[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46532-46533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19011]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60-Day-19-0739; Docket No. CDC-2019-0076]
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 CDC Oral Health Management
Information System. The collection aims to monitor the performance of
states funded to implement evidence-based prevention strategies to
improve oral health, determine and tailor technical assistance to the
states, and share quality improvement findings.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before November 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2019-
0076 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
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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
CDC Oral Health Management Information System (OMB Control No.
0920-0739)--Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Tooth decay is one of the most common chronic conditions among
children. More than 23% of children ages 2-11 have untreated decay,
which can cause pain and infection and may lead to problems in eating,
speaking, and learning. Children from low-income households are more
than twice as likely to have untreated tooth decay as children from
high-income households. Similar disparities exist for racial/ethnic
minorities. By age 15, nearly 60% of all adolescents will have
experienced dental decay. Approximately 51.7 million school hours
annually are missed due to a dental problem or visit.
More than 40% of adults have felt pain in their mouth in the last
year and more than $6 billion in productivity is lost each year. Among
dentate adults aged 65 years and older, 25% have lost all their teeth.
The nation spends $117.5 billion annually on costs related to dental
care. Individuals and families bear much of the burden, spending $30
billion out-of-pocket on dental services, which ranks second only to
prescription drug expenditures.
Most oral diseases and conditions are preventable. Underutilized
evidence-based preventive interventions exist to prevent cavities and
save money. They remain underutilized because implementation barriers
exist such as: Lack of state basic capacity to support oral health;
costs associated with sustaining preventive programs; low awareness of
effectiveness and safety of interventions; and lack of dental insurance
and access to clinical and community preventive services.
CDC seeks to improve the oral health of the nation by strengthening
and enhancing state programs to monitor their population's oral health
status and behaviors; reducing oral health disparities among high-risk
groups; and supporting the development of effective programs. The
Division of Oral Health provides $1.85 to $2.85 million in funding per
state to 20 state health programs through Cooperative Agreement DP18-
1810, State Actions to Improve Oral Health Outcomes for five years.
This information collection aims to enable CDC to monitor states'
progress, tailor technical assistance, facilitate continuous quality
improvement, and share findings. The request also revises the web-based
platform to reduce the collection burden on states for several fields
and monitor outcomes more efficiently, and revises the burden to
reflect all of the forms in the platform rather than only the reporting
form. The revision requests 1195 burden hours from the current 171
hours and extends the request for an additional three years.
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 Health Department....... Action Plan..... 20 1.33 12 319
Program 20 1.33 1 27
Information.
Planning........ 20 1.33 20 532
Annual 20 1.33 24 638
Performance
Report.
Financial 20 1.33 .5 13
Information.
Resources....... 20 1.33 2.25 60
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Total Hours............... ................ .............. .............. .............. 1,195
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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.
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