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United States no longer needed to be a 

top research priority. However, major 

coal mine disasters between 2001 and 

2010 have resulted in 65 fatalities. 

These events highlighted the critical 

need to balance investments to reduce 

low probability/high severity events 

with those that focus on frequent, but 

less severe injuries and illnesses. 

The present research project seeks to 

determine optimal use of virtual reality 

(VR) technologies for training and 

assessing mine emergency responders 

using the Mine Rescue and Escape 

Training Laboratory (MRET Lab). 

Responders include specially trained 

individuals, such as mine rescue or fire 

brigade team members, and also 

managers and miners who may either be 

called upon to respond to an emergency 

situation or engage in self-protective 

actions in response to an emergency. 

This project is a step toward 

determining how new immersive virtual 

reality technologies should be used for 

miner training and testing in the U.S. 

The project objective will be achieved 

through specific aims in the two related 

areas of training assessment and training 

development. Training assessment 

includes evaluating four training 

modules, evaluating participant 

reactions, and developing guidelines. 

Training development involves the use 

of 3D technologies to develop a 

prototype for a mine rescue closedcircuit breathing apparatus (Dra ̈ger 

BG4). 

To accomplish these goals over the 

life of the project, researchers will 

utilize a variety of data collection 

strategies, including self-report pre-and 

post-test instruments for assessing 

trainee reaction and measuring learning. 

Data collection will take place with 

approximately 150 underground coal 

miners over three years. The 

respondents targeted for this study 

include rank-and-file miners, mine 

rescue team members, and mine safety 

and health professionals. A sample of 

150 individuals will be selected from 

various mining operations and mine 

rescue teams which have agreed to 

participate. All participants will be 

between the ages of 18 and 65, currently 

employed, and living in the United 

States. Findings will be used to improve 

the safety and health of underground 

coal miners by assessing the efficacy of 

immersive VR environments for 

teaching critical mine safety and health 

skills. 

To assess learning as a result of 

training, each participant will complete 

a pre-training questionnaire, a postsimulation questionnaire, and a posttraining questionnaire. Participants 

evaluating the closed-circuit breathing 

apparatus training will only complete a 

version of the pre-training 

questionnaire. There is no cost to 

respondents other than their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Dra ̈ger BG4 participants (i.e., closed circuit 

breathing apparatus training participants).

Pre-Training Questionnaire.30 1 3/60 2 

Mine Rescue participants ..................................... Pre-Training Questionnaire.60 1 3/60 3 

Post-Simulation Questionnaire.60 1 3/60 3 

Post-Training Questionnaire.60 1 3/60 3 

Mine Escape participants ..................................... Pre-Training Questionnaire.60 1 3/60 3 

Post-Simulation Questionnaire.60 1 3/60 3 

Post-Training Questionnaire.60 1 3/60 3 

Mine Escape/Longwall Mining participants .......... Pre/Post-Training 

Knowledge Test.

30 1 6/60 3 

Mine Escape/Continuous Mining participants ...... Pre/Post-Training 

Knowledge Test.

30 1 6/60 3 

Mine Rescue/Longwall Mining participants .......... Pre/Post-Training 

Knowledge Test.

30 1 6/60 3 

Mine Rescue/Continuous Mining participants ...... Pre/Post-Training 

Knowledge Test.

30 1 6/60 3 

Total ............................................................... ....................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 32 

Date: February 19, 2013. 

Ron A. Otten, 

Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), 

Office of the Associate Director for Science 

(OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04233 Filed 2–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10445] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS), Department of Health 

and Human Services, is publishing the 

following summary of proposed 

collections for public comment. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

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of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the Agency’s function; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection; Title: Medicare 

Advantage Quality Bonus Payment 

Demonstration; Use: In response to the 

provision of the Affordable Care Act, 

beginning in 2012, quality bonus 

payments (QBPs) are given to all plans 

earning four or five stars in Medicare’s 

Star Rating program. As an extension of 

this legislation, CMS launched the 

Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus 

Payment Demonstration, which 

accelerates the phase-in of QBPs by 

extending bonus payments to three-star 

plans and eliminating the cap on 

blended county benchmarks that would 

otherwise limit QBPs. Through this 

demonstration, CMS seeks to 

understand how incentive payments 

impact plan quality across a broader 

spectrum of plans. 

The data collection effort will be 

conducted in the form of a survey of 

Medicare Advantage Organizations 

(MAOs) and up to 10 case studies with 

MAOs in order to supplement what can 

be learned from the analyses of 

administrative and financial data for 

MAOs, and from an environmental and 

literature scan. The data collected is 

needed to evaluate the QBP 

demonstration to better understand 

what impact the demonstration has had 

on MAO operations and their efforts to 

improve quality. The data collection 

instrument is a survey questionnaire 

designed to capture information on how 

MAOs perceive the demonstration and 

are planning for or implementing 

changes in quality initiatives and to 

identify factors that help or hinder the 

capacity to achieve quality 

improvement and that influence the 

decision calculus to make changes. 

Specifically, the information is expected 

to provide a detailed picture to CMS of 

the kinds of quality initiatives utilized 

by MAOs and some preliminary 

information on how they assess the 

effectiveness of these programs. The 

survey is designed to provide an overall 

picture of the QBP that can be used for 

national comparisons across plans as 

part of the larger evaluation of the QBP 

demonstration. 

The case studies will be conducted as 

a series of open-ended discussions with 

MAO staff that will be guided by a 

discussion protocol. The case studies 

will supplement the information 

gathered from the survey and data 

analysis, providing valuable context and 

details about successful quality 

improvement activities. The case 

studies are particularly well suited to 

exploring the detailed characteristics of 

the plans’ quality improvement 

activities, emphasizing the decisionmaking and thought processes 

underlying the structure and direction 

of their efforts and capturing the 

contextual factors that impact the 

nature, structure, and scope of the 

programs. The 60-day Federal Register 

notice published on September 17, 

2012, (77 FR 57090). Subsequently, 

there were revisions to the MAO survey. 

Form Number: CMS–10445 (OCN: 0938- 

New); Frequency: Annual; Affected 

Public: Private Sector—Business or 

other for-profits; Number of 

Respondents: 730; Total Annual 

Responses: 1,280; Total Annual Hours: 

683. (For policy questions regarding this 

collection contact Gerald Riley at 410– 

786–6699. For all other issues call 410– 

786–1326.) 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access CMS Web Site 

address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995, or 

Email your request, including your 

address, phone number, OMB number, 

and CMS document identifier, to 

Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the 

Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786– 

1326. 

To be assured consideration, 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collections must 

be received by the OMB desk officer at 

the address below, no later than 5 p.m. 

on March 27, 2013. 

OMB, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 

Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974, 

Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: February 19, 2013. 

Martique Jones, 

Deputy Director, Regulations Development 

Group, Office of Strategic Operations and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Annual Survey of Refugees 

(Form ORR–9). 

OMB No.: 0970–0033. 

Description: The Annual Survey of 

Refugees collects information on the 

social and economic characteristics of a 

random sample of refugees, Amerasians, 

and entrants who arrived in the United 

States in the five years prior to the date 

of the survey. The survey focuses on 

employment and other training, labor 

force participation, and welfare 

utilization rates. From the responses, 

the Office of Refugee Resettlement 

reports on the economic adjustment of 

refugees to the American economy. 

These data are used by Congress in its 

annual deliberations on refugee 

admissions and funding and by program 

managers in formulating policies for the 

future direction of the Refugee 

Resettlement Program. 

Respondents: Refugees, Amerasians, 

and entrants. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

ORR–9 Annual Survey of Refugees ............................................................... 2,000 1 0.62 1,240 

Request for Participation Letter ....................................................................... 2,000 1 0.05 100 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,340 

In compliance with the requirements 

of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families is soliciting public comment 

on the specific aspects of the 

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