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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[Document Identifier OS–0990–032; 60-Day 

Notice] 

Agency Information Collection 

Request. 60-Day Public Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Secretary (OS), Department 

of Health and Human Services, is 

publishing the following summary of a 

proposed information collection request 

for public comment. Interested persons 

are invited to send comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including any of the following subjects: 

(1) The necessity and utility of the 

proposed information collection for the 

proper performance of the agency’s 

functions; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology to minimize the information 

collection burden. To obtain copies of 

the supporting statement and any 

related forms for the proposed 

paperwork collections referenced above, 

e-mail your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and OS document identifier, to 

Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call 

the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 

690–6162. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections must be directed 

to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer 

at the above email address within 60- 

days. 

Title: HHS Web Site Customer 

Satisfaction Survey—0990–0321—Office 

of the Assistant Secretary for Public 

Affairs. 

Abstract: The results of the HHS Web 

Site Customer Satisfaction Survey will 

be used to ensure that the content on the 

HHS Web sites meets visitor needs and 

expectations. The results will also 

determine if the site is easy to use and 

the content easy to understand. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Form Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

(in hrs.) 

Total burden 

hours 

Survey .............................................................................................................. 48,000 1 12/60 9,600 

Seleda Perryman, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

intention of the Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approve the proposed 

information collection project: 

‘‘Questionnaire and Data Collection 

Testing, Evaluation, and Research for 

the Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality.’’ In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3520, AHIRQ invites the public to 

comment on this proposed information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by March 14, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, 

Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

Copies of the proposed collection 

plans, data collection instruments, and 

specific details on the estimated burden 

can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by 

e-mail at 

doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed Project 

Questionnaire and Data Collection 

Testing, Evaluation, and Research for 

the Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

The Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ) requests that the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) re-approve generic pre-testing 

clearance 0935–0124 for three years to 

facilitate AHRQ’s efforts to (1) employ 

evaluation-type methods and techniques 

to improve AHRQ’s current data 

collection and estimation procedures, 

(2) develop new collections and 

procedures, including toolkits, and (3) 

revise existing collections and 

procedures. AHRQ uses techniques to 

simplify data collection and estimation 

procedures, reduce respondent burden, 

and improve efficiencies to meet the 

needs of individuals and small business 

respondents who may have reduced 

budgets and staff. AHRQ believes that 

developing, testing, and evaluating data 

collection and estimation procedures 

using survey methods and other 

techniques in anticipation of agencysponsored studies can improve its 

information collection efforts and the 

products it develops and allow AHRQ to 

be more responsive to fast-changing 

developments in the healthcare research 

field. 

This clearance request is limited to 

research on data collection, toolkit 

development, and estimation 

procedures and reports and does not 

extend to the collection of data for 

public release or policy formation. The 

current clearance was granted on April 

3rd 2008 and expires on April 30th, 

2011. 

This generic clearance will allow 

AHRQ to draft and test toolkits, survey 

instruments and other data collection 

and estimation procedures more quickly 

and with greater lead time, thereby 

managing project time more efficiently 

and improving the quality of the data 

AHRQ collects. In some instances, the 

ability to test and evaluate toolkits, data 

collection and estimation procedures in 

anticipation of work or early in a project 

may result in the decision not to 

proceed with additional activities, 

thereby saving both public and private 

resources and effectively eliminating 

respondent burden. 

Many of the tools AHRQ develops are 

made available to the private sector to 

assist in improving health care quality. 

The health and health care environment 

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changes rapidly and requires a quick 

response from AHRQ to provide refined 

tools. This generic clearance will 

facilitate AHRQ’ s response to this 

changing environment. 

These preliminary research activities 

will not be used by AHRQ to regulate 

or sanction its customers. They will be 

entirely voluntary and the 

confidentiality of respondents and their 

responses will be preserved. Proposed 

information collections submitted under 

this generic clearance will be reviewed 

and acted upon by OMB within 14 days 

of submission to OMB. 

Method of Collection 

The information collected through 

preliminary research activities will be 

used by AHRQ to employ techniques to 

(1) improve AHRQ’s current data 

collection and estimation procedures, 

(2) develop new collections and 

procedures, including toolkits, and (3) 

revise existing collections and 

procedures in anticipation or in 

response to changes in the health or 

health care field. The end result will be 

improvement in AHRQ’s data 

collections and procedures and the 

quality of data collected, a reduction or 

minimization of respondent burden, 

increased agency efficiency, and 

improved responsiveness to the public. 

Estimated Annual Respondent Burden 

Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden 

hours, over the full 3 years of this 

clearance, for the respondents’ time to 

participate in the research activities that 

may be conducted under this generic 

clearance. Mail surveys will be 

conducted with about 6,000 persons 

(2,000 per year for 3 years) and are 

estimated to average 20 minutes. Mail 

surveys may also be sent to respondents 

via e-mail, and may include a telephone 

non-response follow-up. Telephone 

non-response follow-up for mailed 

surveys is not counted as a telephone 

survey in Exhibit 1. Not more than 600 

persons, over 3 years, will participate in 

telephone surveys that will take about 

40 minutes. Web-based surveys will be 

conducted with no more than 3,000 

persons and will require no more than 

10 minutes to complete. About 1,500 

persons will participate in focus groups 

which may last up to two hours, while 

in-person interviews will be conducted 

with 600 persons and will take about 50 

minutes. Automated data collection will 

be conducted for about 1,500 persons 

and could take up to 1 hour. Cognitive 

testing will be conducted with about 

600 persons and is estimated to take 1 

1⁄2 hours to complete. The total burden 

over 3 years is estimated to be 8,900 

hours (about 2,967 hours per year). 

Exhibit 2 shows the estimated cost 

burden over 3 years, based on the 

respondent’s time to participate in these 

research activities. The total cost burden 

is estimated to be $298,239. 

EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS OVER 3 YEARS

Type of information collection Number of respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Hours per response Total burden 

hours 

Mail/e-mail * ...................................................................................................... 6,000 1 20/60 2,000 

Telephone ........................................................................................................ 600 1 40/60 400 

Web-based ....................................................................................................... 3,000 1 10/60 500 

Focus Groups .................................................................................................. 1,500 1 2.0 3,000

In-person .......................................................................................................... 600 1 1.0 600 

Automated ** ..................................................................................................... 1,500 1 1.0 1,500 

Cognitive Testing *** ......................................................................................... 600 1 1.5 900 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 13,800 na na 8,900 

* May include telephone non-response follow-up in which case the burden will not change. 

** May include testing of database software, CAPI software or other automated technologies. *** May include cognitive interviews for questionnaire or toolkit development, or ‘‘think aloud’’ testing of prototype Web sites. 

EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED COST BURDEN OVER 3 YEARS

Type of information collection Number of respondents 

Total burden 

hours 

Average hourly wage rate *Total cost burden 

Mail/e-mail ........................................................................................................ 6,000 2,000 $33.51 $67,020 

Telephone ........................................................................................................ 600 400 33.51 13,404 

Web-based ....................................................................................................... 3,000 500 33.51 16,755 

Focus Groups .................................................................................................. 1,500 3,000 33.51 100,530 

In-person .......................................................................................................... 600 600 33.51 20,106 

Automated ** ..................................................................................................... 1,500 1,500 33.51 50,265 

Cognitive Testing *** ......................................................................................... 600 900 33.51 30,159 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 13,800 8,900 na 298,239 

*Based upon the average wages for 29–000 (Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations), ‘‘National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2009,’’ U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal 

Government 

Information collections conducted 

under this generic clearance will in 

some cases be carried out under 

contract. Assuming four data collections 

per year (either mail/e-mail, telephone, 

Web based or in-person) at an average 

cost of $150,000 each, and two focus 

groups, automated data collections or 

lab experiments at an average cost of 

$20,000 each, total contract costs could 

be $640,000 per year. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with the above-cited 

Paperwork Reduction Act legislation, 

comments on AHRQ’s information 

collection are requested with regard to 

any of the following: (a) Whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

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AHRQ healthcare research and 

healthcare information dissemination 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of AHRQ’s estimate of 

burden (including hours and costs) of 

the proposed collection(s) 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 upon the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the Agency’s subsequent 

request for OMB approval of the 

proposed information collection. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: January 4, 2011. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–11–11AD] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of 

information collection requests under 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance 

Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an 

e-mail to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC or by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Surveys of State, Tribal, Local, and 

Territorial (STLT) Governmental Health 

Agencies—New—Office of the Director, 

Office for State, Tribal Local and 

Territorial Support (OSTLTS), Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

CDC’s mission includes addressing 

the leading causes of disease, injury, 

and disability in the United States, 

including a focus on tobacco control; 

improving nutrition, physical activity, 

and food safety; reducing healthcareassociated infections; preventing motor 

vehicle injuries; preventing teen 

pregnancy; and preventing HIV. CDC’s 

priorities for approaching improvements 

to public health include—strengthening 

surveillance, epidemiology, and 

laboratory science; better supporting 

efforts in states and communities; and 

pursuing policies that have an impact. 

As such, CDC’s relationship with state, 

local, tribal and territorial (STLT) 

governmental health officials is key to 

its emergency preparedness, health 

promotion and disease prevention 

responsibilities. 

CDC is requesting a three-year 

approval for a generic clearance to 

assess information related to a myriad of 

public health issues that affect STLT 

health agencies. Information will be 

used to assess situational awareness of 

current public health emergencies, make 

decisions that will affect planning, 

response and recovery activities of 

subsequent emergencies, and fill gaps in 

knowledge that will strengthen 

surveillance, epidemiology, and 

laboratory science; better supporting 

efforts in states and communities. CDC 

will conduct short surveys, across a 

range of public health topics, using 

standard questionnaire administration 

approaches (e.g., phone, Web, e-mail, 

and paper, in person). 

The burden is calculated based on the 

assumption of querying at most 100% of 

all available State, territorial (60) and 

county (3000) health officials/ 

employees and a representative sample 

of at most 100 municipal/city 

employees. CDC estimates that it will 

conduct up to 48 queries with State, 

territorial or tribal health officials/ 

employees, 6 queries with county health 

employees, and 6 queries with 

municipal health employees each year. 

The total annualized burden hour 

estimate is 40,080. There are no costs to 

respondents other than their time. 

TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent No. of 

respondents 

No. of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

Burden per 

response 

(in Hours) 

State, Territorial, Tribal Health Officials/Employees .................................................................... 60 48 1 

County Health Employees ........................................................................................................... 3000 6 2 

Municipal/City Health Employees ................................................................................................ 100 6 2 

Total ...................................................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................

Dated: January 6, 2011. 

Carol E. Walker, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2010–N–0273] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Announcement of Office of 

Management and Budget Approval; 

Current Good Manufacturing Practice 

Quality System Regulation 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing 

that a collection of information entitled 

‘‘Current Good Manufacturing Practice 

Quality System Regulation’’ has been 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel Gittleson, Office of Information 

Management, Food and Drug 

Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., PI50– 

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