[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23495-23497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09188]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-16-0943]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a) 
Evaluate whether the

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proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy of 
the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses; and (e) Assess 
information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be 
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Data Collection for the Residential Care Community and Adult Day 
Service Center Components of the National Study of Long-Term Care 
Providers (OMB Control No. 0920-0943)--Reinstatement with 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 for the residential care 
community (RCC) and adult day services center (ADSC) survey components 
of the third wave of the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers 
(NSLTCP). A two-year clearance is requested.
    The NSLTCP is designed to (1) broaden NCHS' ongoing coverage of 
paid, regulated long-term care (LTC) services; (2) merge with existing 
administrative data on LTC providers and service users (i.e. Centers 
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data on nursing homes and 
residents, home health agencies and patients, and hospices and 
patients); (3) update data more frequently on LTC providers and service 
users for which nationally representative administrative data do not 
exist; and (4) enable comparisons across LTC sectors and timely 
monitoring of supply, use, and key characteristics of these sectors 
over time.
    Data will be collected from two types of LTC providers in the 50 
states and the District of Columbia: 11,690 RCCs and 5,440 ADSCs. Data 
were collected in 2012 and 2014. The data to be collected beginning in 
2016 include the basic characteristics, services, staffing, and 
practices of RCCs and ADSCs; and aggregate-level distributions of the 
demographics, selected health conditions and health care utilization, 
physical functioning, and cognitive functioning of RCC residents and 
ADSC participants.
    Expected users of data from this 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, the Office of the National Coordinator for 
Health Information Technology, and the Administration for Community 
Living; associations, such as LeadingAge (formerly the American 
Association of Homes and Services for the Aging), National Center for 
Assisted Living, American Seniors Housing Association, Argentum 
(formerly the Assisted Living Federation of America), and National 
Adult Day Services Association; universities; foundations; and other 
private sector organizations such as the Alzheimer's Association and 
the AARP Public Policy Institute.
    Expected burden from data collection is 30 minutes per respondent. 
We estimate that 5% of RCC and ADSC directors will be called for an 
additional 5 minutes of data retrieval when there are errors or 
omissions in their returned questionnaires.
    The burden for the collection is shown in the Table below. As a 
result of the addition, deletion, and revision of select items, along 
with the development of two versions of the questionnaires for both the 
directors of RCCs and ADSCs, this submission includes 4,310 burden 
hours, a reduction of 4,626 hours since the previously approved 
information collection.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time to 
participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondents                   Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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RCC Director/Designated...............  RCC Questionnaire--                2,923               1           30/60
Staff Member..........................   Version A.
RCC Director/Designated...............  RCC Questionnaire--                2,923               1           30/60
Staff Member..........................   Version B.
ADSC Director/Designated..............  ADSC Questionnaire--               1,350               1           30/60
Staff Member..........................   Version A.
ADSC Director/Designated..............  ADSC Questionnaire--               1,350               1           30/60
Staff Member..........................   Version B.
RCC and ADSC Directors/Designated       Data Retrieval..........             428               1            5/60
 Staff Members.
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-09188 Filed 4-20-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P