[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 245 (Monday, December 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73283-73285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28040]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-22-1235]


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 ``Assessments to Inform Program Refinement 
for HIV, other STD, and Pregnancy Prevention among Middle and High-
School Aged Youth'' 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 
August 2, 2021, to obtain comments from the public and affected 
agencies. CDC received two 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.

[[Page 73284]]

Proposed Project

    Assessments to Inform Program Refinement for HIV, other STD, and 
Pregnancy Prevention among Middle and High-School Aged Youth (OMB 
Control No. 0920-1235, Exp. 05/31/2022)--Extension--National Center for 
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requests 
three-year OMB approval for the extension of a Generic Information 
Collection Request (ICR) package (OMB Control No. 0920-1235, Exp. 05/
31/2022) that supports collection of quantitative and qualitative 
information from adolescents (ages 11-19) and their parents/caregivers 
for the purpose of needs assessment and program refinement for programs 
and services to prevent HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases 
(STDs), and pregnancy among middle and high school aged adolescents.
    NCHHSTP conducts behavioral and health service assessments and 
research projects as part of its response to the domestic HIV/AIDS 
epidemic, STD prevention, TB elimination and viral hepatitis control 
with national, state, and local partners. Adolescents are a population 
with specific developmental, health and social, and resource needs, and 
their health risk factors and access to health care are addressed as a 
primary mission by the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH). 
Adolescents are also a population of interest for several other NCHHSTP 
divisions. The assessment and research conducted by NCHHSTP is one 
pillar upon which recommendations and guidelines are revised and 
updated, and these recommendations and guidelines require a foundation 
of scientific evidence.
    Assessment of programmatic practices for adolescents helps to 
assure effective and evidence-based sexual risk reduction practices and 
efficient use of resources. Such assessments also help to improve 
programs through better identification of strategies relevant to 
adolescents as a population, as well as specific sub-groups of 
adolescents at highest risk for HIV and other STDs so that programs can 
be better tailored for them.
    The information collection requests under this generic package are 
intended to allow for data collection with two types of respondents:
     Adolescents (11-19 years old) of middle and high school 
age; and
     Parents and/or caregivers of adolescents of middle and 
high school age. For the purposes of this generic package, parents/
caregivers include the adult primary caregiver(s) for a child's basic 
needs (e.g., food, shelter, and safety). This includes biological 
parents; other biological relatives such as grandparents, aunts, 
uncles, or siblings; and non-biological parents such as adoptive, 
foster, or stepparents.
    The types of information collection activities included in this 
generic package are:
    (1) Quantitative data collection through electronic, telephone, or 
paper questionnaires to gather information about programmatic and 
service activities related to the prevention of HIV and other STDs 
among adolescents of middle- and high-school age.
    (2) Qualitative data collection through electronic, telephone, or 
paper means to gather information about programmatic and service 
activities related to the prevention of HIV and other STDs among 
adolescents of middle- and high-school age. Qualitative data collection 
may involve focus groups and in-depth interviewing through group 
interviews, and cognitive interviewing.
    For adolescents, data collection instruments will include questions 
on demographic characteristics; experiences with programs and services 
to reduce the risk of HIV and other STD transmission; and knowledge, 
attitudes, behaviors, and skills related to sexual risk and protective 
factors on the individual, interpersonal, and community levels. For 
parents and caregivers, data collection instruments will include 
questions on demographic characteristics as well as parents'/
caregivers' (1) perceptions about programs and services provided to 
adolescents; (2) knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about their 
adolescents' health risk and protective behaviors; and (3) parenting 
knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and skills.
    Any data collection request put forward under this generic 
clearance will identify the programs and/or services to be informed or 
refined, and will include a crosswalk of data elements to the aspects 
of the program the project team seeks to inform or refine. Because this 
request includes a wide range of possible data collection instruments, 
specific requests will include items of information to be collected and 
copies of data collection instruments. It is expected that all data 
collection instruments will be pilot tested, and will be culturally, 
developmentally, and age appropriate for the adolescent populations 
included.
    Similarly, parent data collection instruments will be pilot-tested, 
and the data collection instruments will reflect the culture, 
developmental stage, and age of the parents' adolescent children. All 
data collection procedures will receive review and approval by an 
Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the Protection of Human Subjects 
and follow appropriate consent and assent procedures as outlined in the 
IRB approved protocols. These will be described in the individual 
information collection requests put forward under this Generic package.
    The table below provides the estimated annualized response burden 
for up to 15 individual data collections per year under this generic 
clearance. CDC requests approval for an estimated 57,584 annual burden 
hours. Participation of respondents is voluntary. There is no cost to 
participants other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondents                   Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Middle and High School Age Adolescents  Youth Questionnaire.....          20,000               1           50/60
Middle and High School Age Adolescents  Pre/Post youth                    10,000               2           50/60
                                         questionnaire.
Middle and High School Age Adolescents  Youth interview/focus              3,000               2           90/60
                                         group guide.
Parents/caregivers of adolescents.....  Parent/Caregiver                   7,500               2           25/60
                                         questionnaire.
Parents/caregivers of adolescents.....  Parent/Caregiver                   3,000               2           90/60
                                         interview/focus group
                                         guide.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



[[Page 73285]]

    Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-28040 Filed 12-23-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P