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comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Generic Clearance for the Collection 

of Qualitative Feedback on Agency 

Service Delivery—Extension—Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC), National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH). 

As part of a Federal Government-wide 

effort to streamline the process to seek 

feedback from the public on service 

delivery, the CDC has submitted a 

Generic Information Collection Request 

(Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for 

the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 

on Agency Service Delivery ’’ to OMB 

for approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq.). 

To request additional information, 

please contact Kimberly S. Lane, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 

Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 

30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery 

Abstract: The information collection 

activity will garner qualitative customer 

and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. By 

qualitative feedback we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but are not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences and expectations, provide 

an early warning of issues with service, 

or focus attention on areas where 

communication, training or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. These collections 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between the 

Agency and its customers and 

stakeholders. It will also allow feedback 

to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance will provide useful 

information, but it will not yield data 

that can be generalized to the overall 

population. This type of generic 

clearance for qualitative information 

will not be used for quantitative 

information collections that are 

designed to yield reliably actionable 

results, such as monitoring trends over 

time or documenting program 

performance. Such data uses require 

more rigorous designs that address: The 

target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

The Agency received no comments in 

response to the 60-day notice published 

in the Federal Register on April 30, 

2014 (79 FR 24432). 

This is an Extension information 

collection request. During the past three 

years the information has been used by 

programs within NIOSH to collect 

feedback from customers and 

stakeholders. Respondents will be 

screened and selected from Individuals 

and Households, Businesses, 

Organizations, and/or State, Local or 

Tribal Government. Below we provide 

CDC’s projected annualized estimate for 

the next three years. There is no cost to 

respondents other than their time. The 

estimated annualized burden hours for 

this data collection activity are 28,750. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hrs.) 

Individuals and Households, Businesses, Organizations ....... Print Surveys ......................... 108,000 1 15/60 

Focus Groups ........................ 500 1 2 

Online Surveys ...................... 3,000 1 15/60 

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–372(S)] 

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 


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technology to minimize the information 

collection burden. 

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by June 22, 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: Annual Report 

on Home and Community Based 

Services Waivers and Supporting 

Regulations; Use: We use this report to 

compare actual data to the approved 

waiver estimates. In conjunction with 

the waiver compliance review reports, 

the information provided will be 

compared to that in the Medicaid 

Statistical Information System (MSIS) 

(CMS–R–284; OMB control number 

0938–0345) report and FFP claimed on 

a state’s Quarterly Expenditure Report 

(CMS–64; OMB control number 0938– 

1265), to determine whether to continue 

the state’s home and community-based 

services waiver. States’ estimates of cost 

and utilization for renewal purposes are 

based upon the data compiled in the 

CMS–372(S) reports. Form Number: 

CMS–372(S) (OMB Control Number: 

0938–0272); Frequency: Yearly; Affected 

Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

48; Total Annual Responses: 315; Total 

Annual Hours: 13,545. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Ralph Lollar at 410–786–0777). 

Dated: May 19, 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 Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–1638–N] 

Medicare Program; Announcement of 

the Advisory Panel on Hospital 

Outpatient Payment (HOP Panel) 

Meeting on August 24–25, 2015 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

summer meeting of the Advisory Panel 

on Hospital Outpatient Payment (the 

Panel) for 2015. The purpose of the 

Panel is to advise the Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (DHHS) (the Secretary) and the 

Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 

(the Administrator) on the clinical 

integrity of the Ambulatory Payment 

Classification (APC) groups and their 

associated weights and hospital 

outpatient therapeutic services 

supervision issues. 

DATES: Meeting Dates: The second semiannual meeting in 2015 is scheduled for 

the following dates and times. The times 

listed in this notice are Eastern Daylight 

Time (EDT) and are approximate times; 

consequently, the meetings may last 

longer than the times listed in this 

notice, but will not begin before the 

posted times: 

• Monday, August 24, 2015, 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. EDT 

• Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. EDT 

Meeting Information Updates: 

The actual meeting hours and days 

will be posted in the agenda. As 

information and updates regarding the 

onsite, webcast, and teleconference 

meeting, and agenda become available, 

they will be posted to the CMS Web site 

at: http://cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Guidance/FACA/Advisory

PanelonAmbulatory

PaymentClassificationGroups.html 

Deadlines: 

Deadline for Presentations and 

Comments: 

Presentations and Comments can be 

submitted by email only. Presentations 

or comments and form CMS–20017 

must be in the Designated Federal 

Official’s (DFO’s) email inbox 

(APCPanel@cms.hhs.gov) by 5 p.m. 

EDT, Friday, July 24, 2015. 

Presentations and comments that are not 

received by the due date will be 

considered late and will not be included 

on the agenda. (See below for 

submission instructions for electronic 

submissions.) 

Meeting Registration Timeframe: 

Monday, June 29, 2015, through Friday, 

July 31, 2015 at 5 p.m. EDT. 

Participants planning to attend this 

meeting in person must register online, 

during the above specified timeframe at: 

https://www.cms.gov/apps/events/

default.asp. On this Web page, double 

click the ‘‘Upcoming Events’’ hyperlink, 

and then double click the ‘‘HOP Panel’’ 

event title link and enter the required 

information. Include any requests for 

special accommodations. 

Note: Participants who do not plan to 

attend the meeting in person should not 

register. No registration is required for 

participants who plan to view the meeting 

via webcast. 

In commenting, please refer to file 

code CMS–1638–N. Because of staff and 

resource limitations, we cannot accept 

comments and presentations by 

facsimile (FAX) transmission or hard 

copy. 

Meeting Location, Webcast, and 

Teleconference: 

The meeting will be held in the 

Auditorium, CMS Central Office, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Woodlawn, 

Maryland 21244–1850. Alternately, the 

public may either view this meeting via 

a webcast or listen by teleconference. 


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