[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70300-70301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28217]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-14-14CP]


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 CDC LeRoy Richardson, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, 
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

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be received within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Performance Monitoring and Budget Tracking Tool for the National 
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)--
New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides 
funding and technical assistance to states, Territories, the District 
of Columbia, and other entities to improve public health and reduce the 
economic toll of chronic diseases. In June 2013, the National Center 
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) initiated 
a new set of cooperative agreements under Funding Opportunity 
Announcement (FOA) DP13-1305, ``State Public Health Actions to Prevent 
and Control Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Associated Risk 
Factors and Promote School Health.'' The new program is designed to 
support an integrated approach to preventing and managing chronic 
conditions that share common risk factors. All 50 states and the 
District of Columbia were initially funded for up to five years. Two 
types of awards were issued. Nineteen awardees received funding at the 
Basic level and 32 awardees received additional funding for Enhanced 
activities. All DP13-1305 awardees are required to prepare performance 
work plans, collect program-specific performance measures, and submit 
annual progress reports that serve as continuation applications. In 
addition, the new FOA requires awardees to organize program activities 
and strategies according to four essential domains: (1) Epidemiology 
and surveillance; (2) Environmental approaches that promote health and 
support and reinforce healthful behaviors; (3) Health system 
interventions to improve the effective delivery and use of clinical and 
other preventive services; and (4) Community-clinical linkages to 
support cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes prevention and 
control efforts and the management of chronic diseases. Awardees funded 
at the Basic level will focus on Domain 1. Awardees funded at the 
Enhanced level will add activities in Domains 2, 3, and 4.
    The four domains framework promotes simultaneous work to address 
multiple chronic diseases and risk factors. Domain 1 encompasses both 
epidemiologic and surveillance methods to support gathering, analyzing, 
and disseminating population health data and evaluation methods to 
inform, prioritize, and monitor the delivery of the interventions in 
Domains 2-4. Domain 2 includes interventions that address the 
underlying causes of chronic disease. Domains 3 and 4 include 
interventions that strengthen systems and resources for early detection 
and better management of chronic diseases. Collectively, the work to be 
conducted through this framework can result in a healthier society that 
delivers healthier students to our schools and early care and education 
centers, healthier workers to our businesses and employers, and a 
healthier population to the health care system.
    CDC plans to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval 
for an Internet-based performance monitoring and budget tracking tool 
for awardees under FOA DP13-1305. CDC will collect performance 
monitoring information to assure compliance with cooperative agreement 
requirements, evaluate progress made in achieving program-specific 
performance measures, and obtain information needed to respond to 
inquiries about program activities and effectiveness from Congress and 
other sources. Budget information will be collected and tracked to 
assure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, funds awarded.
    Additionally, the tool will identify training and technical 
assistance needs, and support program evaluation. CDC is considering 
adding evaluation and success story components to the tool. A final 
decision will be made once work plans and budgets are finalized.
    Awardees will enter information into the electronic tool and submit 
reports to CDC once per year. Separate reports will be required for 
activities conducted under Basic awards and Enhanced awards. CDC 
anticipates that burden to respondents will be greatest during the 
initial population (data entry) of the work plan and budget. 
Thereafter, the estimated burden for ongoing data entry, system 
maintenance, and annual progress reporting will be reduced.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. 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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FOA 1305 Program Awardees       Initial Work                   6               1             9.5              57
 Basic Level.                    Plan and Budget.
                                Annual Progress               19               1           75/60              24
                                 Report.
FOA 1305 Program Awardees       Initial Work                  11               1              21             231
 Enhanced Level.                 Plan and Budget.
                                Annual Progress               32               1             3.5             112
                                 Report.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             424
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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. 2013-28217 Filed 11-22-13; 8:45 am]
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