[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 143 (Thursday, July 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41079-41080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14439]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-07-0106]


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 404-639-5960 
and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 
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, Annual 
Application and Reports--Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In 1994, OMB approved the collection of information provided in the 
grant applications and annual reports for the Preventive Health and 
Health Services Block Grant (OMB 0920-0106). This approval 
expires on October 31, 2008. * * * CDC is requesting OMB clearance for 
this legislatively mandated information collection until January 31, 
2011. The request is to approve the development and adherence to 
Healthy People 2010, the Nation's Health Objectives which was released 
the Spring of 2000. The PHHS block grant is mandated according to 
section 1904 to adhere to the Healthy People framework, therefore, the 
current application and report format was restructured to coincide with 
2010.
    This information collected through the applications from the 
official State health agencies is required from section 1905 of the 
Public Health Service Act. The information collected from the annual 
reports is required by section 1906. * * * The data collection tool is 
being moved from software that is installed to each user's desktop to a 
web-based system. The following changes will be incorporated into the 
web-based system: (1) Applications are referred to as Work Plans, (2) 
Grantees are asked to submit Work Plans within recommended page ranges 
based on the amount of funding with the objective of reducing the 
number of pages submitted per grantee, (3) Review functions have been 
added to the Work Plan, Success Stories, and Annual Report sections, 
(4) The rationale that was used by the Preventive Health and Health 
Services Block Grant (PHHSBG) Advisory Committee to prioritize use of 
PHHSBG funds is identified via check boxes versus a free form text 
field, (5) Information is captured relative to the percent of time 
dedicated to the PHHSBG by the Block Grant Coordinator and other Full 
Time Equivalents (FTEs) that are paid for in whole or in part with 
Block Grant dollars, (6) Grantees select the Evidence Based Guideline 
or Best Practice that is used as the basis for interventions from a 
pre-defined list, (7) Grantees select the CDC Goals that are being 
addressed with Block Grant Funds from a pre-defined list and identify 
the location wherein the funds are being applied, (8) Information items 
are broken down into discrete fields, for example, specific begin and 
end dates are entered for objectives and activities, and the components 
for a SMART (Specific Measurable Achievable, Realistic and Time based) 
objective are entered individually versus via free form text fields, 
(9) Grantees select a percent from a pre-defined list in the Annual 
Report section to identify the extent to which objectives and 
activities have been accomplished. Written detail is provided only for 
those items that are `exceptions' to projected outcomes, (10) A 
Compliance Review section has been added to provide grantees with 
general information regarding the Compliance Review process and 
specific information that pertains to past reviews of their state/
territory/tribe.
    The total burden hours is estimated at 3355 hours, a reduction of 
915 hours below the previous data collection estimate (4270). The 
number of hours is equal to 61 grantees x 25 hours (1525 hrs) for 
completion of the application and 61 grantees x 30 hours (1830 hrs) for 
completion of the annual report. Respondent burden is based upon 
experience with the Grant Application and Reporting system that is used 
to complete applications and annual reports.

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    There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate 
in the survey.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Respondents               Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)      (in hours)
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Grantees......................  Annual                        61               1              25            1525
                                 Application.
                                Annual Report...              61               1              30            1830
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............            3355
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    Dated: July 20, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E7-14439 Filed 7-25-07; 8:45 am]
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