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[Document Identifier CMS–10346, CMS–
10036 and CMS–10437]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA), federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information (including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information) and to allow
60 days for public comment on the
proposed action. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding our
burden estimates or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including
the necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions,
the accuracy of the estimated burden,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected, and the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology to minimize the
information collection burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by
August 8, 2017.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
reference the document identifier or
OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in
any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send your
comments electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to find the information collection
document(s) that are accepting
comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development,
Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number lll, Room C4–26–
05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, you may make your request
using one of following:
1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.html.
2. Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
(410) 786–1326.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Parham at (410) 786–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Contents
This notice sets out a summary of the
use and burden associated with the
following information collections. More
detailed information can be found in
each collection’s supporting statement
and associated materials (see
ADDRESSES).
CMS–10346 Appeals of Quality Bonus
Payment Determinations
CMS–10036 IRF–PAI for the
Collection of Data Pertaining to the
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
Prospective Payment System and
Quality Reporting Program
CMS–10437 Generic Social Marketing
& Consumer Testing Research
Under the 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.
The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep—records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
requires federal agencies to publish a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information, before
submitting the collection to OMB for
approval. To comply with this
requirement, CMS is publishing this
notice.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Appeals of
Quality Bonus Payment Determinations;
Use: Section 1853(o) of the Social
Security Act requires us to make Quality
Bonus Payments (QBPs) to Medicare
Advantage (MA) organizations that
achieve performance rating scores of at
least 4 stars under a five star rating
system. MA organizations have 10
calendar days from the date of CMS’
release of its QBP determinations to
request a technical report from CMS
explaining the development of their
QBP status. The technical report is
provided in writing by electronic mail
to the MA organization. If, after
reviewing the technical report, the MA
organization believes that CMS was
incorrect in its QBP determination,
within 10 calendar days the MA
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organization may request an appeal to
be conducted by a hearing officer
designated by CMS. The hearing
officer’s decision is final and binding on
both the MA organization and CMS. The
hearing officer is required to issue his/
her decision on or before May 15 of the
year preceding the year in which the
contract for which the QBP to be
applied will be offered. Form Number:
CMS–10346 (OMB control number:
0938–1129); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Private sector (Business or other
for-profits and Not-for-profit
institutions); Number of Respondents:
500; Total Annual Responses: 20; Total
Annual Hours: 160. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Sarah Gaillot at 410–786–4637).
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a previously
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: IRF–PAI for the
Collection of Data Pertaining to the
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
Prospective Payment System and
Quality Reporting Program Use: This
instrument with its supporting manual
is needed to permit the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, and CMS,
to implement Section 1886(j) of the
Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C.
1395ww(j), as enacted by § 4421 of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA),
Pub. L. 105–33. The statute requires the
Secretary to develop a prospective
payment system for inpatient
rehabilitation facility services for the
Medicare program. This payment
system is to cover both operating and
capital costs for inpatient rehabilitation
facility services. It applies to inpatient
rehabilitation hospitals as well as
rehabilitation units of acute care
hospitals, both of which are exempt
from the current PPS for inpatient
hospital services. CMS implemented the
inpatient rehabilitation facility
prospective payment system for cost
reporting periods beginning on or after
January 1, 2002.
Since October 1, 2012, the IRF–PAI
has also been used to collect quality
measure data, using data items in the
Quality Indicator section, as required by
Section 1886(j)(7) of the Social Security
Act added by section 3004 of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act. The
statute requires the Secretary to
establish a quality reporting program for
inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs),
which was established in the FY 2012
IRF PPS final rule (76 FR 47873 through
47883. Further, section 1886(j)(7)(A)(i)
of the Act requires the Secretary to
reduce the increase factor with respect
to a fiscal year by 2 percentage points
for any IRFs that do not submit data to
the Secretary in accordance with
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requirements established by the
Secretary for that fiscal year, beginning
in fiscal year 2014.
Section 2(a) of the Improving
Medicare Post-Acute Care
Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT
Act) (Pub. L. 113–185, enacted on Oct.
6, 2014), requires that the Secretary
specify not later than the applicable
specified application date, as defined in
section 1899B(a)(2)(E), quality measures
on which IRF providers are required to
submit standardized patient assessment
data described in section 1899B(b)(1)
and other necessary data specified by
the Secretary. Section 1899B(c)(2)(A)
requires, to the extent possible, the
submission of the such quality measure
data through the use of a PAC
assessment instrument and the
modification of such instrument as
necessary to enable such use; for IRFs,
this requirement refers to the Inpatient
Rehabilitation Facility—Patient
Assessment Instrument (IRF–PAI).
Since October 1, 2015, there have
been numerous updates to the IRF–PAI.
Some of the changes were subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act and some are
exempt under the IMPACT Act. This
information collection includes a
summary of those revisions. Form
Number: CMS–10036 (OMB control
number: 0938–0842); Frequency:
Annually; Affected Public: Private
Sector: Business or other for-profits and
Not-for-profit institutions, State, Local
or Tribal Governments and Federal
Government; Number of Respondents:
1,137; Total Annual Responses:
402,311; Total Annual Hours: 227,151.
(For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Charles Padgett at
410–786–2811.)
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Generic Social
Marketing & Consumer Testing
Research; Use: The purpose of this
submission is to extend the approval of
the generic clearance for a program of
consumer research aimed at a broad
audience of those affected by CMS
programs including Medicare,
Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance
Program (CHIP), and health insurance
exchanges. This program extends
strategic efforts to reach and tailor
communications to beneficiaries,
caregivers, providers, stakeholders, and
any other audiences that would support
the Agency in improving the
functioning of the health care system,
improve patient care and outcomes, and
reduce costs without sacrificing quality
of care. The information collected will
be used to create a streamlined and
proactive process for collection of data
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and utilizing the feedback on service
delivery for continuous improvement of
communication activities aimed at
diverse CMS audiences.
The generic clearance will allow rapid
response to inform CMS initiatives
using a mixture of qualitative and
quantitative consumer research
strategies (including formative research
studies and methodological tests) to
improve communication with key CMS
audiences. As new information
resources and persuasive technologies
are developed, they can be tested and
evaluated for beneficiary response to the
materials and delivery channels. Results
will inform communication
development and information
architecture as well as allow for
continuous quality improvement. The
overall goal is to maximize the extent to
which consumers have access to useful
sources of CMS program information in
a form that can help them make the
most of their benefits and options
The activities under this clearance
involve social marketing and consumer
research using samples of self-selected
customers, as well as convenience
samples, and quota samples, with
respondents selected either to cover a
broad range of customers or to include
specific characteristics related to certain
products or services. All collection of
information under this clearance will
utilize a subset of items drawn from a
core collection of customizable items
referred to as the Social Marketing and
Consumer Testing Item Bank. This item
bank is designed to establish a set of
pre-approved generic question that can
be drawn upon to allow for the rapid
turn-around consumer testing required
for us to communicate more effectively
with our audiences. The questions in
the item bank are divided into two
major categories. One set focuses on
characteristics of individuals and is
intended primarily for participant
screening and for use in structured
quantitative on-line or telephone
surveys. The other set is less structured
and is designed for use in qualitative
one-on-one and small group discussions
or collecting information related to
subjective impressions of test materials.
Results will be compiled and
disseminated so that future
communication can be informed by the
testing results. We will use the findings
to create the greatest possible public
benefit. Form Number: CMS–10437
(OMB control number: 0938–1247);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Individuals; Number of Respondents:
41,592; Number of Responses: 28,800;
Total Annual Hours: 21,488. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
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Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Award of 48 singlesource low-cost extension supplement
grants under the Unaccompanied Alien
Children’s (UAC) Program.
contact Allyssa Allen at 410–786–
8436126.)
Dated: June 6, 2017.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[CFDA Number: 93.676]
Announcement of the Award of 48
Single-Source Low-Cost Extension
Supplement Grants Within the Office of
Refugee Resettlement’s
Unaccompanied Alien Children’s
(UAC) Program
Office of Refugee Resettlement
(ORR), Administration for Children and
AGENCY:
ACF, ORR, announces the
award of 48 single source low-cost
extension supplement grants for a total
of $110,480,457 under the
Unaccompanied Alien Children’s (UAC)
Program.
DATES: Low-cost extension supplement
grants will support activities from
October 1, 2016, through December 31,
2016, for 46 grantees and October 1,
2016, through March 31, 2017, for two
grantees.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jallyn Sualog, Director, Division of
Unaccompanied Children’s Operations,
Office of Refugee Resettlement, 330 C
Street SW., Washington, DC 20201.
Email: DCSProgram@acf.hhs.gov.
Phone: 202–401–4997.
SUMMARY:
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following supplement grants will
support the immediate need for
additional capacity of shelter services to
accommodate the prior increase in
number of UACs referred by DHS into
ORR care. This increase in the UAC
population necessitated the need for
expansion of services to expedite the
release of UAC. In order to be prepared
for an increase in referrals for shelter
services, ORR solicited proposals from
grantees to accommodate the extensive
amount of referrals from DHS.
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BCFS Health and Human Services .............................................................................
Southwest Key, Inc ......................................................................................................
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ...........................................................
Crittenton ......................................................................................................................
Children’s Village .........................................................................................................
MercyFirst .....................................................................................................................
United States Committee for Refugee and Immigrants ...............................................
His House, Inc ..............................................................................................................
Heartland ......................................................................................................................
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service ................................................................
Shenandoah .................................................................................................................
Lincoln Hall ...................................................................................................................
St. Peter-St. Joseph Children’s Home .........................................................................
Upbring .........................................................................................................................
Heartland Human Care, Inc .........................................................................................
Heartland Human Care, Inc .........................................................................................
United Stated Conference of Catholic Bishops ...........................................................
A New Leaf ..................................................................................................................
David & Margaret .........................................................................................................
Florence Crittenton .......................................................................................................
Shiloh ...........................................................................................................................
Catholic Charities Houston-Galveston .........................................................................
His House .....................................................................................................................
Upbring .........................................................................................................................
BCFS Health and Human Services (102) ....................................................................
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service ................................................................
Juvenile Detention Commission for Northern Virginia .................................................
Youth Care ...................................................................................................................
Morrison Child and Family Services ............................................................................
Tumbleweed Child and Family Services .....................................................................
KidsPeace ....................................................................................................................
BCFS Health and Human Services (110) ....................................................................
Seton Home .................................................................................................................
BCFS Health and Human Services (112) ....................................................................
Youth for Tomorrow .....................................................................................................
Youth for Tomorrow .....................................................................................................
Yolo County ..................................................................................................................
Catholic Charities Boystown ........................................................................................
BCFS Health and Human Services (116) ....................................................................
BCFS Health and Human Services (116) ....................................................................
Cardinal McCloskey .....................................................................................................
Mercy First ...................................................................................................................
Children’s Home of Kingston .......................................................................................
Lutheran Social Services of Metropolitan New York ...................................................
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS-10346, CMS-10036 and CMS-10437]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is
announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention
to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (the PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice
in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of
information (including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an
existing collection of information) and to allow 60 days for public
comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the
proposed information collection for the proper performance of the
agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection
burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by August 8, 2017.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or
OMB control number. To be assured consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send your comments electronically to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information
collection document(s) that are accepting comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number ___, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244-1850.
To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, you may make
your request using one of following:
1. Access CMS' Web site address at https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.
2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Parham at (410) 786-4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Contents
This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated
with the following information collections. More detailed information
can be found in each collection's supporting statement and associated
materials (see ADDRESSES).
CMS-10346 Appeals of Quality Bonus Payment Determinations
CMS-10036 IRF-PAI for the Collection of Data Pertaining to the
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System and
Quality Reporting Program
CMS-10437 Generic Social Marketing & Consumer Testing Research
Under the 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. The term
``collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep--records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires federal agencies
to publish a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension
or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, before
submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this
requirement, CMS is publishing this notice.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Appeals of
Quality Bonus Payment Determinations; Use: Section 1853(o) of the
Social Security Act requires us to make Quality Bonus Payments (QBPs)
to Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations that achieve performance
rating scores of at least 4 stars under a five star rating system. MA
organizations have 10 calendar days from the date of CMS' release of
its QBP determinations to request a technical report from CMS
explaining the development of their QBP status. The technical report is
provided in writing by electronic mail to the MA organization. If,
after reviewing the technical report, the MA organization believes that
CMS was incorrect in its QBP determination, within 10 calendar days the
MA
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organization may request an appeal to be conducted by a hearing officer
designated by CMS. The hearing officer's decision is final and binding
on both the MA organization and CMS. The hearing officer is required to
issue his/her decision on or before May 15 of the year preceding the
year in which the contract for which the QBP to be applied will be
offered. Form Number: CMS-10346 (OMB control number: 0938-1129);
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private sector (Business or other
for-profits and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents:
500; Total Annual Responses: 20; Total Annual Hours: 160. (For policy
questions regarding this collection contact Sarah Gaillot at 410-786-
4637).
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a previously
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: IRF-PAI for the
Collection of Data Pertaining to the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
Prospective Payment System and Quality Reporting Program Use: This
instrument with its supporting manual is needed to permit the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, and CMS, to implement Section 1886(j) of
the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(j), as enacted by Sec. 4421
of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA), Pub. L. 105-33. The statute
requires the Secretary to develop a prospective payment system for
inpatient rehabilitation facility services for the Medicare program.
This payment system is to cover both operating and capital costs for
inpatient rehabilitation facility services. It applies to inpatient
rehabilitation hospitals as well as rehabilitation units of acute care
hospitals, both of which are exempt from the current PPS for inpatient
hospital services. CMS implemented the inpatient rehabilitation
facility prospective payment system for cost reporting periods
beginning on or after January 1, 2002.
Since October 1, 2012, the IRF-PAI has also been used to collect
quality measure data, using data items in the Quality Indicator
section, as required by Section 1886(j)(7) of the Social Security Act
added by section 3004 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act. The statute requires the Secretary to establish a quality
reporting program for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), which
was established in the FY 2012 IRF PPS final rule (76 FR 47873 through
47883. Further, section 1886(j)(7)(A)(i) of the Act requires the
Secretary to reduce the increase factor with respect to a fiscal year
by 2 percentage points for any IRFs that do not submit data to the
Secretary in accordance with requirements established by the Secretary
for that fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2014.
Section 2(a) of the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care
Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) (Pub. L. 113-185, enacted on
Oct. 6, 2014), requires that the Secretary specify not later than the
applicable specified application date, as defined in section
1899B(a)(2)(E), quality measures on which IRF providers are required to
submit standardized patient assessment data described in section
1899B(b)(1) and other necessary data specified by the Secretary.
Section 1899B(c)(2)(A) requires, to the extent possible, the submission
of the such quality measure data through the use of a PAC assessment
instrument and the modification of such instrument as necessary to
enable such use; for IRFs, this requirement refers to the Inpatient
Rehabilitation Facility--Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI).
Since October 1, 2015, there have been numerous updates to the IRF-
PAI. Some of the changes were subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
and some are exempt under the IMPACT Act. This information collection
includes a summary of those revisions. Form Number: CMS-10036 (OMB
control number: 0938-0842); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public:
Private Sector: Business or other for-profits and Not-for-profit
institutions, State, Local or Tribal Governments and Federal
Government; Number of Respondents: 1,137; Total Annual Responses:
402,311; Total Annual Hours: 227,151. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Charles Padgett at 410-786-2811.)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Generic Social
Marketing & Consumer Testing Research; Use: The purpose of this
submission is to extend the approval of the generic clearance for a
program of consumer research aimed at a broad audience of those
affected by CMS programs including Medicare, Medicaid, Children's
Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance exchanges. This
program extends strategic efforts to reach and tailor communications to
beneficiaries, caregivers, providers, stakeholders, and any other
audiences that would support the Agency in improving the functioning of
the health care system, improve patient care and outcomes, and reduce
costs without sacrificing quality of care. The information collected
will be used to create a streamlined and proactive process for
collection of data and utilizing the feedback on service delivery for
continuous improvement of communication activities aimed at diverse CMS
audiences.
The generic clearance will allow rapid response to inform CMS
initiatives using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative consumer
research strategies (including formative research studies and
methodological tests) to improve communication with key CMS audiences.
As new information resources and persuasive technologies are developed,
they can be tested and evaluated for beneficiary response to the
materials and delivery channels. Results will inform communication
development and information architecture as well as allow for
continuous quality improvement. The overall goal is to maximize the
extent to which consumers have access to useful sources of CMS program
information in a form that can help them make the most of their
benefits and options
The activities under this clearance involve social marketing and
consumer research using samples of self-selected customers, as well as
convenience samples, and quota samples, with respondents selected
either to cover a broad range of customers or to include specific
characteristics related to certain products or services. All collection
of information under this clearance will utilize a subset of items
drawn from a core collection of customizable items referred to as the
Social Marketing and Consumer Testing Item Bank. This item bank is
designed to establish a set of pre-approved generic question that can
be drawn upon to allow for the rapid turn-around consumer testing
required for us to communicate more effectively with our audiences. The
questions in the item bank are divided into two major categories. One
set focuses on characteristics of individuals and is intended primarily
for participant screening and for use in structured quantitative on-
line or telephone surveys. The other set is less structured and is
designed for use in qualitative one-on-one and small group discussions
or collecting information related to subjective impressions of test
materials. Results will be compiled and disseminated so that future
communication can be informed by the testing results. We will use the
findings to create the greatest possible public benefit. Form Number:
CMS-10437 (OMB control number: 0938-1247); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Individuals; Number of Respondents: 41,592; Number of
Responses: 28,800; Total Annual Hours: 21,488. (For policy questions
regarding this collection
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contact Allyssa Allen at 410-786-8436126.)
Dated: June 6, 2017.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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