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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 73 / Monday, April 16, 2018 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier CMS–10500]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
June 15, 2018.
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
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proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, you may make your request
using one of following:
1. Access CMS’ website 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.
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–10500 Consumer Assessment of
Healthcare Providers and Systems
Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery
(OAS CAHPS) Survey
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: Consumer
Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems Outpatient and Ambulatory
Surgery (OAS CAHPS) Survey; Use: The
information collected in the national
implementation of Outpatient/
Ambulatory Surgery Patient Experience
of Care Survey (A/ASPECS) will be used
to: (1) Provide a source of information
from which selected measures can be
publicly reported to beneficiaries to
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help them make informed decisions for
outpatient surgery facility selection; (2)
aid facilities with their internal quality
improvement efforts and external
benchmarking with other facilities; and
(3) provide us with information for
monitoring and public reporting
purposes. Form Number: CMS–10500
(OMB control number: 0938–1240);
Frequency: Once; Affected Public:
Individuals and households; Number of
Respondents: 633,304; Total Annual
Responses: 633,304; Total Annual
Hours: 153,592. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact
Memuna Ifedirah at 410–786–6849).
Dated: April 11, 2018.
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
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects: National Human
Trafficking Training and Technical
Assistance Center.
Title: National Human Trafficking
Training and Technical Assistance
Center (NHTTAC) Consultant and
Evaluation Package.
OMB No.: New.
Description: The Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (PL 106–386),
Section 106(b), as amended at 22 U.S.
Code § 7104 and 22 U.S. Code
§ 7105(c)(4) authorizes The Office on
Trafficking in Persons (OTIP), an office
of The Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) to
establish and carry out human
trafficking public awareness programs
and training for government personnel.
Under this authority, OTIP is proposing
a data collection through the National
Human Trafficking Training and
Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC).
NHTTAC hosts a variety of services,
programs, and facilitated sessions to
improve service provision to
individuals who have been trafficked or
who are at risk of trafficking, including
The Human Trafficking Leadership
Academy (HTLA); the Survivor
Fellowship Program; the NHTTAC
Customer Support Center; short-term
and specialized T/TA requests (requests
that take less than 3 hours or 3 or more
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier CMS-10500]
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 June 15, 2018.
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' website 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 [email protected].
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-10500 Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery (OAS CAHPS) Survey
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: Consumer
Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Outpatient and
Ambulatory Surgery (OAS CAHPS) Survey; Use: The information collected
in the national implementation of Outpatient/Ambulatory Surgery Patient
Experience of Care Survey (A/ASPECS) will be used to: (1) Provide a
source of information from which selected measures can be publicly
reported to beneficiaries to help them make informed decisions for
outpatient surgery facility selection; (2) aid facilities with their
internal quality improvement efforts and external benchmarking with
other facilities; and (3) provide us with information for monitoring
and public reporting purposes. Form Number: CMS-10500 (OMB control
number: 0938-1240); Frequency: Once; Affected Public: Individuals and
households; Number of Respondents: 633,304; Total Annual Responses:
633,304; Total Annual Hours: 153,592. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Memuna Ifedirah at 410-786-6849).
Dated: April 11, 2018.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-07872 Filed 4-13-18; 8:45 am]
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