[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3991-3992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01161]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-23-0879; Docket No. CDC-2023-0003]


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 Information Collections to Advance State, Tribal, Local, and 
Territorial (STLT) Governmental Agency and System Performance, 
Capacity, and Program Delivery. This collection is used to assess 
situational awareness of current public health emergencies, make 
decisions that affect planning, response and recovery activities of 
subsequent emergencies, and fill CDC and HHS gaps in knowledge of 
programs and/or STLT governments that will strengthen surveillance, 
epidemiology, and laboratory science, as well as improve CDC's support 
and technical assistance to states and communities.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before March 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0003 by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffery 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 Jeffery 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

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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

    Information Collections to Advance State, Tribal, Local, and 
Territorial (STLT) Governmental Agency and System Performance, 
Capacity, and Program Delivery--Extension--Center for State, Tribal, 
Local and Territorial Support (CSTLTS), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is 
to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans. As part of HHS, 
CDC conducts critical science and provides health information to people 
and communities to save lives and protect people from health threats. 
To this end, CDC and HHS seek to accomplish their mission by 
collaborating with partners throughout the nation and the world to 
monitor health, detect and investigate health problems, conduct 
research to enhance prevention, develop and advocate sound public 
health policies, implement prevention strategies, promote healthy 
behaviors, foster safe and healthful environments, and provide 
leadership and training.
    CDC is requesting a three-year approval to extend a Generic 
clearance to collect information related to domestic public health 
issues and services that affect and/or involve State, Tribal, Local, 
and Territorial (STLT) government entities. The respondent universe is 
comprised of STLT governmental staff or delegates acting on behalf of a 
STLT agency involved in the provision of essential public health 
services in the United States. Delegate is defined as a governmental or 
non-governmental agent (agency, function, office or individual) acting 
for a principal or submitted by another to represent or act on their 
behalf. The STLT agency is represented by a STLT entity or delegate 
with a task to protect and/or improve the public's health.
    Information will be used to: (1) assess situational awareness of 
current public health emergencies; (2) make decisions that affect 
planning, response and recovery activities of subsequent emergencies; 
(3) fill CDC and HHS gaps in knowledge of programs and/or STLT 
governments that will strengthen surveillance, epidemiology, and 
laboratory science; and (4) improve CDC's support and technical 
assistance to states and communities. CDC and HHS will conduct brief 
data collections, across a range of public health topics related to 
essential public health services.
    CDC estimates up to 30 data collections with STLT governmental 
staff or delegates, and 10 data collections with local/county/city 
governmental staff or delegates will be conducted on an annual basis. 
Approximately 95% of these data collections will be web-based and 5% 
will be conducted via telephone, in-person, or focus groups.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 54,000 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 respondent   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)       (in hrs.)
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State, Territorial, or Tribal   Web, telephone,              800              30               1          24,000
 government staff or delegate.   in-person,
                                 focus group.
Local/County/City government    Web, telephone,            3,000              10               1          30,000
 staff or delegate.              in-person,
                                 focus group.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............          54,000
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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. 2023-01161 Filed 1-20-23; 8:45 am]
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