[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34996-34997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14791]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-11-11HI]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960
and send written comments to Daniel Holcomb, CDC Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to [email protected].
Comments are invited 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) 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 on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Frame Development for the Long-Term Care Component of the National
Health Care Surveys--NEW--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
health resources * * * [and] utilization of health care, including
extended care facilities, and other institutions.''
NCHS seeks approval to collect data needed to develop an up-to-date
sampling frame of residential care facilities. The sampling frame will
be used to draw a nationally representative sample for a planned new
survey, the National Survey of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP). The
frame-related data will be collected from officials in state regulatory
agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia primarily via
telephone calls, e-mails, and in a few cases, via formal written
requests. The data to be collected from these state officials include
(1) confirming the appropriate licensure categories of residential care
facilities within each state that meet the NSLTCP definition and (2)
for each relevant licensure category, requesting an electronic file of
the licensed residential care facilities for which the agency is
responsible. The NSLTCP study definition of a residential care facility
is one that is licensed, registered, listed, certified, or otherwise
regulated by the state; provides room and board with at least two meals
a day; provides around-the-clock on-site supervision; helps with
activities of daily living (e.g., bathing, eating, or dressing) or
medication supervision; serves primarily an adult population; and has
at least four beds. Nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and
facilities licensed to serve the mentally ill or the mentally retarded/
developmentally disabled populations exclusively are excluded.
The electronic files we seek to obtain from the states should
include the name and address of the residential care facility, name of
facility director, licensure category, chain affiliation, and
ownership.
NCHS also seeks approval to collect data on state licensing
requirements regarding infection control practices during the frame
development process. During the conversations with state officials to
collect frame-related data,
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state officials will be asked to provide limited information on state
licensing requirements regarding infection control practices in
licensed residential care facilities.
Expected users of aggregate-level summary estimates from this data
collection effort include, but are not limited to CDC; other Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS) agencies, such as the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality; associations, such as LeadingAge
(formerly the American Association of Homes and Services for the
Aging), National Center for Assisted Living, American Seniors Housing
Association, and Assisted Living Federation of America; universities;
foundations; and other private sector organizations.
We estimate telephone calls with state officials, including the
production of the electronic files will take 90 minutes each. Two year
clearance is requested. There is no cost to respondents other than
their time to participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Average
Number of Number of burden/ Response
Type of respondent Form name respondents responses/ response (in burden in
respondent hours) hours
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State Officials................ Telephone 26 1 1.5 39
script.
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Total...................... ............... .............. .............. .............. 39
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Dated: June 8, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Science Officer, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-14791 Filed 6-14-11; 8:45 am]
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