Notice2023-11723
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
June 2, 2023
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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) approve the proposed information collection project "AHRQ Research Reporting System (ARRS)." This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on March 29th, 2023 and allowed 60 days for public comment. AHRQ received no substantive comments from members of the public. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 106 (Friday, June 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36317-36319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11723]
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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) approve the proposed information collection
project ``AHRQ Research Reporting System (ARRS).'' This proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
on March 29th, 2023 and allowed 60 days for public comment. AHRQ
received no substantive comments from members of the public. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 3, 2023.
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.
Copies of the proposed collection plans, data collection
instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden can be
obtained from the AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5c1cad7ccd68bc9c0c3cecad2ccd1dfe5e4edf7f48bcdcdd68bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e68289948f95c88a83808d89918f929ca6a7aeb4b7c88e8e95c8818990">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
AHRQ Research Reporting System (ARRS)
AHRQ has developed a systematic method for its grantees to report
project progress and important preliminary findings for grants funded
by the
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Agency. This system, the AHRQ Research Reporting System (ARRS),
previously known as the Grants Reporting System (GRS), was last
approved by OMB on August 31, 2020. The system addressed the shortfalls
in the previous reporting process and established a consistent and
comprehensive reporting solution for grants in AHRQ. The ARRS provides
a centralized repository of grants research progress and additional
information that can be used to support initiatives within the Agency.
This includes future research planning and support for administrative
activities such as performance monitoring, budgeting, and knowledge
transfer, as well as for strategic planning.
This Project has the following goals:
(1) To promote the transfer of critical information more frequently
and efficiently and enhance the Agency's ability to support research
designed to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its
costs, and broaden access to effective services
(2) To increase the efficiency of the Agency in responding to ad-
hoc information requests
(3) To support Executive Branch requirements for increased
transparency and public reporting
(4) To establish a consistent approach throughout the Agency for
information collection regarding grant progress and a systematic basis
for oversight and for facilitating potential collaborations among
grantees
(5) To decrease the inconvenience and burden on grantees of
unanticipated ad-hoc requests for information by the Agency in response
to particular (one-time) internal and external requests for information
This project is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractor,
Science Applications International Corporation, Inc, pursuant to AHRQ's
statutory authority to conduct and support research on health care 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
Grantees use the ARRS system to report project progress and
important preliminary findings for grants funded by the Agency.
Grantees submit progress reports on a monthly or quarterly basis, which
are reviewed by AHRQ personnel. All users access the ARRS system
through a secure online interface which requires a user id and password
entered through the ARRS Login screen. When status reports are due AHRQ
notifies Principal Investigators (PI) via email.
The ARRS is an automated user-friendly resource that is utilized by
AHRQ staff for preparing, distributing, and reviewing reporting
requests to grantees for the purpose of information sharing. AHRQ
personnel are able to systematically search the information collected
and stored in the ARRS database. Personnel will also use the
information to address internal and/or external requests for
information regarding grant progress, preliminary findings, and other
requests, such as Freedom of Information Act requests, and producing
responses related to federally mandated programs and regulations.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the
respondents. It will take grantees an estimated 15 minutes to enter the
necessary data into the ARRS System. Frequency of reporting varies from
monthly to once a year. The total number of responses submitted for the
past year is considered for this estimation. Based on that, the total
annualized burden hours are estimated to be 125 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden for the
respondents. The total estimated cost burden for respondents is $5,475.
Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Hours per Total burden
Form name responses response hours
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Data entry into ARRS............................................ 500 15/60 125
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Total....................................................... 500 N/A 125
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Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
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Average
Form name Number of Total burden hourly wage Total cost
responses hours rate * burden
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Data entry into ARRS............................ 500 125 $43.80 $5,475
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Total....................................... 500 125 N/A $5,475
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* Based upon the average wages for Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations (29-0000), ``National
Compensation Survey: Occupational Wages in the United States, May 2021,'' U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, <a href="http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#29-0000">http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#29-0000</a>.
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
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proposed information collection. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: May 26, 2023.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-11723 Filed 6-1-23; 8:45 am]
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