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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 8 / Wednesday, January 12, 2011 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier OS–0990–032; 60-Day
Notice]

Agency Information Collection
Request. 60-Day Public Comment
Request
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of the Secretary (OS), Department
of Health and Human Services, is
publishing the following summary of a
proposed information collection request
for public comment. Interested persons
are invited to send comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect

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Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call
the Reports Clearance Office on (202)
690–6162. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collections must be directed
to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer
at the above email address within 60days.
Title: HHS Web Site Customer
Satisfaction Survey—0990–0321—Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Public
Affairs.
Abstract: The results of the HHS Web
Site Customer Satisfaction Survey will
be used to ensure that the content on the
HHS Web sites meets visitor needs and
expectations. The results will also
determine if the site is easy to use and
the content easy to understand.

of this collection of information,
including any of the following subjects:
(1) The necessity and utility of the
proposed information collection for the
proper performance of the agency’s
functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden. To obtain copies of
the supporting statement and any
related forms for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above,
e-mail your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and OS document identifier, to

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Form

Number of
respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Average
burden hours
per response
(in hrs.)

Total burden
hours

Survey ..............................................................................................................

48,000

1

12/60

9,600

Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction
Act Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request

Proposed Project

Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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:
‘‘Questionnaire and Data Collection
Testing, Evaluation, and Research for
the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality.’’ In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501–3520, AHIRQ invites the public to
comment on this proposed information
collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by March 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,

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Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
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
e-mail at
doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Questionnaire and Data Collection
Testing, Evaluation, and Research for
the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ) requests that the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) re-approve generic pre-testing
clearance 0935–0124 for three years to
facilitate AHRQ’s efforts to (1) employ
evaluation-type methods and techniques
to improve AHRQ’s current data
collection and estimation procedures,
(2) develop new collections and
procedures, including toolkits, and (3)
revise existing collections and
procedures. AHRQ uses techniques to
simplify data collection and estimation
procedures, reduce respondent burden,
and improve efficiencies to meet the
needs of individuals and small business
respondents who may have reduced
budgets and staff. AHRQ believes that

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developing, testing, and evaluating data
collection and estimation procedures
using survey methods and other
techniques in anticipation of agencysponsored studies can improve its
information collection efforts and the
products it develops and allow AHRQ to
be more responsive to fast-changing
developments in the healthcare research
field.
This clearance request is limited to
research on data collection, toolkit
development, and estimation
procedures and reports and does not
extend to the collection of data for
public release or policy formation. The
current clearance was granted on April
3rd 2008 and expires on April 30th,
2011.
This generic clearance will allow
AHRQ to draft and test toolkits, survey
instruments and other data collection
and estimation procedures more quickly
and with greater lead time, thereby
managing project time more efficiently
and improving the quality of the data
AHRQ collects. In some instances, the
ability to test and evaluate toolkits, data
collection and estimation procedures in
anticipation of work or early in a project
may result in the decision not to
proceed with additional activities,
thereby saving both public and private
resources and effectively eliminating
respondent burden.
Many of the tools AHRQ develops are
made available to the private sector to
assist in improving health care quality.
The health and health care environment

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