[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 92 (Friday, May 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26518-26519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10145]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-21-0696]


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 HIV Prevention Program Monitoring 
and Evaluation (NHM&E) OMB 0920-0696, Expiration 10/31/2021 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 2, 2020 to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC did not receive 
comments related to the previous notice. This notice serves to

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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 HIV Prevention Program Monitoring and Evaluation (NHM&E) 
(OMB Control No. 0920-0696, Exp. 10/31/2021)--Revision--National Center 
for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC seeks to request a three-year Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to revise the previously approved project and continue 
the collection of standardized HIV prevention program evaluation data 
from health departments and community-based organizations (CBOs) who 
receive federal funds for HIV prevention activities. Health department 
grantees have the options to key-enter or upload data to a CDC-provided 
web-based software application (EvaluationWeb[supreg]). CBO grantees 
may only key-enter data to the CDC-provided web-based software 
application. The evaluation and reporting process is necessary to 
ensure that CDC receives standardized, accurate, thorough evaluation 
data from both health department and CBO grantees. For these reasons, 
CDC developed standardized NHM&E variables through extensive 
consultation with representatives from health departments, CBOs, and 
national partners (e.g., The National Alliance of State and Territorial 
AIDS Directors and Urban Coalition of HIV/AIDS Prevention Services). 
This revision includes changes to the data variables to adjust to the 
different monitoring and evaluation needs of new funding announcements 
without a substantial change in burden.
    CDC requires CBOs and health departments who receive federal funds 
for HIV prevention to report nonidentifying, client-level and aggregate 
level, standardized evaluation data to: (1) Accurately determine the 
extent to which HIV prevention efforts are carried out, what types of 
agencies are providing services, what resources are allocated to those 
services, to whom services are being provided, and how these efforts 
have contributed to a reduction in HIV transmission; (2) Improve ease 
of reporting to better meet these data needs; and (3) Be accountable to 
stakeholders by informing them of HIV prevention activities and use of 
funds in HIV prevention nationwide.
    CDC HIV prevention program grantees will collect, enter or upload, 
and report agency-identifying information, budget data, intervention 
information, and client demographics and behavioral risk 
characteristics with an estimate of 204,498 burden hours, representing 
no change from the previously approved burden hours. Data collection 
will include searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining 
data, document compilation, review of data, and data entry or upload 
into the web-based system. There are no additional costs to respondents 
other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondents                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Health Departments....................  Health Department                     66               2           1,427
                                         Reporting.
Community-based Organizations.........  Community-based                      150               2              54
                                         Organization Reporting.
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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. 2021-10145 Filed 5-13-21; 8:45 am]
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