83 FR 22266 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 93 (May 14, 2018)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 93 (May 14, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-10135 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 22266-22267] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-10135] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifiers: CMS-1557] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the [[Page 22267]] information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by June 13, 2018. ADDRESSES: When commenting on the proposed information collections, please reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be received by the OMB desk officer via one of the following transmissions: OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Attention: CMS Desk Officer; Fax Number: (202) 395-5806 OR Email: [email protected]. To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, you may make your request using one of following: 1. Access CMS' website address at website address at https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html. 1. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected]. 2. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786- 1326. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. The term ``collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies to publish a 30-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice that summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for public comment: 1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Survey Report Form for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and Supporting Regulations; Use: The form is used to report surveyor findings during a CLIA survey. For each type of survey conducted (i.e., initial certification, recertification, validation, complaint, addition/deletion of specialty/subspecialty, transfusion fatality investigation, or revisit inspections) the Survey Report Form incorporates the requirements specified in the CLIA regulations. Form Number: CMS-1557 (OMB control number: 0938-0544); Frequency: Biennially; Affected Public: Private sector (Business or other for- profit and Not-for-profit institutions, State, Local or Tribal Governments and Federal Government); Number of Respondents: 19,183; Total Annual Responses: 9,592; Total Annual Hours: 4,796. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Kathleen Todd at 410-786- 3385). Dated: May 8, 2018. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2018-10135 Filed 5-11-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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personal protective equipment, training, stakeholders of existing and new that should guide our research
and fact sheets and other written guidance. activities.
materials intended to inform and change • Study of awareness and acceptance References:
worker behavior. There are two primary of organizations to using evidence-based
thrusts to this area of occupational resources to implement robot safety Endsley M. and Jones D. [2013]. Designing
robotics research: (1) Evaluation of management programs. situational awareness: an approach to
robotics technologies as preventive user-centered design. Boca Raton, FL,
Surveillance: Surveillance is a public CRC Press.
measures for existing workplace hazards health term for the ongoing and International Federation of Robotics (IFR)
and (2) development and evaluation of systematic collection, analysis, and [2017]. Executive summary world
interventions to reduce robot-related interpretation of data on health robotics 2017 industrial robots. [https://
injury incidents and improve the safety outcomes (e.g., injuries and illnesses) ifr.org/downloads/press/Executive_
and well-being of human workers and contributors (e.g., behaviors or Summary_WR_2017_Industrial_
working with robotics technologies. actions), and the dissemination of these Robots.pdf].
Specific research needs in this area Murashov V., Hearl F., Howard J. [2016].
data to those in position to take action.
Working safety with robot worker:
include: Surveillance research includes recommendations for the new
• Collection and analysis of development of new methods, tools, and workplace. J Occup Environ Hyg
differences in fatalities, injuries, and analytic techniques. Current worker 13(3):D61–71.
near-miss incidences between injury data systems do not include Robotics Virtual Organization [2016]. A
workplaces using robotics technologies detailed information on how a robot- roadmap for U.S. Robotics: from internet
and similar workplaces without robotics related fatality or injury incident to robotics (2016 Edition). [https://
technology. occurred. There is case-based robotics-vo.us/node/562].
• Evaluation of robotics technologies information from investigations of Dated: May 8, 2018.
as interventions for preventing existing worker injury deaths conducted by John J. Howard,
hazards and resulting injuries in the NIOSH and the Occupational Safety and Director, National Institute for Occupational
workplace such as musculoskeletal Health Administration (OSHA). Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control
disorders. However, these investigation findings and Prevention.
• Evaluation of training that helps are limited to the traditional industrial [FR Doc. 2018–10165 Filed 5–11–18; 8:45 am]
workers acquire skills, knowledge, and robots, and do not address emerging BILLING CODE 4163–19–P
abilities needed to work with robots in robotics technologies. Additionally,
complex and dynamic industrial case-based information may not be
environments. representative of all robot-related DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
• Study of the effectiveness of fatalities. Occupational robotics HUMAN SERVICES
existing safety standards, certifications, surveillance research needs include:
and regulations for industrial robot • Development of surveillance Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
safety (e.g., ISO/TS 15066, ANSI/RIA methods and/or analytic techniques to Services
R15.06, ISO 10218.01, ISO 10218.02, identify and monitor robot-related [Document Identifiers: CMS–1557]
UL1740) in ensuring the safety and injury incidents and risk factors, and
well-being of human workers. quantify the burden of occupational Agency Information Collection
• Research on new workplace injuries using existing data systems. Activities: Submission for OMB
interventions to improve the safety and • Case-based investigations of Review; Comment Request
well-being of human workers working fatalities, injuries and near-miss AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
with robotics technologies, including incidents involving new robotics Medicaid Services, Department of
engineering controls and administrative technologies to understand multi- Health and Human Services.
controls. Research may address costs faceted contributors to the incident. ACTION: Notice.
and benefits, such as an assessment of Background: The purpose of the
the costs of the intervention and Request for Information is to seek input SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare &
impacts on productivity. on priority research areas that NIOSH Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
Translation: This type of research will address through the Center for an opportunity for the public to
discovers strategies to translate research Occupational Robotics Research. comment on CMS’ intention to collect
findings and theoretical knowledge to Information Needs: NIOSH is seeking information from the public. Under the
practices or technologies in the feedback on potential refinements to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
workplace. This type of research seeks four broad research areas identified (PRA), federal agencies are required to
to understand why available, effective, above, any additional knowledge gaps publish notice in the Federal Register
evidence-based interventions are not not addressed by these research areas, concerning each proposed collection of
being adopted, and to facilitate the use and how the research areas should be information, including each proposed
of existing or newly developed prioritized. Commenters are asked to extension or reinstatement of an existing
interventions. Occupational robotics focus on research areas that NIOSH has collection of information, and to allow
research needs in this area include: comparative advantage in, compared to a second opportunity for public
• Research on aids and barriers to other federal agencies, academia, and comment on the notice. Interested
employers using long established safety the private sector (i.e., worker safety and persons are invited to send comments
procedures for protecting workers from well-being as opposed to robot regarding the burden estimate or any
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traditional industrial robots. technologies and production). When other aspect of this collection of
• Development and evaluation of possible, NIOSH asks that commenters information, including the necessity and
plain-language guidance on preventing provide data and citations of relevant utility of the proposed information
robot-related injuries to workers. research to justify their comments. collection for the proper performance of
• Development and evaluation of NIOSH is also seeking recommendations the agency’s functions, the accuracy of
dissemination strategies to facilitate the for key scientific articles addressing the estimated burden, ways to enhance
use by employers and other worker safety and health and robotics the quality, utility, and clarity of the
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information to be collected, and the use approved collection; Title of collection for the proper performance of
of automated collection techniques or Information Collection: Survey Report the agency’s functions, the accuracy of
other forms of information technology to Form for Clinical Laboratory the estimated burden, ways to enhance
minimize the information collection Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and the quality, utility, and clarity of the
burden. Supporting Regulations; Use: The form information to be collected and the use
is used to report surveyor findings of automated collection techniques or
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of
during a CLIA survey. For each type of other forms of information technology to
information must be received by the
survey conducted (i.e., initial minimize the information collection
OMB desk officer by June 13, 2018.
certification, recertification, validation, burden.
ADDRESSES: When commenting on the complaint, addition/deletion of
proposed information collections, DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of
specialty/subspecialty, transfusion
please reference the document identifier information must be received by the
fatality investigation, or revisit
or OMB control number. To be assured OMB desk officer by June 22, 2018.
inspections) the Survey Report Form
consideration, comments and incorporates the requirements specified ADDRESSES: When commenting on the
recommendations must be received by in the CLIA regulations. Form Number: proposed information collections,
the OMB desk officer via one of the CMS–1557 (OMB control number: please reference the document identifier
following transmissions: OMB, Office of 0938–0544); Frequency: Biennially; or OMB control number. To be assured
Information and Regulatory Affairs; Affected Public: Private sector (Business consideration, comments and
Attention: CMS Desk Officer; Fax or other for-profit and Not-for-profit recommendations must be received by
Number: (202) 395–5806 OR Email: institutions, State, Local or Tribal the OMB desk officer via one of the
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Governments and Federal Government); following transmissions: OMB, Office of
To obtain copies of a supporting Number of Respondents: 19,183; Total Information and Regulatory Affairs,
statement and any related forms for the Annual Responses: 9,592; Total Annual Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax
proposed collection(s) summarized in Hours: 4,796. (For policy questions Number: (202) 395–5806 OR Email:
this notice, you may make your request regarding this collection contact OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
using one of following: Kathleen Todd at 410–786–3385). To obtain copies of a supporting
1. Access CMS’ website address at Dated: May 8, 2018.
statement and any related forms for the
website address at https://www.cms.gov/ proposed collection(s) summarized in
William N. Parham, III,
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ this notice, you may make your request
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA- using one of following:
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Listing.html. Affairs. 1. Access CMS’ website address at
1. Email your request, including your http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
[FR Doc. 2018–10135 Filed 5–11–18; 8:45 am]
address, phone number, OMB number, PaperworkReductionActof1995.
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and CMS document identifier, to 2. Email your request, including your
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. address, phone number, OMB number,
2. Call the Reports Clearance Office at DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND and CMS document identifier, to
(410) 786–1326. HUMAN SERVICES Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786– Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (410) 786–1326.
1326. Services FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the [Document Identifier: CMS–10307] Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 1326.
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies Agency Information Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
must obtain approval from the Office of Activities: Submission for OMB Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
Management and Budget (OMB) for each Review; Comment Request (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
collection of information they conduct AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & must obtain approval from the Office of
or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of Medicaid Services, HHS. Management and Budget (OMB) for each
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. ACTION: Notice. collection of information they conduct
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
includes agency requests or SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
requirements that members of the public Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
submit reports, keep records, or provide an opportunity for the public to includes agency requests or
information to a third party. Section comment on CMS’ intention to collect requirements that members of the public
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. information from the public. Under the submit reports, keep records, or provide
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 information to a third party. Section
to publish a 30-day notice in the (PRA), federal agencies are required to 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
Federal Register concerning each publish notice in the Federal Register 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies
proposed collection of information, concerning each proposed collection of to publish a 30-day notice in the
including each proposed extension or information, including each proposed Federal Register concerning each
reinstatement of an existing collection extension or reinstatement of an existing proposed collection of information,
of information, before submitting the collection of information, and to allow including each proposed extension or
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collection to OMB for approval. To a second opportunity for public reinstatement of an existing collection
comply with this requirement, CMS is comment on the notice. Interested of information, before submitting the
publishing this notice that summarizes persons are invited to send comments collection to OMB for approval. To
the following proposed collection(s) of regarding the burden estimate or any comply with this requirement, CMS is
information for public comment: other aspect of this collection of publishing this notice that summarizes
1. Type of Information Collection information, including the necessity and the following proposed collection(s) of
Request: Revision of a currently utility of the proposed information information for public comment:
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