81 FR 42360 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program National Beneficiary Survey
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 125 (June 29, 2016)
Administration for Community Living
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 125 (June 29, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-15304 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 42360-42362] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-15304] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Community Living Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request; Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program National Beneficiary Survey AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on ACL's intention to collect information from the public related to the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), federal agencies are required to publish a 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 60 days for public comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of [[Page 42361]] this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. DATES: Submit written comments by on the collection of information by July 29, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information to: [email protected]. Submit written comments on the collection of information to Katherine Glendening, Administration for Community Living, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Glendening 202-795-7350. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 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. ``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 provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, ACL is publishing a notice of the proposed collection of information set forth in this document. Proposed Collection: Evaluation of the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Community Living (ACL). Need and Use of Information Collection: The SMP Customer Satisfaction Survey is a survey of individuals who attend Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) presentations to understand the potential for fraud, waste, and abuse within health care programs generally, and Medicare/Medicaid specifically. The Senior Medicare Patrol Program (SMP) was created under Titles II and IV of the Older Americans Act, (42 U.S.C. 3032), the amendments of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-365) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-191). The mission of the SMP program is to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education. The SMP program empowers Medicare beneficiaries through increased awareness and understanding of healthcare programs and helps them protect themselves from the economic and health-related consequences of Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse. The SMP program provides services through a national network of SMP grantees that are located in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. In 2014, SMPs conducted more than 14,000 education session presentations, with a total audience of 450,000 individuals. The SMP Customer Satisfaction Survey will focus on education session presentations and the individuals who attend them, to determine if the target audience is satisfied with the information they are receiving. While the SMP program currently tracks output and outcome measures such as number of SMP Team members, group outreach and education events, individual interactions and savings, customer satisfaction is not one of them. As a result, there is no current understanding of the link between the quality of the information received and the likelihood to avoid healthcare fraud, errors, and abuse. The SMP survey will be conducted over a three-year period beginning in Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17), with sites in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the territories of Guam and Puerto Rico being surveyed once during the three-year period. Results from the surveys will be used to understand satisfaction among individuals who attend SMP education sessions, as well as how the program can be improved to provide better service to its target population. Eighteen (18) unique states will be surveyed in FY17, with each state expected to generate 75 unique responses, for a total of 1,350 individual responses in Year 1. This process will then be replicated in Year 2 (FY18) and Year 3 (FY19), with a different group of 18 states and territories being surveyed each year. By the end of FY19, SMP will obtain 4,050 completed surveys to measure satisfaction at the state and national levels (18 states x 75 responses per state x 3 years). SMP will use the following factors to draw a representative sample of education session attendees:Randomly select 18 states and territories to be surveyed each year, with the states stratified by the average number of education session attendees per month. Survey a specific site no more than once. Sample from at least five presenters in each state. Survey no fewer than five events and no more than 20 events in each state. Survey no more than two events per month in each state. To generate a sample with a 95% confidence level at the national level, a minimum of 400 responses will be required, which is based on over 450,000 education session attendees in 2014. SMP anticipates collecting 75 completed surveys per state, for a total collection of 4,050 completed surveys. This larger collection will enable ACL to make state-to-state comparisons, which is an important feature of this survey. It will also provide each state with sufficient information to take local action to improve service within budgetary constraints. OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The average annual burden associated with these activities is summarized below: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total average Respondent type Number of Responses per Average burden hours per annual burden respondents respondent response (hours) (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stratified Random Sample......... 1,350 1 5 minutes................. 112.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 42362]] Dated: June 21, 2016. Kathy Greenlee, Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging. [FR Doc. 2016-15304 Filed 6-28-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4151-01-P
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in its efforts to implement Dodd-Frank the release of information obtained from Abstract: The mandatory reporting,
Wall Street Reform and Consumer small businesses would (1) impair the recordkeeping, and disclosure
Protection Act 3 that requires a national Board’s ability to obtain this requirements regarding the closing of
hotline be established for appraisal information from entities that could not any branch of an insured depository
related complaints. be compelled to respond, and (2) cause institution are imposed by section 228
Current Actions: On April 4, 2016, the substantial harm to the competitive of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Board published a notice in the Federal position of the entity from whom the Corporation Improvement Act of 1991
Register (81 FR 19181) requesting information was obtained (5 U.S.C. (FDICIA). There is no formal reporting
public comment for 60 days on the 552(b)(4)). In addition, information form (the FR 4031 designation is for
proposal to extend for three years, obtained from consumers may be kept internal purposes only) associated with
without revision, the FR 1379. The confidential under exemption (b)(6) of the reporting portion of this information
comment period for this notice expired the FOIA because the information the collection; state member banks notify
on June 3, 2016. The Board did not survey collects is the type of the Federal Reserve Banks by letter prior
receive any comments, and the information that would constitute a to closing a branch. The Board uses the
information collection will be extended clearly unwarranted invasion of information to fulfill its statutory
as proposed. personal privacy (Id. at 552(b)(6)). obligation to supervise state member
2. Report title: Survey to Obtain Abstract: The Board uses this banks.
Information on the Relevant Market in information to define relevant banking Current Actions: On April 4, 2016, the
Individual Merger Cases. markets for specific merger and Board published a notice in the Federal
Agency form number: FR 2060. acquisition applications and to evaluate Register (81 FR 19181) requesting
OMB control number: 7100–0232. changes in competition that would public comment for 60 days on the
Frequency: On occasion. result from proposed transactions, proposal to extend for three years,
Reporters: Small businesses and including purchase and assumption without revision, the FR 4031. The
consumers. agreements. The event-generated survey comment period for this notice expired
Estimated annual burden hours: 9 is conducted by telephone and has been on June 3, 2016. The Board did not
hours. used no more than once per year since receive any comments, and the
Estimated average hours per response: 1990. information collection will be extended
Small businesses: 10 minutes; Current Actions: On April 4, 2016, the as proposed.
Consumers: 6 minutes. Board published a notice in the Federal Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
Number of respondents: Small Register (81 FR 19181) requesting System, June 23, 2016.
businesses: 25; Consumers: 50. public comment for 60 days on the Robert deV. Frierson,
General description of report: The FR proposal to extend for three years, Secretary of the Board.
2060 is voluntary and authorized without revision, the FR 2060. The [FR Doc. 2016–15326 Filed 6–28–16; 8:45 am]
pursuant to the Change In Bank Control comment period for this notice expired BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)(A) and (B)), the on June 3, 2016. The Board did not
Bank Merger Act (12 U.S.C. 1828(c)(5)), receive any comments, and the
and section 3(c)(1) of the Bank Holding information collection will be extended DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)(1)). as proposed. HUMAN SERVICES
Each of these sections require the Board 3. Report title: Notice of Branch
to evaluate merger and acquisition Closure. Administration for Community Living
applications by banks and bank holding Agency form number: FR 4031.
companies to determine the effects of OMB control number: 7100–0264. Agency Information Collection
proposed transactions on competition in Frequency: On occasion. Activities; Proposed Collection; Public
a particular banking market. In order to Reporters: State member banks. Comment Request; Senior Medicare
make this determination, the Board Estimated annual burden hours: 247 Patrol (SMP) Program National
must determine the relevant market and hours. Beneficiary Survey
then determine the level of competition Estimated average hours per response: AGENCY: Administration for Community
in the market. This survey provides the Reporting requirements: 2 hours; Living, HHS.
data necessary to make such Disclosure requirements, customer ACTION: Notice.
determinations when the Board mailing: 0.75 hours and posted notice,
otherwise would not have such 0.25 hours; and Recordkeeping SUMMARY: The Administration for
information. requirements: 8 hours. Community Living (ACL) is announcing
Information obtained from small Number of respondents: Reporting an opportunity for the public to
business and individuals may be kept requirements: 82; Disclosure comment on ACL’s intention to collect
confidential under the Freedom of requirements: customer mailing, 82 and information from the public related to
Information Act (FOIA). Information posted notice, 82; and Recordkeeping the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)
obtained from small businesses can be requirements, 0. Program. Under the Paperwork
considered confidential under General description of report: This Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA),
exemption (b)(4) of the FOIA because information collection is mandatory federal agencies are required to publish
pursuant to Section 42(a)(1) of the a notice in the Federal Register
subcommittee, the ASC is funded by fees collected Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDI Act) concerning each proposed collection of
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through the registry. The ASC board has seven
members, one from each of these agencies: OCC, (12 U.S.C. 1831r–l(a)(1)). The Board information (including each proposed
FRB, FDIC, NCUA, CFPB, FHFA and U.S. does not consider individual respondent extension or reinstatement of an existing
Department of Housing and Urban Development data to be confidential. However, a state collection of information) and to allow
(HUD). The ASC Web site may be found at member bank may request confidential 60 days for public comment on the
www.asc.gov/Home.aspx
3 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer treatment pursuant to exemption b(4) of proposed action. Interested persons are
Protection Act § 1473, Pub. L. 111–203, 124 Stat. the Freedom of Information Act (5 invited to send comments regarding our
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