[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 239 (Friday, December 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80105-80106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27325]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-21-21BL; Docket No. CDC-2020-0120]


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, ``Evaluation of the Overdose 
Data to Action Technical Assistance Hub''. This proposed collection 
will be used to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of 
technical assistance (TA) provided to Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) 
program recipients funded to implement opioid surveillance and 
prevention efforts in their jurisdictions.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before February 9, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0120 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 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

    Evaluation of the Overdose Data to Action Technical Assistance 
Hub--New--National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Division of Overdose Prevention (DOP), at Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC) requests a three-year OMB approval to 
support the evaluation of technical assistance (TA) provided for the 
Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program. OD2A is a cooperative agreement 
(CDC-RFA-CE19-1904) funded in 2019 to focus on comprehensive and 
interdisciplinary opioid overdose prevention efforts in 47 state health 
departments, 16 localities, Puerto Rico, Washington DC, and the North 
Mariana Islands. This program consists of two required components- a 
surveillance component and a prevention component. OD2A recipients 
implement a combination of activities across ten strategies within 
these components in order to gain access to high quality, complete, and 
timelier data on opioid prescribing and overdoses and to use those data 
to inform prevention and response efforts in their jurisdictions.
    Training and technical assistance (TA) is essential to building 
knowledge and strengthening the capacity of recipients to implement and 
evaluate OD2A program strategies. CDC will develop and deploy a TA hub 
(hereafter referred to as the OD2A TA Center) to deliver comprehensive 
technical assistance and training to support the

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successful implementation and evaluation of surveillance and prevention 
activities. The OD2A TA Center is designed to enhance the efficiency, 
coordination, and effectiveness of TA efforts by streamlining and 
centralizing the provision of overdose surveillance and prevention TA. 
TA to OD2A recipients is divided into four different levels with 
multiple modes of TA delivery and involves a wide range of TA providers 
including CDC staff, internal and external subject matter experts 
(SMEs) and program partners as well as ICF staff.
    The evaluation consists of two web-based surveys designed to 
collect process and outcome measures about TA access, utilization, and 
outcomes across all 66 OD2A recipient programs. The Technical 
Assistance Feedback Form will be administered to collect immediate 
feedback following individual TA encounters and group events such as 
webinars and in-person trainings. The Annual OD2A TA Survey will be 
distributed twice (mid-point and final) to assess satisfaction with 
overall TA provided and the extent to which TA supports informed 
implementation of OD2A strategies. The information obtained through 
this evaluation will allow TA providers to assess OD2A recipients' 
experience and utility of knowledge and resources gained through 
individual TA support, peer-to-peer sessions, and other group 
trainings. Ultimately, the evaluation data will inform subsequent 
rounds of TA and allow TA providers to make necessary adjustments to 
the overall TA strategy for continuous quality improvement. This will 
ensure recipients have the support necessary to implement strategies 
that will improve opioid surveillance and prevention policies and 
practices within their communities.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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OD2A Recipients...............  TA Feedback Form             671               2            5/60             112
Annual OD2A TA Survey.........  ................             440               1           15/60             110
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             222
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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. 2020-27325 Filed 12-10-20; 8:45 am]
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