Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 21340-21341 [2019-09855]

Download as PDF 21340 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 93 / Tuesday, May 14, 2019 / Notices both of Radcliffe, Iowa; to retain voting shares of Drake Holding Company and thereby indirectly retain shares of Security State Bank, both of Radcliffe, Iowa. C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: 1. Jonathan Miller, Richardson, Texas, as co-trustee of the James H. Oliver NE Trust and the James H. Oliver Exempt Trust and as member of the Oliver Control Group; to retain voting shares of Platte Valley Cattle Company, Grand Island, Nebraska, and thereby indirectly retain shares of Town & Country Bank, Ravenna, Nebraska. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 9, 2019. Yao-Chin Chao, Assistant Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2019–09911 Filed 5–13–19; 8:45 am] A. Overview of Information Collection BILLING CODE P Description of the Information Collection DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 1. Type of Information Collection— Revision/Renewal of a currently approved collection. 2. Title of the Collection—Prompt Payment. 3. Agency form number, if any— None. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [OMB Control No. 9000–0102; Docket No. 2019–0003; Sequence No. 21] Solicitation of Public Comment Information Collection; Prompt Payment Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the FAR Council invites the public to comment upon a renewal concerning prompt payment. DATES: Submit comments on or before: July 15, 2019. ADDRESSES: The FAR Council invites interested persons to submit comments on this collection by either of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the ability to type short comments directly into the comment field or attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to https:// www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions on the site. • Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000–0102, Prompt Payment. Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection 9000– 0102, Prompt Payment. Comments received generally will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov, approximately two-to-three days after submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for posting of comments submitted by mail). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kevin Funk, Procurement Analyst, at telephone 202–357–5805, or via email at kevin.funk@gsa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 16:57 May 13, 2019 Jkt 247001 Written comments and suggestions from the public should address one or more of the following four points: (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. B. Purpose Paragraph (c) of the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.232–5, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts, requires that contractors under fixed-price construction contracts certify, for every PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 progress payment request, that payments to subcontractors/suppliers have been made from previous payments received under the contract and timely payments will be made from the proceeds of the payment covered by the certification, and that this payment request does not include any amount which the contractor intends to withhold from a subcontractor/supplier. Paragraphs (e) and (g) of the clause at FAR 52.232–27, Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts, require contractors to notify the Government regarding any withheld amounts of a progress payment to a subcontractor, the specific cause for the withholding, and the remedial action to be taken by the subcontractor. The information provided under these two clauses is used to determine the proper amount of payments to Federal contractors and understand when the contractor withholds amounts from subcontractors/suppliers after the Government has already paid the contractor the amounts withheld. C. Annual Burden Respondents: 13,847. Responses per Respondent: 16. Total Annual Responses: 214,672. Hours per Response: .33. Total Burden Hours: 70,842. Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405, at 202–501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0102, Prompt Payment, in all correspondence. Dated: May 8, 2019. Janet Fry, Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. [FR Doc. 2019–09851 Filed 5–13–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 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: Request for Information. AGENCY: AHRQ invites public comment on its Request for Information SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14MYN1.SGM 14MYN1 khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 93 / Tuesday, May 14, 2019 / Notices (RFI) to inform potential revisions to the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Health Plan Survey 5.0. The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Health Plan Survey 5.0 is one of the CAHPS family of surveys that assess patients’ experiences with health care providers, in different settings, and with health plans. The CAHPS surveys cover topics that are important to patients and that they are best able to assess, such as the communication with providers and access to health care services. This RFI requests public comment regarding the relevance and validity of the questions on CAHPS Health Plan Survey 5.0 (the Survey), and any user concerns about revisions to the Survey. DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received no later than June 13, 2019. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to CAHPS1@westat.com with the subject line HP RFI. Non-electronic responses will also be accepted. Please mail to CAHPS; Westat; 1600 Research Blvd.; RB 1186S; Rockville, MD 20850. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to Caren Ginsberg, Director, CAHPS Division, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, caren.ginsberg@ ahrq.hhs.gov, or (301) 427–1894. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The last update of the Survey was in May 2012. AHRQ is considering an update to the Survey to ensure that the Survey questions continue to be relevant to Survey sponsors, users, patients, consumers, and other stakeholders. AHRQ is not seeking information on Survey administration methodology, public reporting, or Survey length with this request. AHRQ is seeking information on current uses of the Survey that reflects organization-specific perspectives, the impact of a potential Survey revision, and areas of the Survey that should and should not be modified. Respondents should refer to the questions with details on how such a Survey revision might affect the organization(s) they represent. Specific questions of interest to AHRQ include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. How and why does the respondent’s organization use the Survey? For example, is it used for adults, children, or both? In what languages is it administered? What supplemental items, if any, are used (e.g., children with chronic conditions or others)? 2. What is working well/what are the strengths of the Survey? VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 May 13, 2019 Jkt 247001 3. What content areas might be missing from the Survey? 4. What content areas on the Survey are no longer relevant or useful and why? 5. Are there new topic areas the Survey should address? 6. Should the Survey be revised, what implications or barriers would there be for the commenter’s organization to implement a new version of the Survey? 7. What information/documentation would be helpful to the respondent’s organization in making a transition to a future version of the Survey? AHRQ is interested in all of the questions listed above, but respondents are welcome to address as many or as few as they choose and to address additional areas of interest not listed. This RFI is for planning purposes only and should not be construed as a policy, solicitation for applications, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to provide support for any ideas in response to it. AHRQ will use the information submitted in response to this RFI at its discretion, and will not provide comments to any respondent’s submission. However, responses to the RFI may be reflected in future solicitation(s) or policies. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). The contents of all submissions will be made available to the public upon request. Submitted materials must be publicly available or able to be made public. Gopal Khanna, Director. [FR Doc. 2019–09855 Filed 5–13–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–90–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/ ATSDR) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: 21341 Notice of meeting. In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC announces the following meeting for the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/ ATSDR). This meeting is open to the public, limited only by available seating. The meeting room accommodates approximately 60 people. The public is also welcome to listen to the meeting by calling 800– 810–6806, passcode 8137872, limited by 75 lines. The deadline for notification of attendance is May 24, 2019. The public comment period is scheduled on June 25, 2019 from 2:30 p.m. until 2:45 p.m., EDT and June 26, 2019 from 10:10 a.m. until 10:25 a.m., EDT. Individuals wishing to make a comment during Public Comment period, please email your name, organization, and phone number by May 24, 2019 to Shirley Little at snl7@cdc.gov. DATES: The meeting will be held on June 25, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., EDT and June 26, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., EDT. ADDRESSES: 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, Georgia 30341–3717. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley Little, Program Analyst, NCEH/ ATSDR, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop F–45, Atlanta, Georgia 30341– 3717, Telephone (770) 488–0577; Email snl7@cdc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose: The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and by delegation, the Director, CDC and Administrator, NCEH/ATSDR, are authorized under Section 301 (42 U.S.C. 241) and Section 311 (42 U.S.C. 243) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, to: (1) Conduct, encourage, cooperate with, and assist other appropriate public authorities, scientific institutions, and scientists in the conduct of research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and studies relating to the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of physical and mental diseases and other impairments; (2) assist states and their political subdivisions in the prevention of infectious diseases and other preventable conditions and in the promotion of health and wellbeing; and (3) train state and local personnel in health work. The BSC, NCEH/ATSDR provides advice and guidance to the Secretary, HHS; the Director, CDC and Administrator, ATSDR; and the Director, NCEH/ATSDR, regarding program goals, objectives, strategies, and SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14MYN1.SGM 14MYN1

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[FR Doc No: 2019-09855]


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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: Request for Information.

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SUMMARY: AHRQ invites public comment on its Request for Information

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(RFI) to inform potential revisions to the Consumer Assessment of 
Healthcare Providers and Systems Health Plan Survey 5.0. The Consumer 
Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS[supreg]) Health 
Plan Survey 5.0 is one of the CAHPS family of surveys that assess 
patients' experiences with health care providers, in different 
settings, and with health plans. The CAHPS surveys cover topics that 
are important to patients and that they are best able to assess, such 
as the communication with providers and access to health care services.
    This RFI requests public comment regarding the relevance and 
validity of the questions on CAHPS Health Plan Survey 5.0 (the Survey), 
and any user concerns about revisions to the Survey.

DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received no later than June 13, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to 
[email protected] with the subject line HP RFI. Non-electronic 
responses will also be accepted. Please mail to CAHPS; Westat; 1600 
Research Blvd.; RB 1186S; Rockville, MD 20850.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to Caren 
Ginsberg, Director, CAHPS Division, Center for Quality Improvement and 
Patient Safety, [email protected], or (301) 427-1894.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The last update of the Survey was in May 
2012. AHRQ is considering an update to the Survey to ensure that the 
Survey questions continue to be relevant to Survey sponsors, users, 
patients, consumers, and other stakeholders. AHRQ is not seeking 
information on Survey administration methodology, public reporting, or 
Survey length with this request.
    AHRQ is seeking information on current uses of the Survey that 
reflects organization-specific perspectives, the impact of a potential 
Survey revision, and areas of the Survey that should and should not be 
modified. Respondents should refer to the questions with details on how 
such a Survey revision might affect the organization(s) they represent. 
Specific questions of interest to AHRQ include, but are not limited to, 
the following:
    1. How and why does the respondent's organization use the Survey? 
For example, is it used for adults, children, or both? In what 
languages is it administered? What supplemental items, if any, are used 
(e.g., children with chronic conditions or others)?
    2. What is working well/what are the strengths of the Survey?
    3. What content areas might be missing from the Survey?
    4. What content areas on the Survey are no longer relevant or 
useful and why?
    5. Are there new topic areas the Survey should address?
    6. Should the Survey be revised, what implications or barriers 
would there be for the commenter's organization to implement a new 
version of the Survey?
    7. What information/documentation would be helpful to the 
respondent's organization in making a transition to a future version of 
the Survey?
    AHRQ is interested in all of the questions listed above, but 
respondents are welcome to address as many or as few as they choose and 
to address additional areas of interest not listed.
    This RFI is for planning purposes only and should not be construed 
as a policy, solicitation for applications, or as an obligation on the 
part of the Government to provide support for any ideas in response to 
it. AHRQ will use the information submitted in response to this RFI at 
its discretion, and will not provide comments to any respondent's 
submission. However, responses to the RFI may be reflected in future 
solicitation(s) or policies. Respondents are advised that the 
Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the 
information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to 
any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential or 
sensitive information should be included in your response. The 
Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical 
information in any resultant solicitation(s). The contents of all 
submissions will be made available to the public upon request. 
Submitted materials must be publicly available or able to be made 
public.

Gopal Khanna,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2019-09855 Filed 5-13-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4160-90-P

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