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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–24–0943; Docket No. CDC–2024–
0033]

Proposed Data Collections 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 a continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice
invites comment on a proposed
information collection project titled
Data Collection for the Residential Care
Community and Adult Day Services
Center Components of the National
Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Study.
The purpose is to collect data for the
residential care community and adult
day services center components for the
2024 wave of the National Post-Acute
and Long-Term Care Study.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before July 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2024–
0033 by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.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 H21–8, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
www.regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all public
comments through the Federal
eRulemaking portal
(www.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,
Centers for Disease Control and

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Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS
H21–8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329;
Telephone: 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.
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 shall 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;
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
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;
and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Data Collection for the Residential
Care Community and Adult Day Service
Center Components of the National
Post-acute and Long-term Care Study
(OMB Control No. 0920–0943 Exp. 7/31/
2025)—Revision—National Center for
Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as
amended, authorizes that the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
acting through NCHS, shall collect
statistics on health resources . . . [and]
utilization of health care, including

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extended care facilities, and other
institutions. NCHS seeks approval to
collect data for the residential care
community (RCC) and adult day
services center (ADSC) components of
the 7th National Post-Acute and LongTerm Care Study (NPALS). A two-year
clearance is requested.
Details on the complete study design
include the following. The NPALS is
designed to: (1) broaden NCHS’ ongoing
coverage of paid, regulated long-term
care (LTC) providers; (2) present
alongside existing administrative data
on LTC providers and service users (i.e.,
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) data on inpatient
rehabilitation facilities and patients,
long-term care hospitals and patients,
nursing homes and residents, home
health agencies and patients, and
hospices and patients); (3) update data
more frequently on LTC providers and
service users for which nationally
representative administrative data do
not exist; and (4) enable comparisons
across LTC sectors and timely
monitoring of supply and use of these
sectors over time.
Data will be collected from two types
of LTC providers in the 50 states and the
District of Columbia: 11,600 RCCs and
5,500 ADSCs. Data were collected in
2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022.
The data to be collected in 2024 include
the basic characteristics, services,
staffing, and practices of RCCs and
ADSCs, and aggregate-level
distributions of the demographics,
selected health conditions and health
care utilization, physical functioning,
and cognitive functioning of RCC
residents and ADSC participants.
Expected users of data from this
collection effort include, but are not
limited to CDC; other Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS)
agencies, such as the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation, The Administration for
Community Living, and the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality;
associations, such as LeadingAge,
National Center for Assisted Living,
American Seniors Housing Association,
Argentum, and National Adult Day
Services Association; universities;
foundations; and other private sector
organizations such as the Alzheimer’s
Association and the AARP Public Policy
Institute.
Expected burden from data collection
for eligible cases is 30 minutes per
respondent. An estimated 5% of RCC
and ADSC respondents will have an
additional five minutes of burden to
complete a data retrieval call. We
calculated the burden based on a 100%
response rate. CDC requests OMB

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approval for an estimated 4,311 annual
burden hours. There is no cost to

respondents other than their time to
participate.

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

Number of
responses per
respondent

Total burden
(in hours)

Form name

RCC
Director/Designated
Staff
Member.
ADSC Director/Designated Staff
Member.
RCC/ADSC
Director/Designated
Staff Member.

RCC Questionnaire .........................

5,800

1

30/60

2,900

ADSC Questionnaire .......................

2,750

1

30/60

1,375

Data retrieval call ............................

428

1

5/60

36

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

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

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

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

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

4,311

Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office
Office of Public Health Ethics and
Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024–09854 Filed 5–6–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–24–0212; Docket No. CDC–2024–
0035]

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 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 continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on a proposed information
collection project titled the National
Hospital Care Survey (NHCS). The goal
of the project is to assess patient care in
hospital-based settings and to describe
patterns of health care delivery and
utilization in the United States.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before July 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2024–
0035 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS H21–8, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
www.regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(www.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,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS
H21–8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329;
Telephone: 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 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

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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;
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; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
National Hospital Care Survey
(NHCS) (OMB Control No. 0920–0212,
Exp. 12/31/2024)—Revision—National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as
amended, authorizes that the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
acting through NCHS, shall collect
statistics on the extent and nature of
illness and disability of the population
of the United States. This three-year
clearance request for National Hospital
Care Survey (NHCS) includes the
collection of all inpatient and
ambulatory Uniform Bill–04 (UB–04)
claims data or electronic health record
(EHR) data as well as the collection of
hospital-level information via a
questionnaire from a sample of 608
hospitals.
The National Ambulatory Medical
Care Survey (NAMCS) was conducted
intermittently from 1973 through 1985,

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