[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28987-28988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12338]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New; 30-day notice]


Agency Information Collection Request; 30-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 collection 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) 690-5683. Send written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days 
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; faxed to OMB at 
202-395-5806.
    Proposed Project: Research Evaluation and Impact Assessment of ARRA 
Comparative Effectiveness Research Portfolio--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 Hour Table
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                                                                                      Average
                                    Type of          Number of       Number of      burden (in      Total hour
          Instrument               respondent       respondents    responses per    hours) per        burden
                                                                    respondent       response
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Attachment B: Survey (PSLA)..  Principal                     730               1           20/60             243
                                investigators
                                and project
                                directors.
Attachment C: In-depth         Principal                      50               1               1              50
 interviews (PSLA).             investigators
                                and project
                                directors.
Attachment D: Survey (SSLA)..  Key stakeholders:             600               2           15/60             300
                                health care
                                providers.
Attachment D: Survey (SSLA)..  Key stakeholders:             600               2           15/60             300
                                health care
                                organization
                                administrators.
Attachment D: Survey (SSLA)..  Key stakeholders:             600               2           15/60             300
                                patients/
                                consumers.
Attachment E: Focus group      Members of the                 60               2               2             240
 (SSLA).                        general public.
Attachment F: In-depth         Stakeholders:                  10               1               1              10
 interviews (SSLA).             health care
                                providers.
Attachment G: In-depth         Stakeholders:                  10               1               1              10
 interviews (SSLA).             health care
                                organization
                                administrators.

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Attachment H: In-depth         Stakeholders:                  10               1               1              10
 interviews (SSLA).             patients/
                                consumers.
Attachment I: In-Depth         Stakeholders:                  10               1               1              10
 interviews (SSLA).             employers and
                                payers.
Attachment J: In-Depth         Stakeholders:                  10               1               1              10
 interviews (SSLA).             researchers.
Attachment K: In-Depth         Stakeholders:                  10               1               1              10
 interviews (SSLA).             developers of
                                health
                                innovations.
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    Total....................  .................           2,700  ..............  ..............           1,493
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Mary Forbes,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-12338 Filed 5-18-11; 8:45 am]
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