[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25997]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2022-0137]


Proposed Update to the CDC Framework for Program Evaluation in 
Public Health

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Request for information.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the opening of 
a docket to obtain comments and suggestions to update the CDC Framework 
for Program Evaluation in Public Health (CDC Evaluation Framework) and 
associated resources (e.g., checklists, self-study guide). Updates to 
the CDC Evaluation Framework are needed to continue its valuable use 
and service to the evaluation field and public health.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 30, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0137 by either of the methods listed below. Do not submit comments by 
email. CDC does not accept comments by email.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Program 
Performance and Evaluation Office, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop H21-
10, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted 
without change to http://regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided. For access to the docket to read background 
documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Kidder, CDC Chief Evaluation 
Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Program 
Performance and Evaluation Office, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop H21-
10, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027; Telephone: 404.639.6270; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The flexibility and simplicity of the CDC 
Evaluation Framework have led to its wide adoption and use beyond CDC 
and public health. The CDC Evaluation Framework has guided CDC and 
other evaluators over two decades, as evidenced by more than 300 
citations in peer-reviewed articles and use in projects reaching more 
than 50 countries on six continents. However, evaluation has evolved 
since publication of the framework in 1999; \1\ therefore, CDC seeks to 
update the framework to align with changes in evaluation, public 
health, and federal policies and practices.
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    \1\ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Framework for 
program evaluation in public health. MMWR 1999;48(No. RR-11).
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    The comments from this Request for Information, along with input 
gathered through other mechanisms (e.g., townhall with CDC, interviews 
with key federal evaluators, surveys with federal evaluation staff and 
leaders), will help identify how the framework may have been adapted 
and used in different settings, what aspects of the framework have been 
useful, any challenges in using the framework across different 
contexts, and gaps that may need to be addressed. CDC is gathering 
input from a variety of audiences, such as federal evaluators, CDC 
staff, and CDC funded partners. Feedback from these sources will be 
considered in determining priority areas to update and revise in the 
CDC Evaluation Framework to continue its valuable use and service to 
the evaluation field and public health. The relevant feedback along 
with tools, evidence, and resources in the field and literature will 
also be considered in determining whether to update, revise, or create 
new content for the CDC Evaluation Framework and supporting resources 
(e.g., checklists, tools).

Request for Information

    Interested persons or organizations are invited to submit written 
views, information, and recommendations. CDC invites comments 
specifically on the following questions, along with suggestions for 
improving the CDC Evaluation Framework:
    1. How has the current CDC Evaluation Framework assisted or not 
assisted the public health community in planning and conducting high-
quality program evaluations? What specifically helped or did not help?
    2. Which contexts has the current CDC Evaluation Framework worked 
well for and for which contexts has it not worked well? What 
specifically did or did not work and why?
    3. How does the current CDC Evaluation Framework promote or inhibit 
the conduct of evaluations that are culturally responsive and address 
health equity? What opportunities for improvement exist?
    Please be clear and specific in the comments so that CDC can 
consider the feedback provided in determining whether to change or keep 
specific aspects of the CDC Evaluation Framework. The CDC Evaluation 
Framework and associated resources can be found here in the Supporting 
Materials tab of the docket and at https://www.cdc.gov/evaluation/framework/index.htm.
    Please note that comments received, including attachments and other 
supporting materials, are part of the public record and are subject to 
public disclosure. Comments will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, do not include any information in your 
comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or 
inappropriate for public disclosure. If you include your name, contact 
information, or other information that identifies you in the body of 
your comments, that information will be on public display. CDC will 
review all submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold 
submissions containing private or proprietary information such as 
Social Security numbers, medical information, inappropriate language, 
or duplicate/near duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign.

    Dated: November 23, 2022.
Angela K. Oliver,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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