[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45433-45434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16258]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-20-0943]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information
collection request titled, National Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Study
(NPALS) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection
Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on October
25, 2019 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC
did not receive comments related to the previous notice. This notice
serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency
comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including, through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570. Comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Direct
written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in
this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of
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Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by
fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of
notice publication.
Proposed Project
Data collection for the residential care community and adult day
service center components of the National Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
Study (OMB Control No. 0920-0943)--Reinstatement with Change--National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C.
242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, ``shall collect statistics on
health resources . . . [and] utilization of health care, including
extended care facilities, and other institutions.''
NCHS seeks approval to collect data for the residential care
community (RCC) and adult day services center (ADSC) survey components
of the 5th National Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Study or NPALS
(formerly known as the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers or
NSLTCP). A two-year clearance is requested.
The NPALS is designed to (1) broaden NCHS' ongoing coverage of
paid, regulated long-term care (LTC) providers; (2) merge with existing
administrative data on LTC providers and service users (i.e., Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data on inpatient
rehabilitation facilities and patients, long-term care hospitals and
patients, nursing homes and residents, home health agencies and
patients, and hospices and patients); (3) update data more frequently
on LTC providers and service users for which nationally representative
administrative data do not exist; and (4) enable comparisons across LTC
sectors and timely monitoring of supply and use of these sectors over
time.
Data will be collected from two types of LTC providers in the 50
states and the District of Columbia: 11,600 RCCs and 5,500 ADSCs in
each wave. Data were collected in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018. The data
to be collected in 2020 include the basic characteristics, services,
staffing, and practices of RCCs and ADSCs, and aggregate-level
distributions of the demographics, selected health conditions and
health care utilization, physical functioning, and cognitive
functioning of RCC residents and ADSC participants. For 2020, we plan
to add seven questions that will ask about: (1) Number of COVID-19
cases among service users and among staff (2) number of
hospitalizations and of deaths among COVID-19 cases (3) availability of
personal protective equipment, (4) shortages of COVID-19 testing, (5)
use of telemedicine/telehealth, (6) restrictions on visitors, and (7)
general infection control policies and practices.
Expected users of data from this collection effort include, but are
not limited to; other Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
agencies, such as the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning
and Evaluation, the Administration for Community Living, and the Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality; associations, such as LeadingAge,
National Center for Assisted Living, American Seniors Housing
Association, Argentum, and National Adult Day Services Association;
universities; foundations; and other private sector organizations such
as the Alzheimer's Association, the AARP Public Policy Institute, and
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Expected burden from data collection for eligible cases is 30
minutes per respondent, except 5% of RCCs and ADSCs that will need five
minutes of data retrieval. We calculated the burden based on a 100%
response rate. A two-year clearance is requested to cover the
collection of data. The burden for the collection is estimated to be
4,311 hours. There is no cost to respondents other than their time to
participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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RCC Director/Designated Staff Member.. RCC Questionnaire....... 5,800 1 30/60
ADSC Director/Designated Staff Member. ADSC Questionnaire...... 2,750 1 30/60
RCC and ADSC Directors/Designated Data Retrieval.......... 428 1 5/60
Staff Members.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-16258 Filed 7-27-20; 8:45 am]
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