82 FR 19727 - 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 81 (April 28, 2017)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 81 (April 28, 2017)
| Page Range | 19727-19728 | |
| FR Document | 2017-08652 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 81 (Friday, April 28, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 19727-19728] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-08652] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) approve the proposed information collection project: ``Generic Clearance for Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation, and Research for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.'' DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by June 27, 2017. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at [email protected]. Copies of the proposed collection plans, data collection instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477, or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed Project Generic Clearance for Questionnaire and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation, and Research for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501- 3520, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) requests that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reapprove generic pre-testing Clearance 0935-0124 for three years to facilitate AHRQ's efforts to (1) employ evaluation-type methods and techniques to improve AHRQ's current data collection and estimation procedures, (2) develop new collections and procedures, including toolkits, and (3) revise existing collections and procedures. AHRQ believes that developing, testing, and evaluating data collection and estimation procedures using survey methods and other techniques in anticipation of agency-sponsored studies can improve its information collection efforts, and the products it develops and allow AHRQ to be more responsive to fast-changing developments in the health care research field. AHRQ uses techniques to simplify data collection and estimation procedures, reduce respondent burden, and improve efficiencies to meet the needs of individuals and small business respondents who may have reduced budgets and staff. This clearance request is limited to research on data collection, toolkit development, and estimation procedures and reports and does not extend to the collection of data for public release or policy formation. The current Clearance (0935-0124) was granted on November 12, 2014, and expires on November 30, 2017. This generic clearance will allow AHRQ to draft and test toolkits, survey instruments and other data collection and estimation procedures more quickly and with greater lead time, thereby managing project time more efficiently and improving the quality of the data AHRQ collects. In some instances, the ability to test and evaluate toolkits, data collection and estimation procedures in anticipation of work or early in a project may result in the decision not to proceed with additional activities, which could save both public and private resources and eliminate respondent burden. This generic clearance will facilitate AHRQ's response to a changing environment. Many of the tools AHRQ develops are made available to the private sector to assist in improving health care quality. The health and health care environment changes rapidly and requires a quick response from AHRQ to provide refined tools. These preliminary research activities will not be used by AHRQ to regulate or sanction its customers. They will be entirely voluntary and the confidentiality of respondents and their responses will be preserved. Proposed information collections submitted under this generic clearance will be submitted for review by OMB with a response expected in 14 days. Method of Collection The information collected through preliminary research activities under this generic clearance will be used by AHRQ to employ techniques to (1) improve AHRQ's current data collection and estimation procedures, (2) develop new collections and procedures, including toolkits, and (3) revise existing collections and procedures in anticipation or in response to changes in the health or health care field. The end result will be improvement in AHRQ's data collections and procedures and the quality of data collected, a reduction or minimization of respondent burden, increased agency efficiency, and improved responsiveness to the public. Estimated Annual Respondent Burden Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden hours, over the full 3 years of this clearance, for the respondents' time to participate in the research activities that may be conducted under this generic clearance. Mail surveys will be conducted with about 6,000 persons (2,000 per year for 3 years) and are estimated to average 20 minutes. Mail surveys may also be sent to respondents via email, and may include a telephone non- response follow-up. Telephone non-response follow-up for mailed surveys is not counted as a telephone survey in Exhibit 1. Not more than 600 persons, over 3 years, will participate in telephone surveys that will take about 40 minutes. Web-based surveys will be conducted with no more than 3,000 persons and will require no more than 10 minutes to complete. About 1,500 persons will participate in focus groups which may last up to two hours, while in-person interviews will be conducted with 600 persons and will take about 50 minutes. Automated data collection will be conducted for about 1,500 persons and could take up to 1 hour. Cognitive testing will be conducted with about 600 persons and is estimated to take 1\1/2\ hours to complete. The total burden over 3 years is estimated to be 8,900 hours (about 2,967 hours per year). Exhibit 2 shows the estimated cost burden over 3 years, based on the respondent's time to participate in these research activities. The total cost burden is estimated to be $338,734. [[Page 19728]] Exhibit 1--Estimated Burden Hours Over 3 Years ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Type of information collection Number of responses per Hours per Total burden respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mail/email *.................................... 6,000 1 20/60 2,000 Telephone....................................... 600 1 40/60 400 Web-based....................................... 3,000 1 10/60 500 Focus Groups.................................... 1,500 1 2.0 3,000 In-person....................................... 600 1 1.0 600 Automated **.................................... 1,500 1 1.0 1,500 Cognitive Testing ***........................... 600 1 1.5 900 --------------------------------------------------------------- Totals...................................... 13,800 na na 8,900 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * May include telephone non-response follow-up in which case the burden will not change ** May include testing of database software, CAPI software or other automated technologies. *** May include cognitive interviews for questionnaire or toolkit development, or ``think aloud'' testing of prototype Web sites. Exhibit 2--Estimated Cost Burden Over 3 Years ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Type of information collection Number of Total burden hourly wage Total cost respondents hours rate * burden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mail/email...................................... 6,000 2,000 $38.06 $76,120 Telephone....................................... 600 400 38.06 15,224 Web-based....................................... 3,000 500 38.06 19,030 Focus Groups.................................... 1,500 3,000 38,06 114,180 In-person....................................... 600 600 38.06 22,836 Automated....................................... 1,500 1,500 38.06 57,090 Cognitive Testing............................... 600 900 38.06 34,254 --------------------------------------------------------------- Totals...................................... 13,800 8,900 na 338,734 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Based upon the average wages for 29-000 (Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations), ``National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2016,'' U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#29-0000. 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. 2017-08652 Filed 4-27-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-90-P
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included in the Agency’s subsequent reapprove generic pre-testing Clearance responses will be preserved. Proposed
request for OMB approval of the 0935–0124 for three years to facilitate information collections submitted under
proposed information collection. All AHRQ’s efforts to (1) employ this generic clearance will be submitted
comments will become a matter of evaluation-type methods and techniques for review by OMB with a response
public record. to improve AHRQ’s current data expected in 14 days.
collection and estimation procedures,
Sharon B. Arnold,
(2) develop new collections and Method of Collection
Acting Director. procedures, including toolkits, and (3) The information collected through
[FR Doc. 2017–08649 Filed 4–27–17; 8:45 am] revise existing collections and preliminary research activities under
BILLING CODE 4160–90–P procedures. AHRQ believes that this generic clearance will be used by
developing, testing, and evaluating data AHRQ to employ techniques to (1)
collection and estimation procedures improve AHRQ’s current data collection
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND using survey methods and other and estimation procedures, (2) develop
HUMAN SERVICES techniques in anticipation of agency- new collections and procedures,
sponsored studies can improve its including toolkits, and (3) revise
Agency for Healthcare Research and information collection efforts, and the
Quality existing collections and procedures in
products it develops and allow AHRQ to anticipation or in response to changes in
Agency Information Collection be more responsive to fast-changing the health or health care field. The end
Activities: Proposed Collection; developments in the health care result will be improvement in AHRQ’s
Comment Request research field. AHRQ uses techniques to data collections and procedures and the
simplify data collection and estimation quality of data collected, a reduction or
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research procedures, reduce respondent burden, minimization of respondent burden,
and Quality, HHS. and improve efficiencies to meet the increased agency efficiency, and
ACTION: Notice. needs of individuals and small business improved responsiveness to the public.
respondents who may have reduced
SUMMARY: This notice announces the budgets and staff. Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
intention of the Agency for Healthcare This clearance request is limited to
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request research on data collection, toolkit Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden
that the Office of Management and development, and estimation hours, over the full 3 years of this
Budget (OMB) approve the proposed procedures and reports and does not clearance, for the respondents’ time to
information collection project: ‘‘Generic extend to the collection of data for participate in the research activities that
Clearance for Questionnaire and Data public release or policy formation. The may be conducted under this generic
Collection Testing, Evaluation, and current Clearance (0935–0124) was clearance. Mail surveys will be
Research for the Agency for Healthcare granted on November 12, 2014, and conducted with about 6,000 persons
Research and Quality.’’ expires on November 30, 2017. (2,000 per year for 3 years) and are
This generic clearance will allow estimated to average 20 minutes. Mail
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
AHRQ to draft and test toolkits, survey surveys may also be sent to respondents
received by June 27, 2017.
instruments and other data collection via email, and may include a telephone
ADDRESSES: Written comments should non-response follow-up. Telephone
be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, and estimation procedures more quickly
and with greater lead time, thereby non-response follow-up for mailed
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by surveys is not counted as a telephone
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. managing project time more efficiently
and improving the quality of the data survey in Exhibit 1. Not more than 600
Copies of the proposed collection persons, over 3 years, will participate in
plans, data collection instruments, and AHRQ collects. In some instances, the
ability to test and evaluate toolkits, data telephone surveys that will take about
specific details on the estimated burden 40 minutes. Web-based surveys will be
can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports collection and estimation procedures in
anticipation of work or early in a project conducted with no more than 3,000
Clearance Officer. persons and will require no more than
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: may result in the decision not to
proceed with additional activities, 10 minutes to complete. About 1,500
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports persons will participate in focus groups
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by which could save both public and
private resources and eliminate which may last up to two hours, while
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. in-person interviews will be conducted
respondent burden.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: with 600 persons and will take about 50
This generic clearance will facilitate
Proposed Project AHRQ’s response to a changing minutes. Automated data collection will
environment. Many of the tools AHRQ be conducted for about 1,500 persons
Generic Clearance for Questionnaire develops are made available to the and could take up to 1 hour. Cognitive
and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation, private sector to assist in improving testing will be conducted with about
and Research for the Agency for health care quality. The health and 600 persons and is estimated to take 11⁄2
Healthcare Research and Quality health care environment changes hours to complete. The total burden
In accordance with the Paperwork rapidly and requires a quick response over 3 years is estimated to be 8,900
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, from AHRQ to provide refined tools. hours (about 2,967 hours per year).
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AHRQ invites the public to comment on These preliminary research activities Exhibit 2 shows the estimated cost
this proposed information collection. will not be used by AHRQ to regulate burden over 3 years, based on the
The Agency for Healthcare Research and or sanction its customers. They will be respondent’s time to participate in these
Quality (AHRQ) requests that the Office entirely voluntary and the research activities. The total cost burden
of Management and Budget (OMB) confidentiality of respondents and their is estimated to be $338,734.
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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS OVER 3 YEARS
Number of
Number of Hours per Total burden
Type of information collection responses per
respondents response hours
respondent
Mail/email * ........................................................................................................................................ 6,000 1 20/60 2,000
Telephone ......................................................................................................................................... 600 1 40/60 400
Web-based ........................................................................................................................................ 3,000 1 10/60 500
Focus Groups .................................................................................................................................... 1,500 1 2.0 3,000
In-person ........................................................................................................................................... 600 1 1.0 600
Automated ** ...................................................................................................................................... 1,500 1 1.0 1,500
Cognitive Testing *** .......................................................................................................................... 600 1 1.5 900
Totals ......................................................................................................................................... 13,800 na na 8,900
* May include telephone non-response follow-up in which case the burden will not change
** May include testing of database software, CAPI software or other automated technologies.
*** May include cognitive interviews for questionnaire or toolkit development, or ‘‘think aloud’’ testing of prototype Web sites.
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED COST BURDEN OVER 3 YEARS
Average
Number of Total burden Total cost
Type of information collection hourly
respondents hours burden
wage rate *
Mail/email .......................................................................................................................................... 6,000 2,000 $38.06 $76,120
Telephone ......................................................................................................................................... 600 400 38.06 15,224
Web-based ........................................................................................................................................ 3,000 500 38.06 19,030
Focus Groups .................................................................................................................................... 1,500 3,000 38,06 114,180
In-person ........................................................................................................................................... 600 600 38.06 22,836
Automated ......................................................................................................................................... 1,500 1,500 38.06 57,090
Cognitive Testing .............................................................................................................................. 600 900 38.06 34,254
Totals ......................................................................................................................................... 13,800 8,900 na 338,734
* Based upon the average wages for 29–000 (Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations), ‘‘National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the
United States, May 2016,’’ U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#29-0000.
Request for Comments DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND collected from wearable devices, mobile
HUMAN SERVICES applications and/or social media for
In accordance with the Paperwork public health surveillance purposes. In
Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s Centers for Disease Control and Phase II (Prototype Implementation), a
information collection are requested Prevention subset of submissions (up to 3) with
with regard to any of the following: (a) promising concepts will be invited to
Whether the proposed collection of Announcement of Requirements and test their proposed approaches for
information is necessary for the proper Registration for Healthy Behavior ongoing public health surveillance.
performance of AHRQ health care Challenge
DATES: The Challenge is effective April
research and health care information AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 28, 2017 and will conclude December
dissemination functions, including Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 31, 2017.
whether the information will have and Human Services (HHS). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of ACTION: Notice. Machell Town, National Center for
AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
hours and costs) of the proposed SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease
Promotion, Centers for Disease Control
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Challenge. The Healthy Behavior Data
collection of information upon the Challenge responds to the call for new SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
respondents, including the use of ways to address the challenges and Award Approving Official: Anne
automated collection techniques or limitations of self-reported health Schuchat, MD, (RADM, USPHS) Acting
other forms of information technology. surveillance information and tap into Director, Centers for Disease Control
Comments submitted in response to the potential of innovative data sources and Prevention, and Acting
this notice will be summarized and and alternative methodologies for public Administrator, Agency for Toxic
included in the Agency’s subsequent health surveillance. Challenge Substances and Disease Registry.
request for OMB approval of the participants will propose data sources The Behavioral Risk Factor
and approaches for aggregating data Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the
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proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of from wearable devices, mobile nation’s premier system of health-
public record. applications and/or social media in the related telephone surveys that collect
areas of nutrition, physical activity, state data about U.S. residents regarding
Sharon B. Arnold, sedentary behaviors, and/or sleep. their health-related risk behaviors,
Acting Director. Conducted in two phases, Phase I chronic health conditions, and use of
[FR Doc. 2017–08652 Filed 4–27–17; 8:45 am] (Prototype Development) entails preventive services. Established in 1984
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