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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Special Emphasis Panel; Meeting
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2),
announcement is made of an Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) Special Emphasis Panel (SEP)
meeting on ‘‘AHRQ RFA–HS–13–010,
Closing the Gap in Healthcare
Disparities through Dissemination and
Implementation of Patient Centered
Outcomes Research (U18)’’. Each SEP
meeting will commence in open session
before closing to the public for the
duration of the meeting.
DATES: November 6, 2013 (Open on
November 6 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
and closed for the remainder of the
meeting).
SUMMARY:

Hyatt Regency Hotel
Bethesda, One Metro Center, Bethesda,
MD 20814.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anyone wishing to obtain a roster of
members, agenda or minutes of the nonconfidential portions of this meeting
should contact: Mrs. Bonnie Campbell,
Committee Management Officer, Office
of Extramural Research, Education and
Priority Populations, AHRQ, 540
Gaither Road, Room 2038, Rockville,
Maryland 20850, Telephone: (301) 427–
1554.
Agenda items for this meeting are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Special
Emphasis Panel is a group of experts in
fields related to health care research
who are invited by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ), and agree to be available, to
conduct on an as needed basis,
scientific reviews of applications for
AHRQ support. Individual members of
the Panel do not attend regularlyscheduled meetings and do not serve for
fixed terms or a long period of time.
Rather, they are asked to participate in
particular review meetings which
require their type of expertise.
Each SEP meeting will commence in
open session before closing to the public
for the duration of the meeting. The SEP
meeting referenced above will be closed
to the public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in 5 U.S.C. App. 2,
section 10(d), 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), and 5

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U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). The grant applications
and the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Dated: September 25, 2013.
Richard Kronick,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–14–14AC]

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
Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to [email protected].
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.
Proposed Project
Application of a Web-based Health
Survey Tool in Schools—New—
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Background and Brief Description
The mission of the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) is to promote safety and health
at work for all people through research
and prevention. The Occupational
Safety and Health Act, Public Law 91–
596 (section 20[a] [1]), authorizes
NIOSH to conduct research to advance
the health and safety of workers. NIOSH
is proposing to conduct a health
questionnaire of employees in 50
elementary schools in a large school
district in the Northeastern United
States.
According to the 2012 Bureau of
Labor Statistics survey, the educational
services sector employs approximately
12.9 million workers, with 8.4 million
working in elementary and secondary
schools. A 2010 analysis of data on U.S.
working adults indicated that the
educational services sector had one of
the highest prevalence’s of current
asthma at 13.1%.
In 1995, the Government Accounting
Office reported that about 33% of
schools in the U.S. needed extensive
repair or replacement of one or more
buildings, which includes problems
related to dampness and mold. A better
understanding of school building
conditions related to dampness and
mold, as well as associated health
effects, is essential for the prevention of
work-related illness in school staff.
NIOSH requests OMB approval to
administer an internet-based
questionnaire to collect health
information on staff from 50 schools
within this school district. The survey
will be conducted concurrently with a
field-based environmental survey using
a dampness and mold assessment tool,
which was developed by NIOSH to
collect information on dampness and
mold in buildings. NIOSH will
collaborate with the school district and
local teachers union to recruit a broad
range of school staff as participants,
including teachers, administrative staff,
facilities and maintenance staff, nurses
and counselors, and kitchen staff for
this study. Results will be used to
determine possible relationships
between health outcomes and
environmental conditions, specifically
conditions related to dampness and
mold. Results will also help to validate
the dampness and mold assessment
tool.
Overall results will benefit many
stakeholders, including school-affiliated
and general administrative personnel,
facilities and maintenance
representatives, building owners, and
safety and health professionals charged
with the prevention, identification, and

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remediation of environmental issues
when occupant health concerns are
raised.
NIOSH anticipates that the internetbased questionnaire will begin in the

spring of 2014. All participants will be
asked to complete the same
questionnaire, which will take
approximately 20 minutes to complete.

The total estimated burden for this onetime collection of data is 1,567 hours.
There are no costs to respondents other
than their time.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent

Avg. burden
per response
(in hrs.)

Total burden
(in hrs.)

Form name

Elementary School Employees .........

Elementary School Staff Questionnaire.

4,700

1

20/60

1,567

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

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

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

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

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

1,567

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 Disease Control and
Prevention
UPDATE—Meeting of the Community
Preventive Services Task Force (Task
Force)
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Update to notice of meeting.
AGENCY:

The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces an update to the meeting of
the Community Preventive Services
Task Force (Task Force). The in-person
Task Force meeting is being replaced by
an abbreviated conference call as a
result of the lapse in the FY 2014
appropriation, which limited CDC’s
ability to complete the necessary
scientific and logistical support for the
meeting. The Task Force is an
independent, nonfederal, and
uncompensated panel. Its members
represent a broad range of research,
practice, and policy expertise in
prevention, wellness, health promotion,
and public health, and are appointed by
the CDC Director. The Task Force was
convened in 1996 by the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) to
identify community preventive
programs, services, and policies that
increase healthy longevity, save lives
and dollars and improve Americans’
quality of life. CDC is mandated to
provide ongoing administrative,
research, and technical support for the

SUMMARY:

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operations of the Task Force. During its
meetings, the Task Force considers the
findings of systematic reviews on
existing research, and issues
recommendations. These
recommendations provide evidencebased options from which decision
makers in communities, companies,
health departments, health plans and
healthcare systems, non-governmental
organizations, and at all levels of
government can choose what best meets
the needs, preferences, available
resources, and constraints of their
constituents. The Task Force’s
recommendations, along with the
systematic reviews of the scientific
evidence on which they are based, are
compiled in the Guide to Community
Preventive Services (Community Guide).
DATES: The meeting will be held by
conference call on Wednesday, October
23, 2013, from 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT.
Meeting Accessibility: This meeting is
open to the public. If you RSVPed to the
original notice by the requested date,
October 9, 2013, additional information
will be provided on how to access the
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrea Baeder, The Community Guide
Branch; Division of Epidemiology,
Analysis, and Library Services; Center
for Surveillance, Epidemiology and
Laboratory Services; Office of Public
Health Scientific Services, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road, MS–E–69, Atlanta, GA
30333, phone: (404) 498–6876, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: The purpose of the meeting
is for the Task Force to consider the
findings of systematic reviews and issue
findings and recommendations to help
inform decision making about policy,
practice, and research in a wide range
of U.S. settings.
Matters to be discussed: motor
vehicle-related injury prevention and
health equity.

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Dated: October 18, 2013.
Tanja Popovic,
Deputy Associate Director for Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–40B, CMS–
2088–92, CMS–10260, and CMS–L564 and
CMS–10501]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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 (the
PRA), federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information (including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information) and to allow
60 days for public comment on the
proposed action. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding our
burden estimates or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including
any of the following subjects: the
necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions;
the accuracy of the estimated burden;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of

SUMMARY:

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