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telephone, email, or other electronic 

means as needed. 

Background 

The AHRQ Quality Indicators (AHRQ 

QIs) are a unique set of measures of 

health care quality that make use of 

readily available hospital inpatient 

administrative data. The QIs have been 

used for various purposes. Some of 

these include tracking, hospital selfassessment, reporting of hospitalspecific quality or pay for performance. 

The AHRQ QIs are provider- and arealevel quality indicators and currently 

consist of four modules: the Prevention 

Quality Indicators (PQI), the Inpatient 

Quality Indicators, the Patient Safety 

Indicators (PSI), and the Pediatric 

Quality Indicators (PedQIs). AHRQ is 

committed to converting the QIs from 

ICD–9–CM to ICD–10–CM/PCS in an 

accurate and transparent manner, taking 

advantage of the additional specificity 

of ICD–10–CM/PCS to improve the 

validity and usefulness of the QIs, from 

October 2014 onward. 

Dated: May 24, 2012. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director, AHRQ. 

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BILLING CODE 4160–90–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10390] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) is publishing the 

following summary of proposed 

collections 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. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Hospice Quality 

Reporting Program; Use: Section 

1814(i)(5) of the Social Security Act (the 

Act) added by section 3004 of the 

Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

Act, Public Law 111–148, enacted on 

March 23, 2010 (Affordable Care Act) 

authorizes the Secretary to establish a 

quality reporting for hospices. Section 

1814(i)(5)(A)(i) of the Act requires the 

Secretary, beginning with FY 2014, 

reduce the market basket update by 2 

percentage points for any hospice that 

does not comply with the quality data 

submission requirements with respect to 

that fiscal year. 

The Hospice Quality Data Submission 

Form was created for hospice providers 

to collect specified quality data and 

submit that data to CMS, for the data 

collection period starting October 1, 

2012, through December 31, 2012, and 

continuing on a calendar year thereafter. 

Webinar training on data collection and 

data submission has been and will 

continue to be provided by CMS. Use of 

the Hospice Quality Data Submission 

Form is necessary in order for hospices 

to submit the quality data specified for 

the Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 

Form Number: CMS–10390 (OCN: 

0938–1153); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 

Public: Individuals and households; 

Number of Respondents: 3632; Total 

Annual Responses: 7264; Total Annual 

Hours: 657,392. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Robin 

Dowell at 410–786–0060. For all other 

issues call 410–786–1326.) 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access CMS’ Web Site 

address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995, or email 

your request, including your address, 

phone number, OMB number, and CMS 

document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the 

Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786– 

1326. 

In commenting on the proposed 

information collections please reference 

the document identifier or OMB control 

number. To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations must 

be submitted in one of the following 

ways by August 3, 2012: 

1. Electronically. You may submit 

your comments electronically to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) accepting comments. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: 

CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs, Division of 

Regulations Development, Attention: 

Document Identifier/OMB Control 

Number, Room C4–26–05, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

Dated: May 29, 2012. 

Martique Jones, 

Director, Regulations Development Group, 

Division B, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5600–FA–17] 

Announcement of Funding Awards for 

Fiscal Year 2012 Transformation 

Initiative: Choice Neighborhoods 

Demonstration Small Research Grant 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, HUD. 

ACTION: Announcement of funding 

awards. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 

Reform Act of 1989, Appendix A of this 

notice announces HUD’s funding 

awards for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 

Transformation Initiative: Choice 

Neighborhoods Demonstration Small 

Research Grant Program (‘‘Choice 

research grants’’). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Joice, Office of Policy Development and 

Research, U.S. Department of Housing 

and Urban Development. Room 8120, 

451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 

20410. Paul.A.Joice@hud.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Choice research grants 

program is to fund research related to 

Choice Neighborhoods that 

complements other Choice 

Neighborhoods research being pursued 

by HUD. On January 19, 2012, HUD 

published the Notice of Funding 

Availability (NOFA) announcing 

$500,000 in funds available for the 

Choice research grants program. On 

February 22, 2012, HUD published a 

technical correction to the NOFA, to 

provide additional details about other 


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