[Federal Register: September 12, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 176)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) allow the proposed information collection
project: ``Eisenberg Center Voluntary Customer Survey Generic Clearance
for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.'' In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed
information collection.
This proposed information collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on July 5, 2006 and allowed 60 days for public
comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice
is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by October 12, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Room 5036,
Rockville, MD 20850. Copies of the proposed collection plans, data
collection instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden
can be obtained from AHRQ's Reports Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ, Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
``Eisenberg Center Voluntary Customer Survey Generic Clearance for
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality''.
AHRQ's newly-established Eisenberg Center is an innovative effort
aimed at improving communication of findings to a variety of audiences
(``customers''), including consumers, clinicians, payers, and health
care policy makers. The Eisenberg Center, one of three components of
AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program announced in September 2005, is
directed through a contract by the Oregon Health and Science
University, Department of Medicine, located in Portland, Oregon. The
Eisenberg Center intends to employ the latest survey research
techniques to (1) determine how well its products and services are
meeting customers' current and anticipated needs; (2) identify problem
areas with existing products and services and determine what
improvements should be made to improve these products and services; and
(3) identify and develop new products and services.
To address customer requirements and to evaluate current and future
AHRQ products and services, the Eisenberg Center must periodically
determine how well the Eisenberg Center products and services are
meeting customers' current and anticipated needs. Work conducted under
this clearance will improve the products and services the Center
develops for AHRQ for a three year period. The health care environment
changes rapidly and requires a quick response from AHRQ to provide
appropriately refined products and services. A generic clearance for
this work will facilitate AHRQ's timely response to customers' needs.
Methods of Collection
Participation in survey testing will be fully voluntary and non-
participation will have no affect on eligibility for, or receipt of,
future AHRQ health services research support, on future opportunities
to participate in research or to obtain informative research results.
Specific estimation procedures, when used, will be described when we
notify OMB as to actual studies conducted under the clearance.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
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Number of Average hours
Type of survey respondents per response Total hours
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Focus groups for needs assessment.............................. 30 1 30
Individual interviews for needs assessment..................... 50 .75 37.5
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Formative focus groups for information tools................... 120 1 120
Cognitive testing of information tools......................... 500 1 500
Clinician interviews for information tools..................... 160 .75 120
Decision aid laboratory testing................................ 100 1 100
Formative focus groups for decision aids....................... 60 1 60
Automated/web-based surveys for product evaluation............. 600 .163 98
Telephone interviews for product evaluation.................... 100 1 100
Focus groups for product evaluation............................ 20 1 20
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Totals.................................................... 1,740 NA 1,186
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Estimated Costs to the Federal Government
The maximum cost to the Federal Government is $750,000 annually for
FY 2007, FY 2008, and FY 2009. Most of the work will be carried out
through contracts. The costs were estimated at $200 for each face-to-
face interview, $100 for each telephone interview, $5,000 for each
focus group, $10,000 for Web-based surveys, and $20,000 for each
laboratory testing module. Any deviation from these limits will be
noted in reports made to OMB with respect to a particular study or
studies conducted under the clearance.
Request for Comments
In accordance with the above-cited legislation, comments on AHRQ's
information collection are requested with regard to any of the
following: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of health care information
dissemination functions of AHRQ, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of AHRQ's estimate of burden
(including hours and costs) of the proposed collection(s) 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 upon the respondents, including the use
of automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the request for OMB approval of the proposed
information collection. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: August 31, 2006.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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