[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75352-75353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29515]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-14-0739]


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 Kim Lane, 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 be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    CDC Oral Health Management Information System (OMB No. 0920-0739, 
exp. 4/30/2014)--Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Public Health Promotion (NCDDPHP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The CDC works with state health departments to improve the oral 
health of the nation. Targeted efforts include building and/or 
maintaining effective public health capacity for the implementation, 
evaluation, and dissemination of best practices in oral disease 
prevention and advancement of oral health. Through a cooperative 
agreement program (Program Announcement DP13-1307), CDC will provide 
funding to 21 states over a five-year period. New cooperative 
agreements went into effect in September 2013 and build on previous 
funded collaborations involving CDC and state programs. Of the 21 
awardees, 3 are funded at the Basic level (Component 1, infrastructure) 
and 18 are funded at the Enhanced level (Component 2) which includes 
additional activities. The cooperative agreement funding will be used 
to strengthen state-based oral health infrastructure and capacity, 
implement and expand evidence-based interventions that increase 
community-clinical linkages, such as school-based dental sealant 
programs; increase and maintain environmental systems level changes 
that support healthy behaviors, such as community water fluoridation; 
implement strategies that improve the delivery of targeted clinical 
preventive services; and promote beneficial health systems changes. CDC 
funding will also help states reduce health disparities among high-risk 
populations including, but not limited to, those of lower socio-
economic status, rural populations, Hispanic, African American and 
other ethnic groups.
    CDC is currently approved to collect annual progress and activity 
reports from state-based oral health programs. An electronic reporting 
system has been in place since 2007 and was enhanced in 2008 to capture 
information about grantees' success stories and environmental scanning 
activities. The information collected in the management information 
system (MIS) improved CDC's ability to disseminate information about 
successful public health approaches that can be replicated or adapted 
for use in other states.
    CDC plans to implement changes to the existing information 
collection. Through a Revision request, CDC will increase the number of 
awardees from 20 to 21; describe changes in the MIS platform and data 
elements that will align the monitoring and evaluation framework for 
oral health awardees with the framework used for a number of other 
programs in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and

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Health Promotion (NCCDPHP); and implement a revised method of 
estimating burden. For awardees funded at the Basic level, the 
estimated burden for the initial data entry needed to populate the 
system is 6 hours. Thereafter, the estimated burden for system 
maintenance and annual reporting is 3 hours. For awardees funded at the 
Enhanced level, the estimated burden for the initial data entry needed 
to populate the system is 13 hours. Thereafter, the estimated burden 
for system maintenance and annual reporting is 9 hours. The revised 
method provides a more accurate depiction of burden per respondent in 
comparison to the method presented in previous requests for OMB 
approval, which was based on a long-term average burden per response. 
There is no change in the frequency of reporting. Reports will be 
submitted to CDC annually, but states may enter updates into the MIS at 
any time.
    The MIS will provide a central repository of information, such as 
the work plans of the state oral health programs (their goals, 
objectives, performance milestones and indicators), as well as state 
oral health performance activities including programmatic and financial 
information. CDC will use the information collected to monitor awardee 
activities and to provide any technical assistance or follow-up support 
that may be needed.
    Participation in the progress reporting system is a condition of 
award for funded state oral health programs. All information will be 
collected electronically and there are no costs to respondents other 
than their time. OMB approval is requested for three years.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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Program Awardees Basic Level..  Initial MIS                    1               1               6               6
                                 Population.
                                Annual Progress                3               1               3               9
                                 Report.
Program Awardees Enhanced       Initial MIS                    6               1              13              78
 Level.                          Population.
                                Annual Progress               18               1               9             162
                                 Report.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             255
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Kimberly S. Lane,
Deputy Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-29515 Filed 12-10-13; 8:45 am]
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