Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
Federal Register, Volume 78 Issue 236 (Monday, December 9, 2013)
Federal Register Volume 78, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2013)
Notices
Pages 73864-73865
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2013-29204
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Document Identifier: 0990-20967-30D
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR is for a new generic clearance. OMB will accept further comments from the public on this ICR during the review and approval period.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before January 8, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or via facsimile to (202) 395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance staff, Information.CollectionClearance@hhs.gov or (202) 690-6162.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting information, please include the Information Collection Request Title and document identifier 0990-20967-30D for reference.
Information Collection Request Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (ASPE)
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is requesting a generic clearance from the OMB for purposes of conducting qualitative research. ASPE conducts qualitative research to gain a better understanding of emerging health policy issues, develop future intramural and extramural research projects, and to ensure HHS leadership, agencies and offices have recent data and information to inform program and policy decision-making.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: ASPE's mission is to advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on policy development in health, disability, human services, data, and science, and provides advice and analysis on economic policy. ASPE leads special initiatives, coordinates the Department's evaluation, research and demonstration activities, and manages cross-Department planning activities such as strategic planning, legislative planning, and review of regulations. Integral to this role, ASPE conducts research and evaluation studies, develops policy analyses, and estimates the cost and benefits of policy alternatives for HHS related programs.
The goal of developing these activities is to identify emerging policy issues and research gaps to ensure the successful implementation of HHS programs.
Likely Respondents: Policy experts, national, state and local health representatives, healthcare providers, and representatives of other health organizations.
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the information requested. This includes the time needed to review instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and review the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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Number of Average burden
Types of collections Number of responses per per response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hours) hours
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Interviews, focus groups, 747 1 1 747
questionnaires and other
qualitative methods................
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Page 73865
Keith A. Tucker,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
FR Doc. 2013-29204 Filed 12-6-13; 8:45 am
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