other data collection
and estimation procedures more quickly
and with greater lead time, thereby
managing project time more efficiently
and improving the quality of the data
AHRQ collects. In some instances, the
ability to test and evaluate toolkits, data
collection and estimation procedures in
anticipation of work or early in a project
may result in the decision not to
proceed with additional activities,
which could save both public and
private resources and eliminate
respondent burden.
This generic clearance will facilitate
AHRQ’s response to a changing
environment. Many of the tools AHRQ
develops are made available to the
private sector to assist in improving
health care quality. The health and
health care environment changes
rapidly and requires a quick response
from AHRQ to provide refined tools.
These preliminary research activities
will not be used by AHRQ to regulate
or sanction its customers. They will be
entirely voluntary and the
confidentiality of respondents and their
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responses will be preserved. Proposed
information collections submitted under
this generic clearance will be submitted
for review by OMB with a response
expected in 14 days.
Method of Collection
The information collected through
preliminary research activities under
this generic clearance will be used by
AHRQ to employ techniques to (1)
improve AHRQ’s current data collection
and estimation procedures, (2) develop
new collections and procedures,
including toolkits, and (3) revise
existing collections and procedures in
anticipation or in response to changes in
the health or health care field. The end
result will be improvement in AHRQ’s
data collections and procedures and the
quality of data collected, a reduction or
minimization of respondent burden,
increased agency efficiency, and
improved responsiveness to the public.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden
hours, over the full 3 years of this
clearance, for the respondents’ time to
participate in the research activities that
may be conducted under this generic
clearance. Mail surveys will be
conducted with about 6,000 persons
(2,000 per year for 3 years) and are
estimated to average 20 minutes. Mail
surveys may also be sent to respondents
via email, and may include a telephone
non-response follow-up. Telephone
non-response follow-up for mailed
surveys is not counted as a telephone
survey in Exhibit 1. Not more than 600
persons, over 3 years, will participate in
telephone surveys that will take about
40 minutes. Web-based surveys will be
conducted with no more than 3,000
persons and will require no more than
10 minutes to complete. About 1,500
persons will participate in focus groups
which may last up to two hours, while
in-person interviews will be conducted
with 600 persons and will take about 50
minutes. Automated data collection will
be conducted for about 1,500 persons
and could take up to 1 hour. Cognitive
testing will be conducted with about
600 persons and is estimated to take 11⁄2
hours to complete. The total burden
over 3 years is estimated to be 8,900
hours (about 2,967 hours per year).
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated cost
burden over 3 years, based on the
respondent’s time to participate in these
research activities. The total cost burden
is estimated to be $338,734.
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[FR Doc No: 2017-08649]
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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.''
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 27, 2017.
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
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information
collection. Employer-sponsored health insurance is the source of
coverage for 84.4 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 the extent, cost, and coverage of employer-sponsored
health insurance on an annual basis. These statistics for private
industry are produced at the National, State, and sub-State
(metropolitan area) level. 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.
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(3) Supply critical State and National estimates of health
insurance spending for the National Health Accounts and Gross Domestic
Product.
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), and to conduct research on health care, 42 U.S.C. 299a.
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project, following data collections
will be implemented for both private sector and state and local
government employers:
(1) Pre-screener Questionnaire--The purpose of the Pre-screener
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 Pre-screener
Questionnaire is used to collect basic information, such as number of
employees. For establishments that do offer health insurance, the Pre-
screener Questionnaire collects contact name and address information
for the person in the establishment best equipped to complete the full
questionnaire.
(2) Establishment Questionnaire--The purpose of the mailed
Establishment Questionnaire is to obtain general information from
employers that provide health insurance to their employees, including
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 plans) offered by establishments. This questionnaire obtains
information on 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.
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 participate in the MEPS-IC. The Pre-screener
Questionnaire will be completed by 30,041 respondents and takes about
5\1/2\ minutes to complete. The Establishment Questionnaire will be
completed by 25,914 respondents and takes about 23 minutes to complete.
The Plan Questionnaire will be completed by 22,943 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 21,636 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 $691,703.
Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours for the 2018-2019 MEPS-IC
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of
Form name Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Pre-screener Questionnaire...................... 30,041 1 0.09 2,704
Establishment Questionnaire..................... 25,914 1 * 0.38 9,847
Plan Questionnaire.............................. 22,943 2.2 0.18 9,085
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Total....................................... 78,898 na na 21,636
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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 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden for the 2018-2019 MEPS-IC
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Average
Form name Number of Total burden hourly wage Total cost
respondents hours rate * burden
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Pre-screener Questionnaire...................... 30,041 2,704 31.97 $86,447
Establishment Questionnaire..................... 25,914 9,847 31.97 314,809
Plan Questionnaire.............................. 22,943 9,085 31.97 290,447
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Total....................................... 78,898 21,636 na $691,703
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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
health care 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 upon the
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
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included in the Agency's subsequent request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Sharon B. Arnold,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2017-08649 Filed 4-27-17; 8:45 am]
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