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Quality Act of 1999 and re-named the
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality.
AHRQ’s mission is to produce
evidence to make health care safer,
higher quality, more accessible,
equitable, and affordable, and to work
within HHS and other partners to make
sure that the evidence is understood and
used.
Three areas in which AHRQ makes a
difference:
• AHRQ invests in research and
evidence to understand how to make
health care safer and improve quality.
• AHRQ creates materials to teach
and train health care systems and
professionals how to catalyze
improvements in care.
• AHRQ generates measures and data
used to track and improve performance
and to evaluate the progress of the U.S.
health system.
The purpose of the conference,
consistent with AHRQ’s mission, is to
bring together grantees, contractors, and
others who produce AHRQ-supported
research and products with stakeholders
who can use them to achieve
measurable improvements in the health
care that patients receive. The
conference provides additional
opportunities to ensure that AHRQsupported research delivers anticipated
results. More specifically, the
conference’s goal is to share best
practices based on AHRQ-supported
research, and to demonstrate how these
research findings and best practices
provide solutions for the challenges
facing today’s health care system. The
conference also offers time for
interaction among grantees, contractors,
and users who can implement researchbased solutions to improve care.
The co-sponsors will assist with
conference and agenda development,
strategic messaging, coordination,
financial management, and meeting
logistics in conjunction with AHRQ
staff. The co-sponsors can charge
registration fees to recover their share of
the event’s costs; however, registration
fees may not be set at an amount higher
than necessary to recover related
conference expenses.
Eligibility for Co-Sponsorship
To be eligible, a potential co-sponsor
shall: (1) Have a demonstrated
understanding, commitment, and
experience in conducting and/or
sponsoring health services research,
especially as it relates to one or more of
AHRQ’s priority areas; (2) be
knowledgeable about strategies for
disseminating and implementing
research findings, products, and tools
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health care policy; (3) have a track
record in using a variety of methods for
evaluating research impact; (4)
participate substantively in the cosponsored activity, not just provide
funding or logistical support; and (5)
have an organizational mission that is
consistent with AHRQ and HHS.
The selected co-sponsoring
organization shall furnish the necessary
personnel, materials, services, and
facilities to administer its responsibility
for the conference. These duties will be
outlined in a cosponsorship agreement
with AHRQ that will set forth the details
of the cosponsored activity, including
the requirements that any fees collected
by the co-sponsor shall be limited to the
amount necessary to cover the cosponsor’s related conference expenses.
Co-Sponsorship Proposal
Each co-sponsorship proposal shall
contain a description of: (1) The entity
or organization’s background and
history, (2) its ability to satisfy the cosponsorship criteria detailed above, and
(3) its proposed involvement in the cosponsored activity.
Evaluation Criteria
After engaging in exploratory
discussions with potential co-sponsors
that respond to this notice,
representatives of AHRQ will select the
co-sponsor or co-sponsors using the
following evaluation criteria:
(1) Qualifications and capability to
fulfill co-sponsorship responsibilities;
(2) Creativity related to enhancing the
conference, including options for
interactive sessions and ideas for
improving the event based on the 2015
conference offerings;
(3) Potential for reaching and
generating attendees from among key
stakeholders, including Federal, State
and local policymakers, health care
providers, consumers and patients,
purchasers and payers, and other health
officials and underserved/special
populations;
(4) Experience administering
conferences;
(5) Past or current work specific to
health services research;
(6) Personnel names, professional
qualifications, and specific expertise
with conference planning;
(7) Availability and description of
facilities needed to participate in and
support the conference planning
process, including office space,
information technology, and
telecommunication resources;
(8) Description of financial
management expertise, including
demonstration of experience in
developing a budget and collecting and

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managing monies from organizations
and individuals; and
(9) Proposed plan for managing a
conference with AHRQ.
Sharon B. Arnold,
Deputy Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–16–16AOP; Docket No. CDC–2016–
0049]

Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:

The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing efforts to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on a proposed information
collection entitled ‘‘TRAUMATIC
BRAIN INJURY (TBI) SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEM.’’ CDC will use the
information collected to determine how
many children and adults experience a
traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year in
the United States, and to collect
information about the circumstances
that identifies groups most at risk for
TBI.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before August 12, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2016–
0049 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. All relevant comments
received will be posted without change
to Regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
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access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
Regulations.gov.
Please note: All public comment should be
submitted through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.

To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact the Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570;
Email: omb@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. In addition, the PRA also
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
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
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

health and economic burden of TBI in
the U.S. because they are based on
healthcare administrative data that only
capture information on the number of
ED visits, hospitalizations, and deaths
identified as TBI-related.
A surveillance system will accurately
determine how many children and
adults experience a TBI each year in the
United States, and will collect
information about the circumstances
that identifies groups most at risk for
TBI. By administering the surveillance
system over time, the surveillance
system can monitor trends and allow for
an understanding of whether TBIs are
increasing or decreasing, and whether
prevention efforts are effective.
Data will be collected through
household survey conducted as a
random digit dial telephone survey
utilizing both landline and cellphones;
adult respondents will be asked about
their own TBI history while adult
respondents with children 5–17 years of
age will serve as proxies and answer
questions about their children’s TBI
history.
Information collected will produce
nationally representative incidence
estimates of all TBI, with a particular
focus on the incidence of sports- and
recreation-related TBI (SRR–TBI) among
youth 5–21 years of age. Another use of
the data is to produce nationallyrepresentative estimates of TBI-related
disability.
Participation in the information
collection is voluntary. The survey will
be conducted among English or Spanish
speaking participants living in the
United States. The estimated annual
burden hours are 3,979. There are no
costs to respondents other than their
time.

clarity of the information to be
collected; (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; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Proposed Project
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI)
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM—New—
National Center for Injury Prevention
and Control (NCIPC), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The CDC requests a three-year OMB
approval for a new Traumatic Brain
Injury (TBI) Surveillance System data
collection. TBI is a significant public
health concern in the United States,
contributing to an estimated 2.2 million
Emergency Department (ED) visits,
280,000 hospitalizations, and 50,000
deaths in 2010. These numbers,
however, underestimate the true public

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Adults 18 or older .............................

Adult Eligibility Screener ..................
Adult Screener ..................................
Adult Survey .....................................
Adolescent Screener ........................
Adolescent Survey ...........................

2,611
14,164
2,500
2,058
686

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12/60

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750
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Leroy A. 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.
[FR Doc. 2016–13848 Filed 6–10–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30Day–16–0974]

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
As part of a Federal Government-wide
effort to streamline the process to seek
feedback from the public on service
delivery, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) has submitted a
Generic Information Collection Request
(Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery’’ to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval under
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). The notice for the
proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address any of the
following: (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 or
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice
should be directed to the Attention:
CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or
by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Generic Clearance for the Collection
of Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery (OMB Control No.
0920–0974, Expiration Date June 30,
2016)—Revision—Center for
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and
Laboratory Sciences, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This revision in the information
collection activity is being requested
primarily to reflect a simultaneous
increase in (1) the number of programs
in the Center due to a reorganization in
2014, (2) interest in electronic survey
methods, and (3) need for customer
input to and satisfaction with program
Web sites and materials. The activity
will garner increased qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with the Administration’s
commitment to improving service
delivery. By qualitative feedback we
mean information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.

This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: The
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
control number. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time. The
estimated annualized burden hours for
this data collection activity are 16,957.

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Number of
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Type of respondents

Form name

Users of CSELS products ...............................
Users of CSELS products ...............................
Users of CSELS products ...............................

Online survey .................................................
Individual interview .........................................
Focus group ...................................................

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responses per
respondent
11
7
3

Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
16/60
55/60
90/60