[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16867-16868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08153]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60-Day-19-1097; Docket No. CDC-2019-0033]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the
utility of government information, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection project titled Monitoring and Reporting System
for the National Tobacco Control Program. This information collection
is requested by CDC to monitor progress in the states and territories
funded through two CDC cooperative agreements
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 24, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2019-
0033 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road
NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
1. 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;
2. 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;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. 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
submissions of responses.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Monitoring and Reporting System for the National Tobacco Control
Program--Reinstatement with Change--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) works with
states, territories, tribal organizations, and the District of Columbia
(collectively referred to as ``state-based'' programs) to develop,
implement, manage, and evaluate tobacco prevention and control
programs. Support and guidance for these programs have been provided
through cooperative agreement funding and technical assistance
administered by CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP). Partnerships and collaboration with
other federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, local
communities, public and private sector organizations, and major
voluntary associations have been critical to the success of these
efforts. NCCDPHP cooperative agreements DP15-1509 (National State-Based
Tobacco Control Programs) and DP14-1410PPHF14 (Public Health Approaches
for Ensuring Quitline Capacity) continue to support efforts since 1999
to build state health department infrastructure and capacity to
implement comprehensive tobacco prevention and control programs.
Through these cooperative agreements, health departments in all 50
states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam are funded to
implement evidence-based environmental, policy, and systems strategies
and activities designed to reduce tobacco use, secondhand smoke
exposure, tobacco related disparities and associated disease,
disability, and death.
CDC requests OMB approval to collect information from the 53 state-
based programs funded under both DP15-1509 and DP14-1410PPHF14.
Awardees will report information about their work plan objectives,
activities, infrastructure, and performance measures. Each awardee will
submit an Annual Work Plan Progress Report using an Excel-based Work
Plan Tool. The estimated burden per response on each of the
abovementioned tools is six hours for each. Each awardee will also
submit an Annual Performance Measure report using an Excel-based
Performance Measures tool. The estimated burden per response for this
tool is five hours. Additionally, each awardee will submit an Annual
Progress Report (APR) using an Excel-based APR tool. The estimated
burden per response for the APR tool is 18 hours for each. Awardees
will also submit an Annual Component Model of Infrastructure (CMI)
using an Excel-based CMI tool, with an estimated burden per response of
three hours, and an Annual Budget Progress Report using an Excel-based
Budget Tool, with an estimated burden per response of five hours. The
same instruments will be used for all information collection and
reporting throughout the OMB approval period. Awardees will upload
their information
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to www.grantssolutions.gov on an annual basis to satisfy routine
cooperative agreement reporting requirements.
CDC will use the information collected to monitor each awardee's
progress and to identify facilitators and challenges to program
implementation and achievement of outcomes. Monitoring allows CDC to
determine whether an awardee is meeting performance and budget goals
and to make adjustments in the type and level of technical assistance
provided to them, as needed, to support attainment of their performance
measures.
Monitoring and evaluation activities also allow CDC to provide
oversight of the use of federal funds, and to identify and disseminate
information about successful prevention and control strategies
implemented by awardees. These functions are central to NCCDPHP's broad
mission of reducing the burden of chronic diseases. Finally, the
information collection will allow CDC to monitor the increased emphasis
on partnerships and programmatic collaboration, and is expected to
reduce duplication of effort, enhance program impact and maximize the
use of federal funds. OMB approval is requested for three years.
Participation in the information collection is required as a condition
of funding. 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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State Tobacco Control Managers Annual Work Plan 53 1 6 318
Progress Report.
Annual Budget 53 1 5 265
Progress Report.
Annual 53 1 5 265
Performance
Measures
Progress Report.
Annual CMI 53 1 3 159
Progress Report.
Annual APR 53 1 18 954
Report.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 1,961
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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. 2019-08153 Filed 4-22-19; 8:45 am]
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