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profile pages on an ongoing basis as
they improve their offerings and
features to patients. We would like for
this capability to exist for no more than
3 years.
Likely Respondents: Any entity
providing health services to patients
and or collecting health information on
consumers which includes but is not
limited to: hospitals, physicians, labs,

immunization registries, and state
health information exchanges.
Respondents will also include
application developers with the
capability to consume health
information in a structured format from
a patient.
Burden Statement: Organizations that
would like to be listed on the Connector
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questions. The survey will ask health
data holding organizations to provide
basic information about their access
capabilities, reach, contact information
and links to where patients could go to
get their health data. The total annual
burden hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below.

TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Type of respondent

Number of
respondents

Number of
responses per
respondent

Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Providers ......................................................................................
Hospitals ......................................................................................
Labs .............................................................................................
State Immunization Registries .....................................................
Pharmacies ..................................................................................
State HIEs ....................................................................................
Total ......................................................................................

2,000
500
10
7
10
15
..............................

1
1
1
1
1
1
..............................

3/60
3/60
3/60
3/60
3/60
3/60
..............................

OS specifically requests comments on
(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.
Darius Taylor,
Deputy, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Proposed Project

Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send
comments to LeRoy Richardson, 1600

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Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection 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
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Community Assessment for Public
Health Emergency Response
(CASPER)—New—National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC requests a three-year approval for
a new Generic Information Collection
Request (ICR) for the Community
Assessment for Public Health
Emergency Response (CASPER).
CASPER is an effective public health
tool designed to quickly provide lowcost, household-based information
about a community’s needs and health
status in a simple, easy-to-understand
format for decision-makers. A CASPER
can be conducted any time the public
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Total burden
hours
100
25
.5
.35
.5
.75
127

well known, including as part of
disaster/emergency response to help
inform decision making and distribution
of resources, or in non-emergency
settings to assess the public health
needs of a community. In all situations,
CASPER provides timely public health
information that is essential when
engaging in sound public health action.
In order for a CASPER to be initiated
by CDC, a state, local, tribal, or
territorial jurisdiction must first invite
CDC to participate in a CASPER.
Communities are identified by local,
state, or regional emergency managers
and health department officers. The
process for conducting a CASPER
includes planning and preparation, field
work, analysis, and sharing results with
stakeholders. Planning can take 24
hours to several months depending on
the type of CASPER being conducted.
Field work takes approximately five
days. Due to emergency situations under
which CASPERs are often requested by
states (e.g., hurricane response, oil
spill), it is important that CDC has the
ability to gain urgent approval for data
collection.
The CASPER uses a validated
statistical methodology that includes a
two-stage probability sampling
technique to collect information from a
representative sample of 210
households in the community. Within
the community, 30 clusters (typically
census tracts) are selected based on
probability proportional to size and,
within each cluster, seven households
are randomly selected for interview.
Participation in a CASPER
questionnaire is voluntary. Consenting
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for participating in the survey. Face-toface interviews, usually taking 30
minutes or less, with one adult (≥ 18
years of age) from a selected household
are recorded on paper or in electronic
form. In general, yes/no and multiple
choice questions are used to collect
household level information including,
but not limited to, the following
categories: Housing unit type and extent
of damage to the dwelling, household
needs, physical and behavioral health
status, perception and response to
public health communications,
household emergency preparedness,
and greatest reported need. While a
majority of CASPERs collect only
household-level information, there may
be instances where the questionnaires
are modified to collect a small amount
of individual level data.
Participants give verbal consent.
Additionally, no data is collected that
could link specific questionnaires to

house addresses. Separate from the
questionnaire, a tracking form is used to
record the number of households
visited, calculate response rates, and
record households that should be
revisited because a respondent was
unavailable for interview. A complete
addresses, including house number,
street name, city, state, and zip code, are
never recorded on any form. This
information is not retained by CDC or
entered into any database. There is no
way to link data from the tracking form
to specific household questionnaires.
Though each CASPER will be
different, in general, personally
identifying information is not collected.
In a minimal number of CASPERs,
interview teams may come across
households with urgent needs that
present an immediate threat to life or
health, where calling emergency
services immediately is not appropriate.
In these instances, the team may refer

the household to appropriate services
using a referral form that is not attached
to the questionnaire. In the scant
instances where these forms are
utilized, personally identifying
information is collected. However, the
forms go directly from the field team to
the local CASPER coordinator for
handling and rapid follow-up. When
referral forms are used, the information
is never retained by CDC or entered into
any database. There is no way to link
specific questionnaires to any
information on the referral form.
The estimated annualized burden is
1,577 hours. The estimated burden is
based on conducting 15 CASPERs per
year, interviewing 210 households per
CASPER, conducting 30 minute
interviews per household, and
completing 50 referral forms per year.
There is no cost to respondents other
than their time.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
burden per
response
(in hrs)

Total burden
(in hrs)

Form name

Residents of the selected geographic area to be
assessed.

CASPER Questionnaire
Referral Form ...............

3,150
50

1
1

30/60
2/60

1,575
2

Total ...............................................................

.......................................

........................

........................

........................

1,577

LeRoy Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–10209 and
CMS–10379]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
ACTION:

The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), federal agencies are required to
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information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information, and to allow
a second opportunity for public
comment on the notice. Interested
persons are invited to send comments
regarding the burden estimate or any
other aspect 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.
Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by May 2, 2014.

DATES:

Notice.

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Number of
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Type of respondents

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When commenting on the
proposed information collections,
please reference the document identifier
or OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be received by
the OMB desk officer via one of the
following transmissions: OMB, Office of

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Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: CMS Desk Officer, Fax
Number: (202) 395–5806 or Email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, you may make your request
using one of following:
1. Access CMS’ Web site address at
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995.
2. Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
(410) 786–1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–
1326.
Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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