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Background
On November 6, 2021, Congress
passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
(BIL), also known as the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). On
November 15, 2021, the President
signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14052
‘‘Implementation of the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act.’’ On December
13, 2021, the President signed E.O.
14508 ‘‘Transforming Federal Customer
Experience and Service Delivery to
Rebuild Trust in Government.’’ On
February 25, 2022, President Biden and
the GSA announced the list of major
LPOE projects funded by the BIL. This
included the Bridge of the Americas
(BOTA) LPOE in El Paso, Texas.
The Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) will be prepared in accordance
with section 102 of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 (42 United States Code [U.S.C.]
4321 to 4370d), as implemented by the
regulations promulgated by the Council
on Environmental Quality (CEQ) (40
Code of Federal Regulations [CFR]
1500–1508). The principal objectives of
NEPA are to ensure the careful
consideration of environmental aspects
of proposed actions in Federal decisionmaking processes and to make
environmental information available to
decision makers and the public before
decisions are made and actions are
taken.
Additionally, this EIS will be
prepared in accordance with GSA NEPA
guidelines (GSA Order ADM 1095.1F
and the Public Buildings Service [PBS]
NEPA Desk Guide, both dated October
1999) and serves as a mechanism for
compliance with the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 (as
amended) and other relevant laws and/
or regulations.
Scoping Process
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The purpose of this initial public
scoping meeting is to seek input from
stakeholders and the public regarding
potential environmental issues that
could affect the proposed project. The
EIS will include public input on
alternatives being developed to
implement the proposed improvements
and the potential impacts that could
result from implementing those
improvements.
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose of the proposed action is
for the GSA to support the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) mission by
bringing the BOTA LPOE infrastructure
in line with current CBP land port
design standards (i.e., CBP Land Port of
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requirements while addressing existing
deficiencies identified with the ongoing
port operations. In order to bring the
BOTA LPOE in line with CBP’s design
standards and operational requirements,
action is needed to satisfy the following
overriding needs:
• Improve the capacity and
functionality of the LPOE to meet future
public demand, while maintaining the
capability to meet border security
initiatives.
• Ensure the safety and security for
the employees and the travelling public.
Proposed Action and Alternatives
Development
As part of initial project planning, the
GSA has developed three (3) action
alternatives as potential means of
implementing the proposed action. The
no action alternative will also be
considered in the EIS. All three action
alternatives include the phased razing of
all existing buildings/structures and
infrastructure within the existing LPOE
boundaries and construction of new
buildings/structures and supporting
infrastructure. All three also include
minimal land acquisition in areas
immediately adjacent to the port.
Summary of Potential Impacts
The EIS will identify, describe, and
analyze the potential effects of the
action alternatives developed to
implement the proposed action and the
no action alternative. This will include
direct, indirect, and cumulative effects.
At present, GSA has identified the
following resources/issues for analysis
of both beneficial and adverse potential
impacts:
• Hazardous Materials, Waste, and/or
Site Contamination
• Socioeconomics (including
Environmental Justice)
• Public Services, Infrastructure, and
Utilities
• Surface Waters, Drainage, and
Floodplains
• Land Use and Zoning (including
Visual and Aesthetics)
• Traffic (Vehicular and Pedestrian),
Transportation, and Parking
• Air Quality (including Greenhouse
Gas Emissions)
• Noise and Vibration
• Cultural and Historic Resources
The EIS will document measures that
could potentially avoid, minimize, or
mitigate any identified adverse impacts.
GSA welcomes public input on these
potential impacts and other resources
that could be considered.
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Anticipated Schedule for DecisionMaking Process
All dates are estimated and may
change.
• EIS NOI published in the Federal
Register: Friday November 17, 2023.
• Initial NEPA Scoping Meeting:
Wednesday December 13, 2023.
• End of Initial NEPA Scoping Period:
Tuesday January 16, 2024.
• Publication of the Draft EIS: May–
June 2024 TBD.
• Draft EIS Public Comment Period:
June–August 2024 TBD.
• Final EIS: September 2024 TBD.
• Record of Decision: October 2024
TBD.
Michael Clardy,
Director, Facilities Management Division.
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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 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
‘‘Questionnaire and Data Collection
Testing, Evaluation, and Research for
the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality.’’
SUMMARY:
Comments on this notice must be
received by January 12, 2024.
DATES:
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.
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
Questionnaire and Data Collection
Testing, Evaluation, and Research for
the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ) requests that the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) re-approve generic pre-testing
clearance 0935–0124 for three years to
facilitate AHRQ’s efforts to (1) employ
evaluation-type methods and techniques
to improve AHRQ’s current data
collection and estimation procedures,
(2) develop new collections and
procedures, including toolkits, and (3)
revise existing collections and
procedures. AHRQ believes that
developing, testing, and evaluating data
collection and estimation procedures
using survey methods and other
techniques in anticipation of agencysponsored studies can improve its
information collection efforts and the
products it develops and allow AHRQ to
be more responsive to fast-changing
developments in the healthcare research
field.
This clearance request is limited to
research on data collection, toolkit
development, and estimation
procedures and reports and does not
extend to the collection of data for
public release or policy formation. The
current Clearance (0935–0124) was
granted on January 31, 2021, and
expires on January 31, 2024.
This generic clearance will allow
AHRQ to draft and test toolkits, survey
instruments and other data collection
and estimation procedures more quickly
and with greater lead time, thereby
managing project time more efficiently
and improving the quality of the data
AHRQ collects. In some instances, the
ability to test and evaluate toolkits, data
collection and estimation procedures in
anticipation of work or early in a project
may result in the decision not to
proceed with additional activities,
thereby saving both public and private
resources and effectively eliminating
respondent burden.
These preliminary research activities
will not be used by AHRQ to regulate
or sanction its customers. They will be
entirely voluntary, and the
confidentiality of respondents and their
responses will be preserved. Proposed
information collections submitted under
this generic clearance will be submitted
for review by OMB with a response
expected in 14 days.
Method of Collection
The information collected through
preliminary research activities under
this generic clearance will be used by
AHRQ to employ techniques to (1)
improve AHRQ’s current data collection
and estimation procedures, (2) develop
new collections and procedures,
including toolkits, and (3) revise
existing collections and procedures in
anticipation or in response to changes in
the health or health care field. The end
result will be improvement in AHRQ’s
data collections and procedures, and the
quality of data collected, a reduction or
minimization of respondent burden,
increased agency efficiency, and
improved responsiveness to the public.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden
hours, over the full three years of this
clearance, for the respondents’ time to
participate in the research activities that
may be conducted under this generic
clearance. Mail surveys will be
conducted with about 6,000 persons
(2,000 per year for three years) and are
estimated to average 20 minutes. Mail
surveys may also be sent to respondents
via email and may include a telephone
non-response follow-up. Telephone
non-response follow-up for mailed
surveys is not counted as a telephone
survey in Exhibit 1. Not more than 600
persons, over three years, will
participate in telephone surveys that
will take about 40 minutes. Web-based
surveys will be conducted with no more
than 3,000 persons and will require no
more than 10 minutes to complete.
About 1,500 persons will participate in
focus groups which may last up to two
hours, while in-person interviews will
be conducted with 600 persons and will
take about 50 minutes. Automated data
collection will be conducted for about
1,500 persons and could take up to 1
hour. Cognitive testing will be
conducted with about 600 persons and
is estimated to take 1.5 hours to
complete. The total burden over three
years is estimated to be 8,900 hours
(about 2,967 hours per year). Exhibit 2
shows the estimated cost burden over
three years, based on the respondents’
time to participate in these research
activities. The total cost burden is
estimated to be $412,028.
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS OVER 3 YEARS
Number of
respondents
Type of information collection
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
Mail/email * .......................................................................................................
Telephone ........................................................................................................
Web-based .......................................................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
In-person ..........................................................................................................
Automated ** ....................................................................................................
Cognitive Testing *** ........................................................................................
6,000
600
3,000
1,500
600
1,500
600
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
20/60
40/60
10/60
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.5
2,000
400
500
3,000
600
1,500
900
Totals ........................................................................................................
13,800
na
na
8,900
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* May include telephone non-response follow-up in which case the burden will not change.
** May include testing of database software, CAPI software or other automated technologies.
*** May include cognitive interviews for questionnaire or toolkit development, or ‘‘think aloud’’ testing of prototype websites.
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED COST BURDEN OVER 3 YEARS
Number of
respondents
Type of information collection
Mail/email .........................................................................................................
Telephone ........................................................................................................
Web-based .......................................................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
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hours
6,000
600
3,000
1,500
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2,000
400
500
3,000
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Average
hourly wage
rate *
$46.52
46.52
46.52
46.52
Total cost
burden
$93,040
18,608
23,260
139,560
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EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED COST BURDEN OVER 3 YEARS—Continued
Number of
respondents
Type of information collection
Total burden
hours
Average
hourly wage
rate *
Total cost
burden
In-person ..........................................................................................................
Automated ........................................................................................................
Cognitive Testing .............................................................................................
600
1,500
600
600
1,500
900
46.52
46.52
46.52
27,912
69,780
41,868
Totals ........................................................................................................
13,800
8,900
na
412,028
* Bureau of Labor & Statistics on ‘‘Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022’’ found at the following URL https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#29-0000 for the respondents.
Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520,
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
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: November 6, 2023.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Review; Information
Comparison With Insurance Data
Office of Child Support
Services, Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of Child Support
Services (OCSS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), is
requesting the OMB to extend approval
of the Information Comparison with
Insurance Data, with minor changes, for
an additional three years. The current
OMB approval (OMB No.: (0970–0342)
expires January 31, 2024.
DATES: Comments due within 30 days of
publication. OMB must make a decision
about 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.
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/
SUMMARY:
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. You can also obtain
copies of the proposed collection of
information by emailing infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. Identify all emailed
requests by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The Deficit Reduction
Act of 2005 amended section 452 of the
Social Security Act to authorize the
Health and Human Services Secretary,
through the Federal Parent Locator
Service, to conduct comparisons of
information concerning individuals
owing past-due child support with
information maintained by insurers (or
their agents) concerning insurance
claims, settlements, awards, and
payments. On a daily basis, OCSS sends
the results of the insurance data match
in an ‘‘Insurance Match Response
Record’’ to child support agencies, that
use the insurance data matches to
collect past-due support from the
insurance proceeds. OCSS incorporated
a separate burden calculation for
respondents opting to electronically
report quarterly.
Respondents: Insurers or their agents,
including the U.S. Department of Labor
and state agencies administering
workers’ compensation programs, and
the Insurance Services Office.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Total
number of
respondents
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Collection instrument
Insurance Match File: Quarterly Reporting Electronically ...............................
Insurance Match File: Monthly Reporting Electronically .................................
Insurance Match File: Weekly Reporting Electronically ..................................
Insurance Match File: Daily Reporting Electronically ......................................
Match File: Daily Reporting Manually ..............................................................
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Total
number of
responses per
respondent
1
26
19
1
118
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12
52
251
251
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Average
burden hours
per response
0.083
0.083
0.083
0.083
0.1
Total annual
burden hours
0.33
25.90
82.00
20.83
2,961.80
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[FR Doc No: 2023-24872]
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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 ``Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation, and
Research for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.''
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by January 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at
[email protected].
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 email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Proposed Project
Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation, and Research for
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) requests that
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) re-approve generic pre-
testing clearance 0935-0124 for three years to facilitate AHRQ's
efforts to (1) employ evaluation-type methods and techniques to improve
AHRQ's current data collection and estimation procedures, (2) develop
new collections and procedures, including toolkits, and (3) revise
existing collections and procedures. AHRQ believes that developing,
testing, and evaluating data collection and estimation procedures using
survey methods and other techniques in anticipation of agency-sponsored
studies can improve its information collection efforts and the products
it develops and allow AHRQ to be more responsive to fast-changing
developments in the healthcare research field.
This clearance request is limited to research on data collection,
toolkit development, and estimation procedures and reports and does not
extend to the collection of data for public release or policy
formation. The current Clearance (0935-0124) was granted on January 31,
2021, and expires on January 31, 2024.
This generic clearance will allow AHRQ to draft and test toolkits,
survey instruments and other data collection and estimation procedures
more quickly and with greater lead time, thereby managing project time
more efficiently and improving the quality of the data AHRQ collects.
In some instances, the ability to test and evaluate toolkits, data
collection and estimation procedures in anticipation of work or early
in a project may result in the decision not to proceed with additional
activities, thereby saving both public and private resources and
effectively eliminating respondent burden.
These preliminary research activities will not be used by AHRQ to
regulate or sanction its customers. They will be entirely voluntary,
and the confidentiality of respondents and their responses will be
preserved. Proposed information collections submitted under this
generic clearance will be submitted for review by OMB with a response
expected in 14 days.
Method of Collection
The information collected through preliminary research activities
under this generic clearance will be used by AHRQ to employ techniques
to (1) improve AHRQ's current data collection and estimation
procedures, (2) develop new collections and procedures, including
toolkits, and (3) revise existing collections and procedures in
anticipation or in response to changes in the health or health care
field. The end result will be improvement in AHRQ's data collections
and procedures, and the quality of data collected, a reduction or
minimization of respondent burden, increased agency efficiency, and
improved responsiveness to the public.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden hours, over the full three
years of this clearance, for the respondents' time to participate in
the research activities that may be conducted under this generic
clearance. Mail surveys will be conducted with about 6,000 persons
(2,000 per year for three years) and are estimated to average 20
minutes. Mail surveys may also be sent to respondents via email and may
include a telephone non-response follow-up. Telephone non-response
follow-up for mailed surveys is not counted as a telephone survey in
Exhibit 1. Not more than 600 persons, over three years, will
participate in telephone surveys that will take about 40 minutes. Web-
based surveys will be conducted with no more than 3,000 persons and
will require no more than 10 minutes to complete. About 1,500 persons
will participate in focus groups which may last up to two hours, while
in-person interviews will be conducted with 600 persons and will take
about 50 minutes. Automated data collection will be conducted for about
1,500 persons and could take up to 1 hour. Cognitive testing will be
conducted with about 600 persons and is estimated to take 1.5 hours to
complete. The total burden over three years is estimated to be 8,900
hours (about 2,967 hours per year). Exhibit 2 shows the estimated cost
burden over three years, based on the respondents' time to participate
in these research activities. The total cost burden is estimated to be
$412,028.
Exhibit 1--Estimated Burden Hours Over 3 Years
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Number of
Type of information collection Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Mail/email *.................................... 6,000 1 20/60 2,000
Telephone....................................... 600 1 40/60 400
Web-based....................................... 3,000 1 10/60 500
Focus Groups.................................... 1,500 1 2.0 3,000
In-person....................................... 600 1 1.0 600
Automated **.................................... 1,500 1 1.0 1,500
Cognitive Testing ***........................... 600 1 1.5 900
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 13,800 na na 8,900
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* May include telephone non-response follow-up in which case the burden will not change.
** May include testing of database software, CAPI software or other automated technologies.
*** May include cognitive interviews for questionnaire or toolkit development, or ``think aloud'' testing of
prototype websites.
Exhibit 2--Estimated Cost Burden Over 3 Years
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Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Type of information collection respondents hours wage rate * burden
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Mail/email...................................... 6,000 2,000 $46.52 $93,040
Telephone....................................... 600 400 46.52 18,608
Web-based....................................... 3,000 500 46.52 23,260
Focus Groups.................................... 1,500 3,000 46.52 139,560
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In-person....................................... 600 600 46.52 27,912
Automated....................................... 1,500 1,500 46.52 69,780
Cognitive Testing............................... 600 900 46.52 41,868
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Totals...................................... 13,800 8,900 na 412,028
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* Bureau of Labor & Statistics on ``Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022'' found at the following URL
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#29-0000 for the respondents.
Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520, 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 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: November 6, 2023.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-24872 Filed 11-9-23; 8:45 am]
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