[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30371-30372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08591]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-24-24CR]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled ``Global Public Health Data Innovation 
Performance Monitoring'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data 
Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on 
February 9, 2024 to obtain comments from the public and affected 
agencies. CDC received two comments related to the previous notice. 
This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and 
affected agency comments.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (a) 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;
    (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    (d) 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 submission of responses; and
    (e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570. Comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Direct 
written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in 
this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management 
and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 
395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice 
publication.

Proposed Project

    Global Public Health Data Innovation Performance Monitoring (OMB 
Control Number pending)--New--Global Health Center (GHC), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Global Public Health Data Innovation (GPHDI) initiative, led by 
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), aims to 
equip government decision makers with timely, accurate, and 
comprehensive public health data to effectively prevent, detect, and 
respond to public health threats. Challenges, such as limited data 
access, non-standardization, workforce limitations, and gaps in data 
systems and governance, often hinder the optimal use of data in public 
health response efforts. To overcome these challenges, GPHDI focuses on 
strengthening global outbreak response, pandemic preparedness, and 
surveillance through improved data availability and utilization. This 
is achieved by modernizing data systems and processes at all levels.
    GPHDI is made possible by the American Rescue Plan Act passed by 
the U.S. Congress in 2021 and is rooted in key strategic pillars within 
CDC, namely the Data Modernization Initiative (DMI) and the Global 
Digital Health Strategy (GDHS). DMI is an agency-wide initiative aimed 
at improving data systems infrastructure within the United States, 
offering valuable insights and artifacts that can be adapted and 
leveraged for the global context of the GPHDI initiative. The goal of 
DMI is to get better, faster, actionable insights for decision making 
at all levels of public health. Complementing this, the GDHS 
incorporates inputs from a multi-partner engagement process, enhancing 
the strategic approach of the initiative.
    GPHDI is currently a three-year investment that builds on an 
existing foundation laid by various country governments, donor 
agencies, and multilateral organizations. This investment is 
specifically allocated to advance the initiative in 10 selected 
countries, including Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia in Africa; 
Colombia and Paraguay in the South American Region; Georgia and Ukraine 
in Eastern Europe; Thailand in the Central Asia Region; and Honduras in 
the Central American Region.
    This data collection is aimed at monitoring and assessing the 
contributions of current GPHDI investments in data modernization and 
digital public health infrastructure towards improving data 
availability to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats 
in the selected countries. The indicators to be collected as shown in 
the data collection instrument include both structured response-type 
questions (Yes-No answers, coded answers) and narrative response-type 
questions. CDC contractors, RTI International (RTI) will conduct the 
interviews and CDC-funded implementing partners (IPs) monitoring and 
evaluation (M&E) point of contacts will provide responses to the 
indicators based on their funded activities. RTI will document the 
responses from the interviews using an instance of CDC RedCap. 
Interviews will be conducted in a live one-on-one session between RTI 
and identified M&E point of contacts at the funded IPs. No patient-
level or individual level or identifiable data will be collected for 
this project.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 64 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 response
                                                                 respondents       respondent       (in hours)
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Implementing partners (Monitoring     Monitoring question                  32                1                2
 and evaluation point of contacts).    guide.
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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. 2024-08591 Filed 4-22-24; 8:45 am]
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