[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76052-76053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30835]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Health Resources and Services Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Public Law 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects 
being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more 
information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and draft instruments, email [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.
    HRSA especially requests comments on: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's function, (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.

Information Collection Request Title: Survey of Eligible Users of the 
National Practitioner Data Bank and the Healthcare Integrity and 
Protection Data Bank (OMB No. 0915-xxxx)--New

    Abstract: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 
plans to conduct a survey of the National Practitioner Data Bank and 
the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (NPDB/HIPDB). The 
purpose of this survey is to assess the overall satisfaction of the 
eligible users of the NPDB/HIPDB. This survey will evaluate the 
effectiveness of the NPDB/HIPDB as flagging systems, sources of 
information, and use in decision making. Furthermore, this survey will 
collect information from eligible non-users of the NPDB/HIPDB to 
understand what can be done to aid the eligible non-users in 
registering, accessing, and using the information available in the 
NPDB/HIPDB. This survey is a follow-up to the NPDB/HIPDB users and non-
users survey of 2008.
    The survey will be administered to eligible users of the NPDB/
HIPDB. The survey will also collect information from those that have 
had matched responses. A matched response occurs when an eligible user 
queries the NPDB/HIPDB then receives a report. The purpose of 
collecting the matched response data is to understand what actions or 
decisions are made when an eligible user receives a matched response.
    The survey will be administered to non-users of the NPDB/HIPDB. 
Non-users of the NPDB/HIPDB are considered eligible users that have (i) 
never registered, (ii) registered in the past but are not currently 
registered, or (iii) are registered but are not using the NPDB/HIPDB. 
The information provided by the non-users will enable understanding of 
what needs to be done to facilitate and educate non-users on accessing 
and using the information in the NPDB/HIPDB. Finally, the survey will 
be administered to those that use the self-query service provided by 
the NPDB/HIPDB. Understanding self-query user satisfaction and how the 
information is used is an important component of the survey.
    Eligible users of the NPDB/HIPDB will be asked to complete a web-
based survey. Eligible non-users that have never registered in the 
NPDB/HIPDB will be contacted via telephone to obtain email information 
so that they will be able to complete a web-based survey. Data gathered 
from the survey will be compared with previous survey results. This 
survey will provide HRSA with the information necessary to improve the 
usability and effectiveness of the NPDB/HIPDB.
    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

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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 Information Collection Request are summarized in the 
table below.
    The annual estimate of burden is as follows:

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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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NPDB/HIPDB Users Non-Matched              11,832               1          11,832            0.25           2,958
 Responses......................
NPDB/HIPDB Users Matched                   1,768               1           1,768            0.25             442
 Responses......................
NPDB/HIPDB Self-Query Non-                 1,080               1           1,080            0.10             108
 Matched Responses..............
NPDB/HIPDB Self-Query Matched                120               1             120            0.10              12
 Responses......................
NPDB/HIPDB Non-Users (Hospitals)           1,200               1           1,200            0.10             120
NPDB/HIPDB Non-Users (All                    400               1             400            0.10              40
 Others)........................
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    Total.......................          16,400  ..............          16,400  ..............           3,680
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
    Deadline: Comments on this Information Collection Request must be 
received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: December 17, 2012.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2012-30835 Filed 12-21-12; 8:45 am]
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