Notice2021-19161
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
September 7, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
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 and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled HIV Prevention Capacity Development Needs Assessments of Federally funded Health Departments and Community-Based Organizations. This data collection seeks to understand the training and technical assistance needs of federally funded health departments and community-based organizations by improving the performance of the HIV prevention workforce.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50126-50128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19161]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-21-21HU; Docket No. CDC-2021-0093]
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 and/or
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection project titled HIV Prevention Capacity
Development Needs Assessments of Federally funded Health Departments
and Community-Based Organizations. This data collection seeks to
understand the training and technical assistance needs of federally
funded health departments and community-based organizations by
improving the performance of the HIV prevention workforce.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before November 8, 2021.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0093 by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road
NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (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-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7118; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#731c1e11331017105d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a7577785a797e79347d756c">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
HIV Prevention Capacity Development Needs Assessments of Federally
funded Health Departments and Community-Based Organizations--New--
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
(NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In 2019, the President announced a federal effort to end the HIV
epidemic in the U.S. by 2030. To achieve the Ending the HIV Epidemic in
the U.S. (EHE) initiative's goal, (i.e., reducing new HIV infections by
90%), the HIV workforce must have the skills and knowledge to implement
HIV prevention programs and surveillance activities as quickly and
efficiently as possible. As such, the trainings and technical
assistance (TA) activities that build the skills and knowledge of the
HIV workforce will need to take place in a timely and efficient manner.
This data collection request will improve both timeliness and
efficiency in meeting directly funded agencies' needs. The information
collected from the needs assessments proposed in this study will be
used by CDC staff to determine the training and TA needs of health
departments and community-based organizations funded by CDC to conduct
HIV prevention and surveillance activities. One representative from
each funded agency will be asked to voluntarily complete the needs
assessment on behalf of their agency. Training and TA needs data will
be collected during a specific three- to four-week period, and only one
response per agency is being requested. The collection of this
information will be used to improve on past performance whereby funded
agencies needs were assessed, and addressed, agency by agency, over an
extended period of time, resulting in needs being met inefficiently.
The training and TA needs assessment data will be collected through
an online survey. The survey will be completed through an existing
system, the Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) Tracking System (CTS).
CTS is the system through which CDC funded agencies currently request
trainings and TA activities. As such, directly funded agencies have
been trained, and are familiar with the system in terms of how to
access and navigate the system, which should help reduce their burden
in providing CDC the requested information, as they are already
familiar with CTS. In addition, CTS will automate reporting of the data
collected. Automation of the data reporting will allow the CDC to
aggregate responses across agencies efficiently.
Training and TA needs assessment data will be directly reported to
the CDC. CDC staff will combine agency responses to determine how many
funded agencies need specific trainings and specific TA activities.
Combining the agencies data will allow the CDC to meet the reported
needs in a more timely and efficient manner. Understanding how many
agencies need specific trainings and TA activities will allow the CDC
to host fewer trainings and TA activities across agencies, given the
CDC will understand the needs at the same time, and can coordinate
trainings and TA activities as a result of this data collection. In
addition, the CDC will also be able to prioritize the most requested
trainings and TA activities so they can offer the most requested
training and TA activity first, moving from most requested to least
requested.
The data collected will be stored behind the CDC's firewall, and
any private information collected, such as the name of the respondent,
the name of the agency they work for, and their professional contact
information will be provided only to the agencies that conduct training
and TA on behalf of the CDC, and in accordance with the data privacy
rules these agencies operate. CDC requests OMB approval for an
estimated 51 annual burden hours. There are no other costs to
respondents other than their time.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Respondent type Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
participants participant (in hours) (in hours)
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Community-based Organization Community-based 130 1 15/60 33
Representatives-Adults. Organization
Needs
Assessment.
Health Department Health 70 1 15/60 18
Representatives-Adults. Department
Needs
Assessment.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 51
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-19161 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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