[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38150-38151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09843]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-24-1355; Docket No. CDC-2024-0022]
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 Evaluation of the Division of Overdose Prevention Technical
Assistance Center. This data collection allows CDC to collect
information from partner organizations regarding feedback on their
experiences receiving technical assistance.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before July 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-
0022 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;
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
Evaluation of the Division of Overdose Prevention Technical
Assistance Center (OMB Control No., 0920-1355, Exp. 11/30/202)--
Revision--National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is submitting
a Revision request for the currently approved Evaluating the Overdose
Data to Action TA Hub (OMB Control No. 0920-1355, Exp. Date 11/30/2024)
for three years. CDC requests a three-year OMB approval to support the
evaluation of technical assistance (TA) provided for the Overdose Data
to Action (OD2A) in States (S) and OD2A: Limiting Overdose through
Collaborative Actions in Localities (LOCAL) programs. OD2A-S and OD2A:
LOCAL are cooperative agreements funded in 2023 to focus on
comprehensive and interdisciplinary opioid overdose prevention efforts
in 49 state health departments, 39 localities, Puerto Rico, and
Washington, DC. Each program consists of two required components--a
surveillance component and a prevention component. OD2A recipients
implement a combination of activities across nine state strategies and
eight local strategies within these components in order to gain access
to high quality, complete, and timelier data on opioid prescribing and
overdoses and to use those data to inform prevention and response
efforts in their jurisdictions.
In the previously approved iteration of this data collection, the
information collected surrounding OD2A (version 1.0) recipient feedback
on their experiences receiving TA proved invaluable in the process of
improving TA delivery and overall providing more useful TA. The
feedback provided in the original data collection instruments was also
used to improve the TA Strategy of the updated iterations of OD2A
(including OD2A-S and OD2A: LOCAL) and their recipients. With the
information that was collected in the previously approved ICR, CDC can
more effectively deliver TA to an almost-doubled recipient group across
two programs instead of one and ensure that continuous improvement in
TA is occurring. Further information gathering through the two new
instruments proposed in this ICR (the Implementation Feedback Form and
the Focus Group script), will even more acutely enhance TA perspectives
and needs to effectively and responsibly utilize the DOP TA Center
resource.
Training and technical assistance (TA) is essential to building
knowledge and strengthening the capacity of recipients to implement and
evaluate OD2A program strategies. CDC will develop and deploy a TA hub
(hereafter referred to as the DOP TA Center) to deliver comprehensive
technical assistance and training to support the successful
implementation and evaluation of surveillance and prevention
activities. The DOP TA Center is designed to enhance the efficiency,
coordination, and
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effectiveness of TA efforts by streamlining and centralizing the
provision of overdose surveillance and prevention TA. TA to OD2A
recipients is divided into four different levels with multiple modes of
TA delivery and involves a wide range of TA providers including CDC
staff, internal and external subject matter experts (SMEs) and program
partners as well as Tanaq and ICF staff. The four TA levels below are
used to direct the process for engaging stakeholders to support program
recipients and triage appropriate resources to support their needs.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 388 annual burden hours.
There is no cost 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 Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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OD2A (OD2A in States and OD2A: Individual TA 618 2 5/60 103
LOCAL) Recipients. Feedback Form.
Universal TA 617 2 5/60 103
Feedback Form.
Implementation 18 1 15/60 4.5
Feedback Survey.
Annual Technical 162 1 10/60 27
Assistance
Survey.
Email invitation 900 .............. 2/60 30
for Annual.
Focus Group 100 1 1 100
Session Script.
Focus Groups 600 1 2/60 20
Email
invitation.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 388
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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. 2024-09843 Filed 5-6-24; 8:45 am]
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