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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.
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 ‘‘Generic
Clearance for Questionnaire and Data
Collection Testing, Evaluation, and
Research for the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality.’’ This proposed
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register on
November 13th, 2023 and allowed 60
days for public comment. AHRQ
received no substantive comments from
members of the public. The purpose of
this notice is to allow an additional 30
days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by February 28, 2024.
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.
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 doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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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
Mail/email * .......................................................................................................
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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS OVER 3 YEARS—Continued
Number of
respondents
Type of information collection
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
Telephone ........................................................................................................
Web-based .......................................................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
In-person ..........................................................................................................
Automated ** ....................................................................................................
Cognitive Testing *** ........................................................................................
600
3,000
1,500
600
1,500
600
1
1
1
1
1
1
40/60
10/60
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.5
400
500
3,000
600
1,500
900
Totals ........................................................................................................
13,800
na
na
8,900
* 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
Total burden
hours
Average
hourly
wage rate *
Total cost
burden
Mail/email .........................................................................................................
Telephone ........................................................................................................
Web-based .......................................................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
In-person ..........................................................................................................
Automated ........................................................................................................
Cognitive Testing .............................................................................................
6,000
600
3,000
1,500
600
1,500
600
2,000
400
500
3,000
600
1,500
900
$46.52
46.52
46.52
46.52
46.52
46.52
46.52
$93,040
18,608
23,260
139,560
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.
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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.
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Dated: January 18, 2024.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS
TW–2, Atlanta, GA 30329. Telephone
770–488–4401; Email: reorgs@cdc.gov.
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
CDC has modified its
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Performance, and Evaluation.
DATES: This reorganization was
approved by the Director of CDC on
January 17, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimberly Thurmond, Office of the Chief
Operating Officer, Office of the Director,
Centers for Disease Control and
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dated October 5, 2023) is amended to
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• Change all instances of the acronym
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conference, policy, delegations of
authority, organization and functions,
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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 ``Generic Clearance for Questionnaire and Data Collection
Testing, Evaluation, and Research for the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality.'' This proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on November 13th, 2023 and
allowed 60 days for public comment. AHRQ received no substantive
comments from members of the public. The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by February 28, 2024.
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.
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:
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
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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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Average
Type of information collection Number of Total burden hourly wage Total cost
respondents hours 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
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
---------------------------------------------------------------
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: January 18, 2024.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
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