[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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