[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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