[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45433-45434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16258]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-20-0943]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled, National Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Study 
(NPALS) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection 
Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on October 
25, 2019 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC 
did not receive comments related to the previous notice. This notice 
serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency 
comments.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (a) Evaluate whether the 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. Comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Direct 
written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in 
this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of

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Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by 
fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of 
notice publication.

Proposed Project

    Data collection for the residential care community and adult day 
service center components of the National Post-Acute and Long-Term Care 
Study (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 5th National Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Study or NPALS 
(formerly known as the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers or 
NSLTCP). A two-year clearance is requested.
    The NPALS is designed to (1) broaden NCHS' ongoing coverage of 
paid, regulated long-term care (LTC) providers; (2) merge with existing 
administrative data on LTC providers and service users (i.e., Centers 
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data on inpatient 
rehabilitation facilities and patients, long-term care hospitals and 
patients, 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 and use of these sectors over 
time.
    Data will be collected from two types of LTC providers in the 50 
states and the District of Columbia: 11,600 RCCs and 5,500 ADSCs in 
each wave. Data were collected in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018. The data 
to be collected in 2020 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. For 2020, we plan 
to add seven questions that will ask about: (1) Number of COVID-19 
cases among service users and among staff (2) number of 
hospitalizations and of deaths among COVID-19 cases (3) availability of 
personal protective equipment, (4) shortages of COVID-19 testing, (5) 
use of telemedicine/telehealth, (6) restrictions on visitors, and (7) 
general infection control policies and practices.
    Expected users of data from this collection effort include, but are 
not limited to; other Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 
agencies, such as the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning 
and Evaluation, the Administration for Community Living, and the Agency 
for Healthcare Research and Quality; associations, such as LeadingAge, 
National Center for Assisted Living, American Seniors Housing 
Association, Argentum, and National Adult Day Services Association; 
universities; foundations; and other private sector organizations such 
as the Alzheimer's Association, the AARP Public Policy Institute, and 
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
    Expected burden from data collection for eligible cases is 30 
minutes per respondent, except 5% of RCCs and ADSCs that will need five 
minutes of data retrieval. We calculated the burden based on a 100% 
response rate. A two-year clearance is requested to cover the 
collection of data. The burden for the collection is estimated to be 
4,311 hours. There is no cost to respondents other than their time to 
participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondents                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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RCC Director/Designated Staff Member..  RCC Questionnaire.......           5,800               1           30/60
ADSC Director/Designated Staff Member.  ADSC Questionnaire......           2,750               1           30/60
RCC and ADSC Directors/Designated       Data Retrieval..........             428               1            5/60
 Staff Members.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-16258 Filed 7-27-20; 8:45 am]
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