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E STIMATED 

### ANNUALIZED 

### B URDEN 

### H OURS

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Type of respondents Form name Number of respondents Number of

responses per

respondent Average burden per

response (in hours) Total burden (in hours)

Total ........... ........................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 458

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.

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**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND**
**HUMAN SERVICES**

**Centers for Medicare & Medicaid**
**Services**

**[Document Identifier CMS–R–245]**

**Agency Information Collection**
**Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request** 

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity for public
comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the 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.

**DATES :**  Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by March 9, 2015.

**ADDRESSES :**  When commenting on the proposed information collections, please reference the document identifier
or OMB control number. To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be received by
the OMB desk officer via one of the following transmissions: OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–5806 or Email:

OIRA

_submission@omb.eop.gov.

To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, you may make your request using one of following:

1. Access CMS’ Web site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ PaperworkReductionActof1995.

2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.

3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–1326.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–

1326.

**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. The term ‘‘collection of
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies to publish a 30-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice that summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for public comment:

1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare and Medicaid Programs OASIS Collection Requirements as Part of the CoPs for HHAs and Supporting Regulations; Use:
The Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data set is currently mandated for use by Home Health Agencies (HHAs) as a condition of participation (CoP) in the Medicare program. Since 1999, the Medicare CoPs
have mandated that HHAs use the OASIS data set when evaluating adult non-maternity patients receiving skilled
services. The OASIS is a core standard assessment data set that agencies integrate into their own patient-specific, comprehensive assessment to identify each patient’s need for home care that meets the patient’s medical, nursing, rehabilitative, social, and discharge planning needs.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the OASIS–C1 information collection request on February 6, 2014. We originally planned
to use OASIS–C1 to coincide with the original implementation of ICD–10 on October 1, 2014. However, on April 1, 2014, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA) (Pub. L. 113–93) was enacted. This legislation prohibits CMS from adopting ICD–10 coding prior to October 1, 2015. Because OASIS–C1 is based on ICD–10 coding, it is not possible to implement OASIS–C1 prior to October 1, 2015, when ICD–10 is implemented. The passage of the PAMA
Act left us with the dilemma of how to collect OASIS data in the interim, until ICD–10 is implemented.

The OASIS–C1/ICD–9 version is an
interim version of the OASIS–C1 data item set that was created in response to the legislatively mandated ICD–10 delay. There are five items in OASIS–C1 that require ICD–10 codes. In the OASIS–C1/ICD–9 version, these items have been replaced with the corresponding items from OASIS–C that use ICD–9 coding. The OASIS–C1/ICD– 9 version also incorporates updated clinical concepts, modified item wording and response categories and improved item clarity. In addition, the
OASIS–C1/ICD–9 version includes a significant decrease in provider burden that was accomplished by the deletion
of a number of non-essential data items
from the OASIS–C data item set. Form
Number: CMS–R–245 (OMB control number: 0938–0760); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector—business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 12,014; Total Annual


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Responses: 17,268,890; Total Annual

Hours: 15,305,484. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Cheryl Wiseman at 410–786–1175.)

Dated: February 3, 2015.
William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs.

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**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND**
**HUMAN SERVICES**

**Centers for Disease Control and**
**Prevention**

**[60Day–15–15MZ]**

**Proposed Data Collections Submitted**
**for Public Comment and**
**Recommendations**

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort 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. To request more information on the below proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send comments to Leroy A. Richardson, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.

Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and review the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this

notice.

Proposed Project

Digital Media and Tobacco Outcomes Study—New—National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

In 2012, CDC launched the first federally funded, national mass media campaign to educate consumers about the adverse health consequences of tobacco use (the National Tobacco
Prevention and Control Public Education Campaign, or ‘‘the campaign’’). The campaign continued in
2013 and 2014 with advertisements known as ‘‘Tips from Former Smokers.’’ CDC plans to continue the campaign in 2015 and 2016, with new ads scheduled for release between March and July, 2015. CDC is conducting a series of longitudinal surveys to assess campaign impact in both smokers and nonsmokers (OMB No. 0920–0923, exp. 3/31/2017). The campaign evaluation strategy is based on self-reported measures of consumer awareness of and exposure to specific campaign advertisements; changes in consumer knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs relating to smoking and secondhand smoke; smokers’ behaviors related to cessation; and nonsmokers’ encouragement of smokers to quit smoking and seek cessation

services.

The campaign includes digital advertising, which is now a mainstay of tobacco prevention campaigns because of the efficiency of digital ad placement, lower costs associated with digital ads, and the ability to reach individuals who do not use traditional media. Digital advertising also offers a unique opportunity to examine the relationship between ad exposure and consumer behavior. For example, Internet analytic tools can be used to verify an individual’s exposure to a digital ad or
to ascertain whether an individual has
visited Web-based sources of
information about tobacco use or tobacco cessation. These tools and methods provide objective measures of ad exposure and information-seeking behavior and are not subject to the recall bias inherent in self-reported data.

To supplement ongoing campaign evaluation efforts, CDC proposes to employ Internet analytic tools as part of an enhanced evaluation of the digital ad component of the mass media campaign. The evaluation study will not be conducted in the general U.S. population of Internet users. Individuals who participate in the proposed
evaluation will be smokers recruited from an existing panel of adult Internet users who have agreed to allow monitoring of their Internet usage. Panels of this type are established and utilized by market research firms to
elucidate consumer behavior. Panelists agree to download software on their computers that enables the market research company to unobtrusively track their web behavior, including Web sites visited, searches they conduct, purchases they make, and ads that are delivered on sites visited, regardless of whether the ads are selected (clicked) or not. These data are then aggregated and weighted to provide estimates of online
consumer behaviors.

CDC will employ an evaluation
contractor to interface with a market research company and tobacco smokers who are part of an existing panel. For panelists who agree to participate in the Digital Media and Tobacco Outcomes Study, the contractor will analyze Internet usage data in conjunction with
additional information collected directly from the study participants. All
information collection will be coordinated with key events in the 2015 mass media campaign.

In the recruitment phase of the study,panelists will be notified about the CDCsponsored study and will have the opportunity to voluntarily consent to participate or decline to participate. They will also provide demographic
information and be screened for eligibility. In the second phase, respondents will complete an online questionnaire soon after the digital ads have been aired (Wave 1 survey).
Information will be collected about smokers’ exposure to campaign digital advertisements and self-reported knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs related to smoking, and smoking-related information seeking. The questionnaire
will also measure behaviors related to smoking cessation and intentions to quit smoking. In the third phase of the study, the same online questionnaire will be administered to respondents approximately 30 days after completion of the first survey (Wave 2 survey).