83 FR 2162 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; Job Search Assistance (JSA) Strategies Evaluation-Extension
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 10 (January 16, 2018)
Administration for Children and Families
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 10 (January 16, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-00612 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 16, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 2162-2163] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00612] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families [OMB NO.: 0970-0440] Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request; Job Search Assistance (JSA) Strategies Evaluation--Extension Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is proposing the extension without changes to an existing data collection activity as part of the Job Search Assistance (JSA) Strategies Evaluation. The JSA evaluation will aim to determine which JSA strategies are most effective in moving TANF applicants and recipients into work and will produce impact and implementation findings. To date, the study has randomly assigned individuals to contrasting JSA approaches. The study will next compare participant employment and earnings to determine the relative effectiveness of these strategies. The project will also report on the implementation of these strategies, including measures of services participants receive under each approach, as well as provide operational lessons gathered directly from practitioners. Data collection efforts previously approved for JSA, include: Data collection activities to document program implementation, a staff survey, a baseline information form for program participants, and a follow-up survey for JSA participants approximately 6 months after program enrollment. Approval for these activities expires on February 28, 2018. This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on the extension of the 6-month follow-up survey to allow follow-up data to be collected for all study participants. Although the enrollment period was originally estimated to span 12 months, it took 18 months to complete enrollment, leaving insufficient time to complete the 6-month follow-up survey. A four-month extension is requested in order to allow individuals randomly assigned between June and August 2017 to complete the follow-up survey in the same timeframe as earlier enrollees. The purpose of the survey is to follow-up with study participants and document their job search assistance services and experiences including their receipt of job search assistance services, their knowledge and skills for conducting a job search, the nature of their job search process, including tools and services used to locate employment, and their search outputs and outcomes, such as the number of applications submitted, interviews attended, offers received and jobs obtained. In addition, the survey will provide an opportunity for respondents to provide contact data for possible longer-term follow-up. There are no changes to the currently approved instruments. Respondents: JSA study participants. Annual Burden Estimates This extension is specific to the 6-month survey and covers the remaining 766 participants that may be completing the six-month follow up survey during the four-month extension period. All other information collection under 0970-0440 will be complete by the original OMB expiration date of February 28, 2018. [[Page 2163]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total/annual Number of Average burden Instrument number of responses per hours per Annual burden respondents respondent response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extension of Previously Approved Information Collection ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Month Follow-Up Survey.................... 766 1 .333 255 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 255. In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described above. Copies of the proposed collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication. Mary Jones, ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. [FR Doc. 2018-00612 Filed 1-12-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184-09-P
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DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of Health Insurance Portability and contrasting JSA approaches. The study
information must be received by the Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy will next compare participant
OMB desk officer by February 15, 2018. Rule (§ 164.508) prohibits Medicare (a employment and earnings to determine
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the HIPAA covered entity) from disclosing the relative effectiveness of these
proposed information collections, an individual’s protected health strategies. The project will also report
please reference the document identifier information without a valid on the implementation of these
or OMB control number. To be assured authorization. In order to be valid, an strategies, including measures of
consideration, comments and authorization must include specified services participants receive under each
recommendations must be received by core elements and statements. Medicare approach, as well as provide operational
the OMB desk officer via one of the will make available to Medicare lessons gathered directly from
following transmissions: OMB, Office of beneficiaries a standard, valid practitioners.
Information and Regulatory Affairs, authorization to enable beneficiaries to Data collection efforts previously
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax request the disclosure of their protected approved for JSA, include: Data
Number: (202) 395–5806 OR, Email: health information. This standard collection activities to document
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. authorization will simplify the process program implementation, a staff survey,
To obtain copies of a supporting of requesting information disclosure for a baseline information form for program
statement and any related forms for the beneficiaries and minimize the response participants, and a follow-up survey for
proposed collection(s) summarized in time for Medicare. Form CMS–10106, JSA participants approximately 6
this notice, you may make your request the Medicare Authorization to Disclose months after program enrollment.
using one of following: Personal Health Information, will be Approval for these activities expires on
1. Access CMS’ website address at used by Medicare beneficiaries to February 28, 2018.
website address at https://www.cms.gov/ authorize Medicare to disclose their This Federal Register Notice provides
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ protected health information to a third the opportunity to comment on the
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA- party. Form Number: CMS–10106 (OMB extension of the 6-month follow-up
Listing.html. control number: 0938–0930); Frequency: survey to allow follow-up data to be
2. Email your request, including your Occasionally; Affected Public: collected for all study participants.
address, phone number, OMB number, Individuals or Households; Number of Although the enrollment period was
and CMS document identifier, to Respondents: 2,200,000; Total Annual originally estimated to span 12 months,
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. Responses: 2,200,000; Total Annual it took 18 months to complete
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at Hours: 550,000. (For policy questions enrollment, leaving insufficient time to
(410) 786–1326. regarding this collection contact Sam complete the 6-month follow-up survey.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenkins at 410–786–3261.) A four-month extension is requested in
William Parham at (410) 786–4669. Dated: January 9, 2018. order to allow individuals randomly
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the William N. Parham, III, assigned between June and August 2017
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office to complete the follow-up survey in the
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies of Strategic Operations and Regulatory same timeframe as earlier enrollees. The
must obtain approval from the Office of Affairs. purpose of the survey is to follow-up
Management and Budget (OMB) for each [FR Doc. 2018–00486 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] with study participants and document
collection of information they conduct BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
their job search assistance services and
or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of experiences including their receipt of
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. job search assistance services, their
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND knowledge and skills for conducting a
includes agency requests or HUMAN SERVICES job search, the nature of their job search
requirements that members of the public process, including tools and services
submit reports, keep records, or provide Administration for Children and used to locate employment, and their
information to a third party. Section Families search outputs and outcomes, such as
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. the number of applications submitted,
[OMB NO.: 0970–0440]
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies interviews attended, offers received and
to publish a 30-day notice in the Proposed Information Collection jobs obtained. In addition, the survey
Federal Register concerning each Activity; Comment Request; Job will provide an opportunity for
proposed collection of information, Search Assistance (JSA) Strategies respondents to provide contact data for
including each proposed extension or Evaluation—Extension possible longer-term follow-up. There
reinstatement of an existing collection are no changes to the currently
of information, before submitting the Description: The Administration for approved instruments.
collection to OMB for approval. To Children and Families (ACF), is Respondents: JSA study participants.
comply with this requirement, CMS is proposing the extension without
Annual Burden Estimates
publishing this notice that summarizes changes to an existing data collection
the following proposed collection(s) of activity as part of the Job Search This extension is specific to the 6-
information for public comment: Assistance (JSA) Strategies Evaluation. month survey and covers the remaining
1. Type of Information Collection The JSA evaluation will aim to 766 participants that may be completing
Request: Reinstatement without change determine which JSA strategies are most the six-month follow up survey during
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of a previously approved collection; effective in moving TANF applicants the four-month extension period. All
Title of Information Collection: and recipients into work and will other information collection under
Medicare Authorization to Disclose produce impact and implementation 0970–0440 will be complete by the
Personal Health Information; Use: findings. To date, the study has original OMB expiration date of
Unless permitted or required by law, the randomly assigned individuals to February 28, 2018.
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Number of re-
Total/annual Average
sponses Annual
Instrument number burden hours
per respond- burden hours
of respondents per response
ent
Extension of Previously Approved Information Collection
6-Month Follow-Up Survey .............................................................................. 766 1 .333 255
Estimated Total Annual Burden DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 1997 (FDAMA) (Pub. L. 105–115)
Hours: 255. HUMAN SERVICES became effective on February 19, 1998.
In compliance with the requirements FDAMA amended the previous medical
Food and Drug Administration device tracking provisions under section
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the [Docket No. FDA–2017–N–5569] 519(e)(1) and (2) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21
Administration for Children and
Agency Information Collection U.S.C. 360i(e)(1) and (2)) that were
Families is soliciting public comment
Activities; Submission for Office of added by the Safe Medical Devices Act
on the specific aspects of the of 1990 (SMDA) (Pub. L. 101–629).
Management and Budget Review;
information collection described above. Unlike the tracking provisions under
Comment Request; Medical Devices;
Copies of the proposed collection of SMDA, which required tracking of any
Device Tracking
information can be obtained and medical device meeting certain criteria,
comments may be forwarded by writing AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, FDAMA allows FDA discretion in
to the Administration for Children and HHS. applying tracking provisions to medical
Families, Office of Planning, Research, ACTION: Notice. devices meeting certain criteria and
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, provides that tracking requirements for
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
medical devices can be imposed only
Reports Clearance Officer. Email Administration (FDA) is announcing
after FDA issues an order. In the Federal
that a proposed collection of
address: OPREinfocollection@ Register of February 8, 2002 (67 FR
information has been submitted to the
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be 5943), FDA issued a final rule that
Office of Management and Budget
identified by the title of the information conformed existing tracking regulations
(OMB) for review and clearance under
collection. to changes in tracking provisions
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Department specifically requests effected by FDAMA under part 821 (21
DATES: Fax written comments on the CFR part 821).
comments on (a) whether the proposed collection of information by February Section 519(e)(1) of the FD&C Act, as
collection of information is necessary 15, 2018. amended by FDAMA, provides that
for the proper performance of the ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on FDA may require by order that a
functions of the agency, including the information collection are received, manufacturer adopt a method for
whether the information shall have OMB recommends that written tracking a class II or III medical device,
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the comments be faxed to the Office of if the device meets one of the three
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Information and Regulatory Affairs, following criteria: (1) The failure of the
proposed collection of information; (c) OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, Fax: 202– device would be reasonably likely to
the quality, utility, and clarity of the 395–7285, or emailed to oira_ have serious adverse health
information to be collected; and (d) submission@omb.eop.gov. All consequences, (2) the device is intended
ways to minimize the burden of the comments should be identified with the to be implanted in the human body for
collection of information on OMB control number 0910–0442. Also more than 1 year (referred to as a
respondents, including through the use include the FDA docket number found ‘‘tracked implant’’), or (3) the device is
of automated collection techniques or in brackets in the heading of this life-sustaining or life-supporting
other forms of information technology. document. (referred to as a ‘‘tracked l/s-l/s device’’)
Consideration will be given to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and is used outside a device user
comments and suggestions submitted Amber Sanford, Office of Operations, facility.
within 60 days of this publication. Food and Drug Administration, Three Tracked device information is
White Flint North, 10A–12M, 11601 collected to facilitate identifying the
Mary Jones, current location of medical devices and
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 20852, 301–796–8867, PRAStaff@ patients possessing those devices, to the
[FR Doc. 2018–00612 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] fda.hhs.gov. extent that patients permit the
BILLING CODE 4184–09–P collection of identifying information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Manufacturers and FDA (where
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA necessary) use the data to: (1) Expedite
has submitted the following proposed the recall of distributed medical devices
collection of information to OMB for that are dangerous or defective and (2)
review and clearance. facilitate the timely notification of
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Medical Devices; Device Tracking—21 patients or licensed practitioners of the
CFR Part 821 risks associated with the medical
device.
OMB Control Number 0910–0442— In addition, the regulations include
Extension provisions for: (1) Exemptions and
Section 211 of the Food and Drug variances; (2) system and content
Administration Modernization Act of requirements for tracking; (3)
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