5546 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 2024 / Notices 

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 ‘‘Generic 

Clearance for Questionnaire and Data 

Collection Testing, Evaluation, and 

Research for the Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality.’’ This proposed 

information collection was previously 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 13th, 2023 and allowed 60 

days for public comment. AHRQ 

received no substantive comments from 

members of the public. The purpose of 

this notice is to allow an additional 30 

days for public comment. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 28, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

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 

Questionnaire and Data Collection 

Testing, Evaluation, and Research for 

the Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality 

The Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ) requests that the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) re-approve generic pre-testing 

clearance 0935–0124 for three years to 

facilitate AHRQ’s efforts to (1) employ 

evaluation-type methods and techniques 

to improve AHRQ’s current data 

collection and estimation procedures, 

(2) develop new collections and 

procedures, including toolkits, and (3) 

revise existing collections and 

procedures. AHRQ believes that 

developing, testing, and evaluating data 

collection and estimation procedures 

using survey methods and other 

techniques in anticipation of agencysponsored studies can improve its 

information collection efforts and the 

products it develops and allow AHRQ to 

be more responsive to fast-changing 

developments in the healthcare research 

field. 

This clearance request is limited to 

research on data collection, toolkit 

development, and estimation 

procedures and reports and does not 

extend to the collection of data for 

public release or policy formation. The 

current Clearance (0935–0124) was 

granted on January 31, 2021, and 

expires on January 31, 2024. 

This generic clearance will allow 

AHRQ to draft and test toolkits, survey 

instruments and other data collection 

and estimation procedures more quickly 

and with greater lead time, thereby 

managing project time more efficiently 

and improving the quality of the data 

AHRQ collects. In some instances, the 

ability to test and evaluate toolkits, data 

collection and estimation procedures in 

anticipation of work or early in a project 

may result in the decision not to 

proceed with additional activities, 

thereby saving both public and private 

resources and effectively eliminating 

respondent burden. 

These preliminary research activities 

will not be used by AHRQ to regulate 

or sanction its customers. They will be 

entirely voluntary, and the 

confidentiality of respondents and their 

responses will be preserved. Proposed 

information collections submitted under 

this generic clearance will be submitted 

for review by OMB with a response 

expected in 14 days. 

Method of Collection 

The information collected through 

preliminary research activities under 

this generic clearance will be used by 

AHRQ to employ techniques to (1) 

improve AHRQ’s current data collection 

and estimation procedures, (2) develop 

new collections and procedures, 

including toolkits, and (3) revise 

existing collections and procedures in 

anticipation or in response to changes in 

the health or health care field. The end 

result will be improvement in AHRQ’s 

data collections and procedures, and the 

quality of data collected, a reduction or 

minimization of respondent burden, 

increased agency efficiency, and 

improved responsiveness to the public. 

Estimated Annual Respondent Burden 

Exhibit 1 shows the estimated burden 

hours, over the full three years of this 

clearance, for the respondents’ time to 

participate in the research activities that 

may be conducted under this generic 

clearance. Mail surveys will be 

conducted with about 6,000 persons 

(2,000 per year for three years) and are 

estimated to average 20 minutes. Mail 

surveys may also be sent to respondents 

via email and may include a telephone 

non-response follow-up. Telephone 

non-response follow-up for mailed 

surveys is not counted as a telephone 

survey in Exhibit 1. Not more than 600 

persons, over three years, will 

participate in telephone surveys that 

will take about 40 minutes. Web-based 

surveys will be conducted with no more 

than 3,000 persons and will require no 

more than 10 minutes to complete. 

About 1,500 persons will participate in 

focus groups which may last up to two 

hours, while in-person interviews will 

be conducted with 600 persons and will 

take about 50 minutes. Automated data 

collection will be conducted for about 

1,500 persons and could take up to 1 

hour. Cognitive testing will be 

conducted with about 600 persons and 

is estimated to take 1.5 hours to 

complete. The total burden over three 

years is estimated to be 8,900 hours 

(about 2,967 hours per year). Exhibit 2 

shows the estimated cost burden over 

three years, based on the respondents’ 

time to participate in these research 

activities. The total cost burden is 

estimated to be $412,028. 

EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS OVER 3 YEARS

Type of information collection Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Mail/email * ....................................................................................................... 6,000 1 20/60 2,000 


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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS OVER 3 YEARS—Continued 

Type of information collection Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Telephone ........................................................................................................ 600 1 40/60 400 

Web-based ....................................................................................................... 3,000 1 10/60 500 

Focus Groups .................................................................................................. 1,500 1 2.0 3,000

In-person .......................................................................................................... 600 1 1.0 600 

Automated ** .................................................................................................... 1,500 1 1.0 1,500 

Cognitive Testing *** ........................................................................................ 600 1 1.5 900 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 13,800 na na 8,900 

* May include telephone non-response follow-up in which case the burden will not change. 

** May include testing of database software, CAPI software or other automated technologies. 

*** May include cognitive interviews for questionnaire or toolkit development, or ‘‘think aloud’’ testing of prototype websites.

EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED COST BURDEN OVER 3 YEARS

Type of information collection Number of 

respondents 

Total burden 

hours 

Average 

hourly 

wage rate * 

Total cost 

burden 

Mail/email ......................................................................................................... 6,000 2,000 $46.52 $93,040 

Telephone ........................................................................................................ 600 400 46.52 18,608 

Web-based ....................................................................................................... 3,000 500 46.52 23,260 

Focus Groups .................................................................................................. 1,500 3,000 46.52 139,560 

In-person .......................................................................................................... 600 600 46.52 27,912 

Automated ........................................................................................................ 1,500 1,500 46.52 69,780 

Cognitive Testing ............................................................................................. 600 900 46.52 41,868 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 13,800 8,900 na 412,028 

* Bureau of Labor & Statistics on ‘‘Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022’’ found at the following URL https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#29-0000 for the respondents. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, 

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’s health care research and health 

care 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: January 18, 2024. 

Marquita Cullom, 

Associate Director. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01610 Filed 1–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–90–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Reorganization of the Office of 

Strategic Business Initiatives 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: CDC has modified its 

structure. This notice announces the 

reorganization of the Office of Strategic 

Business Initiatives (SBI) to transfer its 

management of the CDC Gift Review 

Panel to the Office of Policy, 

Performance, and Evaluation. 

DATES: This reorganization was 

approved by the Director of CDC on 

January 17, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Thurmond, Office of the Chief 

Operating Officer, Office of the Director, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS 

TW–2, Atlanta, GA 30329. Telephone 

770–488–4401; Email: reorgs@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part C 

(Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention) of the Statement of 

Organization, Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (45 FR 67772–76, dated 

October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 

69296, October 20, 1980, as amended 

most recently at 88 FR 69188–69190, 

dated October 5, 2023) is amended to 

reflect the reorganization of the Office of 

Strategic Business Initiatives within the 

Office of the Chief Operating Officer, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. Specifically, the changes are 

as follows: 

I. Under Part C, Section C–B, 

Organization and Functions 

• Change all instances of the acronym 

SBI to OSBI. 

• Delete item (2) of the OSBI (CAJT) 

functional statement and insert the 

following: (2) strengthens CDC’s 

administrative guidance and change 

management through agency-wide 

conference, policy, delegations of 

authority, organization and functions, 

and records management. 


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