82 FR 14219 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 51 (March 17, 2017)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 51 (March 17, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-05301 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 51 (Friday, March 17, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 14219-14221] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-05301] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) reapprove the information collection project: ``Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Health Plan Survey Comparative Database.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on December 22, 2016 and allowed 60 days for public comment. Since AHRQ did not receive any substantive comments during this period, this notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comment. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 17, 2017. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: AHRQ's OMB Desk Officer by fax at (202) 395-6974 (attention: AHRQ's desk officer) or by email at [email protected] (attention: AHRQ's desk officer). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477, or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed Project Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Health Plan Survey Comparative Database The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) requests that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reapprove, under the Paperwork [[Page 14220]] Reduction Act of 1995, AHRQ's collection of information for the AHRQ Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Database for Health Plans: OMB Control number 0935-0165, expiration May 31, 2017. The CAHPS Health Plan Database consists of data from the AHRQ CAHPS Health Plan Survey. Health plans in the U.S. are asked to submit data voluntarily from the survey to AHRQ through its contractor, Westat. The CAHPS Database was developed by AHRQ in 1998 in response to requests from health plans, purchasers, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide comparative data to support public reporting of health plan ratings, health plan accreditation and quality improvement. This research has the following goals: (1) To maintain the CAHPS Health Plan database using data from AHRQ's standardized CAHPS Health Plan survey to provide comparative results to health care purchasers, consumers, regulators and policy makers across the country. (2) To offer several products and services, including comparative benchmark results presented through an Online Reporting System, summary chartbooks, custom analyses, and data for research purposes. (3) To provide data for AHRQ's annual National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report. This study is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractor, Westat, pursuant to AHRQ's statutory authority to conduct and support research on health care and on systems for the delivery of such care, including activities with respect to the quality, effectiveness, efficiency, appropriateness and value of health care services and with respect to quality measurement and improvement. 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) and (2). Method of Collection To achieve the goals of this project the following data collections will be implemented: (1) CAHPS Health Plan Survey that includes the Adult Medicaid, Child Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) populations. The Adult data collection uses the Adult survey and the Child and SCHIP collections include a child survey with chronic conditions and a child survey without chronic condition items. The CAHPS Health Plan surveys ask enrollees about their recent experiences with health plans and their services. This standardized survey was designed to support consumers in assessing the performance of health plans and choosing the plans that best meet their needs. Health plans can also use the survey results to identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas for improvement. Participants have access to resources regarding the data submission process, a user guide and a technical assistance help line. (2) Medicare health plan data are received from CMS. Survey data from the CAHPS Health Plan Database is used to produce four types of products: (1) An annual chartbook available to the public on the CAHPS Database Web site (https://www.cahpsdatabase.ahrq.gov/CAHPSIDB/Public/Chartbook.aspx); (2) individual participant comparative reports that are confidential and customized for each participating organization (e.g., health plan, Medicaid agency) that submits their data; (3) a research database available to researchers wanting to conduct additional analyses; and (4) data tables provided to AHRQ for inclusion in the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report. Estimated Annual Respondent Burden Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden hours for the respondent to participate in the database. The burden hours pertain only to the collection of Medicaid data from State Medicaid agencies and individual Medicaid health plans because those are the only entities that submit data through the data submission process (other data are obtained from CMS as noted earlier in Section 2). The 85 Point of Contact (POC)s in Exhibit 1 are a combination of an estimated 75 State Medicaid agencies and individual health plans, and 10 vendor organizations. Each State Medicaid agency, health plan or vendor will register online for submission. The online Registration form will require about 5 minutes to complete. Each submitter will also complete a Health Plan information form of information about each Health Plan such as the name of the plan, the product type (e.g., HMO, PPO), the population surveyed (e.g., adult Medicaid or child Medicaid). Each year, the prior year's plan data are preloaded in the plan table to lessen burden on the Sponsor. The Sponsor is responsible for updating the plan table to reflect the current year's plan information. The online Health Plan Information form takes on average 30 minutes to complete per health plan with each POC completing the form for 4 plans on average. The data use agreement will be completed by the 75 participating State Medicaid agencies or individual health plans. Vendors do not sign or submit DUAs. The DUA requires about 3 minutes to sign and return by fax or mail. Each submitter will provide a copy of their questionnaire and the survey data file in the required file format. Survey data files must conform to the data file layout specifications provide by the CAHPS Database. Since the unit of analysis is at the health plan level, submitters will upload one data file per health plan. Once a data file is uploaded the file will be checked automatically to ensure it conforms to the specifications and a data file status report will be produced and made available to the submitter. Submitters will review each report and will be expected to fix any errors in their data file and resubmit if necessary. It will take about 1 hour to submit the data for each plan, and each POC will submit data for 4 plans on average. The total burden is estimated to be 501 hours annually. Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Number of Form name respondents/ responses per Hours per Total burden POCs POC response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Form............................... 85 1 5/60 7 Health Plan Information Form.................... 75 4 30/60 150 Data Use Agreement.............................. 75 1 3/60 4 Data Files Submission........................... 85 4 1 340 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................................... 320 NA NA 501 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 14221]] Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden based on the respondents' time to complete one submission process. The cost burden is estimated to be $22,153 annually. Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Form name Number of Total burden hourly wage Total cost respondents hours rate * burden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Form............................... 85 7 \a\ 50.99 $357 Health Plan Information Form.................... 75 150 \a\ 50.99 7,649 Data Use Agreement.............................. 75 4 \b\ 89.35 357 Data Files Submission........................... 85 340 \c\ 40.56 13,790 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................................... 320 501 NA 22,153 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2015, ``U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.'' \a\ Based on the mean hourly wage for Medical and Health Services Managers (11-9111). \b\ Based on the mean hourly wage for Chief Executives (11-1011). \c\ Based on the mean hourly wages for Computer Programmer (15-1131). Request for Comments In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 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 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. Sharon B. Arnold, Acting Director. [FR Doc. 2017-05301 Filed 3-16-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-90-P
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are in ‘‘Category 2.’’ In the FPL the of Engineers (USACE) to identify an Restoration Project Phase II, East McKay
Council approved approximately $156.6 existing EA and associated Bay, Implementation.)
million in Category 1 restoration and environmental compliance
Will D. Spoon,
planning activities, and prioritized documentation that could be used to
twelve Category 2 activities for possible Program Analyst, Gulf Coast Ecosystem
support Council approval of
Restoration Council.
funding in the future, subject to implementation funding for Palm River.
environmental compliance and further [FR Doc. 2017–05353 Filed 3–16–17; 8:45 am]
This EA was prepared by USACE in
Council and public review. The Council association with a CWA Section 404 BILLING CODE 6560–58–P
included planning activities for Palm nationwide permit (NWP 27) for aquatic
River in Category 1 and implementation habitat restoration, establishment and
activities for Palm River in Category 2. enhancement activities. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
The Council reserved approximately HUMAN SERVICES
$26.6 million for implementing priority The Council has reviewed this EA and
activities in the future. These reserved associated documents, including a July Agency for Healthcare Research and
funds may be used to support some, all 31, 2014, USACE memorandum for the Quality
or none of the activities included in record documenting use of NWP 27 for
Category 2 of the FPL and/or to support Palm River and a February 22, 2017, Agency Information Collection
other activities not currently under U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service letter to Activities: Proposed Collection;
consideration by the Council. As the Council regarding compliance with Comment Request
appropriate, the Council intends to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research
review each activity in Category 2 in addition to ESA, the EA and associated
and Quality, HHS.
order to determine whether to: (1) Move documents address compliance with
other Federal environmental laws, ACTION: Notice.
the activity to Category 1 and approve
it for funding, (2) remove it from including the Magnuson-Stevens SUMMARY: This notice announces the
Category 2 and any further Fishery Conservation and Management intention of the Agency for Healthcare
consideration, or (3) continue to include Act, the National Historic Preservation Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
it in Category 2. A Council decision to Act, and others. Based on this review, that the Office of Management and
amend the FPL to move an activity from the Council is proposing to adopt this Budget (OMB) reapprove the
Category 2 into Category 1 must be EA to support the approval of information collection project:
approved by a Council vote after implementation funds for Palm River, ‘‘Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
consideration of public and Tribal provided that the project is Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Health
comments. implemented in accordance with the Plan Survey Comparative Database.’’ In
terms and conditions of the CWA accordance with the Paperwork
II. Environmental Compliance
Section 404 permit. This EA and the Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521,
Prior to approving an activity for associated documentation can be found AHRQ invites the public to comment on
funding in FPL Category 1, the Council here: https://www.restorethegulf.gov/ this proposed information collection.
must comply with NEPA and other funded-priorities-list. (See: Palm River This proposed information collection
applicable Federal environmental laws. Restoration Project Phase II, East McKay was previously published in the Federal
At the time of approval of the FPL, the Bay—Implementation.) Register on December 22, 2016 and
Council had not addressed NEPA and
Palm River Project allowed 60 days for public comment.
other laws applicable to implementation
Since AHRQ did not receive any
of Palm River. The Council did,
If approved for implementation substantive comments during this
however, recognize the potential
funding, the Palm River project would period, this notice allows for an
ecological value of Palm River, based on
entail construction of three stormwater additional 30 days for public comment.
a review conducted during the FPL
process. For this reason, the Council ponds, exotic vegetation removal, native DATES: Comments on this notice must be
approved $87,750 in planning funds for planting, monitoring, and perpetual received by April 17, 2017.
Palm River, a portion of which would be maintenance of exotic species and the ADDRESSES: Written comments should
used to complete any needed culverts/stormwater ponds along the be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk
environmental compliance activities. As Palm River at the mouth of McKay Bay. Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974
noted above, the Council placed the Specifically, the Palm River project (attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by
implementation portion of Palm River would improve water quality and email at OIRA_submission@
into FPL Category 2, pending the enhance upland and wetland areas on omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ’s desk
outcome of this environmental 53 acres of Southwest Florida Water officer).
compliance work and further Council Management District land. It would
remove exotic vegetation, create an FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
review. The estimated cost of Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
implementation of the Florida portion of herbaceous wetland, and build three
stormwater management areas to Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
Palm River is $497,250. As discussed email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
earlier, EPA sponsored another provide water quality treatment for 436
acres of residential, commercial and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
component of Palm River, which was
also placed in FPL Category 2. The industrial developed land.
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Proposed Project
estimated implementation cost of the Additional information on this
Project, including metrics of success, Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
EPA component is $271,430. As noted
response to science reviews and more is Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Health
above, the Council is proposing to unify
available in an activity-specific Plan Survey Comparative Database
both components under one sponsor
(Florida). appendix to the FPL, which can be The Agency for Healthcare Research
Since approval of the FPL, Florida, found at https://www.restorethegulf.gov. and Quality (AHRQ) requests that the
EPA, and Council staff have (Please see the table on page 25 of the Office of Management and Budget
collaborated with the U.S. Army Corps FPL and click on: Palm River (OMB) reapprove, under the Paperwork
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Exhibit 2 shows the estimated submission process. The cost burden is
annualized cost burden based on the estimated to be $22,153 annually.
respondents’ time to complete one
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Average
Number of Total burden Total cost
Form name hourly wage
respondents hours burden
rate *
Registration Form ............................................................................................ 85 7 a 50.99 $357
Health Plan Information Form ......................................................................... 75 150 a 50.99 7,649
Data Use Agreement ....................................................................................... 75 4 b 89.35 357
Data Files Submission ..................................................................................... 85 340 c 40.56 13,790
Total .......................................................................................................... 320 501 NA 22,153
* National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2015, ‘‘U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.’’
a Based on the mean hourly wage for Medical and Health Services Managers (11–9111).
b Based on the mean hourly wage for Chief Executives (11–1011).
c Based on the mean hourly wages for Computer Programmer (15–1131).
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HUMAN SERVICES the docket unchanged. Because your
In accordance with the Paperwork comment will be made public, you are
Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s Food and Drug Administration solely responsible for ensuring that your
information collection are requested comment does not include any
with regard to any of the following: (a) [Docket No. FDA–2010–N–0536]
confidential information that you or a
Whether the proposed collection of Agency Information Collection third party may not wish to be posted,
information is necessary for the proper Activities; Proposed Collection; such as medical information, your or
performance of AHRQ health care Comment Request; Guidance for anyone else’s Social Security number, or
research and health care information Industry on Pharmacogenomic Data confidential business information, such
dissemination functions, including Submissions as a manufacturing process. Please note
whether the information will have that if you include your name, contact
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, information, or other information that
AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including HHS. identifies you in the body of your
hours and costs) of the proposed ACTION: Notice. comments, that information will be
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug • If you want to submit a comment
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
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of the information to be collected; and do not wish to be made available to the
announcing an opportunity for public
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the public, submit the comment as a
comment on the proposed collection of
collection of information upon the certain information by the Agency. written/paper submission and in the
respondents, including the use of Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
automated collection techniques or 1995 (the PRA), Federal Agencies are Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
other forms of information technology. required to publish notice in the Written/Paper Submissions
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this notice will be summarized and proposed collection of information, Submit written/paper submissions as
included in the Agency’s subsequent including each proposed extension of an follows:
existing collection of information, and • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
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