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September 11th Victim Compensation
Fund (VCF) from receiving payments
from the United States Victims of State
Sponsored Terrorism Fund, even if their
claims were determined eligible by the
Special Master.8 Because 9/11 family
members (i.e., immediate family
members of 9/11 victims who are not
spouses or dependents, such as nondependent parents and siblings)
generally did not receive awards from
the VCF, they were not precluded from
receiving payments from the Fund if
their claims were determined eligible. In
2019, the United States Victims of State
Sponsored Terrorism Fund Clarification
Act (Clarification Act) removed the
language precluding 9/11-related
claimants (i.e., 9/11 victims, spouses,
and dependents) who received awards
from the VCF from receiving payments
from the Fund.9
Section 1705 of the Sudan Claims
Resolution Act contains a provision for
GAO to conduct an audit and publish a
notice estimating potential lump sum
catch-up payments to 9/11 victims, 9/11
spouses, and 9/11 dependents who have
eligible claims from the Fund.
Specifically, we are publishing for
comment our methodology for
estimating potential lump-sum catch up
payments in ‘‘amounts that, after
receiving the lump sum catch-up
payments, would result in the
percentage of the claims of 9/11 victims,
9/11 spouses, and 9/11 dependents
received from the Fund being equal to
the percentage of the claims of 9/11
family members received from the
Fund, as of the date of enactment.’’ 10
For the purpose of this analysis, ‘‘9/11
family members’’ are eligible claimants
who received payments from the Fund
in the first and second rounds of
payments in 2017 and 2019,
respectively; and ‘‘9/11 victims, 9/11
spouses, and 9/11 dependents’’ are
claimants who had eligible claims
(based on eligible final judgments) prior
to the Clarification Act, but were
precluded from receiving payments
from the Fund because they had
received awards from the VCF.11
8 See Public Law 114–113, div. O, tit. IV, 404, 129
Stat. 2242, 3010–3011.
9 Public Law 116–69, div. B, tit. VII, 1701, 133
Stat. 1134, 1140–1141.
10 34 U.S.C. 20144(d)(4)(C)(i). Further, section
1705 provides for GAO to conduct this audit in
accordance with 34 U.S.C. 20144(d)(3)(A), which
generally places limits on the amount of eligible
claims (referred to as ‘‘statutory caps’’). For
example, for individuals, the cap is generally
$20,000,000 and for claims of family members
when aggregated, the cap is generally $35,000,000.
As such, we plan to utilize data from the Fund on
the claim amounts after the application of statutory
caps.
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To estimate the amount(s) called for
in the mandate, GAO plans to utilize
data from the Fund on the following
amounts: (1) Payments received by 9/11
family members in rounds one and two;
(2) net eligible claims 12 of 9/11 family
members who received payments in
rounds one and two; and (3) net eligible
claims 13 of 9/11 victims, spouses, and
dependents. Using these amounts, we
plan to calculate the percentage of 9/11
family members’ net eligible claims that
were paid from the Fund in rounds one
and two. We will then apply this
percentage to net eligible claims of 9/11
victims, spouses, and dependents to
generate the lump sum catch-up
payment amount for 9/11 victims,
spouses, and dependents, in an equal
percentage.
After consideration of comments from
this notice, we will issue a second
Federal Register notice, utilizing data
from the Fund to report estimated lump
sum catch-up payments based on this
methodology with any changes we
determine appropriate. We will again
seek public comment on the second
Federal Register notice.
Authority: Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, tit.
XVII, 1705, 134 Stat. 1182, 3293–3294 (34
U.S.C. 20144(d)(4)(C)).
Charles Michael Johnson, Jr.,
Managing Director, Homeland Security and
Justice, U.S. Government Accountability
Office.
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estimating ‘‘catch-up payments’’ are 9/11 victims,
spouses, and dependents who applied for payments
in the first, second, or third round of payments from
the Fund; whose final judgment date was prior to
the close of the application period for the second
round of payments (September 14, 2018); and who
did not receive payments from the Fund in rounds
one or two. See 34 U.S.C. 20144(c), (d)(4)(C); U.S.
Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund,
‘‘Special Master Report Regarding the Third
Distribution,’’ at 2 (June 2020). According to the
Fund’s June 2020 congressional report, the
applications of eligible claimants who applied in
rounds one or two are carried forward into
subsequent payment rounds.
12 For the purposes of our analysis, ‘‘net eligible
claims’’ refers to the monetary amount of all eligible
claims after the application of statutory caps by the
Fund, if applicable. 34 U.S.C. 20144(d)(3)(A). In
accordance with GAO standards, we will assess the
reliability and completeness of the data from the
Fund to ensure that it is appropriate for these
purposes.
13 As discussed in footnote 11 above, a 9/11
victim, dependent, or spouse’s net eligible claim
would be included if they applied for payments in
the first, second, or third round of payments from
the Fund; if the date of their final judgment was
prior to the close of the application period for the
second round of payments (September 14, 2018);
and if they did not receive a payment from the
Fund in rounds one or two.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry
[60Day–21–0047; Docket No. ATSDR–2021–
0003]

Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:

The Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR), as part of its continuing effort
to reduce public burden and maximize
the utility of government information,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies the opportunity to
comment on a proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on a proposed information
collection project titled ‘‘Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery.’’ The information collection
activity provides a means to garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback in an efficient, timely manner,
in accordance with the Federal
government’s commitment to improving
service delivery.
DATES: ATSDR must receive written
comments on or before May 25, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. ATSDR–2021–
0003 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, 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. ATSDR will post,
without change, all relevant comments
to Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Information Collection Review Office,
SUMMARY:

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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone:
404–639–7118; Email: [email protected].
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 the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. 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;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. 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 submissions
of responses.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project

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Generic Clearance for the Collection
of Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery (OMB Control No.
0923–0047, Exp. 01/31/2022)—
Extension—Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR).
Background and Brief Description
The information collection activity
provides a means to garner qualitative

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customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with the Federal
government’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.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Agency’s services
will be unavailable.
ATSDR will only submit a collection
for approval under this generic
clearance if it meets the following
conditions:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are
noncontroversial and do not raise issues
of concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
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• Information gathered is intended to
be used only internally for general
service improvement and program
management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of the
agency (if released, the agency must
indicate the qualitative nature of the
information);
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does 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 to
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.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
This is an extension of the previously
approved collection of 7,075 annualized
burden hours. The respondents are
Individuals and Households; Businesses
and Organizations; and State, Local, or
Tribal Government. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time.

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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondent

Individuals and Households; Busi- Small discussion groups ..................
nesses and Organizations; and
State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Request for customer comment
cards/complaint forms/post-conference or training surveys.
Focus groups of customers, potential customers, delivery partners,
or other stakeholders.
Qualitative customer satisfaction
surveys or interviews.
Usability testing/in-person observation testing.
Total ...........................................

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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
has submitted the information
collection request titled Evaluation of
Venous Thromboembolism Prevention
Practices in U.S. Hospitals to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. CDC previously
published a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection
Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations’’ notice on November
19, 2020 to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. CDC did
not receive comments related to the
previous notice. This notice serves to
allow an additional 30 days for public
and affected agency comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this
proposed information collection project.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
that:
(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;

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Number of
responses per
respondent

Number of
respondents

Type of collection

1

90/60

450

1,500

1

15/60

375

2,000

1

2

4,000

3,000

1

30/60

1,500

1,500

1

30/60

750

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

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

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

7,075

Proposed Project
Evaluation of Venous
Thromboembolism Prevention Practices
in U.S. Hospitals—New—National
Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD),

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(in hours)

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(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.
Comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Direct written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice to the
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by
fax to (202) 395–5806. Provide written
comments within 30 days of notice
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Center on Birth Defects
and Disabilities (NCBDDD) is submitting
a New Information Collection Request
for one-year approval. Venous
thromboembolism (VTE) is an important
and growing public health problem.
Over half of VTE events are associated
with recent hospitalization and most
occur after discharge. Hospitalassociated VTE is often preventable but
VTE prevention strategies are not
applied uniformly or systematically
across U.S. hospitals. The framework for
VTE prevention in hospitalized patients
includes a hospital VTE prevention
policy, an interdisciplinary VTE team, a
VTE prevention protocol, monitoring of
processes and outcomes, and VTE
prevention education for providers and
patients. A VTE prevention protocol
includes VTE risk assessment, bleeding
risk assessment, and clinical decision
support for appropriate VTE
prophylaxis. Increase in VTE risk
assessment rates have been associated
with improvements in VTE prophylaxis.
An implementation gap exists
between evidence-based guidelines for
VTE prophylaxis in hospitalized adult
patients and implementation of those
guidelines in real-world hospital
settings. However, data on VTE
prevention practices in U.S. hospitals is
lacking. To address this gap, CDC, in
collaboration with The Joint
Commission, developed a survey on
hospital VTE prevention practices. The
survey will be implemented by The
Joint Commission as an electronic onetime data collection in a nationally
representative sample of U.S. adult
general medical and surgical hospitals.
The target respondent will be the

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