[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47956-47957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19631]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-19-19AUK]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information
collection request titled Promoting Adolescent Health through School-
Based HIV Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis,
STD, and TB to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection
Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on Wednesday,
June 5, 2019 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
CDC received 2 comments related to the previous notice. This notice
serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency
comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(a) 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;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) 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 submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.
Proposed Project
Promoting Adolescent Health through School-Based HIV Prevention--
New--National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Many young people engage in sexual behaviors that place them at
risk for HIV infection, other sexually transmitted diseases (STD), and
pregnancy. According to the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS),
39.5% of high school students in the United States had ever had sexual
intercourse and 28.7% were currently sexually active. Among currently
sexually active students, 46.2% did not use a condom, and 13.8% did not
use any method to prevent pregnancy the last time they had sexual
intercourse. While the proportion of high school students who are
sexually active has steadily declined, half of the 20 million new STDs
reported each year are among young people between the ages of 15 and
24. Young people aged 13-24 account for 21% of all new HIV diagnoses in
the United States, with most occurring among 20-24 year olds.
Establishing healthy behaviors during childhood and adolescence is
easier and more effective than trying to change unhealthy behaviors
during adulthood. One venue that offers valuable opportunities for
improving adolescent health is at school. Schools have direct contact
with over 50 million students for at least six hours a day over 13 key
years of their social, physical, and intellectual development. In
addition, schools often have staff with knowledge of critical health
risk and protective behaviors and have pre-existing infrastructure that
can support a varied set of healthful interventions. This makes schools
well-positioned to help reduce adolescents' risk for HIV infection and
other STD through sexual health education (SHE), access to sexual
health services (SHS), and safe and supportive environments (SSE).
Since 1987, the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) in
the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has
worked to support for HIV prevention efforts in the nation's schools.
CDC requests OMB approval to collect data over a three-year period from
funded agencies under award PS18-1807: Promoting Adolescent Health
through School-Based HIV Prevention. Funded agencies are local
education agencies (LEAs), also known as school districts. The
fundamental purposes of PS18-1807 are to build and strengthen the
capacity of LEAs and their priority schools to effectively contribute
to the reduction of HIV infection and other STD among adolescents; the
reduction of disparities in HIV infection and other STD experienced by
specific adolescent sub-population. Priority schools are middle and
high schools within the funded LEAs in which youth are at risk for HIV
infection and other STDs. This funding supports a multi-component,
multilevel effort to support youth reaching
[[Page 47957]]
adulthood in the healthiest possible way.
CDC will use a web-based system to collect data on the approaches
that LEAs are using to meet their goals. Approaches include helping
LEAs and priority schools deliver sexual health education emphasizing
HIV and other STD prevention; increasing adolescent access to key
sexual health services; and establishing safe and supportive
environments for students and staff. To track LEA progress and evaluate
the effectiveness of program activities, CDC will be collecting data
using a mix of process and outcome measures. Process measures to be
completed by all LEAs will assess the extent to which planned program
activities have been implemented and lead to feasible and sustainable
programmatic outcomes. Process measures include items on school health
policy and practice assessment and training and technical assistance
received from non-governmental partner organizations. Outcome measures,
which will be completed by local education agencies, assess whether
funded activities at each site are leading to intended outcomes
including public health impact of systemic change in schools. These
measures drove the development of questionnaires that have been
tailored to each of the LEAs' strategies (i.e., SHE, SHS, SSE).
Respondents are 25 LEAs that have been funded under PS18-1807.
Local education agencies will complete the questionnaires semi-annually
using the Program Evaluation and Reporting System (PERS), an electronic
web-based interface specifically designed for this data collection.
Each LEA will receive a unique log-in to the system and technical
assistance to ensure they can use the system easily. The dates when
data are requested reflect the Office of Financial Resources (OFR)
deadlines to provide timely feedback to LEAs and CDC staff for
accountability and optimal use of funds. CDC anticipates that semi-
annual information collection will begin in February 2020 and will
describe activities conducted during the period August 2019-July 2022.
The estimated burden per response is approximately 2-26 hours. This
estimate includes time for local education agencies to gather
information at the district and school-levels. Annualizing this
collection over three years results in an estimated annualized burden
of 1,750 hours per year and 5,250 for three years across all funded
local education agencies.
LEAs are required to allocate at least 6% of their NOFO award on
evaluation ranging from $15,000 to $21,000. Grantees may use these
discretionary funds for collection of process and outcome measures,
including time to gather and enter data into the online and evaluation
reporting system. There is no cost to the respondents other than their
time. The total annual burden hours are 1,750.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LEA................................. Funded District 25 2 2
Questionnaire.
Priority School 25 2 26
Questionnaire.
District Assistance 25 2 7
Questionnaire.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-19631 Filed 9-10-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P