81 FR 21873 - GSA Labor-Management Relations Council Meeting Cancellation

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 71 (April 13, 2016)

Page Range		21873-21874
FR Document		2016-08463

The GSA Labor-Management Relations Council (GLMRC) previously announced in its March 25, 2016 Federal Register notice that it planned to hold a meeting Tuesday, April 12, 2016 and Wednesday, April 13, 2016. The meeting is cancelled.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-08463]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice CSE-2016-03; Docket No. 2016-0002; Sequence 8]


GSA Labor-Management Relations Council Meeting Cancellation

AGENCY: Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM), General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting cancellation.

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SUMMARY: The GSA Labor-Management Relations Council (GLMRC) previously 
announced in its March 25, 2016 Federal Register notice that it planned 
to hold a meeting Tuesday, April 12, 2016 and Wednesday, April 13, 
2016. The meeting is cancelled.

DATES: April 13, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula Lucak, GLMRC Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO) at the General Services Administration, OHRM, 
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC. 20405, telephone at 202-739-1730, or 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GSA Labor-Management Relations Council 
(GLMRC) previously announced in its March 25, 2016 Federal Register 
notice (81 FR 16183) that it planned to hold a meeting Tuesday, April 
12, 2016 and Wednesday, April 13, 2016. The meeting is cancelled. A new 
notice will be posted in the Federal Register announcing the date and 
time when rescheduled.

    Dated: April 7, 2016.
Renee Y. Jones,
Office of Human Resources Management, OHRM Director (Acting), Office of 
HR Strategy and Services, Center for Talent Engagement (COE4), General 
Services Administration.
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Requesters may obtain a copy of the collected; and ways in which we can
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A. Purpose
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), GSA Labor-Management Relations
General Services Administration (GSA), Firms performing under
incrementally funded Federal contracts Council Meeting Cancellation
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA). are required to notify the contracting AGENCY: Office of Human Resources
ACTION: Notice of request for public
officer in writing whenever they have Management (OHRM), General Services
comments regarding an extension to an reason to believe— Administration (GSA).
(1) The costs the contractors expect to
existing OMB clearance. ACTION: Notice of meeting cancellation.
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SUMMARY: The GSA Labor-Management Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by • How are measures used to support
Relations Council (GLMRC) previously email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. internal management and improvement
announced in its March 25, 2016 Copies of the proposed collection processes?
Federal Register notice that it planned plans, data collection instruments, and • What additional activities support
to hold a meeting Tuesday, April 12, specific details on the estimated burden use of internal performance measures?
2016 and Wednesday, April 13, 2016. can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports • How are internal performance
The meeting is cancelled. Clearance Officer. measures derived and reported? What
DATES: April 13, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
specific measures, benchmarks, and
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports comparisons are used?
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
• How have physicians responded to
Paula Lucak, GLMRC Designated Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
these measurement processes?
Federal Officer (DFO) at the General email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. • What are the perceived benefits of
Services Administration, OHRM, 1800 F SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: internal measurement activities? What
Street NW., Washington, DC. 20405, types of costs and other burdens are
telephone at 202–739–1730, or email at Proposed Project
directly associated with internal
gmlrc@gsa.gov. AHRQ ACTION III—Measurement for measurement? How feasible is it to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GSA Performance Improvement in Physician specify actual costs of reporting?
Labor-Management Relations Council Practices • What implications does evidence
(GLMRC) previously announced in its This two-year project is an important on internal measurement for
March 25, 2016 Federal Register notice first step to fully understanding performance improvement have for
(81 FR 16183) that it planned to hold a measurement for performance payers, policy makers, executives in
meeting Tuesday, April 12, 2016 and improvement in medical groups. This delivery systems, and clinical leaders?
Wednesday, April 13, 2016. The exploratory research is expected to set Specific Project Objectives
meeting is cancelled. A new notice will the stage for informing future research
be posted in the Federal Register • Identify specific measures/metrics
and policy discussions, both of which
announcing the date and time when used internally by medical groups to
could ultimately have a more direct
rescheduled. assess performance and support
impact on providers, payers, and
Dated: April 7, 2016.
improvement activities.
patients. As a critical first step this • Describe how internal measurement
Renee Y. Jones, research breaks new ground in an activities/measures are used in medical
Office of Human Resources Management, important area of health care research groups to support improvement in
OHRM Director (Acting), Office of HR Strategy by looking at the current landscape to individual, team, or organizational
and Services, Center for Talent Engagement better understand how medical groups
(COE4), General Services Administration. performance including, but not limited
are using measurement internally to to, how these activities are tied to
[FR Doc. 2016–08463 Filed 4–12–16; 8:45 am] improve performance and what that ‘‘internal’’ financial incentives.
BILLING CODE 6820–34–P means to them, and how internal • Identify types of costs and other
measurement relates to external types of burdens (e.g. staff resources, IT
measurement obligations and resources, etc.), directly related to
identifying where the gaps are. internal measurement and reporting
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Project success for this exploratory
HUMAN SERVICES activities. Assess the feasibility of
work will be more relevant given the capturing information on costs and
Agency for Healthcare Research and complete context of the current burdens of internal and external
Quality landscape of performance measurement, performance measurement, and, if
gleaned through an environmental scan, feasible, collect data on the actual costs
Agency Information Collection expert input, and qualitative data and other associated burdens of internal
Activities: Proposed Collection; collection. Ultimately, success will be and external performance measurement.
Comment Request measured by our ability to answer the • Based on the findings, identify
research questions that are guiding this implications, potential impacts, and
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research research project (see below). future research opportunities for payers,
and Quality, HHS. The overall goal of AHRQ’s regulators, and medical groups
ACTION: Notice. Measurement for Performance regarding internal measurements for
Improvement in Physician Practices performance improvement.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the project is to identify the current gaps in Efforts to improve performance among
intention of the Agency for Healthcare our knowledge about how practices are health care providers through
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request using data, if at all, for performance measurement and reporting have
that the Office of Management and improvement. AHRQ has developed this evolved over time and have taken many
Budget (OMB) approve the proposed project to address the lack of current forms and many names. For example,
information collection project: ‘‘AHRQ evidence on internal performance Triple Aim, Public Reporting,
ACTION III—Measurement for measurement in medical groups, Performance Measurement, Quality
Performance Improvement in Physician identifying the following research Improvement, Pay for Performance are
Practices.’’ In accordance with the questions: all common concepts today. And, most
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Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. • What gaps exist in the research health care providers, including medical
3501–3521, AHRQ invites the public to literature regarding management for groups, are monitoring their
comment on this proposed information performance improvement in medical performance using a wide array of
collection. groups? quality measures that reflect care
DATES: Comments on this notice must be • What factors, both internal and processes, clinical outcomes, and
received by June 13, 2016. external, drive efforts to use patient experiences. Increasing numbers
ADDRESSES: Written comments should measurement to improve medical group of providers are required to report their
be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, performance? performance on quality measures by

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of meeting cancellation.
Dates		April 13, 2016.
Contact		Ms. Paula Lucak, GLMRC Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at the General Services Administration, OHRM, 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC. 20405, telephone at 202-739-1730, or email at [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 21873