[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77835-77836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27506]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-23-0853; Docket No. CDC-2023-0141]


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 Asthma Information Reporting System (AIRS). The purpose of AIRS 
is to collect performance measure (PM) and surveillance data designed 
to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of, and to monitor the 
impact of, state, local and territorial asthma programs.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before February 21, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0141 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

    Asthma Information and Reporting System (AIRS) (OMB Control No. 
0920-0853, Exp. 5/31/2023)--Extension--National Center for 
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In 1999, the CDC began its National Asthma Control Program (NACP), 
a public health approach to address the burden of asthma. The program 
supports the proposed objectives of ``Healthy People 2030'' for asthma 
and is based on the public health principles of surveillance, 
partnerships, interventions, and evaluation. CDC requests a three-year 
approval to extend the ``Asthma Information Reporting System (AIRS)'' 
(OMB Control No. 0920-0853; Exp. Date 5/31/2023).
    The three-year Extension will allow CDC to continue to monitor 
states' program planning and delivery of public health activities and 
the programs' collaboration with health care systems through the end of 
the five-year cooperative agreement--A Comprehensive Public Health 
Approach to Asthma Control through Evidence-Based Interventions (CDC-
RFA-EH19-1902).
    The goal of this data collection is to provide NCEH with routine 
information about the activities and performance of the state, local 
and territorial recipients funded under the NACP through an annual 
reporting system. NACP requires recipients to report activities related 
to partnerships, infrastructure, evaluation and interventions to 
monitor the programs' performance in reducing the burden of asthma. 
AIRS also includes two forms to collect aggregate emergency department 
(ED) visits and hospital discharge (HD) data from recipients.
    AIRS was first approved by OMB in 2010 to collect data in a web-
based system to monitor and guide participating state health 
departments. Since implementation in 2010, AIRS and the technical 
assistance provided by CDC staff have provided states with uniform data 
reporting methods and linkages to other states' asthma program 
information and resources. Thus, AIRS has saved state resources and 
staff time when asthma programs embark on asthma activities similar to 
those conducted elsewhere.
    In the past three years, AIRS data were used to:
     Facilitate communication about interventions across states 
and enable inquiries regarding interventions by populations with a 
disproportionate burden, age groups, geographic areas and other 
variables of interest;
     Provide feedback to the grantees about their performance 
relative to others through the distribution of written reports and 
several presentations summarizing the results;
     Customize and provide technical assistance and support 
materials to address implementation challenges;
     Serve as a resource to the branch, division, and center 
when addressing congressional, departmental and institutional 
inquiries. For example, the PMs allow us to report the number and age 
distribution of people reached with intensive asthma self-management 
education through the recipients and their partners;
     Help the branch align its current interventions with CDC 
goals and

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allowed the monitoring of progress toward these goals. For example, 
recipient efforts to establish public health-health care collaboration 
has been integrated into CDC's 6[verbar]18 initiative which connects 
healthcare purchasers, payers, and providers with CDC researchers, 
economists, and policy analysts to find ways to improve health and 
control costs with the 6[verbar]18 interventions;
     Allow the NACP and the state asthma programs to make more 
informed decisions about activities to achieve objectives. For example, 
PM information identified a problem with enrolling patients most in 
need of intervention into recipient programs. This led to cross-state 
discussions and changes in recruitment strategies;
     Motivate use of data and evaluation findings. For example, 
the requirement to report actions taken based on evaluation findings 
encourages program managers and health departments officials to act on 
recommendations in evaluation reports.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 105 annual burden hours. 
There is no cost to respondents other than their time to participate.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                                              Average
                                                                                             Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
              Type of respondents                               Form name                   respondents    responses per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                                                            respondent        hours)
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Funded Asthma Program Recipients...............  Performance Measures Reporting Tool....              30               1          150/60              75
                                                 Emergency Department Visits Reporting                30               1           30/60              15
                                                  Form.
                                                 Hospital Discharge Reporting Form......              30               1           30/60              15
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    Total......................................  .......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             105
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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. 2022-27506 Filed 12-19-22; 8:45 am]
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