[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 144 (Friday, July 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60634-60635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16490]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-24-0943]


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 ``Data Collection for the Residential Care 
Community and Adult Day Service Center Components of the National Post-
acute and Long-term Care Study'' 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 May 7, 2024 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 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 Exp. 07/31/2025)--Revision--National 
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The NPALS is designed to: (1) broaden NCHS' ongoing coverage of 
paid, regulated long-term care (LTC) providers; (2) present alongside 
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 Residential Care 
Communities (RCC) and 5,500 Adult Day Service Centers (ADSC). Data were 
collected in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022. The data to be 
collected in 2024 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,

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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 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 and the AARP Public 
Policy Institute.
    Expected burden from data collection for eligible cases is 30 
minutes per respondent. An estimated 5% of RCC and ADSC respondents 
will have an additional five minutes of burden to complete a data 
retrieval call. 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 shown in Table below and totals 4,311 
hours annually. 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 Staff Member..  RCC Questionnaire.......           5,800               1           30/60
ADSC Director/Designated Staff Member.  ADSC Questionnaire......           2,750               1           30/60
RCC/ADSC Director/Designated Staff      Data retrieval call.....             428               1            5/60
 Member.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health 
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-16490 Filed 7-25-24; 8:45 am]
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