[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6793-6794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2668]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
[Document Identifier OS-0990-New; 60-day Notice]
Agency Information Collection Request. 60-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 information collection request 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) 690-6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail
address within 60 days.
Proposed Project: Research Evaluation and Impact Assessment of ARRA
Comparative Effectiveness Research Portfolio (New)--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.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Type of Number of responses per (in hours) per Total burden
respondent respondents respondent response hours
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PSLA Web-based PI/PD survey... Principal 730 1 20/60 243
investigators
and project
directors.
PSLA in-depth interviews...... Principal 50 1 1 50
investigators
and project
directors.
SSLA Web-based key stakeholder Key 3,600 1 15/60 900
survey. stakeholders:
Health care
providers,
health care
organization
administrators,
and patients/
consumers.
SSLA focus groups............. Members of the 120 1 2 240
general public.
SSLA in-depth interviews...... Stakeholders: 60 1 1 60
Health care
providers,
health care
organization
administrators,
patients/
consumers,
employers and
payers,
researchers,
and developers
of health
innovations.
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Total..................... ................ 4,560 .............. .............. 1,493
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-2668 Filed 2-7-11; 8:45 am]
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