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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued 

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Total ................................................................................................... 384 na na 640 

EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Total burden 

hours 

Average 

hourly wage 

rate* 

Total cost 

burden 

Medical records review .................................................................................... 120 160 $32.56 $5,210

Patient/family/caregiver interviews 

Patient interview ....................................................................................... 120 80 21.35 1,708 

Family/caregiver interview ........................................................................ 120 80 21.35 1,708 

QI Nurse to conduct interviews ................................................................ 6 160 32.56 5,210 

Provider interviews 

Provider interviews ................................................................................... 12 80 86.96 6,957 

QI Nurse to conduct interviews ................................................................ 6 80 32.56 2,605 

Total ................................................................................................... 384 640 na 23,398 

* Based upon the mean of the average wages, National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2010, ‘‘U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics;’’ 29–1111 (Registered Nurse, $32.56/hr); 00–0000 (All Occupations, $21.35/hr); 29–1069 (Physicians and Surgeons, All Other, $86.96/hr). 

Estimated Annual Costs to the Federal 

Government 

The total cost to the government is 

estimated to be $253,033, which 

includes costs for project development, 

data collection, data analysis, 

publication, project management, and 

overhead as shown in Exhibit 3. The 

data collection occurs throughout the 

2.5 year project term (30 month); thus, 

it has an estimated annual cost of 

$101,212. 

EXHIBIT 3—ESTIMATED ANNUAL AND TOTAL COSTS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Task/activity Estimated 

annual cost 

Estimated total 

cost 

Project Development ............................................................................................................................................... $7,438 *$18,596 

Data collection ......................................................................................................................................................... 30,866 77,165 

Data analysis ........................................................................................................................................................... 9,470 23,676 

Publication ............................................................................................................................................................... 5,606 14,016 

Project Management ................................................................................................................................................ 15,086 37,716 

Overhead ................................................................................................................................................................. 32,746 81,864 

Total .................................................................................................................................................................. 101,212 253,033 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 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: March 14, 2012. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Solicitation for Nominations for 

Members of the U.S. Preventive 

Services Task Force (USPSTF) 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Solicits nominations for new 

members of USPSTF. 

SUMMARY: The Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) invites 

nominations of individuals qualified to 

serve as members of the U.S. Preventive 

Services Task Force (USPSTF). 

Qualification Requirements: Qualified 

applicants and nominees must at a 

minimum demonstrate knowledge, 


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expertise and national leadership in the 

following areas: 

1. The critical evaluation of research 

published in peer reviewed literature 

and in the methods of evidence review; 

2. Clinical prevention, health 

promotion and primary health care; and 

3. Implementation of evidence-based 

recommendations in clinical practice 

including at the clinician-patient level, 

practice level, and health system level. 

Some USPSTF members without 

primary health care clinical experience 

may be selected based on their expertise 

in methodological issues such as metaanalysis, analytic modeling or clinical 

epidemiology. For individuals with 

clinical expertise in primary health care, 

additional qualifications in 

methodology would enhance their 

candidacy. 

Additionally, the Task Force benefits 

from members with expertise in the 

following areas: 

• Behavioral medicine 

• Public health 

• Health equity and the reduction of 

health disparities 

• Application of science to health 

policy 

• Communication of scientific 

findings to multiple audiences 

including health care professionals, 

policy makers and the general public. 

Candidates with experience and skills 

in any of these areas should highlight 

them in their nomination materials. 

Applicants must have no substantial 

conflicts of interest, whether financial, 

professional, or intellectual, that would 

impair the scientific integrity of the 

work of the USPSTF and must be 

willing to complete regular conflict of 

interest disclosures. 

Applicants must have the ability to 

work collaboratively with a team of 

diverse professionals who support the 

mission of the USPSTF. Applicants 

must have adequate time to contribute 

substantively to the work products of 

the USPSTF. 

DATES: All nominations submitted in 

writing or electronically will be 

considered for appointment to the 

USPSTF. Nominations must be received 

by May 15th of a given year to be 

considered for appointment to begin in 

January of the following year. 

Nominated individuals will be 

selected for the USPSTF on the basis of 

their qualifications (in particular, those 

that address the required qualifications, 

outlined above) and the current 

expertise needs of the USPSTF. It is 

anticipated that two or three individuals 

will be invited to serve on the USPSTF 

beginning in January, 2013. All 

individuals will be considered; 

however, strongest consideration will be 

given in 2012 to individuals with 

demonstrated training and expertise in 

the areas of behavioral medicine, family 

medicine, general internal medicine, 

and obstetrics/gynecology. AHRQ will 

retain and may consider nominations 

received this year and not selected 

during this cycle for future vacancies. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your responses 

either in writing or electronically to: 

Gloria Washington, ATTN: USPSTF 

Nominations, Center for Primary Care, 

Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, 

Maryland 20850. USPSTFmennber

nominationsaAHRQ.hhs.gov. 

Nomination Submissions 

Nominations may be submitted in 

writing or electronically, but must 

include: 

(1) The applicant’s current curriculum 

vitae and contact information, including 

mailing address, email address, and 

telephone number and 

(2) A letter explaining how this 

individual meets the qualification 

requirements and how he/she would 

contribute to the USPSTF. The letter 

should also attest to the nominee’s 

willingness to serve as a member of the 

USPSTF. 

AHRQ will later ask persons under 

serious consideration for membership to 

provide detailed information that will 

permit evaluation of possible significant 

conflicts of interest. Such information 

will concern matters such as financial 

holdings, consultancies, and research 

grants or contracts. 

Nominee Selection 

Appointments to the USPSTF will be 

made on the basis of qualifications as 

outlined above (see Qualification 

Requirements) and the current expertise 

needs of the USPSTF. 

Arrangement for Public Inspection 

Nominations and applications are 

kept on file at the Center for Primary 

Care, Prevention, and Clinical 

Partnerships, AHRQ, and are available 

for review during business hours. AHRQ 

does not reply to individual 

nominations, but considers all 

nominations in selecting members. 

Information regarded as private and 

personal, such as a nominee’s social 

security number, home and email 

addresses, home telephone and fax 

numbers, or names of family members 

will not be disclosed to the public. See 

5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6); 45 CFR 5.67. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gloria Washington at USPSTFmember

nominationsa_AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under Title IX of the Public Health 

Service Act, AHRQ is charged with 

enhancing the quality, appropriateness, 

and effectiveness of health care services 

and access to such services. 42 U.S.C. 

299(b). AHRQ accomplishes these goals 

through scientific research and 

promotion of improvements in clinical 

practice, including clinical prevention 

of diseases and other health conditions, 

and improvements in the organization, 

financing, and delivery of health care 

services. See 42 U.S.C. 299(b). 

AHRQ is authorized to convene the 

United States Preventive Services Task 

Force and to provide ongoing research, 

technical, administrative, and 

dissemination support for USPSTF’s 

operation See 42 U.S.C. 299b–4(a)(1). 

The USPSTF, an independent body of 

experts in prevention and evidencebased medicine, works to improve the 

health of all Americans by making 

evidence-based recommendations about 

the effectiveness of clinical preventive 

services and health promotion. 

The recommendations made by the 

USPSTF address clinical preventive 

services for adults and children, and 

include screening tests, counseling 

services, and preventive medications. 

The Task Force makes its 

recommendations based on 

comprehensive, systematic reviews and 

careful assessment of the available 

medical evidence. Current 

recommendations and procedures of the 

USPSTF may be found at: uspreventive

servicestaskforce.org. 

The USPSTF is composed of members 

appointed by the Director of AHRQ to 

serve for four year terms. New members 

are selected each year to replace those 

members who are completing their 

appointments. 

USPSTF members meet three times a 

year for two days in the Washington, DC 

area. A significant portion of the 

USPSTF’s work occurs between 

meetings during conference calls and 

via email discussions. Member duties 

include prioritizing topics, designing 

research plans, reviewing and 

commenting on systematic evidence 

reviews of evidence, discussing and 

making recommendations on preventive 

services, reviewing stakeholder 

comments, drafting final 

recommendation documents, and 

participating in workgroups on specific 

topics and methods. Members can 

expect frequent emails, to participate in 

multiple conference calls each month, 

periodic interactions with stakeholders. 

AHRQ estimates that members devote 

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of in-person meetings to their USPSTF 

duties. The members are all volunteers. 

To obtain a diversity of perspectives, 

AHRQ particularly encourages 

nominations of women, members of 

minority populations, and persons with 

disabilities. Interested individuals can 

self nominate. Organizations and 

individuals may nominate one or more 

persons qualified for membership on the 

USPSTF. Individuals nominated prior to 

May 15, 2011 who continue to have 

interest in serving should be renominated for consideration in the 

future. 

Dated: March 15, 2012. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration on Aging 

Notice of Intent To Provide Expansion 

and Capacity Building Funding to the 

Incumbent Senior Medicare Patrol 

(SMP) Grantees Under Limited 

Competition 

SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging 

is announcing the availability of 

expansion funds for the support of the 

Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program. 

This additional funding opportunity 

will be used to expand the reach of the 

SMP program with the explicit purpose 

of expanding current program capacity 

to recruit, train, and support the SMP 

volunteer network. In addition, this 

funding opportunity will increase 

targeted collaborative efforts with the 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services, Office of Inspector General 

and other law enforcement entities in 

identified high fraud states. 

Funding Opportunity Title/Program 

Name: Health Care Fraud Prevention 

Program Expansion and SMP Capacity 

Building Grants. 

Announcement Type: Health Care 

Fraud Prevention Program Expansion 

Capacity. 

Funding Opportunity Number: 

Program Announcement No. HHS– 

2012–AoA–SM–1208. 

Statutory Authority: HIPAA of 1996 (Pub. 

L. 104–191). 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 93.048 Discretionary 

Projects.) 

DATES: The deadline date for comments 

on this program announcement is April 

27, 2012. Other important dates: 

• The application due date April 30, 

2012. 

• The anticipated start date is 

September 30, 2012. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

During the past several years, the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services has increased efforts to fight 

Medicare and Medicaid fraud. The 

Administration on Aging (AoA), 

through the SMP program, has worked 

in partnership with the Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 

the Office of Inspector General (OIG), 

and the Department of Justice to expand 

strategies to eliminate waste, fraud, and 

abuse in these Federal programs. This 

additional funding opportunity will be 

used to expand the reach of the SMP 

program with the explicit purpose of 

expanding efforts to target collaborative 

efforts with CMS, OIG and other law 

enforcement entities in high fraud states 

and to expand current capacity to 

recruit, train, and support the SMP 

volunteer network. 

Justification for the Exception to 

Competition 

It is necessary to limit competition for 

this program to the current SMP 

grantees to expand their implementation 

efforts. In order for the outcomes 

expected to be produced within the 

allotted timeframe of the program, the 

infrastructure for achieving these results 

must already be in place. This 

infrastructure includes: 

• A proven SMP volunteer 

management, training, and recruiting 

program; 

• Expertise in capturing data in the 

SMP management, tracking, and 

reporting system (SMART FACTS); 

• Established partnership 

relationships between the SMP program 

and state and local fraud control 

partners, including CMS, OIG, Attorney 

General, and State Insurance 

Commissioners offices; 

• Developed and tested SMP program 

public awareness materials, brochures, 

PSAs, and other resources to use in 

outreach and educational efforts; 

• Expertise and experience in 

reaching targeted populations with the 

SMP message, among others. 

The current SMP projects are uniquely 

qualified to address the requirements 

contained in this funding opportunity. 

Their established infrastructure and 

expertise will enable them to 

successfully meet the challenging and 

time-sensitive requirements of this 

program. It is essential that the 

infrastructure, foundation of expertise, 

and proven experience is in place to 

assure the grant objectives are achieved. 

II. Award Information 

A. Purpose of the Program: Health 

Care Fraud Prevention Program 

Expansion. 

B. Amount of the Awards: $20,000 to 

$300,000. 

C. Project Period: September 30, 

2012–September 29, 2013. 

III. Eligible Applicants 

Incumbent Senior Medicare Patrol 

(SMP) grantees. 

IV. Evaluation Criteria 

A. Project Relevance & Current Need. 

Weight: 5 points. 

B. Approach. Weight: 30 points. 

C. Budget. Weight: 10 points. 

D. Project Impact. Weight: 30 points. 

E. Organizational Capacity. Weight: 

25 points. 

V. Application and Submission 

Requirements 

A. SF 424—Application for Federal 

Assistance. 

B. SF 424A—Budget Information. 

C. Separate Budget Narrative/ 

Justification. 

D. SF 424B—Assurances. Note: Be 

sure to complete this form according to 

instructions and have it signed and 

dated by the authorized representative 

(see item 18d of the SF 424). 

E. Lobbying Certification. 

F. Program narrative no more than 

five pages. 

G. Work Plan. 

H. The application should be 

submitted through grants.gov using the 

funding opportunity # HSS–2012–AoA– 

SM–1208. 

VI. Application Review Information 

Three independent reviewers external 

to the Office of Elder Rights will score 

the applications. 

VII. Agency Contact 

For further information or comments 

regarding this program expansion 

supplement, contact Rebecca Kinney, 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services, Administration on Aging, 

Office of Elder Rights, One 

Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20001; telephone (202) 

357–3520; fax (202) 357–3560; email 

Rebecca.Kinney@aoa.hhs.gov. 

Dated: March 22, 2012. 

Kathy Greenlee, 

Assistant Secretary for Aging. 

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