Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 201 / Thursday, October 17, 2024 / Notices 83687 

EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN—Continued 

Form name Total burden 

hours 

Average 

hourly 

wage rate * 

Total cost 

burden 

4. SOPS ASC Survey Data Files Submission ............................................................................ 60 50.99 3,060 

Total ...................................................................................................................................... 86 NA 4,386 

* Based on the mean hourly wage for 60 ASC Administrative Services Managers (11–3010; $50.99) obtained from the May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates: NAICS 621400—Outpatient Care Centers (located at https://www.bls.gov/oes/ 

current/naics4_621400.htm#11-00000). 

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: October 11, 2024. 

Marquita Cullom, 

Associate Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Meeting of the National Advisory 

Council for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the National Advisory 

Council for Healthcare Research and 

Quality. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 

11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held inperson. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jaime Zimmerman, Designated Federal 

Official, at the Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers 

Lane, Mail Stop 06E37A, Rockville, 

Maryland, 20857, (301) 427–1456. For 

press-related information, please contact 

Bruce Seeman at (301) 427–1998 or 

Bruce.Seeman@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

Closed captioning will be provided 

during the meeting. If another 

reasonable accommodation for a 

disability is needed, please contact the 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 

Office of Equal Employment 

Opportunity and Diversity Management 

on (301) 827–4840, no later than Friday, 

November 1, 2024. The agenda, roster, 

and minutes will be available from 

Jenny Griffith, Committee Management 

Officer, Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, 

Rockville, Maryland, 20857. Jenny 

Griffith’s phone number is (240) 446– 

6799. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Purpose 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, this notice 

announces a meeting of the National 

Advisory Council for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (the Council). 5 

U.S.C. 1009. The Council is authorized 

by Section 941 of the Public Health 

Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 299c. In 

accordance with its statutory mandate, 

the Council is to advise the Secretary of 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services and the Director of AHRQ on 

matters related to AHRQ’s conduct of its 

mission including providing guidance 

on (A) priorities for health care research, 

(B) the field of health care research 

including training needs and 

information dissemination on health 

care quality and (C) the role of the 

Agency in light of private sector activity 

and opportunities for public private 

partnerships. The Council is composed 

of members of the public, appointed by 

the Secretary, and Federal ex-officio 

members specified in the authorizing 

legislation. 

II. Agenda 

On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 

NAC members will meet to conduct 

preparatory work prior to convening the 

Council meeting at 9:30 a.m., with the 

call to order by the Council Chair, an 

introduction of NAC members, and 

approval of previous Council summary 

notes. The NAC members will then 

receive an update from the AHRQ 

Director. The agenda will also include 

an update on the AHRQ’s PatientCentered Outcomes Research Trust 

Fund (PCORTF) Healthcare Extension 

Service, as well as an update on the 

Subcommittee of the National Advisory 

Council (SNAC) on National Action 

Alliance to Advance Patient Safety. The 

meeting will also include a discussion 

about the Consumer Assessment of 

Healthcare Providers and System 

(CAHPS) and opportunities for 

modernizing the measurement of 

consumer experience. The meeting is 

open to the public and will adjourn at 

3:30 p.m. For information regarding 

how to access the meeting as well as 

other meeting details, including 

information on how to make a public 

comment, please go to https://

www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/. The 

final agenda will be available on the 

AHRQ website no later than 

Wednesday, November 13, 2024. 

Dated: October 10, 2024. 

Marquita Cullom, 

Associate Director. 

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