82 FR 31333 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 128 (July 6, 2017)
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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 128 (July 6, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 31333-31334] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-14211] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary [Document Identifier 0990-0421-30D] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR is for revision of the approved information collection assigned OMB control number 0990-0421, scheduled to expire on July 31, 2017. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public on this ICR during the review and approval period. DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before August 7, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrette Funn, [email protected] or (202) 795-7714. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting information, please include the document identifier 0990-0421-30D for reference. Information Collection Request Title: ASPE Generic Clearance for the [[Page 31334]] Collection of Qualitative Research and Assessment. OMB No.: 0990-0421. Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is requesting an extension for their generic clearance for purposes of conducting qualitative research. ASPE conducts qualitative research to gain a better understanding of emerging health and human services policy issues, develop future intramural and extramural research projects, and to ensure HHS leadership, agencies and offices have recent data and information to inform program and policy decision-making. ASPE is requesting approval for at least four types of qualitative research which include, but are not limited to: (a) Interviews, (b) focus groups, (c) questionnaires, and (d) other qualitative methods. ASPE's mission is to advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on policy development in health, disability, human services, data, and science, and provides advice and analysis on economic policy. ASPE leads special initiatives, coordinates the Department's evaluation, research and demonstration activities, and manages cross-Department planning activities such as strategic planning, legislative planning, and review of regulations. Integral to this role, ASPE will use this mechanism to conduct qualitative research, evaluation, or assessment, conduct analyses, and understand needs, barriers, or facilitators for HHS-related programs. ASPE is requesting comment on the burden for qualitative research aimed at understanding emerging health and human services policy issues. The goal of developing these activities is to identify emerging issues and research gaps to ensure the successful implementation of HHS programs. The participants may include health and human services experts; national, state, and local health or human services representatives; public health, human services, or healthcare providers; and representatives of other health or human services organizations. The increase in burden from 747 in 2014 to 1,500 respondents in 2017 reflects an increase in the number of research projects conducted over the estimate in 2014. Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The information collected for qualitative policy research and assessment will be used by ASPE to develop future intramural and extramural research projects and to shape emerging health and human services policy issues for HHS leadership, agencies, and offices. The end purpose is to obtain broad and diverse perspectives on public health, human service, and health care issues to understand emerging issues, promising practices by innovative programs or organizations funded by HHS, or examining health or human service policy issues that have as yet gone unanswered or need further examination. Additionally, ASPE will collect, analyze, and interpret information gathered through this generic clearance to identify strengths and weaknesses of current programs, policies, and services. Likely Respondents: Respondents have typically been stakeholders from the health and human services fields such as state health officers, human service professionals, groups that represent health or human services interests or populations, individual experts in the fields of health, human services, science, data, or other relevant professions, and other individuals and groups relevant to the work conducted by ASPE and HHS. The total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are summarized in the table below. Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden respondents respondent (in hours) hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Health or Human Services Stakeholder............ 2,000 1 1 2,000 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................................... 2,000 1 1 2,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terry S. Clark, Asst. Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-14211 Filed 7-5-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-05-P
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information and program focus, are afternoon will include a presentation on October Care and Services Summit and
regularly available online as tribal Web planning and progress towards the federal workgroup updates.
sites are not updated frequently. October Care and Services Summit and Procedure and Agenda: This meeting
Therefore, the survey will enable the federal workgroup updates. is open to the public. Please allow 45
collection of the most accurate DATES: The meeting will be held on minutes to go through security and walk
information possible. Friday, July 28, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to to the meeting room. The meeting will
The respondents include 424 LTSS 5:00 p.m. EDT. also be webcast at www.hhs.gov/live.
programs run by AI/AN tribes. Once the Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11225; Section 2(e)(3)
survey has been conducted, CMS will ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
Room 800 in the Hubert H. Humphrey of the National Alzheimer’s Project Act. The
feature the survey data, specifically a panel is governed by provisions of Public
list of AI/AN managed LTSS programs, Building, 200 Independence Avenue Law 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix
online on CMS.gov. The dissemination SW., Washington, DC 20201. 2), which sets forth standards for the
of survey data on CMS.gov will allow Comments: Time is allocated on the formation and use of advisory committees.
tribal communities and the general agenda in the afternoon to hear public
Dated: June 27, 2017.
public to access this important data. comments. The time for oral comments
John R. Graham,
Documentation of these programs will will be limited to two (2) minutes per
individual. In lieu of oral comments, Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and
support sharing of LTSS best practices Evaluation.
and innovative models employed in formal written comments may be
submitted for the record to Rohini [FR Doc. 2017–14156 Filed 7–5–17; 8:45 am]
Indian Country. CMS will use the
survey data to generate further content Khillan, ASPE, 200 Independence BILLING CODE 4150–05–P
on LTSS in Indian Country, including Avenue SW., Room 424E, Washington,
literature reviews and reports on best DC 20201. All comments should be
submitted to napa@hhs.gov for the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
practices. HUMAN SERVICES
Form Number: CMS–10651 (OMB record and to share with the Advisory
control number: 0938–TBD); Frequency: Council by July 21, 2017. Those Office of the Secretary
Yearly; Affected Public: State, Local, or submitting comments should identify
Tribal Governments; Number of themselves and any relevant [Document Identifier 0990–0421–30D]
Respondents: 425; Total Annual organizational affiliations.
Responses: 425; Total Annual Hours: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agency Information Collection
106. (For policy questions regarding this Rohini Khillan (202) 690–5932, Activities; Submission to OMB for
collection contact John Johns at 410– rohini.khillan@hhs.gov. Note: Seating Review and Approval; Public Comment
786–7253). may be limited. Those wishing to attend Request
Dated: June 29, 2017. the meeting must send an email to
napa@hhs.gov and put ‘‘July 28 Meeting AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
William N. Parham, III,
Attendance’’ in the Subject line by ACTION: Notice.
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Tuesday, July 18, 2017 so that their
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Affairs. names may be put on a list of expected
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
[FR Doc. 2017–14109 Filed 7–5–17; 8:45 am] attendees and forwarded to the security
Office of the Secretary (OS), Department
officers the Humphrey Building. Any
BILLING CODE 4120–01–P of Health and Human Services, has
interested member of the public who is
submitted an Information Collection
a non-U.S. citizen should include this
Request (ICR), described below, to the
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND information at the time of registration to
Office of Management and Budget
HUMAN SERVICES ensure that the appropriate security
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR
procedure to gain entry to the building
is for revision of the approved
Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s is carried out. Although the meeting is
information collection assigned OMB
Research, Care, and Services; Meeting open to the public, procedures
control number 0990–0421, scheduled
governing security and the entrance to
AGENCY: Assistant Secretary for to expire on July 31, 2017. Comments
federal buildings may change without
Planning and Evaluation, HHS. submitted during the first public review
notice. If you wish to make a public
ACTION: Notice of meeting. of this ICR will be provided to OMB.
comment, you must note that within
OMB will accept further comments from
SUMMARY: This notice announces the your email.
the public on this ICR during the review
public meeting of the Advisory Council SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of and approval period.
on Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and these meetings is given under the DATES: Comments on the ICR must be
Services (Advisory Council). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 received on or before August 7, 2017.
Advisory Council provides advice on U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
how to prevent or reduce the burden of (a)(2)). Topics of the Meeting: The
Alzheimer’s disease and related Advisory Council will spend the OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or via
dementias on people with the disease morning discussing information gaps facsimile to (202) 395–5806.
and their caregivers. The Advisory across the three areas of research, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Council will spend the morning clinical care, and long term services and Sherrette Funn, Sherette.Funn@hhs.gov
discussing information gaps across the supports. There will also be a or (202) 795–7714.
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three areas of research, clinical care, and presentation on the recently released SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When
long term services and supports. There National Academy of Sciences, submitting comments or requesting
will also be a presentation on the Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) information, please include the
recently released National Academy of report on preventing cognitive decline. document identifier 0990–0421–30D for
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Additional presentations in the reference.
(NASEM) report on preventing cognitive afternoon will include a presentation on Information Collection Request Title:
decline. Additional presentations in the planning and progress towards the ASPE Generic Clearance for the
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Collection of Qualitative Research and strategic planning, legislative planning, shape emerging health and human
Assessment. and review of regulations. Integral to services policy issues for HHS
OMB No.: 0990–0421. this role, ASPE will use this mechanism leadership, agencies, and offices. The
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant to conduct qualitative research, end purpose is to obtain broad and
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation evaluation, or assessment, conduct diverse perspectives on public health,
(ASPE) is requesting an extension for analyses, and understand needs, human service, and health care issues to
their generic clearance for purposes of barriers, or facilitators for HHS-related understand emerging issues, promising
conducting qualitative research. ASPE programs. practices by innovative programs or
conducts qualitative research to gain a ASPE is requesting comment on the organizations funded by HHS, or
better understanding of emerging health burden for qualitative research aimed at examining health or human service
and human services policy issues, understanding emerging health and policy issues that have as yet gone
develop future intramural and human services policy issues. The goal unanswered or need further
extramural research projects, and to of developing these activities is to examination. Additionally, ASPE will
ensure HHS leadership, agencies and identify emerging issues and research collect, analyze, and interpret
offices have recent data and information gaps to ensure the successful information gathered through this
to inform program and policy decision- implementation of HHS programs. The generic clearance to identify strengths
making. ASPE is requesting approval for participants may include health and and weaknesses of current programs,
at least four types of qualitative research human services experts; national, state, policies, and services.
which include, but are not limited to: (a) and local health or human services Likely Respondents: Respondents
Interviews, (b) focus groups, (c) representatives; public health, human have typically been stakeholders from
questionnaires, and (d) other qualitative services, or healthcare providers; and the health and human services fields
methods. representatives of other health or human such as state health officers, human
ASPE’s mission is to advise the services organizations. The increase in service professionals, groups that
Secretary of the Department of Health burden from 747 in 2014 to 1,500 represent health or human services
and Human Services on policy respondents in 2017 reflects an increase interests or populations, individual
development in health, disability, in the number of research projects experts in the fields of health, human
human services, data, and science, and conducted over the estimate in 2014. services, science, data, or other relevant
provides advice and analysis on Need and Proposed Use of the professions, and other individuals and
economic policy. ASPE leads special Information: The information collected groups relevant to the work conducted
initiatives, coordinates the Department’s for qualitative policy research and by ASPE and HHS.
evaluation, research and demonstration assessment will be used by ASPE to The total annual burden hours
activities, and manages cross- develop future intramural and estimated for this ICR are summarized
Department planning activities such as extramural research projects and to in the table below.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per Total burden
Form name responses per
respondents response hours
respondent (in hours)
Health or Human Services Stakeholder .......................................................... 2,000 1 1 2,000
Total .......................................................................................................... 2,000 1 1 2,000
Terry S. Clark, conducted by the University of following publications and grant
Asst. Information Collection Clearance California, Riverside (UCR), the Office applications.
Officer. of Research Integrity’s (ORI’s) review of • Gou, D., Rubalcava, M., Sauer, S.,
[FR Doc. 2017–14211 Filed 7–5–17; 8:45 am] UCR’s Research Misconduct Mora-Bermúdez, F., Erdjument-
BILLING CODE 4150–05–P Investigation Report, the Report of Bromage, H., Tempst, P., Kremmer, E.,
Investigation by the National Science & Sauer, F. ‘‘SETDB1 is involved in
Foundation (NSF) Office of Inspector postembryonic DNA methylation and
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND General, additional evidence obtained
gene silencing in Drosophila.’’ PLoS
HUMAN SERVICES by ORI during its oversight review of
One 5(5):e10581, 2010 (hereafter
UCR’s investigation, and independent
Office of the Secretary referred to as ‘‘PLoS One 2010’’).
analyses conducted as part of ORI’s
oversight review, ORI found that Dr. • Sanchez-Elsner, T., Gou, D.,
Findings of Research Misconduct Kremmer, E., & Sauer, F. ‘‘Noncoding
Frank Sauer, former Associate Professor
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. of Biochemistry, UCR, committed RNAs of trithorax response elements
research misconduct in research recruit Drosophila Ash1 to
ACTION: Notice.
supported by the following National Ultrabithorax.’’ Science
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Notice is hereby given that on June Institute of General Medical Sciences 311(5764):1118–1123, 2006 (hereafter
22, 2017, the Department of Health and (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health referred to as ‘‘Science 2006’’).
Human Services (HHS) took final action (NIH) grants: • Maile, T., Kwoczynski, S.,
in the following case: • R01 GM073776 Katzenberger, R.J., Wassarman, D.A., &
Frank Sauer, Ph.D., University of • R01 GM066204 Sauer, F. ‘‘TAF1 activates transcription
California, Riverside: Based on evidence Images that were falsified and/or by phosphorylation of serine 33 in
and findings of an investigation fabricated were presented in the histone H2B.’’ Science 304(5673):1010–
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