Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 32 / Tuesday, February 18, 2014 / Notices 9211 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with the above-cited 

Paperwork Reduction Act legislation, 

comments on AHRQ’s information 

collection are requested with regard to 

any of the following: (a) Whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

AHRQ health care research, quality 

improvement and information 

dissemination functions, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including 

hours and costs) of the proposed 

collection(s) of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information upon the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the Agency’s subsequent 

request for OMB approval of the 

proposed information collection. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: February 6, 2014. 

Richard Kronick, 

AHRQ Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03484 Filed 2–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–90–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

intention of the Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approve the proposed 

information collection project: ‘‘AHRQ 

Grants Reporting System (GRS).’’ In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, 

AHRQ invites the public to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

This proposed information collection 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on December 6th, 2013 and 

allowed 60 days for public comment. 

One comment was received. The 

purpose of this notice is to allow an 

additional 30 days for public comment. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by March 20, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, 

Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by 

email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

Copies of the proposed collection 

plans, data collection instruments, and 

specific details on the estimated burden 

can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by 

email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed Project 

AHRQ Grants Reporting System (GRS) 

AHRQ has developed a systematic 

method for its grantees to report project 

progress and important preliminary 

findings for grants funded by the 

Agency. This system, the Grants 

Reporting System (GRS), was first 

approved by OMB on November 10, 

2004. The system addressed the 

shortfalls in the previous reporting 

process and established a consistent and 

comprehensive grants reporting solution 

for AHRQ. The GRS provides a 

centralized repository of grants research 

progress and additional information that 

can be used to support initiatives within 

the Agency. This includes future 

research planning and support to 

administration activities such as 

performance monitoring, budgeting, 

knowledge transfer as well as strategic 

planning. 

This Project has the following goals: 

(1) To promote the transfer of critical 

information more frequently and 

efficiently and enhance the Agency’s 

ability to support research designed to 

improve the outcomes and quality of 

health care, reduce its costs, and 

broaden access to effective services; 

(2) To increase the efficiency of the 

Agency in responding to ad-hoc 

information requests; and 

(3) To support Executive Branch 

requirements for increased transparency 

and public reporting; 

(4) To establish a consistent approach 

throughout the Agency for information 

collection regarding grant progress and 

a systematic basis for oversight and for 

facilitating potential collaborations 

among grantees; and, 

(5) To decrease the inconvenience and 

burden on grantees of unanticipated adhoc requests for information by the 

Agency in response to particular (onetime) internal and external requests for 

information. 

Method of Collection 

Grants Reporting System—Grantees 

use the GRS to report project progress 

and important preliminary findings for 

grants funded by the Agency. Grantees 

submit a progress report on a quarterly 

basis which is reviewed by AHRQ 

personnel. All users access the GRS 

system through a secure online interface 

which requires a user id and password 

entered through the GRS Login screen. 

When status reports are due, AHRQ 

notifies Principle Investigators (PI) and 

Vendors via email. 

The GRS is an automated userfriendly resource that is utilized by 

AHRQ staff for preparing, distributing, 

and reviewing reporting requests to 

grantees for the purpose of information 

sharing. AHRQ personnel are able to 

systematically search on the information 

collected and stored in the GRS 

database. Personnel will also use the 

information to address internal and/or 

external requests for information 

regarding grant progress, preliminary 

findings, and other requests, such as 

Freedom of Information Act requests, 

and producing responses related to 

federally mandated programs and 

regulations. 

Estimated Annual Respondent Burden 

Exhibit 1 shows the estimated 

annualized burden hours for the 

respondents. It will take grantees an 

estimated 10 minutes to enter the 

necessary data into the Grant Reporting 

System (GRS) and reporting will occur 

four times annually. The total 

annualized burden hours are estimated 

to be 333 hours. 

Exhibit 2 shows the estimated 

annualized cost burden for the 

respondents. The total estimated cost 

burden for respondents is $11,772. 


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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

burden hours 

Data entry into GRS ........................................................................................ 500 4 10/60 333 

Total .......................................................................................................... 500 na na 333 

EXHIBIT 2. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Total 

burden hours 

Average 

hourly wage 

rate * 

Total cost 

burden 

Data entry into GRS ........................................................................................ 500 333 $35.35 $11,772 

Total .......................................................................................................... 500 333 na $11,772 

* Based upon the average wages for Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations (29–0000), ‘‘National Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2012,’’ U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with the above-cited 

Paperwork Reduction Act legislation, 

comments on AHRQ’s information 

collection are requested with regard to 

any of the following: (a) whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

AHRQ healthcare research and 

healthcare information dissemination 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of AHRQ’s estimate of 

burden (including hours and costs) of 

the proposed collection(s) of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information upon the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the Agency’s subsequent 

request for OMB approval of the 

proposed information collection. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: February 6, 2014. 

Richard Kronick, 

AHRQ Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03487 Filed 2–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–90–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Health care Research and 

Quality 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Agency for Health care 

Research and Quality, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

intention of the Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approve the proposed 

information collection project: 

‘‘Assessing the Impact of the National 

Implementation of TeamSTEPPS Master 

Training Program.’’ In accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521, AHRQ invites the public to 

comment on this proposed information 

collection. 

This proposed information collection 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on August 27th, 2013 and 

allowed 60 days for public comment. No 

comments were received. The purpose 

of this notice is to allow an additional 

30 days for public comment. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by March 20, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk 

Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974 

(attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by 

email at OIRA_submission@

omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ’s desk 

officer). 

Copies of the proposed collection 

plans, data collection instruments, and 

specific details on the estimated burden 

can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by 

email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed Project 

Assessing the Impact of the National 

Implementation of TeamSTEPPS Master 

Training Program 

As part of their effort to fulfill their 

mission goals, AHRQ, in collaboration 

with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) 

Tricare Management Activity (TMA), 

developed TeamSTEPPS® (aka Team 

Strategies and Tools for Enhancing 

Performance and Patient Safety) to 

provide an evidence-based suite of tools 

and strategies for training teamworkbased patient safety to health care 

professionals. In 2007, AHRQ and DoD 

coordinated the national 

implementation of the TeamSTEPPS 

program. The main objective of this 

program is to improve patient safety by 

training a select group of stakeholders 

such as Quality Improvement 

Organization (QIO) personnel, High 

Reliability Organization (HRO) staff, and 

health care system staff in various 

teamwork, communication, and patient 

safety concepts, tools, and techniques 

and ultimately helping to build national 

capacity for supporting teamwork-based 

patient safety efforts in health care 

organizations and at the state level. The 

implementation includes the 

availability of voluntary training of 

Master Trainers in various health care 

systems capable of stimulating the 

utilization and adoption of 

TeamSTEPPS in their health care 

delivery systems, providing technical 

assistance and consultation on 


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