[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1636-1637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00268]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-15-14AOO]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (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 agency's 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]. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be 
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Monitoring and Reporting System for the Division of Community 
Health's Cooperative Agreement Programs--New--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), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announced 93 awards under 
three new cooperative agreement programs authorized by the Public 
Health Service Act and the Prevention and Public Health Fund of the 
Affordable Care Act (FOA DP14-1417, FOA DP14-1418, and FOA DP14-
1419PPHF14). The new programs are designed to address chronic diseases 
and risk factors for chronic diseases, including physical inactivity, 
poor diet, obesity, and tobacco use. The programs will provide support 
for implementation of broad, evidence- and practice-based policy and 
environmental improvements in a mix of 93 large and small cities, urban 
rural areas, tribes, multi-sectorial community coalitions, and racial 
and ethnic communities experiencing chronic disease disparities. 
Awardees include a combination of 41 state, local, and tribal 
governmental agencies and 52 non-governmental (private sector) 
entities.
    CDC is seeking OMB approval to collect information from the new DCH 
awardees utilizing an electronic Policy, Environment, Programmatic, and 
Infrastructure Database (PEPID) designed to enable the accurate, 
reliable, uniform and timely submission to CDC of each awardee's work 
plan and progress reports. Monitoring allows CDC to determine whether 
an awardee is meeting performance goals, to make adjustments in the 
type and level of technical assistance provided to them, and to provide 
oversight of the use of federal funds. The burden per response for 
routine, semi-annual reporting through PEPID is three hours. The burden 
estimate also includes a one-time allocation of 15 hours for initial 
population of the PEPID system, which is annualized over the period of 
the information collection request.
    CDC is also requesting OMB approval to conduct targeted, special 
purpose information collections on an as-needed basis. Due to 
substantial interest in the new cooperative agreement programs, CDC 
estimates that each DCH awardee could be asked to participate in one 
special purpose information collection per year to supplement routine 
progress reporting. Each special purpose information collection request 
will be submitted to OMB for approval through the Change Request 
mechanism, and will include the data collection instrument(s) and a 
description of purpose and methods. The ability to conduct special 
purpose data collections will enable CDC to effectively manage 
programmatic activities and respond to inquiries. The estimated burden 
per response for each special data request is six hours.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. Participation is 
required for cooperative agreement awardees. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 1,596.

                                        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 and  DCH PEPID: Initial                    14               1              15
 tribal government entities).            population.
                                        DCH PEPID: Semi-annual                41               2               3
                                         reporting.
                                        Special PEPID Request...              41               1               6
DCH Program Awardees (private sector    DCH PEPID: Initial                    18               1              15
 entities).                              population.
                                        DCH PEPID: Semi-annual                52               2               3
                                         reporting.
                                        Special Data Request....              52               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. 2015-00268 Filed 1-12-15; 8:45 am]
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