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acquisitions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
the accuracy of the estimate of the
burden of the proposed information
collection; ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
OMB has approved this information
collection for use through May 31, 2024.
DoD, GSA, and NASA propose that
OMB extend its approval for use for
three additional years beyond the
current expiration date.
DATES: DoD, GSA, and NASA will
consider all comments received by April
8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: DoD, GSA, and NASA
invite interested persons to submit
comments on this collection through
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the instructions on the site. This website
provides the ability to type short
comments directly into the comment
field or attach a file for lengthier
comments. If there are difficulties
submitting comments, contact the GSA
Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202–
501–4755 or GSARegSec@gsa.gov.
Instructions: All items submitted
must cite OMB Control No. 9000–0047,
Place of Performance. Comments
received generally will be posted
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst,
at telephone 202–969–7207, or
zenaida.delgado@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. OMB Control Number, Title, and any
Associated Form(s)
OMB Control No. 9000–0047, Place of
Performance.
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B. Need and Uses
This clearance covers the information
that bidders or offerors must submit to
comply with the following Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
requirements:
• FAR 52.214–14, Place of
Performance-Sealed Bidding. This FAR
provision is prescribed for invitation for
bids (i.e., FAR part 14 procurements)
where the Government did not specify
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• FAR 52.215–6, Place of
Performance.
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procurements), where the Government
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and operator of such plant or facility (if
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Contracting officers use the place of
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(a) Determine prospective contractor
responsibility;
(b) Determine price reasonableness;
(c) Conduct plant or source
inspections; and
(d) Determine whether the
prospective contractor is a manufacturer
or a regular dealer.
C. Annual Burden
Respondents: 6,086.
Total Annual Responses: 964,331.
Total Burden Hours: 43,877.
Obtaining Copies: Requesters may
obtain a copy of the information
collection documents from the GSA
Regulatory Secretariat Division by
calling 202–501–4755 or emailing
GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000–0047, Place of
Performance.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division,
Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy,
Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Governmentwide Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Meeting for Software Developers on
the Common Formats for Patient
Safety Data Collection
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
AGENCY:
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Notice of public meeting.
AHRQ coordinates the
development of sets of standardized
definitions and formats (Common
Formats) that make it possible to collect,
aggregate, and analyze uniformly
structured information about health care
quality and patient safety for local,
regional, and national learning. The
Common Formats include technical
specifications to facilitate the collection
of electronically comparable data by
Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) and
other entities. Additional information
about the Common Formats can be
obtained through AHRQ’s PSO website
at https://pso.ahrq.gov/common-formats
and the PSO Privacy Protection Center’s
website at https://www.psoppc.org/
psoppc_web/publicpages/
commonFormatsOverview.
The purpose of this notice is to
announce a meeting to discuss
implementation of the Common Formats
with software developers and other
interested parties. This meeting is
designed as an interactive forum where
software developers can provide input
on use of the formats. AHRQ especially
requests participation by and input from
those entities which have used AHRQ’s
technical specifications and
implemented, or plan to implement, the
Common Formats electronically.
DATES: The meeting will be held from
2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern on Thursday,
March 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
virtually.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Erofile Gripiotis, Program Analyst,
Center for Quality Improvement and
Patient Safety, AHRQ, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; Telephone
(toll free): (866) 403–3697; Telephone
(local): (301) 427–1111; TTY (toll free):
(866) 438–7231; TTY (local): (301) 427–
1130; Email: pso@ahrq.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Patient Safety and Quality
Improvement Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C.
299b–21 to 299b–26 (Patient Safety Act),
and the related Patient Safety and
Quality Improvement Final Rule, 42
CFR part 3 (Patient Safety Rule),
published in the Federal Register on
November 21, 2008, 73 FR 70731–
70814, provide for the Federal listing of
Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs),
which collect, aggregate, and analyze
confidential information (patient safety
work product) regarding the quality and
safety of health care delivery.
The Patient Safety Act requires PSOs,
to the extent practical and appropriate,
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to collect patient safety work product
from providers in a standardized
manner that permits valid comparisons
of similar cases among similar
providers. (42 U.S.C. 299b–24(b)(1)(F)).
The Patient Safety Act also authorizes
the development of data standards,
known as the Common Formats, to
facilitate the aggregation and analysis of
non-identifiable patient safety data
collected by PSOs and reported to the
network of patient safety databases
(NPSD). (42 U.S.C. 299b–23(b)). The
Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety
Rule can be accessed at: https://
www.pso.ahrq.gov/legislation/.
AHRQ has issued Common Formats
for Event Reporting (CFER) for three
settings of care—hospitals, nursing
homes, and community pharmacies.
AHRQ has also issued Common Formats
for Event Reporting—Diagnostic Safety
(CFER–DS) designed for use in all
healthcare settings.
Federally listed PSOs can meet the
requirement to collect patient safety
work product in a standardized manner
to the extent practical and appropriate
by using AHRQ’s Common Formats. The
Common Formats are also available in
the public domain to encourage their
widespread adoption. An entity does
not need to be listed as a PSO or
working with one to use the Common
Formats. However, the Federal privilege
and confidentiality protections only
apply to information developed as
patient safety work product by
providers and PSOs working under the
Patient Safety Act.
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Agenda, Registration, and Other
Information About the Meeting
The Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ) will be hosting this
fully virtual meeting to discuss
implementation of the Common Formats
with members of the public, including
software developers and other interested
parties. Agenda topics will include
recent enhancement to the NPSD
dashboards and data submission to the
PSO Privacy Protection Center
(PSOPPC). Active participation and
discussion by meeting participants is
encouraged.
AHRQ requests that interested
persons send an email to SDMeetings@
infinityconferences.com for registration
information. Before the meeting, an
agenda and logistical information will
be provided to registrants.
Dated: January 31, 2024.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10552]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information, and to allow
a second opportunity for public
comment on the notice. Interested
persons are invited to send comments
regarding the burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of
information, including the necessity and
utility of the proposed information
collection for the proper performance of
the agency’s functions, the accuracy of
the estimated burden, ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected, and the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by March 7, 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.
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, please access the CMS PRA
website by copying and pasting the
following web address into your web
browser: https://www.cms.gov/
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Parham at (410) 786–4669.
Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal agencies
to publish a 30-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension or
reinstatement of an existing collection
of information, before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, CMS is
publishing this notice that summarizes
the following proposed collection(s) of
information for public comment:
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Implementation
of Medicare Programs;—Medicare
Promoting Interoperability Program;
Use: The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting
approval to collect information from
eligible hospitals and critical access
hospitals (CAHs). We have finalized
changes to this program as discussed in
the FY 2024 Inpatient Prospective
Payment System (IPPS)/Long-term Care
Hospital Prospective Payment System
(LTCH PPS) final rule. This is a revision
of the information collection request.
The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery
Act) (Pub. L. 111–5) was enacted on
February 17, 2009. Title IV of division
B of the Recovery Act amended titles
XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act
(the Act) by establishing incentive
payments to eligible professionals (EPs),
eligible hospitals and CAHs, and
Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations
participating in the Medicare and
Medicaid programs that adopt and
successfully demonstrate meaningful
use of certified EHR technology
(CEHRT). These Recovery Act
provisions, together with title XIII of
division A of the Recovery Act, may be
cited as the ‘‘Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical
Health Act’’ or the ‘‘HITECH Act.’’
The HITECH Act created incentive
programs for EPs, eligible hospitals
including CAHs, and MA organizations
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Meeting for Software Developers on the Common Formats for Patient
Safety Data Collection
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: AHRQ coordinates the development of sets of standardized
definitions and formats (Common Formats) that make it possible to
collect, aggregate, and analyze uniformly structured information about
health care quality and patient safety for local, regional, and
national learning. The Common Formats include technical specifications
to facilitate the collection of electronically comparable data by
Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) and other entities. Additional
information about the Common Formats can be obtained through AHRQ's PSO
website at https://pso.ahrq.gov/common-formats and the PSO Privacy
Protection Center's website at https://www.psoppc.org/psoppc_web/publicpages/commonFormatsOverview.
The purpose of this notice is to announce a meeting to discuss
implementation of the Common Formats with software developers and other
interested parties. This meeting is designed as an interactive forum
where software developers can provide input on use of the formats. AHRQ
especially requests participation by and input from those entities
which have used AHRQ's technical specifications and implemented, or
plan to implement, the Common Formats electronically.
DATES: The meeting will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern on
Thursday, March 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erofile Gripiotis, Program Analyst,
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; Telephone (toll free): (866) 403-3697;
Telephone (local): (301) 427-1111; TTY (toll free): (866) 438-7231; TTY
(local): (301) 427-1130; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C.
299b-21 to 299b-26 (Patient Safety Act), and the related Patient Safety
and Quality Improvement Final Rule, 42 CFR part 3 (Patient Safety
Rule), published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2008, 73 FR
70731-70814, provide for the Federal listing of Patient Safety
Organizations (PSOs), which collect, aggregate, and analyze
confidential information (patient safety work product) regarding the
quality and safety of health care delivery.
The Patient Safety Act requires PSOs, to the extent practical and
appropriate,
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to collect patient safety work product from providers in a standardized
manner that permits valid comparisons of similar cases among similar
providers. (42 U.S.C. 299b-24(b)(1)(F)). The Patient Safety Act also
authorizes the development of data standards, known as the Common
Formats, to facilitate the aggregation and analysis of non-identifiable
patient safety data collected by PSOs and reported to the network of
patient safety databases (NPSD). (42 U.S.C. 299b-23(b)). The Patient
Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule can be accessed at: https://www.pso.ahrq.gov/legislation/.
AHRQ has issued Common Formats for Event Reporting (CFER) for three
settings of care--hospitals, nursing homes, and community pharmacies.
AHRQ has also issued Common Formats for Event Reporting--Diagnostic
Safety (CFER-DS) designed for use in all healthcare settings.
Federally listed PSOs can meet the requirement to collect patient
safety work product in a standardized manner to the extent practical
and appropriate by using AHRQ's Common Formats. The Common Formats are
also available in the public domain to encourage their widespread
adoption. An entity does not need to be listed as a PSO or working with
one to use the Common Formats. However, the Federal privilege and
confidentiality protections only apply to information developed as
patient safety work product by providers and PSOs working under the
Patient Safety Act.
Agenda, Registration, and Other Information About the Meeting
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will be
hosting this fully virtual meeting to discuss implementation of the
Common Formats with members of the public, including software
developers and other interested parties. Agenda topics will include
recent enhancement to the NPSD dashboards and data submission to the
PSO Privacy Protection Center (PSOPPC). Active participation and
discussion by meeting participants is encouraged.
AHRQ requests that interested persons send an email to
[email protected] for registration information. Before
the meeting, an agenda and logistical information will be provided to
registrants.
Dated: January 31, 2024.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
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