Notice2021-26399
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
December 6, 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 "Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) Performance Measures." The National Center for Environmental Health's Climate and Health Program (CHP) supports U.S. cities and states to build and enhance resilience to the health impacts of climate change.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 231 (Monday, December 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69057-69058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26399]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-22BB; Docket No. CDC-2021-0127]
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 ``Building Resilience Against
Climate Effects (BRACE) Performance Measures.'' The National Center for
Environmental Health's Climate and Health Program (CHP) supports U.S.
cities and states to build and enhance resilience to the health impacts
of climate change.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before February 4, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0127 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 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 <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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7118; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0867656a486b6c6b266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="016e6c63416265622f666e77">[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
Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) Performance
Measures--New--National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of this information collection request (ICR) is to
continue the Climate and Health Program (CHP) monitoring of recipient
programs' planning and delivery of public health activities and
adaptation strategies under a new cooperative agreement Building
Resilience Against Climate Effects: Implementing and Evaluating
Adaptation Strategies that Protect and Promote Human Health (CDC-RFA-
EH21-2101). CDC collects information related to each recipient's
strategies and activities through performance measures (PMs) outlined
by the cooperative agreement. A new PM electronic reporting tool has
been developed, which will allow recipients to report PM information in
a streamlined way that will also enhance CHP's ability to analyze and
use the information quickly to help support the program. Since its
inception, the National Center for Environmental Health's (NCEH) CHP
has funded state and local health departments or their agents as they
prepare for and respond to the health effects that a changing climate
will bring to the communities they serve. The
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primary funding mechanism for building climate resilience has been the
Climate Ready States and Cities Initiative. The most recent notice of
funding opportunity for the initiative is titled ``Building Resilience
Against Climate Effects: Implementing and Evaluation Adaptation
Strategies that protect and Promote Human Health'' (NOFO No. CDC RFA-
EH21-2101).
We propose to collect PM data from up to 38 cooperative agreement
recipients (state, local, and territorial health departments, or
programs). The information will be used for multiple purposes: (1) To
demonstrate program achievements, including positive effects in
community or population health; (2) to build stronger evidence base for
adaptations to climate change; (3) to demonstrate adaptation
applicability and effectiveness across different populations, settings,
and contexts; and (4) to support continuous improvement of the funded
adaptation actions and their implementation. Recipients will submit
standardized PM data on an annual basis via a newly developed
electronic reporting tool, through a CDC-supported secure data
collection and management system called REDCap.
CDC/NCEH requests OMB approval for and estimated 198 total annual
burden hours. There are no costs to the respondents other than their
time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hr) (in hr)
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BRACE Cooperative Agreement Performance 38 1 312/60 198
Recipients. Measures
Reporting Tool.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 198
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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. 2021-26399 Filed 12-3-21; 8:45 am]
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