82 FR 35205 - 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 144 (July 28, 2017)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 144 (July 28, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-15883 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 35205-35206] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-15883] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.'' This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2017, and allowed 60 days for public comment. No substantive comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 28, 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 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. 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. 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 35206]] 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, Deputy Director. [FR Doc. 2017-15883 Filed 7-27-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-90-P
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Dated: July 25, 2017. Quality (AHRQ) requests that the Office confidentiality of respondents and their
Lorin S. Curit, of Management and Budget (OMB) responses will be preserved. Proposed
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, reapprove generic pre-testing Clearance information collections submitted under
Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 0935–0124 for three years to facilitate this generic clearance will be submitted
Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of AHRQ’s efforts to (1) employ for review by OMB with a response
Governmentwide Policy. evaluation-type methods and techniques expected in 14 days.
[FR Doc. 2017–15931 Filed 7–27–17; 8:45 am] to improve AHRQ’s current data
Method of Collection
BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P collection and estimation procedures,
(2) develop new collections and The information collected through
procedures, including toolkits, and (3) preliminary research activities under
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND revise existing collections and this generic clearance will be used by
HUMAN SERVICES procedures. AHRQ believes that AHRQ to employ techniques to (1)
developing, testing, and evaluating data improve AHRQ’s current data collection
Agency for Healthcare Research and collection and estimation procedures and estimation procedures, (2) develop
Quality using survey methods and other new collections and procedures,
techniques in anticipation of Agency- including toolkits, and (3) revise
Agency Information Collection sponsored studies can improve its
Activities: Proposed Collection; existing collections and procedures in
information collection efforts, and the anticipation or in response to changes in
Comment Request products it develops and allow AHRQ to the health or health care. The end result
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research be more responsive to fast-changing will be improvement in AHRQ’s data
and Quality, HHS. developments in the health care collections and procedures and the
ACTION: Notice. research. AHRQ uses techniques to quality of data collected, a reduction or
simplify data collection and estimation minimization of respondent burden,
SUMMARY: This notice announces the procedures, reduce respondent burden, increased agency efficiency, and
intention of the Agency for Healthcare and improve efficiencies to meet the improved responsiveness to the public.
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request needs of individuals and small business
that the Office of Management and respondents who may have reduced Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Budget (OMB) approve the proposed budgets and staff.
information collection project: ‘‘Generic This clearance request is limited to Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden
Clearance for Questionnaire and Data research on data collection, toolkit hours, over the full 3 years of this
Collection Testing, Evaluation, and development, and estimation clearance, for the respondents’ time to
Research for the Agency for Healthcare procedures and reports and does not participate in the research activities that
Research and Quality.’’ extend to the collection of data for may be conducted under this generic
This proposed information collection public release or policy formation. The clearance. Mail surveys will be
was previously published in the Federal current Clearance (0935–0124) was conducted with about 6,000 persons
Register on April 28, 2017, and allowed granted on November 12, 2014, and (2,000 per year for 3 years) and are
60 days for public comment. No expires on November 30, 2017. estimated to average 20 minutes. Mail
substantive comments were received. This generic clearance will allow surveys may also be sent to respondents
The purpose of this notice is to allow an AHRQ to draft and test toolkits, survey via email, and may include a telephone
additional 30 days for public comment. instruments and other data collection non-response follow-up. Telephone
DATES: Comments on this notice must be and estimation procedures more quickly non-response follow-up for mailed
received by August 28, 2017. and with greater lead time, thereby surveys is not counted as a telephone
managing project time more efficiently survey in Exhibit 1. Not more than 600
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
and improving the quality of the data persons, over 3 years, will participate in
be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk telephone surveys that will take about
Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974 AHRQ collects. In some instances, the
ability to test and evaluate toolkits, data 40 minutes. Web-based surveys will be
(attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by conducted with no more than 3,000
email at OIRA_submission@ collection and estimation procedures in
anticipation of work or early in a project persons and will require no more than
omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ’s desk 10 minutes to complete. About 1,500
officer). may result in the decision not to
proceed with additional activities, persons will participate in focus groups
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: which may last up to two hours, while
which could save both public and
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports in-person interviews will be conducted
private resources and eliminate
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by with 600 persons and will take about 50
respondent burden.
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. minutes. Automated data collection will
This generic clearance will facilitate
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AHRQ’s response to a changing be conducted for about 1,500 persons
environment. Many of the tools AHRQ and could take up to 1 hour. Cognitive
Proposed Project
develops are made available to the testing will be conducted with about
Generic Clearance for Questionnaire private sector to assist in improving 600 persons and is estimated to take 11⁄2
and Data Collection Testing, Evaluation, health care quality. The health and hours to complete. The total burden
and Research for the Agency for health care environment changes over 3 years is estimated to be 8,900
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Healthcare Research and Quality rapidly and requires a quick response hours (about 2,967 hours per year).
In accordance with the Paperwork from AHRQ to provide refined tools. Exhibit 2 shows the estimated cost
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, These preliminary research activities burden over 3 years, based on the
AHRQ invites the public to comment on will not be used by AHRQ to regulate respondent’s time to participate in these
this proposed information collection. or sanction its customers. They will be research activities. The total cost burden
The Agency for Healthcare Research and entirely voluntary and the 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: Occupa-
tional 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 comments will become a matter of 60 days for public comment. No
public record. substantive comments were received;
In accordance with the Paperwork however changes have been made to the
Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s Sharon B. Arnold,
burden estimates in Exhibit 1, resulting
information collection are requested Deputy Director.
in an increase of 1,316 burden hours.
with regard to any of the following: (a) [FR Doc. 2017–15883 Filed 7–27–17; 8:45 am]
The purpose of this notice is to allow an
Whether the proposed collection of BILLING CODE 4160–90–P
additional 30 days for public comment.
information is necessary for the proper
performance of AHRQ health care DATES: Comments on this notice must be
research and health care information DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND received by August 28, 2017.
dissemination functions, including HUMAN SERVICES
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
whether the information will have Agency for Healthcare Research and be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of Quality Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974
AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including (attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by
hours and costs) of the proposed Agency Information Collection email at OIRA_submission@
collection(s) of information; (c) ways to Activities: Proposed Collection; omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ’s desk
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Comment Request officer).
of the information to be collected; and AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research Copies of the proposed collection
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the and Quality, HHS. plans, data collection instruments, and
collection of information upon the
ACTION: Notice. specific details on the estimated burden
respondents, including the use of
can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports
automated collection techniques or SUMMARY: This notice announces the
Clearance Officer.
other forms of information technology. intention of the Agency for Healthcare
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Comments submitted in response to Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
this notice will be summarized and that the Office of Management and Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
included in the Agency’s subsequent Budget (OMB) reapprove the proposed Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
request for OMB approval of the information collection project: ‘‘Medical email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
Expenditure Panel Survey—Insurance
proposed information collection. All SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Component.’’
This proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register on April 28, 2017, and allowed
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