Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 34954-34956 [2017-15798]

Download as PDF 34954 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 143 / Thursday, July 27, 2017 / Notices EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN Number of respondents Form name Total burden hours Average hourly wage rate* ($) Total cost burden ($) 500 333 200 5,994 a 98.83 4,167 4,167 4,167 4,167 4,167 4,167 b 27.87 60 120 3,000 a 98.83 5. EHR data ..................................................................................................... 30 60 500 b 27.87 5,930 3,344 83,610 Total .......................................................................................................... 13,924 21,875 N/A 1,053,439 1. Structural Assessment ................................................................................. 2. Team Antibiotic Review Form ..................................................................... 3. SOPS a. HSOPS ................................................................................................. b. NHSOPS .............................................................................................. c. MOSOPS .............................................................................................. 4. Semi-structured qualitative interviews (Physicians—line 1; Other Health Practitioners—line 2 ..................................................................................... a 98.83 b 27.87 b 27.87 b 27.87 19,766 592,387 116,134 116,134 116,134 National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2016 ‘‘U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics:’’ https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm a Based on the mean wages for 29–1069 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other b Based on the mean wages for 29–9099 Miscellaneous Health Practitioners and Technical Workers: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 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, Deputy Director. 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) approve the proposed information collection project ‘‘Implementation of TeamSTEPPS in Primary Care Settings (ITS–PC).’’ This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 5, 2017 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No substantive comments were received. SUMMARY: Comments on this notice must be received by August 28, 2017. DATES: Written comments should be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974 (attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by email at OIRA_submission@ omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ’s desk officer). ADDRESSES: [FR Doc. 2017–15796 Filed 7–26–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–90–P mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:17 Jul 26, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Proposed Project ‘‘Implementation of TeamSTEPPS in Primary Care Settings (ITS–PC)’’ In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection. As part of its effort to fulfill its mission, AHRQ, in collaboration with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Tricare Management Activity, developed TeamSTEPPS® (Team Strategies and Tools for Enhancing Performance and Patient Safety) to provide an evidencebased suite of tools and strategies for training teamwork-based patient safety to health care professionals. TeamSTEPPS includes multiple toolkits which are all tied to, or are variants of, the core curriculum. In addition to the core curriculum, TeamSTEPPS resources have been developed for primary care, rapid response systems, long-term care, and patients with limited English proficiency. The main objective of the TeamSTEPPS program is to improve patient safety by training health care staff in various teamwork, communication, and patient safety concepts, tools, and techniques and ultimately helping to build national capacity for supporting teamwork-based patient safety efforts in health care organizations. Created in 2007, AHRQ’s National Implementation Program has trained Master Trainers who have stimulated the use and adoption of TeamSTEPPS in health care delivery systems. These individuals were trained using the TeamSTEPPS core curriculum at regional training centers across the U.S. AHRQ has also provided technical E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1 34955 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 143 / Thursday, July 27, 2017 / Notices assistance and consultation on implementing TeamSTEPPS and has developed user networks, various educational venues and other channels of learning for continued support and the improvement of teamwork in health care. Since the inception of the National Implementation Program, AHRQ has trained more than 8,000 participants to serve as TeamSTEPPS Master Trainers. Most of the participants in these training programs come from hospital settings, because the TeamSTEPPS core curriculum is most aligned with that context. Given the success of the National Implementation Program in hospital settings, AHRQ launched an effort to provide TeamSTEPPS training to primary care health professionals using the TeamSTEPPS in Primary Care version of the curriculum, which is now referred to as ‘‘TeamSTEPPS for OfficeBased Care.’’ Under this new initiative, primary care practice facilitators will be trained through online instruction. Upon completion of the course, these individuals will be Master Trainers who will train the staff at primary care practices and implement or support the implementation of TeamSTEPPS tools and strategies in primary care practices. As part of this initiative, AHRQ seeks to conduct an evaluation of the TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care training program. This evaluation seeks to understand the effectiveness of the TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care training and how trained practice facilitators implement TeamSTEPPS in primary care practices. This research has the following goals: (1) Conduct a formative assessment of the TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care training program to determine what revisions and improvement should be made to the training and how it is delivered, and (2) Identify how trained participants use and implement the TeamSTEPPS tools and resources in primary care settings. This study is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractor, the Health Research & Educational Trust and its subcontractor, IMPAQ International, pursuant to AHRQ’s statutory authority to conduct and support research on health care and on systems for the delivery of such care, including activities with respect to the quality, effectiveness, efficiency, appropriateness and value of health care services and with respect to quality measurement and improvement. 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) and (2). Method of Collection This is a continuation of data collection for the purpose of conducting an evaluation of the TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care training program. The evaluation is formative in nature as AHRQ seeks information to improve the delivery of the online training. To conduct the evaluation, the TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care Post-Training Survey will be administered to all individuals who complete the TeamSTEPPS for OfficeBased Care training six months after training. The TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care Post-Training Survey will be administered via the Web to participants. In order to reduce respondent burden, the training participant questionnaire will be administered via the Web. Participant information acquired by HRET and its partner Reingold, Inc. when participants enroll in the TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care training program will be used to develop the distribution lists. Each potential respondent will receive up to five email communications to encourage participation (i.e., an advance notice of the questionnaire, an initial invitation to complete the questionnaire, and three follow-up emails to remind respondents to complete the questionnaire). Using an online system for data collection, rather than administering a paper-based questionnaire, will make completing and submitting the questionnaire less time consuming for respondents. Any skip patterns included in the questionnaire (i.e., questions that are appropriate only for a subset of the respondents) will be automatically programmed into the Web-based form of the questionnaire, thereby eliminating any confusion during questionnaire completion. In addition, the contractors can also ensure that important items are not inadvertently skipped or ignored by setting software requirements to ensure proper completion of questionnaires based on specific respondent selections. Estimated Annual Respondent Burden Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the respondent’s time to participate in the study. The TeamSTEPPS for OfficeBased Care Post-Training Survey will be completed by approximately 600 individuals per year. We estimate that each respondent will require 20 minutes to complete the survey. The total annualized burden is estimated to be 200 hours. Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden based on the respondents’ time to participate in the study. The total cost burden is estimated to be $24,944. EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Form name TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care Post-Training Survey .......................... Total .......................................................................................................... Number of responses per respondent 600 600 1 NA Hours per response 20/60 NA Total burden hours 200 200 EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN Number of respondents mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Form name TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care Post-Training Survey .......................... Total .......................................................................................................... Total burden hours 600 600 200 200 Average hourly wage rate * $96.54 96.54 Total cost burden $19,308 19,308 * Based on the mean hourly wage for Family and General Practitioners (29–1062) presented in the National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2016, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_ nat.htm). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:17 Jul 26, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1 34956 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 143 / Thursday, July 27, 2017 / Notices 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, Deputy Director. [FR Doc. 2017–15798 Filed 7–26–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–90–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Proposed Projects Title: Federal Case Registry (FCR) OMB No.: 0970–0421. Description: Established within the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) on October 1, 1998, the Federal Case Registry (FCR) is a database that contains basic case and participant data from each of the State Case Registries (SCRs). The SCRs are central registries of child support cases and orders in each state. The FCR is a national database that includes all child support cases handled by state child support agencies (referred to as IV–D cases), and all support orders established or modified on or after October 1, 1998 (referred to as non-IV– D orders). It assists states in locating parties that live in different states to establish, modify, or enforce child support obligations; establish paternity; enforce state law regarding parental kidnapping; and establish or enforce child custody or visitation determinations. When a state sends the FCR information about persons in a new case or child support order, this new information is automatically compared to existing person information in the FCR. If matches are found, the FPLS notifies all appropriate state child support enforcement agencies of the record match. In this way, a state will know if another state has a case or support order with participants in common with it, and can take appropriate action. The information collection activities pertaining to the FCR are authorized by: (1) 42 U.S.C. 653(h), requiring the establishment of the Federal Case Registry (FCR) within the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS). (2) 42 U.S.C. 654A(e), requiring State child support agencies to include a State Case Registry (SCR) in the state’s automated system. (3) 42 U.S.C. 654A(f)(1), requiring states to conduct information comparison activities between the SCR and the FCR. Respondents: State Child Support Agencies. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Number of responses per respondent Number of respondents Information collection title Average burden hours per response Total burden hours Federal Case Registry ........................................................................... 54 1 151 2 minutes 2 .............. 272 Total ................................................................................................ ........................ ........................ ................................. 272 1 Number mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES of responses per respondent is based on the assumption that half of the states submit weekly (52 responses) and half submit daily (250 responses). 2 Estimated transmission time is 2 minutes. For the hourly calculation, use 2/60. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 272. Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201, Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the information collection. Email address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. Written VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:17 Jul 26, 2017 Jkt 241001 comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_ SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration Office of the Commissioner; Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority AGENCY: Bob Sargis, Reports Clearance Officer. Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. [FR Doc. 2017–15822 Filed 7–26–17; 8:45 am] The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of the Medical Products and Tobacco (OMPT), has modified its structure. This new organizational structure was approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on December 22, 2016, and became effective on that date. SUMMARY: BILLING CODE 4184–41–P PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 143 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34954-34956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15798]


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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) approve the proposed information collection 
project ``Implementation of TeamSTEPPS in Primary Care Settings (ITS-
PC).'' This proposed information collection was previously published in 
the Federal Register on May 5, 2017 and allowed 60 days for public 
comment. No substantive comments were received.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 28, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: AHRQ's OMB Desk 
Officer by fax at (202) 395-6974 (attention: AHRQ's desk officer) or by 
email at OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ's desk 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

``Implementation of TeamSTEPPS in Primary Care Settings (ITS-PC)''

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information 
collection. As part of its effort to fulfill its mission, AHRQ, in 
collaboration with the Department of Defense's (DoD) Tricare Management 
Activity, developed TeamSTEPPS[supreg] (Team Strategies and Tools for 
Enhancing Performance and Patient Safety) to provide an evidence-based 
suite of tools and strategies for training teamwork-based patient 
safety to health care professionals. TeamSTEPPS includes multiple 
toolkits which are all tied to, or are variants of, the core 
curriculum. In addition to the core curriculum, TeamSTEPPS resources 
have been developed for primary care, rapid response systems, long-term 
care, and patients with limited English proficiency.
    The main objective of the TeamSTEPPS program is to improve patient 
safety by training health care staff in various teamwork, 
communication, and patient safety concepts, tools, and techniques and 
ultimately helping to build national capacity for supporting teamwork-
based patient safety efforts in health care organizations.
    Created in 2007, AHRQ's National Implementation Program has trained 
Master Trainers who have stimulated the use and adoption of TeamSTEPPS 
in health care delivery systems. These individuals were trained using 
the TeamSTEPPS core curriculum at regional training centers across the 
U.S. AHRQ has also provided technical

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assistance and consultation on implementing TeamSTEPPS and has 
developed user networks, various educational venues and other channels 
of learning for continued support and the improvement of teamwork in 
health care. Since the inception of the National Implementation 
Program, AHRQ has trained more than 8,000 participants to serve as 
TeamSTEPPS Master Trainers.
    Most of the participants in these training programs come from 
hospital settings, because the TeamSTEPPS core curriculum is most 
aligned with that context. Given the success of the National 
Implementation Program in hospital settings, AHRQ launched an effort to 
provide TeamSTEPPS training to primary care health professionals using 
the TeamSTEPPS in Primary Care version of the curriculum, which is now 
referred to as ``TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care.''
    Under this new initiative, primary care practice facilitators will 
be trained through online instruction. Upon completion of the course, 
these individuals will be Master Trainers who will train the staff at 
primary care practices and implement or support the implementation of 
TeamSTEPPS tools and strategies in primary care practices.
    As part of this initiative, AHRQ seeks to conduct an evaluation of 
the TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care training program. This evaluation 
seeks to understand the effectiveness of the TeamSTEPPS for Office-
Based Care training and how trained practice facilitators implement 
TeamSTEPPS in primary care practices.
    This research has the following goals:
    (1) Conduct a formative assessment of the TeamSTEPPS for Office-
Based Care training program to determine what revisions and improvement 
should be made to the training and how it is delivered, and
    (2) Identify how trained participants use and implement the 
TeamSTEPPS tools and resources in primary care settings.
    This study is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractor, the 
Health Research & Educational Trust and its subcontractor, IMPAQ 
International, pursuant to AHRQ's statutory authority to conduct and 
support research on health care and on systems for the delivery of such 
care, including activities with respect to the quality, effectiveness, 
efficiency, appropriateness and value of health care services and with 
respect to quality measurement and improvement. 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) 
and (2).

Method of Collection

    This is a continuation of data collection for the purpose of 
conducting an evaluation of the TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care 
training program. The evaluation is formative in nature as AHRQ seeks 
information to improve the delivery of the online training.
    To conduct the evaluation, the TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care 
Post-Training Survey will be administered to all individuals who 
complete the TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care training six months after 
training.
    The TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care Post-Training Survey will be 
administered via the Web to participants.
    In order to reduce respondent burden, the training participant 
questionnaire will be administered via the Web. Participant information 
acquired by HRET and its partner Reingold, Inc. when participants 
enroll in the TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care training program will be 
used to develop the distribution lists. Each potential respondent will 
receive up to five email communications to encourage participation 
(i.e., an advance notice of the questionnaire, an initial invitation to 
complete the questionnaire, and three follow-up emails to remind 
respondents to complete the questionnaire).
    Using an online system for data collection, rather than 
administering a paper-based questionnaire, will make completing and 
submitting the questionnaire less time consuming for respondents. Any 
skip patterns included in the questionnaire (i.e., questions that are 
appropriate only for a subset of the respondents) will be automatically 
programmed into the Web-based form of the questionnaire, thereby 
eliminating any confusion during questionnaire completion. In addition, 
the contractors can also ensure that important items are not 
inadvertently skipped or ignored by setting software requirements to 
ensure proper completion of questionnaires based on specific respondent 
selections.

Estimated Annual Respondent Burden

    Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the 
respondent's time to participate in the study. The TeamSTEPPS for 
Office-Based Care Post-Training Survey will be completed by 
approximately 600 individuals per year. We estimate that each 
respondent will require 20 minutes to complete the survey. The total 
annualized burden is estimated to be 200 hours.
    Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden based on the 
respondents' time to participate in the study. The total cost burden is 
estimated to be $24,944.

                                  Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of
                    Form name                        Number of     responses per     Hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care Post-Training               600               1           20/60             200
 Survey.........................................
    Total.......................................             600              NA              NA             200
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                                   Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
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                                                                                      Average
                    Form name                        Number of     Total burden     hourly wage     Total cost
                                                    respondents        hours          rate *          burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care Post-Training               600             200          $96.54         $19,308
 Survey.........................................
    Total.......................................             600             200           96.54          19,308
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* Based on the mean hourly wage for Family and General Practitioners (29-1062) presented in the National
  Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2016, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
  Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.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,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 2017-15798 Filed 7-26-17; 8:45 am]
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