[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28987-28988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12338]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New; 30-day notice]
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following
summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection
burden.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-5683. Send written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at
202-395-5806.
Proposed Project: Research Evaluation and Impact Assessment of ARRA
Comparative Effectiveness Research Portfolio--OMB No. 0990-New-
Assistant Secretary Planning and Evaluation (ASPE).
Abstract: Researchers and policymakers have emphasized the need for
research on effectiveness of health care interventions under real-world
conditions in diverse populations and clinical practice settings, that
is, comparative effectiveness research (CER). The American Reinvestment
and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA) expanded Federal resources devoted to
CER by directing $1.1 billion to the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) for such research.
ARRA also called for a report to Congress and the Secretary of HHS
on priority CER topics by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The report
presented priority CER topics and recommendations to support a robust
and sustainable CER enterprise. In addition, ARRA established the
Federal Coordinating Council on Comparative Effectiveness Research
(FCCCER) to help coordinate and minimize duplicative efforts of
Federally sponsored CER across multiple agencies and to advise the
President and Congress on how to allocate Federal CER expenditures.
This project seeks to evaluate and assess the products and outcomes
of ARRA-funded CER investments and the impacts of those investments on
the priority topics recommended by IOM and on the categories and themes
of the FCCCER framework. The primary goals of this evaluation are to
(1) conduct an initial assessment of the ARRA CER portfolio,
cataloguing how CER funding was invested to achieve the vision of the
FCCCER and assessing initial impact from the perspective of various
stakeholders; and (2) lay the groundwork for future CER investments by
identifying investment opportunities, evidence gaps and lessons
learned.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hour Table
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Average
Type of Number of Number of burden (in Total hour
Instrument respondent respondents responses per hours) per burden
respondent response
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Attachment B: Survey (PSLA).. Principal 730 1 20/60 243
investigators
and project
directors.
Attachment C: In-depth Principal 50 1 1 50
interviews (PSLA). investigators
and project
directors.
Attachment D: Survey (SSLA).. Key stakeholders: 600 2 15/60 300
health care
providers.
Attachment D: Survey (SSLA).. Key stakeholders: 600 2 15/60 300
health care
organization
administrators.
Attachment D: Survey (SSLA).. Key stakeholders: 600 2 15/60 300
patients/
consumers.
Attachment E: Focus group Members of the 60 2 2 240
(SSLA). general public.
Attachment F: In-depth Stakeholders: 10 1 1 10
interviews (SSLA). health care
providers.
Attachment G: In-depth Stakeholders: 10 1 1 10
interviews (SSLA). health care
organization
administrators.
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Attachment H: In-depth Stakeholders: 10 1 1 10
interviews (SSLA). patients/
consumers.
Attachment I: In-Depth Stakeholders: 10 1 1 10
interviews (SSLA). employers and
payers.
Attachment J: In-Depth Stakeholders: 10 1 1 10
interviews (SSLA). researchers.
Attachment K: In-Depth Stakeholders: 10 1 1 10
interviews (SSLA). developers of
health
innovations.
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Total.................... ................. 2,700 .............. .............. 1,493
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Mary Forbes,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-12338 Filed 5-18-11; 8:45 am]
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