Evaluation of the National Guideline Clearinghouse

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form Form #3 Key Informant Interviews Form and Instruction	New
Form Form #2 Focus Groups Form and Instruction	New
Form Form #1 NGC Evaluation Survey Form and Instruction	New
Supporting Statement Part B -- Evaluation of the NGC 8-13-2010.doc Supporting Statement B	2010-11-18
Attachment F - 2008 Annual NGC Customer Satisfaction Survey.doc Supplementary Document	2010-11-18
Attachment G - Federal Register Notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-11-18
Attachment A - Healthcare Research and Quality Act.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-11-18
Attachment C - Email Announcement.doc Supplementary Document	2010-11-23
Supporting Statement Part A -- Evaluation of the NGC 8-23-2010.doc Supporting Statement A	2010-11-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
195600	Key Informant Interviews Form and Instruction	New
195599	Focus Groups Form and Instruction	New
195598	NGC Evaluation Survey Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0935-0174	ICR Reference No: 201012-0935-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HHS/AHRQ	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Evaluation of the National Guideline Clearinghouse
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/27/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/06/2010
Terms of Clearance: This customer satisfaction evaluation is approved.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/29/2012	12 Months From Approved
Responses	40,349	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	5,542	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The NGC serves as a publicly accessible Web-based database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines meeting explicit criteria. The NGC also supports AHRQ's strategic goal on effectiveness: to improve health care outcomes by encouraging the use of evidence to make informed health care decisions. The NGC is a vehicle for such encouragement. The mission of the NGC is to provide physicians, nurses, and other health professionals, health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems, purchasers and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation and use. AHRQ proposes to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the NGC. NGC's 10-year anniversary is an ideal time to perform this evaluation and build on the site trends AHRQ has already indentified, including growth from 70,000 to 700,000 visits per month, 600 to approximately 40,000 email subscribers, 250 to 2,370 guidelines represented, and 50 to nearly 300 participating guideline developer organizations from July 1999 to July 2009.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 299 Name of Law: Healthcare Research and Quality Acy of 1999
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 57033	09/17/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 70677	11/18/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NGC Evaluation Survey	Form #1	NGC Evaluation Survey
Focus Groups	Form #2	Focus Group Discussion Guide
Key Informant Interviews	Form #3	Key Informant Interview Discussion Guide

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	40,349	0	0	40,349	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,542	0	0	5,542	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Submission of a new information collection request.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $350,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/06/2010

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