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Systems (CAHPS) Survey for Meritbased Incentive Payment Systems 

(MIPS); Use: CMS is submitting updates 

to one information collection request 

associated with the CAHPS for MIPS 

survey. The CAHPS for MIPS survey is 

used in the Quality Payment Program 

(QPP) to collect data on fee-for-service 

Medicare beneficiaries’ experiences of 

care with eligible clinicians 

participating in MIPS and is designed to 

gather only the necessary data that CMS 

needs for assessing physician quality 

performance, and related public 

reporting on physician performance, 

and should complement other data 

collection efforts. The survey consists of 

the core Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ) CAHPS Clinician & 

Group Survey, version 3.0, plus 

additional survey questions to meet 

CMS’s information and program needs. 

The survey information is used for 

quality reporting, the Care Compare 

website, and annual statistical 

experience reports describing MIPS data 

for all MIPS eligible clinicians. 

This 2021 information collection 

request addresses changes to the CAHPS 

for MIPS Survey associated with the CY 

2021 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final 

rule. In order to address the increased 

use of telehealth care due to the Public 

Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID–19, 

an additional question is added to the 

CAHPS for MIPS survey to integrate one 

telehealth item to assess the patientreported usage of telehealth services. In 

addition, the cover page of the CAHPS 

for MIPS Survey is revised to include a 

reference to care in telehealth settings. 

The CAHPS for MIPS survey results in 

burden to three different types of 

entities: Groups and virtual groups, 

vendors, and beneficiaries associated 

with administering the survey. Virtual 

groups are subject to the same 

requirements as groups; therefore, we 

will refer only to groups as an inclusive 

term for both unless otherwise noted. 

The estimated time to administer the 

2021 CAHPS for MIPS survey has 

increased from 12.9 minutes to 13.1 

minutes; however, there was an overall 

decrease in burden as the number of 

respondents decreased. Form Number: 

CMS–10450 (OMB control number: 

0938–1222); Frequency: Yearly; 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits and Not-for-profit institutions 

and Individuals and Households; 

Number of Respondents: 30,249; Total 

Annual Responses: 30,249; Total 

Annual Hours: 6,902 (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Alesia Hovatter at 410–786– 

6861.) 

Dated: July 16, 2021. 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, 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; National Survey of Early Care 

and Education COVID–19 Follow-Up 

(OMB #0970–0391) 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, Administration for 

Children and Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), plans to request from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) an extension to complete data 

collection for a two-wave COVID–19 

Follow-up data collection currently 

underway as part of the National Survey 

of Early Care and Education (NSECE). 

The objective of the NSECE COVID–19 

Follow-up is to document the nation’s 

current supply of early care and 

education services (that is, home-based 

providers, center-based providers, and 

the center-based provider workforce). 

There are no changes proposed. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting 

public comment on the specific aspects 

of the information collection described 

above. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed 

collection of information can be 

obtained and comments may be 

forwarded by emailing 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

Alternatively, copies can also be 

obtained by writing to the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE 

Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, 

emailed or written, should be identified 

by the title of the information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: In the context of the 

COVID–19 pandemic, the NSECE 

COVID–19 Follow-up will deepen our 

understanding of the state of ECE 

supply and the ECE workforce following 

the initial period of crisis, including 

changes in supply or departures from 

and re-entries to the workforce. The 

NSECE COVID–19 Follow-up will 

collect information from center-based 

ECE providers to children birth through 

age 5 years, not yet in kindergarten, 

home-based ECE providers that serve 

children under age 13, as well as the 

ECE workforce providing these services. 

The collection consists of three 

coordinated nationally representative 

surveys: 

1. A two-wave survey of individuals 

who provided paid care for children 

under the age of 13 in a residential 

setting as of 2019 and participated in 

the 2019 NSECE (Home-based Provider 

Interview), 

2. a two-wave survey of providers of 

care to children ages 0 through 5 years 

of age (not yet in kindergarten) in a nonresidential setting (Center-based 

Provider Interview) as of 2019 and that 

participated in the 2019 NSECE, and 

3. a two-wave survey conducted with 

individuals employed in center-based 

child care programs working directly 

with children in classrooms (Centerbased Classroom Staff [Workforce] 

Interview) as of 2019 and who 

participated in the 2019 NSECE. 

Respondents: Home-based providers 

as of 2019 serving children under 13 

years (listed and unlisted paid)— 

regardless of their status serving 

children in 2020–2022, center-based 

child care providers as of 2019 serving 

children ages 0 through 5 years of age 

(not yet in kindergarten)—regardless of 

their status serving children in 2020– 

2022, and classroom-assigned 

instructional staff members working 

with children ages 0 through 5 years of 

age (not yet in kindergarten) in centerbased child care providers as of 2019, 

regardless of their employment status in 

2020–2022. 

Annual Burden Estimates: This 

request is for an extension through 

spring 2022. 


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Instrument 

Number of 

respondents 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total 

burden 

(in hours) 

Home-based Provider Interview, Wave 2—In ECE during focal week ........... 2,025 1 0.35 709 

Home-based Provider Interview, Wave 2—Not in ECE during focal week .... 506 1 0.25 126 

Center-based Provider Interview, Wave 2 spring or fall; in ECE during focal 

week ............................................................................................................. 3,291 1 0.38 1,251 

Center-based Provider Interview, Wave 2 spring or fall; not in ECE during 

focal week .................................................................................................... 1,097 1 0.22 241 

Center-based Provider Fall 2021 Funding Receipt Supplement ..................... 1,255 1 0.20 251 

Center-based Provider Interview Wave 2 fall; Centers completing in Wave 2 

spring also .................................................................................................... 1,136 1 0.29 329

(Center-based) Workforce Interview—Wave 2; In ECE during Focal Week .. 1,775 1 0.37 657 

(Center-based) Workforce Interview—Wave 2; Not in ECE during Focal 

Week ............................................................................................................ 874 1 0.24 210 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,774. 

Comments: The Department 

specifically requests comments on (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Authority: Child Care and 

Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act 

of 1990 as amended by the CCDBG Act 

of 2014 (Pub. L. 113–186). 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; National Human Trafficking 

Hotline (NHTH) Performance Indicators 

AGENCY: Office on Trafficking in 

Persons, Administration for Children 

and Families, Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) is 

requesting approval for a new 

information collection: National Human 

Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) 

Performance Indicators. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families is soliciting public comment 

on the specific aspects of the 

information collection described above. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed 

collection of information can be 

obtained and comments may be 

forwarded by emailing infocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. Alternatively, copies can 

also be obtained by writing to the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF 

Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, 

emailed or written, should be identified 

by the title of the information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of 

the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

2000, as amended at 22 U.S.C. 

7105(b)(1)(B)(ii), authorizes the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services 

(HHS) to make a grant for a national 

communication system—the NHTH—to 

assist victims of severe forms of 

trafficking in persons in seeking help, 

receiving referrals, and reporting 

potential trafficking cases. 

HHS made an award in the form of a 

Cooperative Agreement to a single, 

competitively selected grantee to 

maintain and support operation of the 

NHTH throughout the United States and 

U.S. territories. The NHTH is a toll-free 

hotline that operates 24 hours a day, 

every day of the year. 

The Cooperative Agreement 

delineates the roles and responsibilities 

for the administration of the grant 

program, which include: 

1. Operating the NHTH with 

experienced and trained anti-trafficking 

advocates; 

2. Operating the NHTH website and 

responding to online signals; 

3. Promoting NHTH services to 

increase the identification and 

protection of victims of severe forms of 

human trafficking; 

4. Providing timely information and 

service referrals to human trafficking 

victims using a trauma-informed, 

person-centered, culturally responsive, 

and linguistically appropriate approach; 

5. Notifying law enforcement agencies 

of potential cases of human trafficking 

as well as instances when a trafficking 

victim is in imminent danger; and 

6. Documenting emerging trafficking 

schemes to assist in the detection and 

investigation of trafficking cases. 

The NHTH grantee collects 

information about signalers (individuals 

who contact the hotline) and from 

signalers regarding potential victims of 

a severe form of trafficking in persons 

and human trafficking cases. Given the 

unique relationship the NHTH has to 

the public, OTIP is seeking clearance to 

collect information about and from 

these signalers that will be summarized 

and reported to OTIP by the NHTH 

grantee in the aggregate. The NHTH 

Performance Indicators information 

collection will provide data for OTIP to 

assess the extent to which the grantee 

meets required program activities to: 

• Ensure potential victims of 

trafficking remain able to access 

assistance by constantly monitoring and 

mitigating factors impacting NHTH 

operations; 

• Assist the grantee to assess and 

improve their project over the course of 

the project period; 

• Disseminate insights related to 

human trafficking cases and trends to 

inform anti-trafficking strategies and 

policies; and 


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