Notice2022-22735
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
October 20, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Abstract
This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) re-approve the proposed information collection project "Online Submission Form for Supplemental Evidence and Data for Systematic Reviews for the Evidence-based Practice Center Program." This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on July 19, 2022 and allowed 60 days for public comment. AHRQ did not receive substantive comments during public review period. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 202 (Thursday, October 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63778-63779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22735]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) re-approve the proposed information
collection project ``Online Submission Form for Supplemental Evidence
and Data for Systematic Reviews for the Evidence-based Practice Center
Program.''
This proposed information collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on July 19, 2022 and allowed 60 days for public
comment. AHRQ did not receive substantive comments during public review
period. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days
for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by November 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83e7ecf1eaf0adefe6e5e8ecf4eaf7f9c3c2cbd1d2adebebf0ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="62060d100b114c0e0704090d150b161822232a30334c0a0a114c050d14">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
``Online Submission Form for Supplemental Evidence and Data for
Systematic Reviews for the Evidence-Based Practice Center Program.''
This is an ongoing activity of AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice
Center (EPC) Program.
AHRQ's EPC Program develops evidence reports and technology
assessments on topics relevant to clinical and other health care
organization and delivery issues--specifically those that are common,
expensive, and/or significant for the Medicare and Medicaid
populations. For example, recent reviews have focused on clinical
conditions, such as ``Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases''; health
delivery topics, such as ``Transitions of Care From Pediatric to Adult
Services for Children With Special Healthcare Needs''; and specific
technologies, such as ``Telehealth for Women's Preventive Services.''
These evidence reports include systematic reviews, technical briefs,
and rapid reviews; and provide an essential foundation from which to
understand what we know from existing research and what critical
research gaps remain. These reports, reviews, and technology
assessments are based on rigorous, comprehensive syntheses and analyses
of the scientific literature on topics. EPC reports and assessments
emphasize explicit and detailed documentation of methods, rationale,
and assumptions. EPC reports are conducted in accordance with an
established policy on financial and nonfinancial interests. These
scientific syntheses may include meta-analyses and cost analyses.
The EPC Program supports AHRQ's mission by synthesizing and
disseminating the available research as a ``science partner'' with
private and public organizations in their efforts to improve the
quality, effectiveness, and appropriateness of health care. The EPC
Program is a trusted source of rigorous, comprehensive, and unbiased
evidence reviews for stakeholders. The resulting evidence reports and
technology assessments are used by Federal and State agencies, private-
sector professional societies, health delivery systems, providers,
payers, and others committed to evidence-based health care. These end-
users may use EPC Program evidence reports to inform policy decisions,
clinical practice guidelines, and other healthcare decisions.
This research has the following goals:
[cir] Use research methods to gather knowledge on the effectiveness
and harms of certain treatments and healthcare delivery processes and
models for medical conditions, both published and unpublished, to
evaluate the quality of research studies and the evidence from these
studies.
[cir] Promote the use of evidence in healthcare decision making to
improve healthcare and health.
[cir] Identify research gaps to inform future research investments.
This study is being conducted by AHRQ pursuant to its statutory
authority to conduct and support research on healthcare and on systems
for the delivery of such care, including activities with respect to the
quality, effectiveness, efficiency, appropriateness and value of
healthcare services and with respect to quality measurement and
improvement. 42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) and (2).
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project the following data collection
will be implemented:
<bullet> Online Submission Form. This information is collected for
the purposes of providing supplemental evidence and data for systematic
reviews (SEADS). The online submission form (OSF) collects data from
respondents on their
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name, organization name, description of the submission, medical
condition, intervention, and email address. For the purposes of meta-
analyses, trial summary data from missing and unidentified studies are
sought. For the purposes of constructing evidence tables and quality
ratings (e.g., on public reporting of cost measures or health
information exchange), data can vary (e.g., URLs, study designs, and
consumer-mediated exchange forms). Information on both completed and
ongoing studies is requested. Submitters may alternatively email their
submission to the AHRQ EPC mailbox at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0164716241606973702f6969722f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91f4e1f2d1f0f9e3e0bff9f9e2bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a>.
The EPC Program currently uses a broad-based announcement via email
listserv and a Federal Register notice, as needed, to publicize the
opportunity to submit scientific information about each topic. AHRQ
plans to conduct one SEADS collection per topic. Up to twenty-four
topics per year with SEADS portals are anticipated; over the past 5
years the number of SEADS portals has ranged from 11-20, with an
average range of 0-5 potential respondents per topic. The EPC Program
does not anticipate more than 40 topics per year with SEADS portals.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 presents estimates of the reporting burden hours for the
data collection efforts. Time estimates are based on pilot testing of
materials and what can reasonably be requested of respondents. The
number of respondents listed in ``Number of respondents'' of Exhibit 1
reflects a projected upper range response rate per SEADS portal
multiplied by the anticipated upper limit of number of SEADS portals
per year, based on historical information over the past 3 years.
Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Total burden
Form name Number of responses per Hours per hours per
respondents respondent response SEADS
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Online Submission Form (OSF).................... 200 1 15/60 50
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Total....................................... 200 1 15/60 50
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Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
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Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Form name respondents hours wage rate * burden
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OSF............................................. 200 50 \a\ $57.62 $2,881
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Total....................................... 200 50 57.62 2.881
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* Occupational Employment Statistics, May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates United
States, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. <a href="http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#b29-0000">http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#b29-0000</a> 0000.
\a\ Based on the mean wages for Public Relations and Fundraising Managers, 11-2030, the occupational group most
likely tasked with completing the OSF.
Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520, 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's 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 13, 2022.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-22735 Filed 10-19-22; 8:45 am]
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