[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8277-8278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03803]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-18-1053]
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 Monitoring and Reporting System for the
Division of Community Health's Cooperative Agreement Programs 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 September 16, 2017 to obtain
comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC received three
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;
(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 or send an email to [email protected]. 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 publication.
Proposed Project
Monitoring and Reporting System for the Division of Community
Health's Cooperative Agreement Programs (OMB No. 0920-1053, expiration
March 31, 2018)--Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In September 2014, the Division of Community Health (DCH), CDC,
announced a new cooperative agreement program, Racial and Ethnic
Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program, authorized by the
Public Health Service Act and the Prevention and Public Health Fund of
the Affordable Care Act (Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) FOA
DP14-1419PPHF14).
REACH awardees include 18 state, local and tribal governmental
agencies, and 31 non-governmental organizations. CDC designed the REACH
program to address chronic diseases and risk factors for chronic
diseases, including physical inactivity, poor diet, obesity, and
tobacco use. The program provides support for implementation of broad,
evidence- and practice-based policy and environmental improvements in
large and small cities, urban rural areas, tribes, multi-sectorial
community coalitions, and racial and ethnic communities experiencing
chronic disease disparities.
CDC seeks OMB approval to collect information from the 49 REACH
awardees during a supplemental fourth year of funding utilizing an
electronic management information system, the
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DCH-Performance Monitoring Database (DCH-PMD). Forty-four previously
funded Partnership to Improve Community Health awardees will no longer
be included in this collection due to funding cessation.
The information system collects information to enable the accurate,
reliable, uniform and timely submission to CDC of each awardee's work
plan and progress reports. Monitoring allows CDC to: (1) Determine
whether an awardee is meeting performance goals; (2) make adjustments
in the type and level of technical assistance provided to awardees; and
(3) provide oversight of the use of federal funds.
CDC also requests OMB approval to conduct targeted, special purpose
information collections on an as-needed basis. Due to substantial
interest in the REACH program from a variety of stakeholders, CDC
estimates that each REACH awardee may receive an invitation to
participate in one special purpose information collection. Methods for
these data collections could include telephone interviews, in-person
interviews, Web-based surveys, or paper-and-pencil surveys. CDC will
submit each special-purpose information collection request to OMB for
approval through the Change Request mechanism, and will include the
data collection instrument(s) and a description of purpose and methods.
CDC seeks approval for one year to collect the necessary data.
Also, CDC requires cooperative agreement awardee semi-annual progress
reporting participation, but voluntary for some special-purpose data
collections.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time. CDC
estimates no change to the average burden per response for routine,
semi-annual reporting (estimated at three hours). The total estimated
annualized burden hours for an additional year of information
collection are 588.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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DCH Program Awardees (state, local DCH MIS: Semi-annual 18 2 3
and tribal government sector). reporting. 18 1 6
Special Data Request.......
DCH Program Awardees (private DCH MIS: Semi-annual 31 2 3
sector). reporting.
Special Data Request....... 31 1 6
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Leroy A. 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.
[FR Doc. 2018-03803 Filed 2-23-18; 8:45 am]
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