[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54694-54695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19216]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-22-1283; Docket No. CDC-2022-0102]


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 continuing information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project 
titled Monitoring and Reporting for the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) 
Co-Operative Agreement. Information will be collected to provide data 
to CDC for program monitoring and budget tracking, to improve timely 
CDC-recipient communications, and to inform technical assistance and 
guidance documents produced by CDC to support program implementation 
among funded jurisdictions.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before November 7, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0102 by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.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 www.regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (www.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; Telephone: 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;

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    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

    Monitoring and Reporting for the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) Co-
Operative Agreement (OMB Control No. 0920-1283, Exp. 1/31/2023)--
Revision--National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National 
Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) seeks OMB approval for 
the Revision of this previously approved Information Collection Request 
(ICR) (OMB Control No. 0920-1283, Exp. 1/31/2023) to continue 
collecting information from jurisdictions funded under the Overdose 
Data to Action (OD2A) funding opportunity.
    Drug overdose deaths in the United States increased by 18% per year 
from 2014 to 2016. Opioid overdose deaths have increased fivefold from 
1999 to 2016 and in 2017, there were more than 47,000 deaths attributed 
to opioids. While the opioid overdose epidemic worsens in scope and 
magnitude, it is also becoming more complex. The complex and changing 
nature of the opioid overdose epidemic highlights the need for an 
interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and cohesive public health approach.
    The purpose of the OD2A is to support funded jurisdictions in 
obtaining high quality, complete, and timelier data on opioid 
prescribing and overdoses, and to use those data to inform prevention 
and response efforts. The intent is to ensure that funded jurisdictions 
are well equipped to do rigorous work under both components, and to 
ensure that these components are linked and implemented as part of a 
system. This Revision request is also intended to initiate collection 
of new information from jurisdictions (which include states and 
Washington, DC) funded under the OD2A in States, as well as to collect 
new information from jurisdictions (which include U.S. Territories, 
cities, and counties) funded under the OD2A Limiting Overdose through 
Collaborative Actions in Localities.
    This information is being collected to provide crucial data to CDC 
for program monitoring and budget tracking, to improve timely CDC-
recipient communications, and to inform technical assistance and 
guidance documents produced by CDC to support program implementation 
among funded jurisdictions. Ultimately, the information feedback loop 
created by these information collection tools is designed to help 
jurisdictions decrease fatal and nonfatal overdoses. It will also 
provide CDC with the capacity to respond in a timely manner to requests 
for information about the program from the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS), the White House, Congress, and other sources.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 1,075 annual burden 
hours. There are no costs to respondents other than their time to 
participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                   Total  number      Average
                                                     Number of     of  responses    burden per     Total  burden
      Type of respondent            Form name       respondents         per        response  (in    hours  (in
                                                                    respondent        hours)          hours)
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OD2A-funded state, territory,   OD2A Evaluation               22               1               4              88
 county, and city health         and Performance
 departments.                    Measuring Plan
                                 Template.
                                OD2A                          22               1               1              22
                                 Organizational
                                 Capacity
                                 Assessment Tool.
                                OD2A Activity                 22               1               2              44
                                 Progress Report
                                 and Work Plan.
OD2A-S-funded state and         OD2A-S Activity               51               1              11             561
 District of Columbia health     Progress Report
 departments.                    and Work Plan--
                                 Initial
                                 population.
OD2A-LOCAL-funded territory,    OD2A-LOCAL                    40               1               9             360
 county, and city health         Activity
 departments.                    Progress Report
                                 and Work Plan.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,075
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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. 2022-19216 Filed 9-6-22; 8:45 am]
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