81 FR 96000 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 250 (December 29, 2016)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 250 (December 29, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-31604 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 250 (Thursday, December 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 96000-96001] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-31604] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-17-17HO; Docket No. CDC-2016-0118] Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice with comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection entitled ``Test Predictability of Falls Screening Tools.'' CDC will use the information collected to evaluate current screening tools and potentially design a new screening tool for health care practitioners to identify community-dwelling adults 65 and older at risk for falls. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 27, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016- 0118 by any of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to Regulations.gov. Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, contact the Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS- D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. In addition, the PRA also requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information collection before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a proposed data collection as described below. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start- up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Proposed Project Test Predictability of Falls Screening Tools--New--National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description NCIPC seeks to request a two-year OMB approval for the ``Test Predictability of Falls Screening Tools'' information collection project. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among older adults in the U.S. and represent a significant burden to the healthcare system. Research demonstrates that clinical interventions can reduce fall risk, and the American and British Geriatrics Societies (AGS/BGS) have developed a clinical practice guideline to manage fall risk among their older adult patients. Based on these guidelines, the CDC developed a falls prevention initiative called STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries). STEADI includes a suite of materials (available at www.cdc.gov/STEADI) that help health care practitioners implement these clinical guidelines. The first step in clinical falls prevention is for health care practitioners to administer a fall risk screening. The screening identifies whether adults 65 and older are at ``increased risk'' for a fall. The initial screening step is critical because it identifies who will receive the assessments and follow-up care, which has the potential to place a large burden on health care practitioners and the healthcare system. While medical organizations such as the American Geriatrics Society recommend that adults 65 and older be screened annually for fall risk, and although there are a number of tools used to screen older adults for fall risk, there is currently no standard for fall risk screening across care settings. The CDC proposes to conduct a new data collection in order to develop a set of brief screening questions that are clinically-useful for quickly sorting patients into risk levels for falls. The goals of this study are to: (1) Test the ability of existing falls screening tools to predict falls in the subsequent year; (2) design an effective and parsimonious screening tool for health care practitioners to identify community-dwelling adults 65 and older at risk for falls; and (3) assess how responses to questions change over time and how [[Page 96001]] well questions predict falls for specific groups (e.g., gender, race, disability status). The intended use of the resulting data is to evaluate current screening tools and potentially design a new screening tool for health care practitioners to identify community-dwelling adults 65 and older at risk for falls. The analysis will consider individual questions and groupings of questions that predict fall risk for multiple subgroups (e.g., gender, race, disability status) of adults 65 and older. The only cost to respondents will be time spent responding to the survey/screener. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Number of Number of burden per Total burden Respondents Form name respondents responses per response (hours) respondent (Hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contacted Panelists........... Initial Call.... 1,463 1 2/60 49 Participating Panelists....... Baseline Survey/ 380 1 20/60 127 Final Survey (month 12) Web Mode. Baseline Survey/ 570 1 30/60 285 Final Survey (month 12) Phone Mode. Monthly Update 380 11 10/60 697 Survey (months 1-11) Web Mode. Monthly Update 570 11 15/60 1,568 Survey (months 1-11) Phone Mode. Falls Diary..... 276 1 5/60 23 Proxy Respondents............. Proxy Survey Web 38 1 3/60 2 Mode. Proxy Survey 57 1 5/60 5 Phone Mode. --------------------------------------------------------------- Total Hours............... ................ .............. .............. .............. 2,756 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leroy A. Richardson, Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2016-31604 Filed 12-28-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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Leroy A. Richardson, Please note: All public comment data sources, to complete and review
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, should be submitted through the the collection of information; and to
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Federal eRulemaking portal transmit or otherwise disclose the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the information.
Director, Centers for Disease Control and address listed above.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
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request more information on the Test Predictability of Falls Screening
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proposed project or to obtain a copy of Tools—New—National Center for Injury
the information collection plan and Prevention and Control (NCIPC),
instruments, contact the Information Centers for Disease Control and
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Prevention (CDC).
Collection Review Office, Centers for
HUMAN SERVICES
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Background and Brief Description
Centers for Disease Control and Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, NCIPC seeks to request a two-year
Prevention Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; OMB approval for the ‘‘Test
Email: omb@cdc.gov. Predictability of Falls Screening Tools’’
[60Day–17–17HO; Docket No. CDC–2016– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
0118] information collection project. Falls are
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal
Proposed Data Collection Submitted (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies injuries among older adults in the U.S.
for Public Comment and must obtain approval from the Office of and represent a significant burden to the
Recommendations Management and Budget (OMB) for each healthcare system. Research
collection of information they conduct demonstrates that clinical interventions
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also can reduce fall risk, and the American
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health requires Federal agencies to provide a and British Geriatrics Societies (AGS/
and Human Services (HHS). 60-day notice in the Federal Register BGS) have developed a clinical practice
ACTION: Notice with comment period. concerning each proposed collection of guideline to manage fall risk among
information, including each new their older adult patients. Based on
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease proposed collection, each proposed these guidelines, the CDC developed a
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of extension of existing collection of falls prevention initiative called
its continuing efforts to reduce public information, and each reinstatement of STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents,
burden and maximize the utility of previously approved information Deaths, and Injuries). STEADI includes
government information, invites the collection before submitting the a suite of materials (available at
general public and other Federal collection to OMB for approval. To www.cdc.gov/STEADI) that help health
agencies to take this opportunity to comply with this requirement, we are care practitioners implement these
comment on proposed and/or publishing this notice of a proposed clinical guidelines.
continuing information collections, as data collection as described below. The first step in clinical falls
required by the Paperwork Reduction Comments are invited on: (a) Whether prevention is for health care
Act of 1995. This notice invites the proposed collection of information practitioners to administer a fall risk
comment on a proposed information is necessary for the proper performance screening. The screening identifies
collection entitled ‘‘Test Predictability of the functions of the agency, including whether adults 65 and older are at
of Falls Screening Tools.’’ CDC will use whether the information shall have ‘‘increased risk’’ for a fall. The initial
the information collected to evaluate practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the screening step is critical because it
current screening tools and potentially agency’s estimate of the burden of the identifies who will receive the
design a new screening tool for health proposed collection of information; (c) assessments and follow-up care, which
care practitioners to identify ways to enhance the quality, utility, and has the potential to place a large burden
community-dwelling adults 65 and clarity of the information to be on health care practitioners and the
older at risk for falls. collected; (d) ways to minimize the healthcare system. While medical
DATES: Written comments must be burden of the collection of information organizations such as the American
received on or before February 27, 2017. on respondents, including through the Geriatrics Society recommend that
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, use of automated collection techniques adults 65 and older be screened
identified by Docket No. CDC–2016– or other forms of information annually for fall risk, and although there
0118 by any of the following methods: technology; and (e) estimates of capital are a number of tools used to screen
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: or start-up costs and costs of operation, older adults for fall risk, there is
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions maintenance, and purchase of services currently no standard for fall risk
for submitting comments. to provide information. Burden means screening across care settings.
• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, the total time, effort, or financial The CDC proposes to conduct a new
Information Collection Review Office, resources expended by persons to data collection in order to develop a set
Centers for Disease Control and generate, maintain, retain, disclose or of brief screening questions that are
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– provide information to or for a Federal clinically-useful for quickly sorting
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. agency. This includes the time needed patients into risk levels for falls. The
Instructions: All submissions received to review instructions; to develop, goals of this study are to: (1) Test the
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must include the agency name and acquire, install and utilize technology ability of existing falls screening tools to
Docket Number. All relevant comments and systems for the purpose of predict falls in the subsequent year; (2)
received will be posted without change collecting, validating and verifying design an effective and parsimonious
to Regulations.gov, including any information, processing and screening tool for health care
personal information provided. For maintaining information, and disclosing practitioners to identify community-
access to the docket to read background and providing information; to train dwelling adults 65 and older at risk for
documents or comments received, go to personnel and to be able to respond to falls; and (3) assess how responses to
Regulations.gov. a collection of information, to search questions change over time and how
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well questions predict falls for specific tool for health care practitioners to race, disability status) of adults 65 and
groups (e.g., gender, race, disability identify community-dwelling adults 65 older.
status). and older at risk for falls. The analysis The only cost to respondents will be
The intended use of the resulting data will consider individual questions and time spent responding to the survey/
is to evaluate current screening tools groupings of questions that predict fall screener.
and potentially design a new screening risk for multiple subgroups (e.g., gender,
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per Total burden
Respondents Form name responses per
respondents response (hours)
respondent (Hours)
Contacted Panelists .......................... Initial Call .......................................... 1,463 1 2/60 49
Participating Panelists ....................... Baseline Survey/Final Survey 380 1 20/60 127
(month 12) Web Mode.
Baseline Survey/Final Survey 570 1 30/60 285
(month 12) Phone Mode.
Monthly Update Survey (months 1– 380 11 10/60 697
11) Web Mode.
Monthly Update Survey (months 1– 570 11 15/60 1,568
11) Phone Mode.
Falls Diary ........................................ 276 1 5/60 23
Proxy Respondents ........................... Proxy Survey Web Mode ................. 38 1 3/60 2
Proxy Survey Phone Mode .............. 57 1 5/60 5
Total Hours ................................ ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 2,756
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