[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 184 (Monday, September 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53315-53316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20847]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-21-1014; Docket No. CDC-2021-0099]


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 an existing 
information collection project titled the CDC Worksite Health 
Scorecard. The collection is an organizational assessment and planning 
tool designed to help employers identify gaps in their health promotion 
programs and prioritize high-impact strategies for health promotion at 
their worksites.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before November 26, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0099 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 H21-8, 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 H21-8, 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;
    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; and
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    CDC Worksite Health ScoreCard (CDC ScoreCard) (OMB Control No. 
0920-1014, Exp. 3/31/2022)--Extension--National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In the United States, chronic diseases such as heart disease, 
obesity, and diabetes are among the leading causes of death and 
disability. Although chronic diseases are among the most common and 
costly health problems, they are also among the most preventable. 
Adopting healthy behaviors--such as eating nutritious foods, being 
physically active, and avoiding tobacco use--can prevent the 
devastating effects and reduce the rates of these diseases.
    Employers are recognizing the role they can play in creating 
healthy work environments and providing employees with opportunities to 
make healthy lifestyle choices. To support these efforts, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed an online 
organizational assessment tool called the CDC Worksite Health 
Scorecard.
    The CDC Worksite Health Scorecard is a tool designed to help 
employers assess whether they have implemented evidence-based health 
promotion interventions or strategies in their worksites to prevent 
heart disease, stroke, and related conditions such as hypertension, 
diabetes, and obesity. The assessment contains 151 core yes/no 
questions with an additional 20 optional demographic questions divided 
into 19

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modules (risk factors/conditions/demographics) that assess how 
evidence-based health promotion strategies are implemented at a 
worksite. These strategies include health promoting counseling 
services, environmental supports, policies, health plan benefits, and 
other worksite programs shown to be effective in preventing disease and 
promoting healthy lifestyles for employees. Employers can use this tool 
to assess how a comprehensive health promotion and disease prevention 
program is offered to their employees, to help identify program gaps, 
and to prioritize high-impact health promotion strategies to be 
incorporated into their programs.
    This is an Extension Information Collection Request (ICR) enabling 
existing users, as well as new users to continue to have access to the 
CDC ScoreCard, a web-based organizational assessment tool designed to 
help employers identify gaps in their health promotion programs and 
prioritize high-impact strategies for health promotion at their 
worksites (available at http://www.cdc.gov/healthscorecard).
    CDC ScoreCard users will create a user account, complete the online 
assessment, and receive an immediate feedback report that summarizes 
the current status of their worksite health program; identifies gaps in 
current programming; benchmarks individual employer results against 
other users of the system; and provides access to worksite health tools 
and resources to address employer gaps and priority program areas. To 
realize the full benefit of the tool, employers are encouraged to 
reassess their progress on an annual basis and track improvements over 
time. CDC will continue to provide outreach to and to register 
approximately 800 employers per year to use the online survey CDC 
ScoreCard in their workplace health program assessment, planning, and 
implementation efforts. CDC Scorecard is open to employers of all 
sizes, industry sectors, and geographic locations across the country.
    CDC will continue to use the information gathered from the 
Scorecard to provide better technical assistance, training, and support 
to employers seeking guidance on building or maintaining workplace 
health promotion programs including tool and resource development for 
program planning, implementation, and evaluation related to the CDC 
ScoreCard's strategies.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. CDC requests approval 
for an estimated 1,000 burden hours annually. Participation is 
voluntary and there are no 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 hrs)        (in hrs)
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Employers.....................  CDC Worksite                 800               1           75/60           1,000
                                 Health
                                 Scorecard.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,000
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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. 2021-20847 Filed 9-24-21; 8:45 am]
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