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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 200127–0030]
Management and Organizational
Practices Survey—Hospitals (MOPS–
HP)
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of consideration and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Bureau of the Census (Census
Bureau) is considering a proposal to
conduct a Management and
Organizational Practices Survey—
Hospitals (MOPS–HP) as a joint project
with Harvard Business School. Based on
information and recommendations
received by the Census Bureau, we
understand that the data have
significant application to the needs of
other government agencies and the
public. The MOPS–HP will collect data
on management practices from Chief
Nursing Officers (CNOs) at general,
medical, and surgical hospitals to assist
in identifying determinants of clinical
and financial performance. These data
are not publicly available from
nongovernment or other governmental
sources.
SUMMARY:
Written comments on this notice
must be submitted on or before March
13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Please direct all written
comments to Edward Watkins, U.S.
Census Bureau, Economy-Wide
Statistics Division, 8K151, Washington,
DC 20233–6600, or at
edward.e.watkins.iii@census.gov.
DATES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Edward Watkins at
edward.e.watkins.iii@census.gov or
301–763–4750.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Census Bureau is considering a proposal
to conduct the MOPS–HP for survey
year 2019 as a joint project with Harvard
Business School. The MOPS–HP will
utilize the Service Annual Survey (SAS)
mail-out sample and will collect data on
management practices from CNOs at
general, medical, and surgical hospitals
to assist in identifying determinants of
clinical and financial performance.
Currently, no official statistics on
management practices in hospitals exist.
Past research shows these practices are
related to health care providers’ clinical
and financial outcomes. This suggests
that providing measures on management
practices may potentially help the
United States health care system, which
is challenged by rising health care costs,
increased demand from an aging
society, and quality objectives. These
data would permit users, such as
Harvard Business School, to examine
relationships between management
practices and financial outcomes using
Census Bureau data (e.g., revenues) and
relationships with clinical outcomes
using external data sources.
Additionally, these data would provide
hospital administrators and managers
information to evaluate their practices
in comparison to other hospitals at an
aggregate level.
The MOPS–HP content was proposed
by external researchers with past
experience in surveying hospitals on
management practices. Some questions
are adapted from the Management and
Organizational Practices Survey
(MOPS), conducted in the
manufacturing sector, allowing for intersectoral comparisons. Content for the
MOPS–HP includes performance
monitoring, financial and clinical
targets, and incentives. The 39 questions
are grouped into the following sections:
Tenure, Management Practices,
Management Training, Management of
Team Interactions, Staffing and
Allocation of Human Resources,
Standardized Clinical Protocols,
Documentation of Patients’ Medical
Records, and Organizational
Characteristics.
The MOPS–HP sample will consist of
approximately 4,500 hospital locations
for enterprises classified under General
Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS
6221) and sampled in the SAS. The
survey will be mailed separately from
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the 2019 SAS and collected
electronically through the Census
Bureau’s Centurion online reporting
system. Respondents will be sent an
initial letter with instructions detailing
how to log into the instrument and
report their information. These letters
will be addressed to the location’s CNO.
Before mailing, the Census Bureau will
attempt to identify the CNO at each
location. In instances where the CNO is
not identifiable, the letter will be
addressed to the hospital’s
administrative office with attention to
the CNO. Collection is scheduled to
begin in September 2020 and end in
April 2021.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Notwithstanding, any other provision
of law, no person is required to respond
to, nor shall a person be subject to a
penalty for failure to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) unless that
collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB control number. In
accordance with the PRA, 44 United
States Code, Chapter 45, the Census
Bureau will submit a request for
approval to the OMB for approval of the
MOPS–HP.
Dated: February 5, 2020.
Steven D. Dillingham,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2020–02758 Filed 2–11–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 52—
Hauppauge, New York, Notification of
Proposed Production Activity, Regent
Tek Industries, Inc. (Road Marking
Material), Shirley, New York
Regent Tek Industries, Inc. (Regent
Tek), submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board for its facility in Shirley, New
York. The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on January 31, 2020.
Regent Tek’s facility is located within
FTZ 52. The facility is used for the
production of thermoplastic road
marking material. Pursuant to 15 CFR
400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited
to the specific foreign-status materials
and components and specific finished
products described in the submitted
notification (as described below) and
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subsequently authorized by the FTZ
Board.
Production under FTZ procedures
could exempt Regent Tek from customs
duty payments on the foreign-status
components used in export production.
On its domestic sales, for the foreignstatus materials/components noted
below, Regent Tek would be able to
choose the duty rates during customs
entry procedures that apply to
thermoplastic granular road marking
material (duty rate 3.2%). Regent Tek
would be able to avoid duty on foreignstatus components which become scrap/
waste. Customs duties also could
possibly be deferred or reduced on
foreign-status production equipment.
The components and materials
sourced from abroad include: Titanium
dioxide (TiO2); glass beads (M247 Type
1); resins—pentaerythritol ester of rosin
and alkyd gum-based resin; and, stearic
acid—saturated fatty acid (duty rate
ranges from 2.1c/kg + 3.8% to 6%). The
request indicates that certain materials/
components are subject to special duties
under Section 301 of the Trade Act of
1974 (Section 301), depending on the
country of origin. The applicable
Section 301 decisions require subject
merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in
privileged foreign status (19 CFR
146.41).
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the Board’s Executive
Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The
closing period for their receipt is March
23, 2020.
A copy of the notification will be
available for public inspection in the
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s
website, which is accessible via
www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact
Christopher Wedderburn at
Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov or (202)
482–1963.
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Board) by the Iowa Foreign Trade Zone
Corporation, grantee of FTZ 107,
requesting subzone status for the facility
of Warehouse Specialists, LLC, located
in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The application
was submitted pursuant to the
provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),
and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR
part 400). It was formally docketed on
February 7, 2020.
The proposed subzone (48.04 acres) is
located at 19301 Bunge Avenue
(Highway H10), Council Bluffs, Iowa.
No authorization for production activity
has been requested at this time. The
proposed subzone would be subject to
the existing activation limit of FTZ 107.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman of the
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to
review the application and make
recommendations to the Executive
Secretary.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the Board’s Executive
Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The
closing period for their receipt is March
23, 2020. Rebuttal comments in
response to material submitted during
the foregoing period may be submitted
during the subsequent 15-day period to
April 7, 2020.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection in the
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s
website, which is accessible via
www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact
Elizabeth Whiteman at
Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202)
482–0473.
Dated: February 7, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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Dated: February 7, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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International Trade Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Foreign-Trade Zone 107—Polk County,
Iowa; Application for Subzone;
Warehouse Specialists, LLC; Council
Bluffs, Iowa
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
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Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that sales of finished
carbon steel flanges (flanges) from Spain
were made at less than normal value
during the period of review (POR),
February 8, 2017 through May 31, 2018.
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Spain: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2017–
2018
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 200127-0030]
Management and Organizational Practices Survey--Hospitals (MOPS-
HP)
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of consideration and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of the Census (Census
Bureau) is considering a proposal to conduct a Management and
Organizational Practices Survey--Hospitals (MOPS-HP) as a joint project
with Harvard Business School. Based on information and recommendations
received by the Census Bureau, we understand that the data have
significant application to the needs of other government agencies and
the public. The MOPS-HP will collect data on management practices from
Chief Nursing Officers (CNOs) at general, medical, and surgical
hospitals to assist in identifying determinants of clinical and
financial performance. These data are not publicly available from
nongovernment or other governmental sources.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before
March 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Please direct all written comments to Edward Watkins, U.S.
Census Bureau, Economy-Wide Statistics Division, 8K151, Washington, DC
20233-6600, or at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Edward Watkins at [email protected]
or 301-763-4750.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau is considering a proposal
to conduct the MOPS-HP for survey year 2019 as a joint project with
Harvard Business School. The MOPS-HP will utilize the Service Annual
Survey (SAS) mail-out sample and will collect data on management
practices from CNOs at general, medical, and surgical hospitals to
assist in identifying determinants of clinical and financial
performance.
Currently, no official statistics on management practices in
hospitals exist. Past research shows these practices are related to
health care providers' clinical and financial outcomes. This suggests
that providing measures on management practices may potentially help
the United States health care system, which is challenged by rising
health care costs, increased demand from an aging society, and quality
objectives. These data would permit users, such as Harvard Business
School, to examine relationships between management practices and
financial outcomes using Census Bureau data (e.g., revenues) and
relationships with clinical outcomes using external data sources.
Additionally, these data would provide hospital administrators and
managers information to evaluate their practices in comparison to other
hospitals at an aggregate level.
The MOPS-HP content was proposed by external researchers with past
experience in surveying hospitals on management practices. Some
questions are adapted from the Management and Organizational Practices
Survey (MOPS), conducted in the manufacturing sector, allowing for
inter-sectoral comparisons. Content for the MOPS-HP includes
performance monitoring, financial and clinical targets, and incentives.
The 39 questions are grouped into the following sections: Tenure,
Management Practices, Management Training, Management of Team
Interactions, Staffing and Allocation of Human Resources, Standardized
Clinical Protocols, Documentation of Patients' Medical Records, and
Organizational Characteristics.
The MOPS-HP sample will consist of approximately 4,500 hospital
locations for enterprises classified under General Medical and Surgical
Hospitals (NAICS 6221) and sampled in the SAS. The survey will be
mailed separately from
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the 2019 SAS and collected electronically through the Census Bureau's
Centurion online reporting system. Respondents will be sent an initial
letter with instructions detailing how to log into the instrument and
report their information. These letters will be addressed to the
location's CNO. Before mailing, the Census Bureau will attempt to
identify the CNO at each location. In instances where the CNO is not
identifiable, the letter will be addressed to the hospital's
administrative office with attention to the CNO. Collection is
scheduled to begin in September 2020 and end in April 2021.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Notwithstanding, any other provision of law, no person is required
to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure
to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) unless that collection of
information displays a currently valid OMB control number. In
accordance with the PRA, 44 United States Code, Chapter 45, the Census
Bureau will submit a request for approval to the OMB for approval of
the MOPS-HP.
Dated: February 5, 2020.
Steven D. Dillingham,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2020-02758 Filed 2-11-20; 8:45 am]
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