[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91-92]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33092]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-15-2015; Docket No. CDC-2015-0023]


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 Paper 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 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]. Direct written comments 
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice 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

Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation

    (Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network)--
New--National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities 
(NCBDDD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Background and Brief Description
    In January 2015, CDC launched a new phase of funding for its autism 
spectrum disorder (ASD) surveillance program through a new cooperative 
agreement: ``Enhancing Public Health Surveillance of Autism Spectrum 
Disorder and Other Developmental Disabilities through the Autism and 
Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network'' under the 
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DD15-1501. Through this 
cooperative agreement, funding is provided to enhance tracking at eight 
existing sites and to launch two new sites. Awards were made to state/
local health departments and/or their designated representatives, 
including Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Johns 
Hopkins University, Rutgers University, University of Arizona, 
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, University of North 
Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Minnesota, University of 
Wisconsin-Madison, Vanderbilt University, and Washington University in 
St. Louis. Four sites received funding to carry out Component A, which 
focuses on surveillance of ASD and either cerebral palsy or 
intellectual disability among 8-year-olds. Six sites received funding 
to carry out both Component A as well as Component B, which focuses on 
surveillance of ASD among 4-year-olds. In addition to the sites funded 
under the cooperative agreement, CDC also administers a site in 
Atlanta, Georgia, commonly known as the Metropolitan Atlanta 
Developmental Disabilities Surveillance Program (MADDSP).
    CDC seeks to request OMB approval to collect performance monitoring 
and program evaluation information from all sites participating in the 
Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (including the 
site administered by CDC). Over the course of the four-year funding 
cycle, each site will provide feedback via site-specific interviews, a 
Checklist, Worksheets, and Performance Measures at six month and two-
year intervals. The interviews will occur on pre-established individual 
site calls that CDC conducts monthly with each grantee. The Worksheets 
and Performance Measures will be submitted to CDC by completing a 
Microsoft Excel-based data collection tool and emailing the information 
to a designated CDC contact. By conducting brief telephone interviews 
and developing a user-friendly data collection tool in Microsoft Excel, 
CDC anticipates that the reporting and tracking burden for awardees 
will be reduced due to: (1) Use of pre-established meeting time to 
conduct interviews, (2) awardees' familiarity with the software, which 
reduces training burden; and (3) the compatibility of the templates 
with other record keeping processes that are already in place for many 
awardees. CDC staff and contractors will be responsible for converting 
each awardee's submissions into a secure Microsoft Excel spreadsheet 
for reporting and analysis. CDC anticipates that respondent burden will 
be slightly higher at the initial six-month submission and will also be 
slightly higher for sites completing Component A&B compared to just 
Component A.
    The information to be collected will help CDC and awardees assure 
compliance with cooperative agreement requirements, support program 
evaluation efforts, and obtain information needed to respond to 
inquiries about program activities and program impact from Congress and 
other stakeholders.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. Participation is 
required as a condition of cooperative agreement funding. There are no 
costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated burden 
hours are 122.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondents                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Component A only (initial six-month     Interview...............               5               1            3/60
 submission).                           Worksheets..............               5               1           90/60
                                        Performance Measure.....               5               1           30/60
Component A&B (initial six-month        Interview...............               6               1            3/60
 submission).                           Worksheets..............               6               1          120/60
                                        Performance Measures....               6               1           42/60
Component A only (subsequent six-month  Interview...............               5               5            3/60
 and two-year submissions).             Worksheets..............               5               5           60/60
                                        Performance Measures....               5               5           18/60
Component A&B (subsequent six-month     Interview...............               6               5            3/60
 and two-year submissions).             Worksheets..............               6               5           90/60
                                        Performance Measures....               6               5           30/60
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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. 2015-33092 Filed 12-31-15; 8:45 am]
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