[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26549-26551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09088]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-23-0106; Docket No. CDC-2023-0029]


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 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant. CDC will use 
the Block Grant Information System to collect recipient data, monitor 
awardees' progress, identify activities and personnel supported with 
Block Grant funding, conduct compliance reviews of Block Grant 
recipients, and promote the use of evidence-based guidelines and 
interventions in accordance with legislative mandates.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 30, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0029 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.

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    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;
    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

    Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (OMB Control No. 
0920-0106, Exp. 02/29/2024)--Extension--National Center for State, 
Tribal, Local and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and 
Workforce (NCSTLTPHIW), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The CDC's National Center for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial 
Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce (NCSTLTPHIW) plays a vital 
role in helping health agencies work to enhance their capacity and 
improve their performance to strengthen the public health system on all 
levels. NCSTLTPHIW is CDC's primary connection to health officials and 
leaders of state, tribal, local, and territorial public health 
agencies, as well as other government leaders who work with health 
departments.
    NCSTLTPHIW administers the Preventive Health and Health Services 
Block Grant (PHHSBG) funding for health promotion and disease 
prevention programs. Sixty-one awardees (50 states, the District of 
Columbia, two American Indian Tribes, five U.S. territories, and three 
freely associated states) receive Block Grant funds to address locally-
defined public health needs in innovative ways. The PHHS Block Grant 
allows awardees to prioritize the use of funds to fill funding gaps in 
programs that deal with leading causes of death and disability, as well 
as the ability to respond rapidly to emerging health issues, including 
outbreaks of food-borne infections and water-borne diseases. NCSTLTPHIW 
ensures that the CDC PHHS Block Grant Program Managers and recipients 
account for funds in accordance with legislative mandates. Each awardee 
is required to submit a work plan with its selected health outcome 
objectives, as well as descriptions of the health problems, identified 
target populations (including portions of those populations 
disproportionately affected by the health problems), and activities to 
be addressed in the planned work. The CDC will use the Block Grant 
Information System to collect recipient data, monitor awardees' 
progress, identify activities and personnel supported with Block Grant 
funding, conduct compliance reviews of Block Grant recipients, and 
promote the use of evidence-based guidelines and interventions.
    CDC requests OMB approval for this Extension to an existing 
information collection request. As specified in the authorizing 
legislation, CDC currently collects information from Block Grant 
awardees to monitor their objectives and activities. Awardees will 
submit information on the following:
     Recipient information: collects unique identifying 
information about each recipient.
     Work plan: collects information about objectives, 
activities, and the populations to be addressed each year.
     Annual Progress Report: collects information about success 
and progress toward meeting health objectives.
    Since 2021, CDC has collected this information using a web-based 
electronic system, the Block Grant Information System (BGIS). The 
respondent universe will include PHHSBG program Block Grant 
Coordinators. All modules will be accessed electronically through the 
BGIS system. CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 1,464 annual 
burden 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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PHHS Block Grant Coordinator..  Workplan start                61               1               2             122
                                 and advisory
                                 committee
                                 questions
                                 worksheet.
PHHS Block Grant Coordinator..  Workplan program              61               1              11             671
                                 questions
                                 worksheet.
PHHS Block Grant Coordinator..  Combined Annual               61               1              11             671
                                 Progress Report
                                 template.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,464
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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. 2023-09088 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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