[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18599-18600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07054]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-13-0912]
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 404-639-7570 or
send written comments to Ron Otten, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta,
GA 30333 or send an email 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 (OMB No. 0920-0912, expired 1/31/2013)--
Reinstatement without 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
health resources * * * [and] utilization of health care, including
extended care facilities, and other institutions.''
NCHS seeks approval to collect data needed to develop up-to-date
sampling frames of residential care facilities. The sampling frames
will be used to draw nationally representative samples for two waves of
the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP). The frame-
related data will be collected from representatives in state regulatory
agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia primarily via
telephone calls, emails, and in a few cases, via formal written
requests. The frame information was first collected in 2012 (OMB No.
0920-0912, expired 1/31/2013). The data to be collected from these
state officials include (1) confirming that we have identified 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 if such
files with the needed variables are not downloadable from the state's
Web site.
The NSLTCP study definition of a residential care facility is one
that is licensed, registered, listed, certified, or otherwise regulated
by the state to provide room and board with at least two meals a day,
provide around-the-clock on-site supervision, and help with activities
of daily living (e.g., bathing, eating, or dressing) or health related
services, such as medication supervision; serves primarily an adult
population; and has at least four licensed, certified, or regulated
beds. Facilities licensed to serve the mentally ill or the
intellectually disabled/developmentally disabled populations
exclusively are excluded. Nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities
are also excluded, unless they have a unit or wing meeting the above
definition and residents can be separately enumerated.
The electronic files we seek to obtain from the states should
include the name, address, phone number, and Web site (if available) of
the residential care facility; name, phone number, and email address
(if available) of facility director; licensure category; chain
affiliation; ownership type; and bed size. Data on individual
facilities are confidential and a public-use file will not be produced.
Expected users of the findings from the frame data include, but are
not limited to CDC's NCHS and its contractors; 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 Leading Age
(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.
Burden is estimated at approximately 2.5 hours per state each time
the frame will be developed, including time to verify contact
information, to respond to a semi-structured telephone protocol, and to
develop the facility listing in an electronic format. Three year
clearance is requested to cover two collections of frame information.
The burden for the two collections is shown in Table 1 below. There is
no cost to respondents other than their time to participate.
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Table 1--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 Government Contact info 34 1 5/60 3
Representatives. verification.
State Government Telephone 34 1 30/60 17
Representatives. protocol.
State Government Electronic file 34 1 2 68
Representatives. development.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 88
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Dated: March 21, 2013.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-07054 Filed 3-26-13; 8:45 am]
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