[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 46 (Monday, March 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13653-13654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04720]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-20-0853]
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 ``Asthma Information Reporting System
(AIRS)'' 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 December
6, 2019 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC
received one comment 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
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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
Asthma Information and Reporting System (AIRS) (OMB Control No.
0920-0853, Exp. 5/31/2020)--Revision--National Center for Environmental
Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In 1999, the CDC began its National Asthma Control Program (NACP),
a public health approach to address the burden of asthma. The program
supports the proposed objectives of ``Healthy People 2030'' for asthma
and is based on the public health principles of surveillance,
partnerships, interventions, and evaluation. The CDC requests a three-
year approval to revise the ``Asthma Information Reporting System
(AIRS)'' (OMB Control No. 0920-0853; Expiration Date 5/31/2020).
Specifically, CDC seeks to make the following changes:
Increase the number of respondents from 25 to 30.
Increase the burden from 89 hours to 105 hours.
Reduce and consolidate the required performance measures
(PMs), from 18 to eight core measures.
Change the collection method for receipt of PMs from an
Excel spreadsheet to a newly developed electronic reporting tool
(SharePoint site).
Include instructions for the newly developed electronic
reporting tool that will be utilized to report the eight core PMs.
Change the collection method for receipt of surveillance
data, from uploading to a SharePoint site to submitting by email to a
dedicated mailbox.
Update the estimated annualized cost to the government to
reflect current funding for the cooperative agreement, updated salaries
for staff, and contractor costs for development of the new electronic
reporting tool.
The three-year approval will allow CDC to continue to monitor
states' program planning and delivery of public health activities and
the programs' collaboration with health care systems through a new
five-year cooperative agreement--A Comprehensive Public Health Approach
to Asthma Control Through Evidence-Based Interventions (CDC-RFA-EH19-
1902).
The goal of this data collection is to provide NCEH with routine
information about the activities and performance of the state, local
and territorial recipients funded under the NACP through an annual
reporting system. NACP requires recipients to report activities related
to partnerships, infrastructure, evaluation and interventions to
monitor the programs' performance in reducing the burden of asthma.
AIRS also includes two forms to collect aggregate emergency department
(ED) visits and hospital discharge (HD) data from recipients.
AIRS was first approved by OMB in 2010 to collect data in a web-
based system to monitor and guide participating state health
departments. Since implementation in 2010, AIRS and the technical
assistance provided by CDC staff have provided states with uniform data
reporting methods and linkages to other states' asthma program
information and resources. Thus, AIRS has saved state resources and
staff time when asthma programs embark on asthma activities similar to
those conducted elsewhere.
In the past three years, AIRS data was used to:
Serve as a resource to NCEH when addressing congressional,
departmental and institutional inquiries.
Help the branch align its current interventions with CDC
goals and allowed the monitoring of progress toward these goals.
Allow the NACP and the state asthma programs to make more
informed decisions about activities to achieve objectives.
Facilitate communication about interventions across states
and enable inquiries regarding interventions by populations with a
disproportionate burden, age groups, geographic areas and other
variables of interest.
Provide feedback to the grantees about their performance
relative to others through the distribution of two written reports and
several presentations (webinar and in-person) summarizing the results.
Customize and provide technical assistance and support
materials to address implementation challenges.
There will be no cost to respondents other than their time to
complete the PM Reporting Tool, ED Visits Reporting Form, and HD
Reporting Form, on an annual basis. The estimated annualized time
burden is 105 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Funded Asthma Program Recipients...... Performance Measures 30 1 150/60
Reporting Tool.
Emergency Department 30 1 30/60
Visits Reporting Form.
Hospital Discharge 30 1 30/60
Reporting Form.
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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. 2020-04720 Filed 3-6-20; 8:45 am]
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