[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3545-3546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01264]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-22-0943; Docket No. CDC-2022-0005]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
information collection project titled Data Collection for the 
Residential Care Community and Adult Day Services Center Components of 
the National Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Study. The purpose is to 
collect data for the residential care community and adult day services 
center components for the 2022 wave of the National Post-Acute and 
Long-Term Care Study.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 25, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0005 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulation.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to Regulations.gov. Please note: Submit all public comments through the 
Federal eRulemaking portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the 
address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. Evaluate 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;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who 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 
submissions of responses; and
    5. Assess information collection costs.

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, Exp. 09/30/2023)--Revision--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.''

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    NCHS seeks approval to collect data for the residential care 
community (RCC) and adult day services center (ADSC) survey components 
of the 6th 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 monitor 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: 2,090 RCCs and 1,650 ADSCs. Data 
were collected in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. The data to be 
collected in 2022 include the basic characteristics, services, 
staffing, and practices of RCCs and ADSCs, and demographics, selected 
health conditions and health care utilization, physical functioning, 
and cognitive functioning of RCC residents and ADSC participants. The 
2022 NPALS will include provider and services user questionnaires. 
Directors of 25 RCCs and 25 ADSCs that have adopted an EHR platform 
will complete an additional questionnaire to identify and confirm the 
data elements, any local customization, and export and transmission 
capabilities.
    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 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 60 
minutes per respondent; 30 minutes for a provider questionnaire and 30 
minutes for a services user questionnaire. Fifty respondents will have 
an additional 30 minutes of expected burden for data collection about 
EHR data elements. We calculated the burden based on a 100% response 
rate. Two-year clearance is requested to cover the collection of data. 
The burden for the collection is shown in the Table below. There is no 
cost to respondents other than their time to participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of      Avg. burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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RCC Director/Designated Staff   RCC Provider               1,045               1           30/60             523
 Member.                         Questionnaire.
ADSC Director/Designated Staff  ADSC Provider                825               1           30/60             413
 Member.                         Questionnaire.
RCC Director/Designated Staff   RCC Services               1,045               1           30/60             523
 Member.                         User
                                 Questionnaire.
ADSC Director/Designated Staff  ADSC Services                825               1           30/60             413
 Member.                         User
                                 Questionnaire.
RCC/ADSC Director/Designated    EHRs Data                     25               1           30/60              13
 Staff Member.                   Element
                                 Questionnaire.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,885
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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. 2022-01264 Filed 1-21-22; 8:45 am]
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