[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 42 (Monday, March 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7372-7373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03770]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-19-1099]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled Capacity Building Assistance Program: 
Assessment and Quality Control to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed 
Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' 
notice on September 6, 2018 to obtain comments from the public and 
affected agencies. CDC did not receive comments related to the previous 
notice. This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days for public 
and affected agency comments.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (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 agencies 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]. Direct written comments 
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the 
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide 
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.

Proposed Project

    Capacity Building Assistance Program: Assessment and Quality 
Control--Revision--National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, 
and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is requesting 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to grant a one year revision 
to

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collect data that comprises the Health Professional Application for 
Training, Training Follow-up Instrument, and the Technical Assistance 
Satisfaction Instrument. For this one year revision we will not collect 
any qualitative data (interviews) since we have gleaned valuable 
information that has been used to improve our service delivery and 
processes. The purpose of this information collection is to assess how 
well the CDC's CBA program meets the needs of its consumers in order to 
enhance its capacity building strategy over time. The PTCs and CBA 
providers are funded by CDC/Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) and 
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) over a five-year period to 
provide capacity building services that includes information, training, 
and technical assistance. CBA means the provision of free (not for fee) 
information, training, technical assistance, and technology transfer to 
individuals, organizations, and communities to improve their capacity 
in the delivery and effectiveness of evidence-based interventions and 
core public health strategies for HIV prevention. CBA is provided to 
support health departments, community-based organizations, and 
healthcare organizations in the implementation, monitoring and 
evaluation of evidence-based HIV prevention interventions and programs; 
building organizational infrastructure; and community mobilization to 
decrease stigma and increase HIV testing in high risk communities. CBA 
services are requested by health departments, community-based 
organizations, and healthcare organizations and also offered 
proactively. Under this project, there will be no duplication of 
information collection, because it builds on existing, OMB approved 
data collection activities. The PTCs and CBA providers offer classroom 
and experiential training, web-based training, clinical consultation, 
and capacity building assistance to maintain and enhance the capacity 
of healthcare professionals to control and prevent STDs and HIV. The 
CBA service recipients are healthcare professionals who work at 
community-based organizations (CBOs), health departments, and 
healthcare organizations, most of whom are funded directly or 
indirectly by the CDC, involved in HIV prevention service delivery. 
Their positions include HIV educator, clinical supervisor, HIV 
prevention specialist, clinician, outreach worker, case manager 
director, program coordinator, program manager, disease intervention 
specialist, partner services provider, physicians, nurses, and health 
educators.
    CDC is requesting to use two web-based assessments that will be 
administered to recipients of CBA services: (1) Training Follow-Up 
Instrument and (2) Technical Assistance Satisfaction Instrument. The 
first quantitative assessment will be disseminated 90 days after a 
training event to agency staff who participated in a training activity. 
It takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. The purpose of this web-
based assessment is to determine the training participants' 
satisfaction with the trainers, training materials, and the course 
pace, benefits from the training, and CBA needs, how relevant the 
training was to their work, and whether they were able to utilize the 
information gained from the training. The second quantitative 
assessment will be disseminated 45 days after a technical assistance 
event to agency staff who participated in a technical assistance. This 
instrument takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. The purpose of 
the second assessment is to assess participants' satisfaction with the 
technical assistance they received, intended or actual use of enhanced 
capacity, barriers and facilitators to use, and benefits of the 
technical assistance. The 7,400 respondents represent an average of the 
number of health professionals who receive training and technical 
assistance from the CBA and PTC grantees during the years 2010 and 
2011. The data collection is necessary (a) to assess CBA consumers' 
(community-based organizations, health departments, and healthcare 
organizations) satisfaction with and short-term outcomes from the 
overall CBA program as well as specific elements of the CBA program; 
(b) to improve CBA services and enhance the Capacity Building Branch's 
national capacity building strategy over time; (c)to assess the 
performance of the grantees in delivering training and technical 
assistance and to standardize the registration processes across the two 
CBA programs (i.e., the PTC program and the CBA program) and multiple 
grantees funded by each program. There are no costs to respondents. The 
estimated annualized burden hours for this data collection activity are 
8,633 hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Number      Average burden
          Type of respondent                    Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Healthcare Professionals..............  Health Professional                7,400               2            5/60
                                         Application for
                                         Training (HPAT).
Healthcare Professionals..............  Training Follow-up                 3,700               2           15/60
                                         Instrument.
Healthcare Professionals..............  Training Telephone                 3,700               2           15/60
                                         Script.
Healthcare Professionals..............  Technical Assistance               3,700               2           15/60
                                         (TA) Satisfaction
                                         Instrument.
Healthcare Professionals..............  Technical Assistance               3,700               2           15/60
                                         Telephone Script.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-03770 Filed 3-1-19; 8:45 am]
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