[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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