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and associated materials (see 

ADDRESSES). 

CMS–10249 Administrative 

Requirements for Section 6071 of 

the Deficit Reduction Act 

CMS–10545 Outcome and 

Assessment Information Set 

(OASIS) OASIS–C1/ICD–10 

Under the 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 

requires federal agencies to publish a 

60-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. 

Information Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Administrative 

Requirements for Section 6071 of the 

Deficit Reduction Act; Use: State 

Operational Protocols should provide 

enough information such that: The CMS 

Project Officer and other federal officials 

may use it to understand the operation 

of the demonstration and/or prepare for 

potential site visits without needing 

additional information; the State Project 

Director can use it as the manual for 

program implementation; and external 

stakeholders may use it to understand 

the operation of the demonstration. The 

financial information collection is used 

in our financial statements and shared 

with the auditors who validate CMS’ 

financial position. The Money Follows 

the Person Rebalancing Demonstration 

(MFP) Finders File, MFP Program 

Participation Data file, and MFP 

Services File are used by the national 

evaluation contractor to assess program 

outcomes while we use the information 

to monitor program implementation. 

The MFP Quality of Life data is used by 

the national evaluation contractor to 

assess program outcomes. The 

evaluation is used to determine how 

participants’ quality of life changes after 

transitioning to the community. The 

semi-annual progress report is used by 

the national evaluation contractor and 

CMS to monitor program 

implementation at the grantee level. 

Form Number: CMS–10249 (OMB 

control number: 0938–1053); Frequency: 

Yearly, quarterly, and semi-annually; 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments; Number of Respondents: 

45; Total Annual Responses: 28,590; 

Total Annual Hours: 14,225. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Michael Smith at 410–786– 

2267.) 

2. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection (Request for a 

new OMB control number); Title of 

Information Collection: Outcome and 

Assessment Information Set (OASIS) 

OASIS–C1/ICD–10; Use: Home health 

agencies (HHAs) are required to collect 

the outcome and assessment 

information data set (OASIS) to 

participate in the Medicare program. We 

are requesting a new OMB control 

number for the proposed revised OASIS 

item set, referred to hereafter as OASIS– 

C1/ICD–10. The current version of the 

OASIS–C1/ICD–9 data set was approved 

by OMB on October 7, 2014 (0938– 

0760), and will be in use until the 

implementation of the ICD–10 coding 

system which is currently scheduled for 

October 1, 2015. Form Number: CMS– 

10545 (OMB control number: 0938— 

NEW); Frequency: Occasionally; 

Affected Public: Private Sector (Business 

or other for-profit and Not-for-profit 

institutions); Number of Respondents: 

12,014; Total Annual Responses: 

17,268,890; Total Annual Hours: 

15,320,253. (For policy questions 

regarding this collection contact Cheryl 

Wiseman at 410–786–1175.) 

Dated: January 6, 2015. 

Martique Jones, 

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 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Formative Data Collections for 

Policy Research. 

OMB No.: 0970–0356. 

Description: The Office of Planning, 

Research and Evaluation (OPRE), in the 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS) 

intends to request approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for renewal of a generic 

clearance to allow OPRE to conduct a 

variety of formative data collections 

with more than nine respondents. The 

data collections will inform future 

research and evaluation but will not be 

highly systematic nor intended to be 

statistically representative. 

OPRE conducts research on a wide 

variety of policy and programmatic 

areas. OPRE’s research serves to provide 

further understanding of current 

programs and service populations, 

explore options for program 

improvement, and assess alternative 

policy and program designs. OPRE uses 

this formative data collection generic 

clearance to employ a variety of 

information collection techniques, 

including semi-structured discussions, 

focus groups and interviews. These 

activities inform the development of 

OPRE research and evaluation 

(including technical assistance), help 

OPRE maintain a research agenda that is 

rigorous and relevant, and ensure that 

research products and are as current as 

possible. 

Following standard OMB 

requirements, OPRE will submit a 

change request for each individual data 

collection activity under this generic 

clearance. Each request will include the 

individual instrument(s), a justification 

specific to the individual information 

collection, and any supplementary 

documents. OPRE requests OMB review 

within 10 days of receiving each change 

request. 

Respondents: Researchers, 

practitioners, TA providers, service 

providers and potential participants 

throughout the fields pertaining to ACF 

research. 


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BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Total number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Semi-Structured Discussion and Information-Gathering Protocols 1,600 1 1 1,600 

Additional Information: Copies of the 

proposed collection may be obtained by 

writing to the Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of 

Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports 

Clearance Officer. All requests should 

be identified by the title of the 

information collection. Email address: 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment: OMB is required to 

make a decision concerning the 

collection of information between 30 

and 60 days after publication of this 

document in the Federal Register. 

Therefore, a comment is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent directly to the following: Office 

of Management and Budget, Paperwork 

Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_

SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: 

Desk Officer for the Administration for 

Children and Families. 

Karl Koerper, 

OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Pre-testing of Evaluation 

Surveys. 

OMB No.: 0970–0355. 

Description: The Office of Planning, 

Research and Evaluation (OPRE), in the 

Administration for Children and 

Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS) 

intends to request approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for renewal of a generic 

clearance to allow OPRE to pre-test data 

collection instruments with more than 

nine participants to identify and resolve 

any question or procedural problems in 

survey administration. 

OPRE studies ACF programs, and the 

populations they serve, through rigorous 

research and evaluation projects. These 

include evaluations of existing 

programs, evaluations of innovative 

approaches to helping low-income 

children and families, research 

syntheses and descriptive and 

exploratory studies. To improve the 

development of its research and 

evaluation surveys, OPRE uses the pretesting of evaluation surveys generic 

clearance to employ a variety of 

techniques including cognitive and 

usability laboratory and field 

techniques, behavior coding, 

exploratory interviews, respondent 

debriefing questionnaires, split sample 

experiments, focus groups, and pilot 

studies/pre-tests. These activities allow 

OPRE to identify if and when a survey 

may be simplified for respondents, 

respondent burden may be reduced, and 

other possible improvements. 

Following standard OMB 

requirements, OPRE will submit a 

change request for each individual data 

collection activity under this generic 

clearance. Each request will include the 

individual instrument(s), a justification 

specific to the individual information 

collection, and any supplementary 

documents. OPRE requests OMB review 

within 10 days of receiving each change 

request. 

Respondents: Participants in ACF 

programs being evaluated; participants 

in ACF demonstrations; comparison 

group members; and other relevant 

populations, such as individuals at risk 

of needing ACF services. 

BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Total number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Survey development field tests, respondent debriefing questionnaires, cognitive interviews, split sample experiments, focus 

groups .......................................................................................... 5,100 1 .75 3,825 

Additional Information: Copies of the 

proposed collection may be obtained by 

writing to the Administration for 

Children and Families, Office of 

Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports 

Clearance Officer. All requests should 

be identified by the title of the 

information collection. Email address: 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment: OMB is required to 

make a decision concerning the 

collection of information between 30 

and 60 days after publication of this 

document in the Federal Register. 

Therefore, a comment is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. Written 

comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent directly to the following: 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: 

OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, 

Attn: Desk Officer for the 

Administration for Children and 

Families. 

Karl Koerper, 

OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. 

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