[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18599-18600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07054]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-13-0912]


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 404-639-7570 or 
send written comments to Ron Otten, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, 
GA 30333 or send an email 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 (OMB No. 0920-0912, expired 1/31/2013)--
Reinstatement without change--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 up-to-date 
sampling frames of residential care facilities. The sampling frames 
will be used to draw nationally representative samples for two waves of 
the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP). The frame-
related data will be collected from representatives in state regulatory 
agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia primarily via 
telephone calls, emails, and in a few cases, via formal written 
requests. The frame information was first collected in 2012 (OMB No. 
0920-0912, expired 1/31/2013). The data to be collected from these 
state officials include (1) confirming that we have identified 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 if such 
files with the needed variables are not downloadable from the state's 
Web site.
    The NSLTCP study definition of a residential care facility is one 
that is licensed, registered, listed, certified, or otherwise regulated 
by the state to provide room and board with at least two meals a day, 
provide around-the-clock on-site supervision, and help with activities 
of daily living (e.g., bathing, eating, or dressing) or health related 
services, such as medication supervision; serves primarily an adult 
population; and has at least four licensed, certified, or regulated 
beds. Facilities licensed to serve the mentally ill or the 
intellectually disabled/developmentally disabled populations 
exclusively are excluded. Nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities 
are also excluded, unless they have a unit or wing meeting the above 
definition and residents can be separately enumerated.
    The electronic files we seek to obtain from the states should 
include the name, address, phone number, and Web site (if available) of 
the residential care facility; name, phone number, and email address 
(if available) of facility director; licensure category; chain 
affiliation; ownership type; and bed size. Data on individual 
facilities are confidential and a public-use file will not be produced.
    Expected users of the findings from the frame data include, but are 
not limited to CDC's NCHS and its contractors; 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 Leading Age 
(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.
    Burden is estimated at approximately 2.5 hours per state each time 
the frame will be developed, including time to verify contact 
information, to respond to a semi-structured telephone protocol, and to 
develop the facility listing in an electronic format. Three year 
clearance is requested to cover two collections of frame information. 
The burden for the two collections is shown in Table 1 below. There is 
no cost to respondents other than their time to participate.

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                                   Table 1--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 Government                Contact info                  34               1            5/60               3
 Representatives.                verification.
State Government                Telephone                     34               1           30/60              17
 Representatives.                protocol.
State Government                Electronic file               34               1               2              68
 Representatives.                development.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............              88
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    Dated: March 21, 2013.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate 
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-07054 Filed 3-26-13; 8:45 am]
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