Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 33 / Thursday, February 17, 2011 / Notices 9351 

Dated: February 4, 2011. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3390 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Patient Safety Organizations: 

Voluntary Delisting From West Virginia 

Center for Patient Safety 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Delisting. 

SUMMARY West Virginia Center for 

Patient Safety: AHRQ has accepted a 

notification of voluntary relinquishment 

from West Virginia Center for Patient 

Safety, a component entity of West 

Virginia Hospital Association, West 

Virginia Medical Institute (WVMI), and 

West Virginia State Medical. 

Association (WVSMA), of its status as a 

Patient Safety Organization (PSO). The 

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement 

Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act), Public 

Law 109–41, 42 U.S.C. 299b-21–b-26, 

provides for the formation of PSOs, 

which collect, aggregate, and analyze 

confidential information regarding the 

quality and safety of health care 

delivery. The Patient Safety and Quality 

Improvement Final Rule (Patient Safety 

Rule), 42 CFR Part 3, authorizes AHRQ, 

on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, to list 

as a P50 an entity that attests that it 

meets the statutory and regulatory 

requirements for listing. A P50 can be 

‘‘delisted’’ by the Secretary if it is found 

to no longer meet the requirements of 

the Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety 

Rule, including when a PSO chooses to 

voluntarily relinquish its status as a 

PSO for any reason. 

DATES: The directories for both listed 

and delisted PSOs are ongoing and 

reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The 

delisting was effective at 12 Midnight 

ET (2400) on January 20, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Both directories can be 

accessed electronically at the following 

HHS Web site: http:// 

www.pso.AHRQ.gov/index.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diane Cousins, RPh., Center for Quality 

Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, 

540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850; 

Telephone (toll free): (866) 403–3697; 

Telephone (local): (301) 427–1111; TTY 

(toll free): (866) 438–7231; TTY (local): 

(301) 427–1130; E-mail: 

pso@AHRQ.hhs.Qov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Patient Safety Act authorizes the 

listing of PSOs, which are entities or 

component organizations whose 

mission and primary activity is to 

conduct activities to improve patient 

safety and the quality of health care 

delivery. HHS issued the Patient Safety 

Rule to implement the Patient Safety 

Act. AHRQ administers the provisions 

of the Patient Safety Act and Patient 

Safety Rule (PDF file, 450 KB. PDF 

Help) relating to the listing and 

operation of PSOs. Section 3.108(d) of 

the Patient Safety Rule requires AHRQ 

to provide public notice when it 

removes an organization from the list of 

federally approved PSOs. 

AHRQ has accepted a notification 

from the West Virginia Center for 

Patient Safety, a component entity of 

West Virginia Hospital Association, 

West Virginia Medical Institute (WVMI), 

and West Virginia State Medical 

Association (WVSMA), PSO number 

P0044, to voluntarily relinquish its 

status as a PSO. Accordingly, the West 

Virginia Center for Patient Safety, a 

component entity of West Virginia 

Hospital Association, West Virginia 

Medical Institute (WVMI), and West 

Virginia State Medical Association 

(WVSMA), was delisted effective at 12 

Midnight ET (2400) on January 20, 2011. 

More information on PSOs can be 

obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site 

at http://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/ 

index.html. 

Dated: February 4, 2011. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3376 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: ACF Grantee Survey of the Low 

Income Home Energy Assistance 

Program (LIHEAP). 

OMB No.: 0970–0076. 

Description: The LIHEAP Grantee 

Survey is an annual data collection 

activity, which is sent to grantees of the 

50 states and the District of Columbia 

administering the Low Income Home 

Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). 

The survey is mandatory in order that 

national estimates of the sources and 

uses of LIHEAP funds can be calculated 

in a timely manner; a range can be 

calculated of State average LIHEAP 

benefits; and maximum income cutoffs 

for four-person households can be 

obtained for estimating the number of 

low-income households that are income 

eligible for LIHEAP under the State 

income standards. The need for the 

above information is to provide the 

Administration and Congress with fiscal 

estimates in time for hearings about 

LIHEAP appropriations and program 

performance. The information also is 

included in the Departments annual 

LIHEAP Report to Congress. Survey 

information also will be posted on the 

Office of Community Services LIHEAP 

Web site for access by grantees and 

other interested parties. 

Respondents: 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

LIHEAP Grantee Survey .................................................................................. 51 1 3.50 178.50 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours 178.50. 

Additional Information: Copies of the 

proposed collection may be obtained by 

writing to the Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of 

Administration, Office of Information 

Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 

Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF 

Reports Clearance Officer. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information collection. E-mail address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment: OMB is required to 

make a decision concerning the 

collection of information between 30 

and 60 days after publication of this 


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