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Horizon Scanning System Protocol are 

working well and the reasons why they 

are working well; and (2) understand 

which elements of the AHRQ Healthcare 

Horizon Scanning System Protocol can 

be improved, how they might be 

improved, and the relative importance 

of suggested improvements. 

All of these information collection 

activities will allow for an evaluation of 

the AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning 

System, thereby creating the 

opportunity to both maintain and 

improve this important national 

resource. The findings will be presented 

in a report to ECRI Institute and AHRQ. 

Estimated Annual Respondent Burden 

Mathematica expects a response rate 

of 80 percent from the sample of 67 

experts for the Expert Survey—54 

completed surveys. The Expert Survey 

is expected to require about 20 minutes, 

on average, to complete. Mathematica 

expects that Expert Consultation with 

15 experts will be needed to confirm 

cases of inaccurate or missing 

information identified in the Expert 

Survey. The follow-ups should be about 

10 minutes. 

For the Stakeholder Survey, 

Mathematica expects that 30 percent of 

the sample of 700 stakeholders will be 

ineligible (i.e. will not find any of the 

presented reports relevant and therefore 

unable to rate a report) and that 65 

percent of the eligible sample will 

complete, resulting in 319 completes. It 

should take about 30 minutes to 

complete the Stakeholder Survey. 

Mathematica will conduct semistructured Key Informant Interviews, on 

average lasting 50 minutes, with 23 

respondents. 

EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Expert Survey .................................................................................................. 54 1 .33 18 

Expert Consultation ......................................................................................... 15 1 .17 3 

Stakeholder Survey ......................................................................................... 319 1 .50 160 

Key Informant Interviews ................................................................................. 23 1 .83 19 

Total .......................................................................................................... 411 ........................ ........................ 200 

EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Total burden 

hours 

Average 

hourly wage 

rate * 

Total cost 

burden 

Expert Survey .................................................................................................. 54 17.8 ** $92.25 $1,642 

Expert Consultation ......................................................................................... 15 2.5 ** $92.25 231

Stakeholder Survey ......................................................................................... 319 159.5 *** $48.72 7,771 

Key Informant Interviews ................................................................................. 23 19.1 **** $38.68 739

Total .......................................................................................................... 411 ........................ ........................ $10,383 

* May 2013 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

** Based on average wage for physicians and surgeons. 

*** Based on average wage for medical and health services managers. 

**** Based on average wage for social scientists and related workers. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with the above-cited 

Paperwork Reduction Act legislation, 

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 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 22, 2014. 

Richard Kronick, 

AHRQ 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), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, this notice 

announces a meeting of the National 

Advisory Council for Healthcare 

Research and Quality. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, November 7, 2014, from 8:30 

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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 

Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jaime Zimmerman, Designated 

Management Official, at the Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 

Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland, 

20850, (301) 427–1456. For press-related 

information, please contact Alison Hunt 

at (301) 427–1244. 

If sign language interpretation or other 

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, 

October 24, 2014. The agenda, roster, 

and minutes are available from Ms. 

Bonnie Campbell, Committee 

Management Officer, Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 

Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland, 

20850. Ms. Campbell’s phone number is 

(301) 427-1554. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Purpose 

The National Advisory Council for 

Healthcare Research and Quality 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, Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality 

(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 Friday, November 7, 2014, there 

will be a subcommittee meeting for the 

National Healthcare Quality and 

Disparities Report scheduled to begin at 

7:30 a.m. in room 425A. The 

subcommittee meeting is open the 

public. The Council meeting will 

convene at 8:30 a.m., with the call to 

order by the Council Chair and approval 

of previous Council summary notes. The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

meeting will begin with the AHRQ 

Director presenting an update on 

current research, programs, and 

initiatives. Following the Director’s 

Update, the agenda will include a 

presentation on AHRQ’s work to make 

health care safer followed by a 

discussion on reducing healthcare 

disparities. The final agenda will be 

available on the AHRQ Web site at 

www.AHRQ.gov no later than Friday, 

November 1, 2014. 

Dated: October 22, 2014. 

Richard Kronick, 

Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Board of Scientific Counselors, 

National Center for Environmental 

Health/Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/

ATSDR) 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), 

announces the following meeting of the 

aforementioned committee: 

Times and Dates: 

8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., November 18, 2014 

8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., November 19, 

2014 

Place: CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30341. 

Status: Open to the public, limited 

only by the space available. 

The meeting room accommodates 

approximately 60 people. 

Purpose: The Secretary, Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS) 

and by delegation, the Director, CDC 

and Administrator, NCEH/ATSDR, are 

authorized under Section 301(42 U.S.C. 

241) and Section 311(42 U.S.C. 243) of 

the Public Health Service Act, as 

amended, to: (1) Conduct, encourage, 

cooperate with, and assist other 

appropriate public authorities, scientific 

institutions, and scientists in the 

conduct of research, investigations, 

experiments, demonstrations, and 

studies relating to the causes, diagnosis, 

treatment, control, and prevention of 

physical and mental diseases and other 

impairments; (2) assist states and their 

political subdivisions in the prevention 

of infectious diseases and other 

preventable conditions and in the 

promotion of health and well being; and 

(3) train state and local personnel in 

health work. The BSC, NCEH/ATSDR 

provides advice and guidance to the 

Secretary, HHS; the Director, CDC and 

Administrator, ATSDR; and the 

Director, NCEH/ATSDR, regarding 

program goals, objectives, strategies, and 

priorities in fulfillment of the agency’s 

mission to protect and promote people’s 

health. The board provides advice and 

guidance that will assist NCEH/ATSDR 

in ensuring scientific quality, 

timeliness, utility, and dissemination of 

results. The board also provides 

guidance to help NCEH/ATSDR work 

more efficiently and effectively with its 

various constituents and to fulfill its 

mission in protecting America’s health. 

Matters for Discussion: The agenda 

items for the BSC Meeting will include 

NCEH/ATSDR Office of the Director 

updates; NCEH/ATSDR budget process; 

soil vapor intrusion; tobacco 

biomarkers/E-cigarettes; children’s 

environmental health; West Virginia 

water contamination; NCEH/ATSDR 

program responses to BSC guidance and 

action items; updates from the National 

Institute for Environmental Health 

Services, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. 

Department of Energy and the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency; and 

discussion of future BSC agenda topics 

and action items. 

Agenda items are subject to change as 

priorities dictate. 

Supplemental Information: The 

public comment period is scheduled on 

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 from 3:15 

p.m. until 3:30 p.m., and on 

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 from 

11:00 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Sandra Malcom, Committee 

Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 

4770 Buford Highway, Mail Stop F–61, 

Chamblee, Georgia 30345; Telephone 

770/488–0575 or 770/488–0577, Fax: 

770/488–3377; Email: smalcom@

cdc.gov. The deadline for notification of 

attendance is November 11, 2014. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register 

notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities for both the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Gary Johnson, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

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