[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46120-46121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11592]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-24-24FU; Docket No. CDC-2024-0039]


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 Assessing Capacity to Expand Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment 
in United States Carceral Systems. This data collection proposes to 
estimate point prevalence of hepatitis C virus in carceral settings, 
outline patient characteristics, clinical management, and understand 
key operational and programmatic successes and challenges to testing 
and treatment of hepatitis C virus, as well as to support timely 
analysis and utilize findings to advance the elimination of viral 
hepatitis in the United States.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before July 29, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-
0039 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

    Assessing Capacity to Expand Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment in 
United States Carceral Systems--New--National Center for HIV, Viral 
Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Carceral settings pose a unique challenge to hepatitis C 
elimination in that data, as it relates to hepatitis C virus testing 
and treatment, is not readily available for analysis to understand the 
burden of disease within this environment. To our knowledge, CDC does 
not have a repository of data specifically directed towards hepatitis C 
within State Department of Corrections (DOC) or large jails. This 
survey

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instrument will provide CDC the opportunity to survey a population that 
is key to advancing the Division of Viral Hepatitis strategic plan to 
eliminate viral hepatitis in the U.S.
    The overarching goals for this data collection are: (1) to reduce 
new viral hepatitis infections; (2) to reduce viral hepatitis-related 
morbidity and mortality; and (3) to reduce viral hepatitis-related 
disparities. The information collected will allow CDC to be good 
stewards of resources by guiding programmatic initiatives and 
allocation of funding sources. Data from this project will be used to 
inform program planning and evaluation of prevention programs that aim 
to reduce new viral hepatitis infections, reduce viral hepatitis-
related morbidity and mortality and reduce viral hepatitis-related 
disparities. The data collected will establish a system for ongoing 
program evaluation and improvement and allows for data-driven resource 
allocation to areas of greatest need. Invitations will be sent to 101 
State and Local DOCs, to include the District of Columbia. The request 
to complete this anonymous electronic survey will include enough time 
for record searches. This survey has branching logic to reduce the 
number of questions asked to each respondent if the question does not 
apply. Participating institutions will have a set-time period, to 
complete the survey. This survey will be self-administered which may 
take up to 30 minutes to complete using an electronic platform. If 
preferred, there will be an option to complete an interviewer-
administered survey via telephone or videoconferencing.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 60 annual burden hours. 
There is no cost to respondents other than their time to participate.

                                      Estimates of 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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State and local Department of   Assessing                    101               1           30/60              60
 Corrections (DOC) prison and    Capacity to
 jails, to include District of   Expand
 Columbia.                       Hepatitis C
                                 Testing and
                                 Treatment in
                                 United States
                                 Carceral
                                 Systems.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............              60
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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. 2024-11592 Filed 5-24-24; 8:45 am]
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