[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 78 (Monday, April 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22053-22055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08578]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-21-21EL; Docket No. CDC-2021-0041]


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 National Learning Community for 
HIV CBO Leadership Evaluation. The purpose of this data collection is 
to evaluate the National Learning Community for HIV CBO Leadership 
which is a component of cooperative agreement CDC-RFA-PS19-1904: 
Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) for High Impact HIV Prevention 
Program Integration.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 25, 2021.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0041 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: 404-639-7118; 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;
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including 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; and
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    National Learning Community for HIV CBO Leadership Evaluation--
New--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) partners with 
the national HIV prevention workforce to; (1) Ensure that persons with 
HIV (PWH) are aware of their infection and successfully linked to 
medical care and treatment to achieve viral suppression, and (2) expand 
access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), condoms, and other proven 
strategies for persons at risk of becoming infected. CDC funds state 
and local health departments and community-based organizations (CBOs) 
to optimally plan, integrate, implement, and sustain comprehensive HIV 
prevention programs and services for people with and at greatest risk 
of HIV infection, including blacks/African Americans; Hispanics/
Latinos; all races/ethnicities of gay, bisexual, and other men who have 
sex with men (MSM); people who inject drugs (PWID); and transgender 
persons.
    Through the CDC cooperative agreement program entitled CDC-RFA-
PS19-1904: Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) for High Impact HIV 
Prevention Program Integration, the CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention 
(DHAP) funds the CBA Provider Network (CPN) to deliver CBA to CDC-
funded health departments and CBOs. As part of that funding, the CDC 
has funded the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) 
to provide community-based organization (CBO) midlevel and senior 
leadership state-of-the-art trainings on how to improve their 
management of people, programs, and organizations to optimally provide 
HIV prevention, treatment, and/or care services. A key foundational 
course for all who enroll in the Learning Community is a comprehensive 
overview of the national strategy on ending the HIV epidemic. This 
information collection evaluates the Learning Community. Specifically, 
CDC and APIAHF are requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
to grant a three-year approval to collect data through the use of a 
Registration Form, a Post-Participation Survey, and a Post-
Participation Semi-Structured Interview that will be administered to 
participants of the Learning Community.
    The Learning Community participants will complete the Registration 
Form as part of the process for enrollment. The Learning Community 
Registration Form collects demographic information about participants 
including: (1) Business contact information (e.g., email and telephone 
number, job title); (2) basic demographics on race, ethnicity, gender, 
sexual orientation, and employment setting; (3) programmatic and 
population areas of focus; and (4) work experience as a manager or 
organizational lead. After participating in the foundational courses 
and other course offerings over a 12-week period, participants are 
invited to complete the Post-Participation Survey. The Post-
Participation Survey is designed to elicit information from 
participants about their experiences and feedback regarding the content 
of the courses and the delivery of the course material and other 
services (management coaching services are also being offered).
    Also, part of the offering of the Learning Community is a six-week 
Problem-Solving Intensive that is designed to help managers work 
through specific managerial problems using the tenants of human-
centered design. At the end of the Intensive, participants will be 
invited to participate in a Semi-Structured Interview by Zoom where 
they will discuss their experiences and feedback on the Intensive. The 
Registration Form, Post-Participation Survey, and Post-Participation 
Semi-Structured Interview for those participating in the Intensive will 
be administered to CBO staff who participate in these respective 
Learning Community activities. Respondents will provide information 
electronically through the online Registration Form and Post-
Participation Survey. The number of respondents is calculated based on 
an expected number of CBO managers at CDC directly funded organizations 
given the previous number of organizations funded by CDC. We estimate 
270 CBO managers will complete the Registration Form and the Post-
Participation Survey, and 135 will provide responses to the Semi-
Structured Interview, annually.
    The information collected will allow APIAHF to:
    (1) Identify and respond to program performance issues identified 
through feedback from participants;

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    (2) Identify potentially new courses that may be of some use to HIV 
CBO leadership;
    (3) Provide a timely and accurate aggregated accounting of patterns 
of usage and enrollment trends to CDC and other state, and local 
agencies, and other stakeholders seeking information about the services 
delivered in the Learning Community.
    No other federal agency collects these types of national HIV 
prevention capacity building data. The total annualized burden is 89 
hours. There are no other costs to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hr.)        (in hr.)
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CBO Managers..................  Registration                 270               1            3/60              14
                                 Form.
CBO Managers..................  Post                         270               1            9/60              41
                                 Participation
                                 Survey.
CBO Managers..................  Semi-Structured              135               1           15/60              34
                                 Zoom Interview.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............              89
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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. 2021-08578 Filed 4-23-21; 8:45 am]
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