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acquisitions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the estimate of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

OMB has approved this information 

collection for use through May 31, 2024. 

DoD, GSA, and NASA propose that 

OMB extend its approval for use for 

three additional years beyond the 

current expiration date. 

DATES: DoD, GSA, and NASA will 

consider all comments received by April 

8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: DoD, GSA, and NASA 

invite interested persons to submit 

comments on this collection through 

https://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the instructions on the site. This website 

provides the ability to type short 

comments directly into the comment 

field or attach a file for lengthier 

comments. If there are difficulties 

submitting comments, contact the GSA 

Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202– 

501–4755 or GSARegSec@gsa.gov. 

Instructions: All items submitted 

must cite OMB Control No. 9000–0047, 

Place of Performance. Comments 

received generally will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal and/or business confidential 

information provided. To confirm 

receipt of your comment(s), please 

check www.regulations.gov, 

approximately two-to-three days after 

submission to verify posting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst, 

at telephone 202–969–7207, or 

zenaida.delgado@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. OMB Control Number, Title, and any 

Associated Form(s) 

OMB Control No. 9000–0047, Place of 

Performance. 

B. Need and Uses 

This clearance covers the information 

that bidders or offerors must submit to 

comply with the following Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

requirements: 

• FAR 52.214–14, Place of 

Performance-Sealed Bidding. This FAR 

provision is prescribed for invitation for 

bids (i.e., FAR part 14 procurements) 

where the Government did not specify 

the place of performance. 

• FAR 52.215–6, Place of 

Performance. 

This FAR provision is prescribed for 

solicitations, when contracting by 

negotiation (i.e., FAR part 15 

procurements), where the Government 

did not specify the place of 

performance. 

Both provisions ask for identical 

information from bidders or offerors: 

whether or not they intend to use one 

or more plants or facilities located at a 

different address from the address of the 

bidder or offeror as indicated in their 

bid or offer. If the response indicates the 

intention to use plants or facilities 

located at a different location than the 

bidder’s or offeror’s address, the 

provisions require that bidders or 

offerors provide the address(es) of the 

other place(s) of performance, along 

with name and address of the owner 

and operator of such plant or facility (if 

other than the bidder or offeror). 

Contracting officers use the place of 

performance and the owner of the plant 

or facility to— 

(a) Determine prospective contractor 

responsibility; 

(b) Determine price reasonableness; 

(c) Conduct plant or source 

inspections; and 

(d) Determine whether the 

prospective contractor is a manufacturer 

or a regular dealer. 

C. Annual Burden 

Respondents: 6,086. 

Total Annual Responses: 964,331. 

Total Burden Hours: 43,877. 

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection documents from the GSA 

Regulatory Secretariat Division by 

calling 202–501–4755 or emailing 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–0047, Place of 

Performance. 

Janet Fry, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Meeting for Software Developers on 

the Common Formats for Patient 

Safety Data Collection 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: AHRQ coordinates the 

development of sets of standardized 

definitions and formats (Common 

Formats) that make it possible to collect, 

aggregate, and analyze uniformly 

structured information about health care 

quality and patient safety for local, 

regional, and national learning. The 

Common Formats include technical 

specifications to facilitate the collection 

of electronically comparable data by 

Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) and 

other entities. Additional information 

about the Common Formats can be 

obtained through AHRQ’s PSO website 

at https://pso.ahrq.gov/common-formats 

and the PSO Privacy Protection Center’s 

website at https://www.psoppc.org/ 

psoppc_web/publicpages/ 

commonFormatsOverview. 

The purpose of this notice is to 

announce a meeting to discuss 

implementation of the Common Formats 

with software developers and other 

interested parties. This meeting is 

designed as an interactive forum where 

software developers can provide input 

on use of the formats. AHRQ especially 

requests participation by and input from 

those entities which have used AHRQ’s 

technical specifications and 

implemented, or plan to implement, the 

Common Formats electronically. 

DATES: The meeting will be held from 

2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, 

March 7, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Erofile Gripiotis, Program Analyst, 

Center for Quality Improvement and 

Patient Safety, AHRQ, 5600 Fishers 

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; 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 and Quality 

Improvement Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C. 

299b–21 to 299b–26 (Patient Safety Act), 

and the related Patient Safety and 

Quality Improvement Final Rule, 42 

CFR part 3 (Patient Safety Rule), 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 21, 2008, 73 FR 70731– 

70814, provide for the Federal listing of 

Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs), 

which collect, aggregate, and analyze 

confidential information (patient safety 

work product) regarding the quality and 

safety of health care delivery. 

The Patient Safety Act requires PSOs, 

to the extent practical and appropriate, 


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to collect patient safety work product 

from providers in a standardized 

manner that permits valid comparisons 

of similar cases among similar 

providers. (42 U.S.C. 299b–24(b)(1)(F)). 

The Patient Safety Act also authorizes 

the development of data standards, 

known as the Common Formats, to 

facilitate the aggregation and analysis of 

non-identifiable patient safety data 

collected by PSOs and reported to the 

network of patient safety databases 

(NPSD). (42 U.S.C. 299b–23(b)). The 

Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety 

Rule can be accessed at: http://

www.pso.ahrq.gov/legislation/. 

AHRQ has issued Common Formats 

for Event Reporting (CFER) for three 

settings of care—hospitals, nursing 

homes, and community pharmacies. 

AHRQ has also issued Common Formats 

for Event Reporting—Diagnostic Safety 

(CFER–DS) designed for use in all 

healthcare settings. 

Federally listed PSOs can meet the 

requirement to collect patient safety 

work product in a standardized manner 

to the extent practical and appropriate 

by using AHRQ’s Common Formats. The 

Common Formats are also available in 

the public domain to encourage their 

widespread adoption. An entity does 

not need to be listed as a PSO or 

working with one to use the Common 

Formats. However, the Federal privilege 

and confidentiality protections only 

apply to information developed as 

patient safety work product by 

providers and PSOs working under the 

Patient Safety Act. 

Agenda, Registration, and Other 

Information About the Meeting 

The Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ) will be hosting this 

fully virtual meeting to discuss 

implementation of the Common Formats 

with members of the public, including 

software developers and other interested 

parties. Agenda topics will include 

recent enhancement to the NPSD 

dashboards and data submission to the 

PSO Privacy Protection Center 

(PSOPPC). Active participation and 

discussion by meeting participants is 

encouraged. 

AHRQ requests that interested 

persons send an email to SDMeetings@

infinityconferences.com for registration 

information. Before the meeting, an 

agenda and logistical information will 

be provided to registrants. 

Dated: January 31, 2024. 

Marquita Cullom, 

Associate Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10552] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

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 the necessity and 

utility of the proposed information 

collection for the proper performance of 

the agency’s functions, the accuracy of 

the estimated burden, ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected, and the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by March 7, 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. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, please access the CMS PRA 

website by copying and pasting the 

following web address into your web 

browser: https://www.cms.gov/ 

Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Parham at (410) 786–4669. 

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: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Implementation 

of Medicare Programs;—Medicare 

Promoting Interoperability Program; 

Use: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting 

approval to collect information from 

eligible hospitals and critical access 

hospitals (CAHs). We have finalized 

changes to this program as discussed in 

the FY 2024 Inpatient Prospective 

Payment System (IPPS)/Long-term Care 

Hospital Prospective Payment System 

(LTCH PPS) final rule. This is a revision 

of the information collection request. 

The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery 

Act) (Pub. L. 111–5) was enacted on 

February 17, 2009. Title IV of division 

B of the Recovery Act amended titles 

XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act 

(the Act) by establishing incentive 

payments to eligible professionals (EPs), 

eligible hospitals and CAHs, and 

Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations 

participating in the Medicare and 

Medicaid programs that adopt and 

successfully demonstrate meaningful 

use of certified EHR technology 

(CEHRT). These Recovery Act 

provisions, together with title XIII of 

division A of the Recovery Act, may be 

cited as the ‘‘Health Information 

Technology for Economic and Clinical 

Health Act’’ or the ‘‘HITECH Act.’’ 

The HITECH Act created incentive 

programs for EPs, eligible hospitals 

including CAHs, and MA organizations 


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