[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34996-34997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14791]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-11-11HI]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960 
and send written comments to Daniel Holcomb, CDC Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected].
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection 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 on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Frame Development for the Long-Term Care Component of the National 
Health Care Surveys--NEW--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 
242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, ``shall collect statistics on 
health resources * * * [and] utilization of health care, including 
extended care facilities, and other institutions.''
    NCHS seeks approval to collect data needed to develop an up-to-date 
sampling frame of residential care facilities. The sampling frame will 
be used to draw a nationally representative sample for a planned new 
survey, the National Survey of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP). The 
frame-related data will be collected from officials in state regulatory 
agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia primarily via 
telephone calls, e-mails, and in a few cases, via formal written 
requests. The data to be collected from these state officials include 
(1) confirming the appropriate licensure categories of residential care 
facilities within each state that meet the NSLTCP definition and (2) 
for each relevant licensure category, requesting an electronic file of 
the licensed residential care facilities for which the agency is 
responsible. The NSLTCP study definition of a residential care facility 
is one that is licensed, registered, listed, certified, or otherwise 
regulated by the state; provides room and board with at least two meals 
a day; provides around-the-clock on-site supervision; helps with 
activities of daily living (e.g., bathing, eating, or dressing) or 
medication supervision; serves primarily an adult population; and has 
at least four beds. Nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and 
facilities licensed to serve the mentally ill or the mentally retarded/
developmentally disabled populations exclusively are excluded.
    The electronic files we seek to obtain from the states should 
include the name and address of the residential care facility, name of 
facility director, licensure category, chain affiliation, and 
ownership.
    NCHS also seeks approval to collect data on state licensing 
requirements regarding infection control practices during the frame 
development process. During the conversations with state officials to 
collect frame-related data,

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state officials will be asked to provide limited information on state 
licensing requirements regarding infection control practices in 
licensed residential care facilities.
    Expected users of aggregate-level summary estimates from this data 
collection effort include, but are not limited to CDC; other Department 
of Health and Human Services (DHHS) agencies, such as the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality; associations, such as LeadingAge 
(formerly the American Association of Homes and Services for the 
Aging), National Center for Assisted Living, American Seniors Housing 
Association, and Assisted Living Federation of America; universities; 
foundations; and other private sector organizations.
    We estimate telephone calls with state officials, including the 
production of the electronic files will take 90 minutes each. Two year 
clearance is requested. There is no cost to respondents other than 
their time to participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of        burden/        Response
       Type of respondent           Form name       respondents     responses/     response  (in     burden in
                                                                    respondent        hours)           hours
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State Officials................  Telephone                    26               1             1.5              39
                                  script.
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    Total......................  ...............  ..............  ..............  ..............              39
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    Dated: June 8, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Science Officer, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-14791 Filed 6-14-11; 8:45 am]
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