83 FR 17417 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 76 (April 19, 2018)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 76 (April 19, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-08164 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 17417-17418] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-08164] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day-18-0278] Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information collection request titled National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on November 27, 2017 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC received one comment related to the previous notice. This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency comments. CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments that: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including, through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and (e) Assess information collection costs. To request additional information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call (404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice publication. Proposed Project National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) (OMB Control Number 0920-0278, Expiration 02/28/2018)--Reinstatement with change--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on ``utilization of health care'' in the United States. The National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) has conducted annually since 1992. NCHS is seeking OMB approval to reinstate this survey for an additional three years, following a brief discontinuation on February 28, 2018. The target universe of the NHAMCS is in-person visits made to emergency departments (EDs) of non-Federal, short-stay hospitals (hospitals with an average length of stay of less than 30 days) that have at least six beds for inpatient use, and with a specialty of general and medical, maternity, children's general, or long term acute care. NHAMCS was initiated to complement the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS, OMB Control Number 0920-0234, Expiration 03/31/ 2019), which provides similar data concerning patient visits to physicians' offices. NAMCS and NHAMCS are the principal sources of data on ambulatory care provided in the United States. NHAMCS provides a range of baseline data on the characteristics of the users and providers of hospital ambulatory medical care. Data collected include patients' demographic characteristics, reason(s) for visit, providers' diagnoses, diagnostic services, medications, and disposition. These data, together with trend data, may be used to monitor the effects of change in the health care system, for the planning of health services, improving medical education, determining health care work force needs, and assessing the health status of the population. Starting 2018, CDC will implement just the ED component of NHAMCS. However, once reinstated the 2017 survey will run concurrently with the 2018 survey until the final months of pending 2017 data collection have been completed. This is typical with any data collection cycle: It begins in the last month of the preceding year and ends around the middle of the following year. For the 2017 data collection, CDC will collect information on all three settings (ED, OPD, and ASL). For this three-year request, CDC does not expect substantive changes or supplements for the survey. Users of NHAMCS data include, but are not limited to, congressional offices, Federal agencies, state and local governments, schools of public health, colleges and Universities, private industry, nonprofit foundations, professional associations, clinicians, researchers, administrators, and health planners. There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 1,251. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response respondents respondent (in hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hospital Chief Executive Officer... Hospital Induction 2017 20 1 75/60 Data Collection. Hospital Chief Executive Officer... Hospital Induction 2018+ 340 1 45/60 Data Collection. Ancillary Service Executive........ Ambulatory Unit Induction 840 1 15/60 (ED, OPD and ASL). Ancillary Service Executive........ Ambulatory Unit Induction 578 1 15/60 (ED only). [[Page 17418]] Medical Record Clerk............... Retrieving Patient Records 360 102 1/60 (2017 and 2018+ ED, OPD and ASL). Ancillary Service Executive-- 2018+ Reabstraction 17 1 5/60 Reabstraction. Telephone Call (1)ED only. Medical Record Clerk--Reabstraction 2018+ Pulling and re-filing 17 10 1/60 Patient Records (1)ED only. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 2018-08164 Filed 4-18-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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Leroy A. Richardson, (d) Minimize the burden of the medical, maternity, children’s general,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, collection of information on those who or long term acute care.
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the are to respond, including, through the NHAMCS was initiated to
Associate Director for Science, Office of the use of appropriate automated, complement the National Ambulatory
Director, Centers for Disease Control and electronic, mechanical, or other Medical Care Survey (NAMCS, OMB
Prevention. technological collection techniques or Control Number 0920–0234, Expiration
[FR Doc. 2018–08147 Filed 4–18–18; 8:45 am] other forms of information technology, 03/31/2019), which provides similar
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P e.g., permitting electronic submission of data concerning patient visits to
responses; and physicians’ offices. NAMCS and
(e) Assess information collection NHAMCS are the principal sources of
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND costs. data on ambulatory care provided in the
HUMAN SERVICES United States.
To request additional information on
Centers for Disease Control and the proposed project or to obtain a copy NHAMCS provides a range of baseline
Prevention of the information collection plan and data on the characteristics of the users
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or and providers of hospital ambulatory
[30Day–18–0278] send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct medical care. Data collected include
written comments and/or suggestions patients’ demographic characteristics,
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork regarding the items contained in this reason(s) for visit, providers’ diagnoses,
Reduction Act Review notice to the Attention: CDC Desk diagnostic services, medications, and
In accordance with the Paperwork Officer, Office of Management and disposition. These data, together with
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Budget, 725 17th Street NW, trend data, may be used to monitor the
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) effects of change in the health care
has submitted the information 395–5806. Provide written comments system, for the planning of health
collection request titled National within 30 days of notice publication. services, improving medical education,
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care determining health care work force
Proposed Project needs, and assessing the health status of
Survey (NHAMCS) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for National Hospital Ambulatory the population.
review and approval. CDC previously Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) (OMB Starting 2018, CDC will implement
published a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection Control Number 0920–0278, Expiration just the ED component of NHAMCS.
Submitted for Public Comment and 02/28/2018)—Reinstatement with However, once reinstated the 2017
Recommendations’’ notice on November change—National Center for Health survey will run concurrently with the
27, 2017 to obtain comments from the Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease 2018 survey until the final months of
public and affected agencies. CDC Control and Prevention (CDC). pending 2017 data collection have been
received one comment related to the completed. This is typical with any data
Background and Brief Description
previous notice. This notice serves to collection cycle: It begins in the last
allow an additional 30 days for public Section 306 of the Public Health month of the preceding year and ends
and affected agency comments. Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as around the middle of the following year.
CDC will accept all comments for this amended, authorizes that the Secretary For the 2017 data collection, CDC will
proposed information collection project. of Health and Human Services (DHHS), collect information on all three settings
The Office of Management and Budget acting through NCHS, shall collect (ED, OPD, and ASL). For this three-year
is particularly interested in comments statistics on ‘‘utilization of health care’’ request, CDC does not expect
that: in the United States. The National substantive changes or supplements for
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care the survey.
collection of information is necessary Survey (NHAMCS) has conducted Users of NHAMCS data include, but
for the proper performance of the annually since 1992. NCHS is seeking are not limited to, congressional offices,
functions of the agency, including OMB approval to reinstate this survey Federal agencies, state and local
whether the information will have for an additional three years, following governments, schools of public health,
practical utility; a brief discontinuation on February 28, colleges and Universities, private
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the 2018. industry, nonprofit foundations,
agencies estimate of the burden of the The target universe of the NHAMCS is professional associations, clinicians,
proposed collection of information, in-person visits made to emergency researchers, administrators, and health
including the validity of the departments (EDs) of non-Federal, short- planners.
methodology and assumptions used; stay hospitals (hospitals with an average There are no costs to the respondents
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and length of stay of less than 30 days) that other than their time. The total
clarity of the information to be have at least six beds for inpatient use, estimated annualized burden hours are
collected; and with a specialty of general and 1,251.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response
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respondent (in hours)
Hospital Chief Executive Officer ..................... Hospital Induction 2017 Data Collection ........ 20 1 75/60
Hospital Chief Executive Officer ..................... Hospital Induction 2018+ Data Collection ..... 340 1 45/60
Ancillary Service Executive ............................. Ambulatory Unit Induction (ED, OPD and 840 1 15/60
ASL).
Ancillary Service Executive ............................. Ambulatory Unit Induction (ED only) ............. 578 1 15/60
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Average
Number of
Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response
respondent (in hours)
Medical Record Clerk ..................................... Retrieving Patient Records (2017 and 2018+ 360 102 1/60
ED, OPD and ASL).
Ancillary Service Executive—Reabstraction ... 2018+ Reabstraction Telephone Call (1)ED 17 1 5/60
only.
Medical Record Clerk—Reabstraction ............ 2018+ Pulling and re-filing Patient Records 17 10 1/60
(1)ED only.
Leroy A. Richardson, (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and CDC proposes to continue collecting
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, clarity of the information to be passenger-level, epidemiologic,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the collected; demographic, and health status data
Associate Director for Science, Office of the (d) Minimize the burden of the from state/local Health Departments and
Director, Centers for Disease Control and collection of information on those who maritime operators at the conclusion of
Prevention. are to respond, including, through the contact investigations of individuals
[FR Doc. 2018–08164 Filed 4–18–18; 8:45 am] use of appropriate automated, believed to have been exposed to a
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P electronic, mechanical, or other communicable disease during travel.
technological collection techniques or Health departments or maritime
other forms of information technology, operators will obtain the information for
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND e.g., permitting electronic submission of CDC while conducting contact
HUMAN SERVICES responses; and investigations according to their
(e) Assess information collection established policies and procedures.
Centers for Disease Control and costs.
Prevention The current information collection
To request additional information on request includes forms that are specific
the proposed project or to obtain a copy to investigations about Tuberculosis
[30Day–18–0900] of the information collection plan and (TB), Measles, and Rubella. The request
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or also includes a General form for other
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct
Reduction Act Review diseases of public health concern. In
written comments and/or suggestions 2011, OMB initially approved the forms
regarding the items contained in this to facilitate the collection and reporting
In accordance with the Paperwork
notice to the Attention: CDC Desk of pertinent information. Prior to 2011,
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for
Officer, Office of Management and there were no standardized tools for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Budget, 725 17th Street NW, health departments and maritime
has submitted the information
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) operators to report the outcomes of state
collection request titled Contact
395–5806. Provide written comments or vessel contact investigations to CDC.
Investigation Outcome Reporting Forms
within 30 days of notice publication.
to the Office of Management and Budget The collected information will assist
(OMB) for review and approval. CDC Proposed Project CDC in fulfilling its regulatory
previously published a ‘‘Proposed Data Contact Investigation Outcome responsibility to prevent the
Collection Submitted for Public Reporting Forms (OMB Control Number importation of communicable diseases
Comment and Recommendations’’ 0920–0900, expiration date 06/30/ from foreign countries (42 CFR part 71)
notice on October 13, 2017 to obtain 2018)—Revision—National Center for and interstate control of communicable
comments from the public and affected Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious diseases in humans (42 CFR part 70).
agencies. CDC did not receive comments Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease This information collection is also a
related to the previous notice. This Control and Prevention (CDC). critical piece of the standard operating
notice serves to allow an additional 30 procedures carried out by the 20
days for public and affected agency Background and Brief Description Quarantine Stations placed at key ports
comments. CDC’s Division of Global Migration of entry around the United States. The
CDC will accept all comments for this and Quarantine has a regulatory and purpose of all forms is the same: to
proposed information collection project. public health mission to prevent the facilitate the collection of information
The Office of Management and Budget importation and spread of by public health partners to help CDC
is particularly interested in comments communicable disease into and within quarantine officials fully understand the
that: the United States. CDC works towards extent of disease spread and
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed fulfilling this mission through a number transmission during travel and to inform
collection of information is necessary of activities carried out at Quarantine the development and or refinement of
for the proper performance of the Stations strategically placed at 20 U.S. investigative protocols aimed at
functions of the agency, including ports of entry as well as coordinating reducing the spread of communicable
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whether the information will have activities at CDC headquarters in disease.
practical utility; Atlanta, Georgia. A key portion of this The respondents, state and local
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the mission is responding to reports of health departments and maritime
agencies estimate of the burden of the illness or death on air and maritime conveyance operators (e.g., Cruise Ship
proposed collection of information, conveyances and investigating any Medical Staff/Cargo Ship Managers),
including the validity of the potential exposures to determine if may use the standardized forms to
methodology and assumptions used; public health follow up is needed. submit data voluntarily to CDC via a
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