[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 236 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85888-85890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27080]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-24-24BJ; Docket No. CDC-2023-0097]


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 proposed information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project 
titled DP-23-0002 Healthy Schools Evaluation. The project

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aims to evaluate processes and outcomes of the programs of 20 State 
entities funded by CDC's Healthy Schools Branch to improve health, 
academic achievement, and well-being of students in K-12 schools 
nationwide.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before February 9, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0097 by either of the following methods:
    [ballot] Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    [ballot] Mail: 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].
    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

    CDC-RFA-DP-23-0002 Healthy Schools Program Evaluation--New--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC awarded funds through cooperative agreement DP23-0002 (2302 
Program) to 20 funding recipients (States, universities, and a Tribal 
nation) to improve health, academic achievement, and well-being of 
students in K-12 schools. A portion of the funding within each State is 
allocated to one priority local education agency (LEA) and its 
corresponding schools to support the implementation of policies, 
practices, and programs to increase physical activity, healthy dietary 
behaviors, and management of chronic health conditions among students. 
CDC is conducting a mixed-methods multi-level evaluation of the 2302 
Program and associated outcomes. Evaluation findings will allow CDC to 
help recipients improve their programs as they progress over the five-
year funding period. A CDC evaluation contractor will collect 
information from relevant funded recipients, priority LEAs, schools, 
and students. Program monitoring information will be collected from 
recipients via a monthly reporting tool. Descriptions of the 
implementation of the program's two strategies and nine activities will 
be collected in years two and four via semi-structured, virtual key 
informant interviews with program leaders among funded recipients and 
their priority LEA colleagues to understand successes, barriers, and 
lessons learned. Additionally, two annual questionnaires will be 
distributed either digitally (web-based) and/or on paper. One of the 
questionnaires is for school-level leaders in participating schools in 
the 20 priority LEAs focusing on implementation of healthy school 
policies, practices, and programs. The other questionnaire is for 
students in elementary, middle, and high schools (grades 4-12) in the 
priority LEAs' schools focusing on physical activity, dietary 
behaviors, management of chronic health conditions, and well-being and 
academic attainment. The evaluation results will help recipients 
improve their programs and aid CDC in understanding and communicating 
the impact of its funding. We
    CDC requests approval for the period of three years, with an 
anticipated request for an extension after that to cover the full five 
years of the program. The annual estimated total time burden to 
participants is 810 hours. There are no anticipated financial costs to 
participants other than their time to participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                           Average
                                                             Number of      Number of     burden per     Total
        Type of respondents                Form name        respondents   responses per    response     burden
                                                                           respondent     (in hours)     hours
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Recipient personnel................  Recipient Monthly               20              12        15/60          60
                                      Reporting.
Recipient and priority LEA           Interviews...........           60               1        40/60          40
 personnel.
School personnel...................  Healthy Schools                100               1        30/60          50
                                      Survey.
Students...........................  Healthy Students             2,000               1        20/60         660
                                      Survey.
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    Total..........................  .....................  ...........  ..............  ...........         810
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health 
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-27080 Filed 12-8-23; 8:45 am]
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