[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 57 (Friday, March 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16215-16216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06289]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-21-0740]


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 Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) 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 September 8, 2020 to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC received no 
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

    Medical Monitoring Project (MMP)--(OMB Control No. 0920-0740, Exp. 
6/30/2021)--Revision--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 
HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) requests a Revision of the currently 
approved Information Collection Request: ``Medical Monitoring Project'' 
expiring June 30, 2021. This data collection addresses the need for 
national estimates of access to, and utilization of, HIV-related 
medical care and services, the quality of HIV-related ambulatory care, 
and HIV-related behaviors and clinical outcomes.
    For the proposed project, the same data collection methods will be 
used as for the currently approved project. Data would be collected 
from a probability sample of HIV-diagnosed adults in the U.S. who 
consent to an interview and abstraction of their medical records. As 
for the currently approved project, de-identified information would 
also be extracted from HIV case surveillance records for a dataset, 
referred to as the minimum dataset, which is used to assess non-
response bias, for quality control, to improve the ability of MMP to 
monitor ongoing care and treatment of HIV-infected persons, and to make 
inferences from the MMP sample to HIV-diagnosed persons nationally. No 
other Federal agency collects such nationally representative 
population-based information from HIV-diagnosed adults. The data are 
expected to have significant implications for policy, program 
development, and resource allocation at the state/local and national 
levels.
    The changes proposed in this request update the data collection 
system to meet prevailing information needs and enhance the value of 
MMP data, while remaining within the scope of the currently approved 
project purpose. The result is a 10% reduction in burden, or a 
reduction of 647 total burden hours annually. The reduction in burden 
was a result of revisions to the interview questionnaire that were made 
to improve coherence, boost the efficiency

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of the data collection, and increase the relevance and value of the 
information, which decreased the time of interview from 45 minutes to 
40 minutes.
    Changes were made that did not affect the burden, listed below:
     Non-substantive changes have been made to the respondent 
consent form to decrease the reading comprehension level and make the 
form more visual.
     Nine data elements were removed from and three data 
elements were added to the Minimum Dataset. Because these data elements 
are extracted from the HIV surveillance system from which they are 
sampled, these changes do not affect the burden of the project.
     Seven data elements were added to the medical record 
abstraction data elements to collect information on SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-
19) testing. Because the medical records are abstracted by MMP staff, 
these changes do not affect the burden of the project.
    This proposed data collection would supplement the National HIV 
Surveillance System (NHSS, OMB Control No. 0920-0573, Exp. 11/30/2022) 
in 23 selected state and local health departments, which collect 
information on persons diagnosed with, living with, and dying from HIV 
infection and AIDS. Through their participation, respondents will help 
to improve programs to prevent HIV infection as well as services for 
those who already have HIV. The participation of respondents is 
voluntary. There is no cost to the respondents other than their time. 
Total estimated annual burden requested is 5,707 hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of
            Respondent type                     Form name            Number of     responses per   Average hours
                                                                    respondents     respondent     per response
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Sampled, Eligible HIV-Infected Persons  Interview Questionnaire.           7,760               1           40/60
Facility office staff looking up        Look up contact                    1,940               1            2/60
 contact information.                    information.
Facility office staff approaching       Approach persons for                 970               1            5/60
 sampled persons for enrollment.         enrollment.
Facility office staff pulling medical   Pull medical records....           7,760               1            3/60
 records.
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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. 2021-06289 Filed 3-25-21; 8:45 am]
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