[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7717-7718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02174]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-24-0696; Docket No. CDC-2024-0006]


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 National HIV Prevention Program Monitoring and Evaluation 
(NHM&E). NHM&E collects standardized HIV prevention program evaluation 
data from health departments and community-based organizations (CBOs) 
who receive federal funds for HIV prevention activities.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before April 5, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-
0006 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:

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    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

    National HIV Prevention Program Monitoring and Evaluation (NHM&E) 
(OMB Control No. 0920-0696, Exp. 10/31/2024)--Extension--National 
Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC seeks to request a three-year Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to extend the previously approved project and continue 
the collection of standardized HIV prevention program evaluation data 
from health departments and community-based organizations (CBOs) who 
receive federal funds for HIV prevention activities. Health department 
grantees have the options to key-enter or upload data to a CDC-provided 
web-based software application (EvaluationWeb). CBO grantees may only 
key-enter data to the CDC-provided web-based software application.
    The evaluation and reporting process is necessary to ensure that 
CDC receives standardized, accurate, thorough evaluation data from both 
health department and CBO grantees. For these reasons, CDC developed 
standardized NHM&E variables through extensive consultation with 
representatives from health departments, CBOs, and national partners 
(e.g., The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors 
and Urban Coalition of HIV/AIDS Prevention Services). CDC requires CBOs 
and health departments who receive federal funds for HIV prevention to 
report nonidentifying, HIV test-level and aggregate level, standardized 
evaluation data to: (1) accurately determine the extent to which HIV 
prevention efforts are carried out, what types of agencies are 
providing services, what resources are allocated to those services, to 
whom services are being provided, and how these efforts have 
contributed to a reduction in HIV transmission; (2) improve ease of 
reporting to better meet these data needs; and (3) be accountable to 
stakeholders by informing them of HIV prevention activities and use of 
funds in HIV prevention nationwide.
    CDC HIV prevention program grantees will collect, enter or upload, 
and report agency-identifying information, budget data, intervention 
information, and client demographics and behavioral risk 
characteristics with an estimated annualized burden of 190,294 hours. 
Data collection activities will include searching existing data 
sources, gathering and maintaining data, document compilation, review 
of data, and data entry or upload into the web-based system. There are 
no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondent            Form name       respondents    responses per   response  (in      (in hr)
                                                                    respondent          hr)
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Health Departments............  Health                        61               2            1427         174,094
                                 Department
                                 Reporting.
Community-based Organizations.  Community-based              150               2              54          16,200
                                 Organization
                                 Reporting.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............         190,294
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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. 2024-02174 Filed 2-2-24; 8:45 am]
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