[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10367-10368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4115]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[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.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Type of         Number of       Number of      burden  (in    Total burden
          Instrument               respondent       respondents    responses per    hours)  per        hours
                                                                    respondent       response
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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.

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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. 2011-4115 Filed 2-23-11; 8:45 am]
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