[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 65 (Friday, April 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18982-18983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06943]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-20-0995]


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 ``National Network of Sexually Transmitted 
Diseases Clinical Prevention Training Centers'' 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 November 4, 2019 to obtain comments from 
the public and affected agencies. CDC did not receive 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. Comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 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

    National Network of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical 
Prevention Training Centers (OMB No. 0920-0995, Expiration 05/31/
2020)--Extension--National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, 
and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of 
STD Prevention requests an extension and three-year approval of the 
currently approved information collection request that comprises the 
NNPTC Abbreviated Health Professional Application for Training (NNPTC 
Abbreviated HPAT). This extension will allow the NNPTC Abbreviated HPAT 
to continue to serve as the official training application form used for 
training activities conducted by the Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) 
Prevention Training Centers' (PTCs) grantees funded by the (CDC). The 
PTCs are funded by CDC/Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) to provide 
training and capacity-building that includes information, training, 
technical assistance and technology transfer.
    The PTCs offer classroom and experiential training, web-based 
training, clinical consultation, and capacity building assistance to 
maintain and enhance the capacity of health care professionals to 
control and prevent STDs and HIV. The NNPTC Abbreviated HPAT is used to 
monitor and evaluate performance and reach of grantees that offer STD 
and HIV prevention training, training assistance, and capacity building 
assistance to physicians, nurses, disease intervention specialists, 
health educators, etc. During the previously approved three-year 
period, data was collected to monitor and evaluate the performance of 
the NNTPC grantees and the NNPTC program. This data provided the NNPTC 
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necessary information to improve program processes and operations in 
order to improve the quality of STD prevention and treatment.
    The 4,500 respondents (who will engage in a total of 11,769 
respondent instances) represent an average of the number of health 
professionals trained by PTC grantees during 2015. The evaluation 
instruments collect data on the impact of the training by the NNPTC. 
This data collection is necessary to assess and evaluate the 
performance of the grantees in delivering training, and to standardize 
training registration processes across the PTCs. The NNPTC Abbreviated 
HPAT allows CDC grantees to use a single instrument when collecting 
demographic data from its training and capacity building participants, 
regarding their: (1) Occupations, professions, and functional roles; 
(2) principal employment settings; (3) location of their work settings; 
and (4) programmatic and population foci of their work. The NNPTC 
Abbreviated HPAT takes approximately three minutes to complete. This 
data collection provides CDC with information to determine whether the 
training grantees are reaching their target audiences in terms of 
provider type, the types of organizations in which participants work, 
the focus of their work and the population groups and geographic areas 
served.
    The evaluation instruments are used to assess training and 
capacity-building outcomes (knowledge, confidence, intention to use 
information, actual changes made as a result of training) immediately 
after and again 90 days after training events. The evaluation 
instruments vary based on the type of training offered and take between 
approximately 16 minutes to complete (for intensive multi-day 
trainings) to two minutes to complete (for short didactic or webinar 
sessions).
    The CDC's Funding Opportunity Announcement PS 14-1407, National 
Network of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical Prevention Training 
Centers (NNPTC) requires the collection of national demographic 
information on grantees' trainees and national evaluation outcomes. 
There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The estimated 
annualized burden hours for this data collection are 502 hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of        Number        burden per
         Type of respondent                   Form name             respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Healthcare Professionals...........  NNPTC Abbreviated Health              4,500               1            3/60
                                      Professional Application
                                      for Training (HPAT).
Healthcare Professionals...........  Intensive Complete Post-                116               1           16/60
                                      Course Evaluation.
                                     Intensive Complete Long-                 36               1           10/60
                                      Term Evaluation.
Healthcare Professionals...........  Intensive-Didactic Post-                166               1           10/60
                                      Course Evaluation.
                                     Intensive-Didactic Long-                 58               1            7/60
                                      Term Evaluation.
Healthcare Professionals...........  Practicum Post-Course                    70               1            4/60
                                      Evaluation.
                                     Practicum Long-Term                      20               1            3/60
                                      Evaluation.
Healthcare Professionals...........  Wet Mount Post-Course                    40               1            3/60
                                      Evaluation.
                                     Wet Mount Long-Term                      15               1            2/60
                                      Evaluation.
Healthcare Professionals...........  STD Tx Guidelines Complete              548               1            6/60
                                      Post-Course Evaluation.
                                     STD Tx Guidelines Complete              180               1            5/60
                                      Long-Term Evaluation.
Healthcare Professionals...........  Short Guidelines Post-                  500               1            3/60
                                      Course Evaluation.
                                     Short Guidelines Long-Term              160               1            3/60
                                      Evaluation.
Healthcare Professionals...........  Basic Post-Course                       150               1            2/60
                                      Evaluation.
                                     Basic Long-Term Evaluation.              50               1            2/60
Healthcare Professionals...........  Immediate Post-Course email           4,500               1            1/60
                                      invitation.
Healthcare Professionals...........  3 Month Long-Term email                 660               1            1/60
                                      invitation.
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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. 2020-06943 Filed 4-2-20; 8:45 am]
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