[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18597-18598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07060]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-13-0106)
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 Ron A. Otten, 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
Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (OMB No. 0920-
0106, exp. 7/31/2013)--Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant
program was established to provide awardees with a source of flexible
funding for health promotion and disease prevention programs.
Currently, 61 awardees (50 states, the District of Columbia, two
American Indian Tribes, and eight U.S. territories) receive Block
Grants to address locally-defined public health needs in innovative
ways. Block Grants allow awardees to prioritize the use of funds and to
fill funding gaps in programs that deal with the leading causes of
death and disability. Block Grant funding also provides awardees with
the ability to respond rapidly to emerging health issues, including
outbreaks of diseases or pathogens. The PHHS Block Grant program is
authorized by sections 1901-1907 of the Public Health Service Act.
CDC currently collects information from Block Grant awardees to
monitor their objectives and activities (Preventive Health and Health
Services Block Grant, OMB No. 0920-0106, exp. 7/31/2013). Each awardee
is required to submit an annual application for funding (Work Plan)
that describes its objectives and the populations to be addressed, and
an Annual Report that describes activities, progress toward objectives,
and Success Stories which highlight the improvements Block Grant
programs have made and the value of program activities. Information is
submitted electronically through the web-based Block Grant Information
Management System (BGMIS).
The Work Plan and Annual Report are designed to help Block Grant
awardees attain their goals and to meet reporting requirements
specified in the program's authorizing legislation. Each Work Plan
objective is defined in SMART format (Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
Realistic and Time-based), and includes a specified start date and end
date. Block Grant activities adhere to the Healthy People (HP)
framework established by the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS). The current version of the BGMIS associates each awardee-defined
activity with a specific HP National Objective, and identifies the
location where funds are applied. In this Revision request, the CDC
Block Grant program office has replaced the Healthy People 2010
objectives with Healthy People 2020 objectives and updated the BGMIS to
enhance the number of objectives that grantees can use to describe
their funded activities. At this time, the BGMIS does not collect data
related to performance measures, but a future information collection
request may outline additional reporting requirements related to
performance measures.
CDC requests OMB approval to continue the Block Grant information
collection for three years (through 8/31/2016). CDC will continue to
use the BGMIS to monitor awardee progress, identify activities and
personnel supported with Block Grant funding, conduct compliance
reviews of Block Grant awardees, and promote the use of evidence-based
guidelines and interventions. There are no changes to the number of
respondents or the estimated annual burden per respondent. There are no
changes to BGMIS data elements other than changes related to HP 2020
objectives and enhancements. The Work Plan and the Annual Report will
be submitted
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annually. The estimated burden per response for the Work Plan is 20
hours and the estimated burden per response for the Annual Report is 15
hours.
Participation in this information collection is required for Block
Grant awardees. There are no costs to respondents other than their
time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Block Grant Awardees.......... Work Plan....... 61 1 20 1,220
Annual Report... 61 1 15 915
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 2,135
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Dated: March 21, 2013.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-07060 Filed 3-26-13; 8:45 am]
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