[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 203 (Friday, October 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64046-64047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22929]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-23-23AH; Docket No. CDC-2022-0125]


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 information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project 
titled Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient 
Communities (CCR) National Evaluation. This data collection will assess 
the activities implemented by the 68 recipients of the CDC-RFA-DP21-
2109 CCR NOFO (CCR award recipients).

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before December 20, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0125 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: 404-639-7118; 
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 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

    Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient 
Communities (CCR) National Evaluation--New--National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC is requesting a New Information Collection Request titled 
Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities 
(CCR) National Evaluation. In 2021, CDC funded DP21-2109, ``Community 
Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR)''. 
DP21-2109 funds 68 CCR recipients across the United States to train and 
deploy community health workers (CHWs) to support COVID-19 response 
efforts and to build and strengthen community resilience to fight 
COVID-19 through addressing existing health disparities. Thirty-two of 
the 68 recipients were funded for Component A, Capacity Building, which 
focuses on building capacity among CHWs, and 36 recipients are funded 
for Component B, Implementation Ready, which focuses on enhancing and 
expanding existing CHW efforts. DP21-2109 is funded for a three-year 
period, from September 2021 through August 2024.
    CDC also funded CDC-RFA-DP21-2110, ``Community Health Workers for 
COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR)--Evaluation and 
Technical Assistance'' (CCR-ETA recipients) at the same time the agency 
funded DP21-2109. Two recipients were funded to design and conduct the 
national evaluation of DP21-2109 CCR and will lead the information 
collection described in this request.
    The CCR National Evaluation aims to collect consistent, systematic 
information from the 68 CDC-RFA-DP21-2109 award recipients through two 
primary data collection efforts: (1) a CCR recipient survey; and (2) a 
survey of Community Health Workers (CHWs) funded through CCR. The CCR 
recipient survey will collect information about program management, 
organizational infrastructure, CHW implementation practices, 
populations of focus served by CCR funded efforts, non-CDC resources 
supporting the program, and other aspects of program implementation. 
The CHW survey will collect information about CHW roles, integration 
into community-based and care COVID response teams, core competency 
training, supervision, implementation activities, and compensation. The 
surveys will be administered by the CCR-ETA award recipients. Both 
surveys will be available in English and Spanish.
    The goal of this data collection is to assess the activities 
implemented by the 68 recipients of the CDC-RFA-DP21-2109 CCR NOFO (CCR 
award recipients), as part of the three CCR core strategies (i.e., CHW 
training, deployment, and engagement with COVID-19 response teams) and 
the intended outcomes of these activities on the CCR populations of 
focus. CDC will use resulting information to describe the

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implementation of CCR at the national level, inform future community-
based and CHW-led COVID response programs, and, in conjunction with 
secondary data sources, assess some important health outcomes, 
including vaccination rates among some populations of focus.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 578 annual burden hours. 
There are no costs to respondents other than their time to participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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CDC-RFA-DP21-2109 CCR           CCR Recipient                 68               1           25/60              28
 recipients.                     Survey.
CCR CHWs......................  CCR CHW Survey..           1,100               1           30/60             550
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             578
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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.
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