[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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