[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.
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