[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40063-40064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17290]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-19-19BNG; Docket No. CDC-2019-0067]


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 Performance Measurement for STD 
Prevention. This information collection is for the 59 state, local, and 
territorial health departments that are recipients of CDC's cooperative 
agreement PS19-1901 STD PCHD. The information collection covers key 
performance measures that will be used to assess recipients' individual 
and collective progress towards the larger aims of the cooperative 
agreement, direct technical assistance to recipients, and obtain 
information needed to help assess the cooperative agreement's public 
health impact.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before October 15, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2019-
0067 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-

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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

    Performance Measurement for STD Prevention and Control Program--
New--National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention 
(NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Health departments play a critical role in addressing STD 
prevention and control and are well-positioned to monitor and 
understand local trends in STDs through case-based surveillance, and to 
respond to emerging threats and outbreaks. Health department STD 
programs also have the authority and skills to conduct disease 
investigation activities including partner services, an effective 
intervention to prevent STD transmission in some populations. Given 
that most STDs are diagnosed outside of public STD clinics, health 
departments must also work with primary care and other health care 
providers and organizations to promote the delivery of recommended, 
evidence-based STD screening, timely treatment, and other prevention 
services.
    Federal support for state, local, and territorial health 
departments to carry out these functions has been in place for decades 
and remains a critical source of funding to monitor and fight 
increasing STDs across the US. CDC's cooperative agreement PS19-1901 
STD PCHD is the latest iteration of this support, covering the five-
year period 2019-2024. The cooperative agreement represents a focused 
scope of work that reflects the core public health functions of 
assessment, assurance, and policy, and aligns with today's STD 
epidemiology and best practices. In 2019, approximately $92.5 million 
dollars were awarded by CDC to 59 state, local, and territorial health 
departments to carry out these functions.
    The goal of this data collection is to guide performance 
measurement efforts among the 59 health departments that receive 
funding from CDC to conduct STD surveillance, prevention and control 
through cooperative agreement PS19-1901. The purpose is to assess 
recipients' individual and collective progress towards the larger aims 
of the cooperative agreement, direct technical assistance to 
recipients, and obtain information needed to help assess the 
cooperative agreement's public health impact. The resulting data will 
be used to identify areas for improvement both within individual sites 
and as it pertains to the funded community as a whole, and to document 
outcomes associated with STD surveillance, prevention, and control 
efforts.
    Data will be collected in aggregate using a Microsoft Excel-based 
data collection tool. All health department recipients will be required 
to submit the data tool annually. The population from which data will 
be collected is the 59 state, local, and territorial health departments 
that are funded through the cooperative agreement PS19-1901 STD PCHD. 
The total annual burden hours are 1,475. There are no other costs to 
respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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State health departments......  Data Collection               50               1              25           1,250
                                 Tool.
Local health departments......  Data Collection                7               1              25             175
                                 Tool.
Territorial health departments  Data Collection                2               1              25              50
                                 Tool.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,475
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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. 2019-17290 Filed 8-12-19; 8:45 am]
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