[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24799-24800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08569]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-23-0740; Docket No. CDC-2023-0026]


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 Medical Monitoring Project (MMP). The purpose of this data 
collection is to guide national and local HIV-related service 
organization and delivery, and monitor receipt of HIV treatment and 
prevention services and clinical outcomes.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 23, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0026 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;
    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;

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    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

    Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) (OMB Control No. 0920-0740, Exp. 
5/31/2024)--Revision--National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, 
and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of 
HIV Prevention (DHP) requests a revision of the currently approved 
Information Collection Request: Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) which 
expires 5/31/2024. This data collection addresses the need for national 
estimates of access to, and utilization of HIV-related medical care and 
services, the quality of HIV-related ambulatory care, and HIV-related 
behaviors and clinical outcomes. For the proposed project, the same 
data collection methods will be used as for the currently approved 
project. Data would be collected from a probability sample of HIV-
diagnosed adults in the U.S. who consent to an interview and 
abstraction of their medical records. As for the currently approved 
project, deidentified information would also be extracted from HIV case 
surveillance records for a dataset (referred to as the minimum 
dataset), which is used to assess non-response bias, for quality 
control, to improve the ability of MMP to monitor ongoing care and 
treatment of people with HIV, and to make inferences from the MMP 
sample to persons with diagnosed HIV nationally. No other Federal 
agency collects such nationally representative population-based 
information from adults with diagnosed HIV. The data are expected to 
have significant implications for policy, program development, and 
resource allocation at the state/local and national levels. The changes 
proposed in this request update the data collection system to meet 
prevailing information needs and enhance the value of MMP data, while 
remaining within the scope of the currently approved project purpose. 
The burden hours of the project remain the same as in the previously 
approved project. Changes made, that did not affect the burden, are 
listed below:
     Revisions to the interview questionnaire were made to 
improve coherence, boost the efficiency of the data collection, and 
increase the relevance and value of the information. These changes did 
not affect the average burden per response.
     Revisions to the medical record abstraction data elements 
were made to streamline the information collected and add important 
questions related to M-Pox vaccination. Because the medical records are 
abstracted by MMP staff, these changes do not affect the burden of the 
project.
    This proposed data collection would supplement the National HIV 
Surveillance System (NHSS, OMB Control No. 0920-0573, Exp. 02/28/2026) 
in 23 selected state and local health departments, which collect 
information on persons diagnosed with, living with, and dying from HIV 
infection and AIDS. The participation of respondents is voluntary. 
There is no cost to the respondents other than their time. Total 
estimated annual burden requested is 5,707 hours.

                                        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)      (in hours)
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Sampled, Eligible Persons with  Interview                  7,760               1           45/60           5,173
 HIV.                            Questionnaire.
Facility office staff looking   Look up contact            1,940               1            2/60              65
 up contact information.         information.
Facility office staff           Approach persons             970               1            5/60              81
 approaching sampled persons     for Enrollment.
 for enrollment.
Facility office staff pulling   Pull medical               7,760               1            3/60             388
 medical records.                records.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           5,707
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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. 2023-08569 Filed 4-21-23; 8:45 am]
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