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Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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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: ‘‘AHRQ
Research Reporting System (ARRS).’’
This proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register on Page 12562, March 3, 2020,
and allowed 60 days for public
comment. AHRQ did not received
comments from the public during this
period. The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comment.
SUMMARY:
Comments on this notice must be
received by 30 days after date of
publication of this notice.
DATES:
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain . Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Proposed Project
AHRQ Research Reporting System
(ARRS)
AHRQ has developed a systematic
method for its grantees to report project
progress and important preliminary
findings for grants funded by the
Agency. This system, the AHRQ
Research Reporting System (ARRS),
previously known as the Grants
Reporting System (GRS), was last
approved by OMB on May 22, 2017. The
system addressed the shortfalls in the
previous reporting process and
established a consistent and
comprehensive grants reporting solution
for AHRQ. The ARRS provides a
centralized repository of grants research
progress and additional information that
can be used to support initiatives within
the Agency. This includes future
research planning and support to
administration activities such as
performance monitoring, budgeting,
knowledge transfer as well as strategic
planning.
This Project has the following goals:
(1) To promote the transfer of critical
information more frequently and
efficiently and enhance the Agency’s
ability to support research designed to
improve the outcomes and quality of
health care, reduce its costs, and
broaden access to effective services.
(2) To increase the efficiency of the
Agency in responding to ad-hoc
information requests.
(3) To support Executive Branch
requirements for increased transparency
and public reporting.
(4) To establish a consistent approach
throughout the Agency for information
collection regarding grant progress and
a systematic basis for oversight and for
facilitating potential collaborations
among grantees.
(5) To decrease the inconvenience and
burden on grantees of unanticipated adhoc requests for information by the
Agency in response to particular (onetime) internal and external requests for
information.
This study is being conducted by
AHRQ pursuant to AHRQ’s statutory
authority to conduct and support
research on healthcare and on systems
for the delivery of such care, including
activities with respect to the quality,
effectiveness, efficiency,
appropriateness and value of healthcare
services and with respect to quality
measurement and improvement. 42
U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) and (2).
AHRQ personnel. All users access the
ARRS system through a secure online
interface which requires a user I.D. and
password entered through the ARRS
login screen. When status reports are
due AHRQ notifies principal
investigators and vendors via email.
The ARRS is an automated userfriendly resource that is utilized by
AHRQ staff for preparing, distributing,
and reviewing reporting requests to
grantees and vendors for the purpose of
information sharing. AHRQ personnel
are able to systematically search on the
information collected and stored in the
ARRS database. Personnel will also use
the information to address internal and/
or external requests for information
regarding grant progress, preliminary
findings, and other requests, such as
Freedom of Information Act requests,
and producing responses related to
federally mandated programs and
regulations.
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project the
following data collections will be
implemented:
AHRQ Research Reporting System
(ARRS)—Grantees and vendors use the
ARRS system to report project progress
and important preliminary findings for
grants and contracts funded by the
Agency. Grantees and vendors submit
progress reports on a monthly or
quarterly basis which are reviewed by
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated
annualized burden hours for the
respondents. It will take grantees an
estimated 15 minutes to enter the
necessary data into the ARRS System
and reporting will occur four times
annually. The total annualized burden
hours are estimated to be 500 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden for the
respondents. The total estimated cost
burden for respondents is $19,710.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
Data entry into ARRS ......................................................................................
500
4
15/60
500
Total ..........................................................................................................
500
N/A
N/A
500
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total burden
hours
Average
hourly wage
rate *
Total cost
burden
Data entry into ARRS ......................................................................................
500
500
$39.42
$19,710
Total ..........................................................................................................
500
500
N/A
19,710
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* Based upon the average wages for Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations (29–0000), ‘‘National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2015,’’ U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_
nat.htm#29–0000.
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
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information is necessary for the proper
performance of AHRQ’s health care
research and health care information
dissemination functions, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
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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
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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.
Dated: May 1, 2020.
Virginia L. Mackay-Smith,
Associate Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 ‘‘Medical
Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Social and Health Experiences SelfAdministered Questionnaire.’’
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by 60 days after date of
publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
Copies of the proposed collection
plans, data collection instruments, and
specific details on the estimated burden
can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
SUMMARY:
emails at doris.lefkowitz@
AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
‘‘Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
(MEPS) Social and Health Experiences
Self-Administered Questionnaire.’’
The Medical Expenditure Panel
Survey (MEPS) consists of the following
three components and has been
conducted annually since 1996:
• Household Component: A sample of
households participating in the National
Health Interview Survey (NHIS) in the
prior calendar year are interviewed 5
times over a 2 and one-half (2.5) year
period. These 5 interviews yield two
years of information on use of, and
expenditures for, health care, sources of
payment for that health care, insurance
status, employment, health status and
health care quality.
• Medical Provider Component: The
MEPS–MPC collects information from
medical and financial records
maintained by hospitals, physicians,
pharmacies and home health agencies
named as sources of care by household
respondents.
• Insurance Component (MEPS–IC):
The MEPS–IC collects information on
establishment characteristics, insurance
offerings and premiums from
employers. The MEPS–IC is conducted
by the Census Bureau for AHRQ and is
cleared separately.
This request is for the MEPS–HC only.
The OMB Control Number for the
MEPS–HC and MPC is 0935–0118,
which was last approved by OMB on
November 8, 2019, and will expire on
November 30, 2022.
The purpose of this request is to
integrate the new self-administered
questionnaire (SAQ) entitled, ‘‘Social
and Health Experiences,’’ into the
MEPS. This SAQ will include questions
in a dual mode (web and paper) selfadministered questionnaire about social
and behavioral determinants of health
including questions about housing
affordability and quality, neighborhood
characteristics, food security,
transportation needs, financial strain,
smoking and physical activity, and
experiences with discrimination, social
support, general well-being, personal
safety, and adverse circumstances in
childhood. The information collected
will be used to examine the relationship
between measures of the social
determinants of health and measures of
health status, and the use and expense
of health care services. The goal of this
survey is to help understand the
relationship between social
determinants of health and health care
need in order to ultimately improve
health care and health.
This study is being conducted by
AHRQ through its contractors, Westat
and RTI International, pursuant to
AHRQ’s statutory authority to conduct
and support research on healthcare and
on systems for the delivery of such care,
including activities with respect to the
cost and use of health care services and
with respect to health statistics and
surveys. 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(3) and (8); 42
U.S.C. 299b–2.
Method of Collection
Data collection will be for adults
(aged 18 and over). AHRQ proposes a
mixed-mode (web and paper) primarily
to further protect respondents’ privacy
due to the sensitive nature of some of
the items. Web completion will be the
main mode with paper offered to those
with barriers to internet access.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated
annualized burden hours for
respondents’ time to participate in this
research. The Social and Health
Experiences SAQ will be completed
during Round 1, Panel 26, Round 3,
Panel 25, and Round 5, Panel 24, by
each person in the Reporting Unit (RU)
that is 18 years old and older, an
estimated 27,059 persons, and takes
about 7 minutes to complete. The total
annualized burden is estimated to be
3,157 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden associated with
respondents’ time to participate in this
research. The total cost burden is
estimated to be $81,198 annually.
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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Activity
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours
per response
Total burden
hours
Social and Health Experiences SAQ; Adult SAQ—Year 2021 .......................
27,059
1
7/60
3,157
Total ..........................................................................................................
27,059
n/a
n/a
3,157
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 89 (Thursday, May 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2020-09725]
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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: ``AHRQ Research Reporting System (ARRS).'' This proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
on Page 12562, March 3, 2020, and allowed 60 days for public comment.
AHRQ did not received comments from the public during this period. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by 30 days after date
of publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain . Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477, or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Proposed Project
AHRQ Research Reporting System (ARRS)
AHRQ has developed a systematic method for its grantees to report
project progress and important preliminary findings for grants funded
by the Agency. This system, the AHRQ Research Reporting System (ARRS),
previously known as the Grants Reporting System (GRS), was last
approved by OMB on May 22, 2017. The system addressed the shortfalls in
the previous reporting process and established a consistent and
comprehensive grants reporting solution for AHRQ. The ARRS provides a
centralized repository of grants research progress and additional
information that can be used to support initiatives within the Agency.
This includes future research planning and support to administration
activities such as performance monitoring, budgeting, knowledge
transfer as well as strategic planning.
This Project has the following goals:
(1) To promote the transfer of critical information more frequently
and efficiently and enhance the Agency's ability to support research
designed to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its
costs, and broaden access to effective services.
(2) To increase the efficiency of the Agency in responding to ad-
hoc information requests.
(3) To support Executive Branch requirements for increased
transparency and public reporting.
(4) To establish a consistent approach throughout the Agency for
information collection regarding grant progress and a systematic basis
for oversight and for facilitating potential collaborations among
grantees.
(5) To decrease the inconvenience and burden on grantees of
unanticipated ad-hoc requests for information by the Agency in response
to particular (one-time) internal and external requests for
information.
This study is being conducted by AHRQ pursuant to AHRQ's statutory
authority to conduct and support research on healthcare and on systems
for the delivery of such care, including activities with respect to the
quality, effectiveness, efficiency, appropriateness and value of
healthcare services and with respect to quality measurement and
improvement. 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) and (2).
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project the following data collections
will be implemented:
AHRQ Research Reporting System (ARRS)--Grantees and vendors use the
ARRS system to report project progress and important preliminary
findings for grants and contracts funded by the Agency. Grantees and
vendors submit progress reports on a monthly or quarterly basis which
are reviewed by AHRQ personnel. All users access the ARRS system
through a secure online interface which requires a user I.D. and
password entered through the ARRS login screen. When status reports are
due AHRQ notifies principal investigators and vendors via email.
The ARRS is an automated user-friendly resource that is utilized by
AHRQ staff for preparing, distributing, and reviewing reporting
requests to grantees and vendors for the purpose of information
sharing. AHRQ personnel are able to systematically search on the
information collected and stored in the ARRS database. Personnel will
also use the information to address internal and/or external requests
for information regarding grant progress, preliminary findings, and
other requests, such as Freedom of Information Act requests, and
producing responses related to federally mandated programs and
regulations.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the
respondents. It will take grantees an estimated 15 minutes to enter the
necessary data into the ARRS System and reporting will occur four times
annually. The total annualized burden hours are estimated to be 500
hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden for the
respondents. The total estimated cost burden for respondents is
$19,710.
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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Data entry into ARRS............................ 500 4 15/60 500
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 500 N/A N/A 500
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Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Form name respondents hours wage rate * burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Data entry into ARRS............................ 500 500 $39.42 $19,710
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 500 500 N/A 19,710
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* Based upon the average wages for Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations (29-0000), ``National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2015,'' U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#29-0000.
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's 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
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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.
Dated: May 1, 2020.
Virginia L. Mackay-Smith,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2020-09725 Filed 5-6-20; 8:45 am]
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