Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 107 / Monday, June 4, 2012 / Notices 32975 

OWH is requesting two years of OMB approval to enable sampling, screening, 

and survey implementation. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Medical Secretary ............................. Screener ........................................... 1,300 1 5/60 108 

Physician ........................................... Survey .............................................. 600 1 20/60 200 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 308 

Keith A. Tucker, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13396 Filed 6–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Patient Safety Organizations: Expired 

Listing for The American Cancer 

Biorepository, Inc. d/b/a American 

Collaborative Biorepository or ‘‘ACB’’ 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of delisting. 

SUMMARY: AHRQ has delisted The 

American Cancer Biorepository, Inc. 

d/b/a American Collaborative 

Biorepository or ‘‘ACB’’ as a Patient 

Safety Organization (PSO) due to its 

failure to seek continued listing. The 

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement 

Act of 2005 (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 

and Quality Improvement Final Rule 

(Patient Safety Rule) to implement the 

Patient Safety Act. AHRQ administers 

the provisions of the Patient Safety Act 

and Patient Safety Rule relating to the 

listing and operation of PSOs. 

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 April 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Both directories can be 

accessed electronically at the following 

HHS Web site: http:// 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eileen Hogan, 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; Email: 

pso@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The 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 Rule, 42 

CFR part 3, authorizes AHRQ, on behalf 

of the Secretary of HHS, to list as a PSO 

an entity that attests that it meets the 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

for listing. A PSO 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. 

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. Accordingly, The American 

Cancer Biorepository, Inc. d/b/a 

American Collaborative Biorepository or 

‘‘ACB’’, PSO number P0036, was 

delisted effective at 12:00 Midnight ET 

(2400) on April 21, 2012. 

More information on PSOs can be 

obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site 

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

index.html. 

Dated: May 22, 2012. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13307 Filed 6–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–90–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

AHRQ Workgroups on ICD–10–CM/ 

PCS Conversion of Quality Indicators 

(QIs) 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking 

nominations for members of 

approximately 10 multidisciplinary 

workgroups, to be convened by AHRQ’s 

contractor, on ICD–10–CM/PCS 

conversion of the AHRQ Quality 

Indicators (QIs). 

DATES: Please submit nominations on or 

before June 29, 2012. Self-nominations 

are welcome. Third-party nominations 

must indicate that the individual has 

been contacted and is willing to serve 

on the workgroup. Selected candidates 

will be notified no later than July 13, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations can be sent in 

the form of a letter or email, preferably 

as an electronic file with an email 

attachment and should specifically 

address the submission criteria as noted 

below. Electronic submissions are 

strongly encouraged. Responses should 

be submitted to: ATTN: John Bott, 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality, Center for Delivery, 

Organization and Markets, 540 Gaither 

Road, Room 5119, Rockville, MD 20850, 

Email: john.bott@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Bott, Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, Center for Delivery, 

Organization and Markets, 540 Gaither 

Road, Room 5119, Rockville, MD 20850, 

Email: john.bott@AHRQ.hhs.gov; Phone: 

(301) 427–1317; Fax: (301) 427–1430. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

workgroups are being formed as part of 

a structured approach for converting the 


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