Notice2021-28040
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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December 27, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 245 (Monday, December 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73283-73285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28040]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-22-1235]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information
collection request titled ``Assessments to Inform Program Refinement
for HIV, other STD, and Pregnancy Prevention among Middle and High-
School Aged Youth'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data
Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on
August 2, 2021, to obtain comments from the public and affected
agencies. CDC received two comments related to the previous notice.
This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and
affected agency comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(a) 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;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) 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 submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570. Comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Direct
written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in
this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice
publication.
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Proposed Project
Assessments to Inform Program Refinement for HIV, other STD, and
Pregnancy Prevention among Middle and High-School Aged Youth (OMB
Control No. 0920-1235, Exp. 05/31/2022)--Extension--National Center for
HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requests
three-year OMB approval for the extension of a Generic Information
Collection Request (ICR) package (OMB Control No. 0920-1235, Exp. 05/
31/2022) that supports collection of quantitative and qualitative
information from adolescents (ages 11-19) and their parents/caregivers
for the purpose of needs assessment and program refinement for programs
and services to prevent HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs), and pregnancy among middle and high school aged adolescents.
NCHHSTP conducts behavioral and health service assessments and
research projects as part of its response to the domestic HIV/AIDS
epidemic, STD prevention, TB elimination and viral hepatitis control
with national, state, and local partners. Adolescents are a population
with specific developmental, health and social, and resource needs, and
their health risk factors and access to health care are addressed as a
primary mission by the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH).
Adolescents are also a population of interest for several other NCHHSTP
divisions. The assessment and research conducted by NCHHSTP is one
pillar upon which recommendations and guidelines are revised and
updated, and these recommendations and guidelines require a foundation
of scientific evidence.
Assessment of programmatic practices for adolescents helps to
assure effective and evidence-based sexual risk reduction practices and
efficient use of resources. Such assessments also help to improve
programs through better identification of strategies relevant to
adolescents as a population, as well as specific sub-groups of
adolescents at highest risk for HIV and other STDs so that programs can
be better tailored for them.
The information collection requests under this generic package are
intended to allow for data collection with two types of respondents:
<bullet> Adolescents (11-19 years old) of middle and high school
age; and
<bullet> Parents and/or caregivers of adolescents of middle and
high school age. For the purposes of this generic package, parents/
caregivers include the adult primary caregiver(s) for a child's basic
needs (e.g., food, shelter, and safety). This includes biological
parents; other biological relatives such as grandparents, aunts,
uncles, or siblings; and non-biological parents such as adoptive,
foster, or stepparents.
The types of information collection activities included in this
generic package are:
(1) Quantitative data collection through electronic, telephone, or
paper questionnaires to gather information about programmatic and
service activities related to the prevention of HIV and other STDs
among adolescents of middle- and high-school age.
(2) Qualitative data collection through electronic, telephone, or
paper means to gather information about programmatic and service
activities related to the prevention of HIV and other STDs among
adolescents of middle- and high-school age. Qualitative data collection
may involve focus groups and in-depth interviewing through group
interviews, and cognitive interviewing.
For adolescents, data collection instruments will include questions
on demographic characteristics; experiences with programs and services
to reduce the risk of HIV and other STD transmission; and knowledge,
attitudes, behaviors, and skills related to sexual risk and protective
factors on the individual, interpersonal, and community levels. For
parents and caregivers, data collection instruments will include
questions on demographic characteristics as well as parents'/
caregivers' (1) perceptions about programs and services provided to
adolescents; (2) knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about their
adolescents' health risk and protective behaviors; and (3) parenting
knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and skills.
Any data collection request put forward under this generic
clearance will identify the programs and/or services to be informed or
refined, and will include a crosswalk of data elements to the aspects
of the program the project team seeks to inform or refine. Because this
request includes a wide range of possible data collection instruments,
specific requests will include items of information to be collected and
copies of data collection instruments. It is expected that all data
collection instruments will be pilot tested, and will be culturally,
developmentally, and age appropriate for the adolescent populations
included.
Similarly, parent data collection instruments will be pilot-tested,
and the data collection instruments will reflect the culture,
developmental stage, and age of the parents' adolescent children. All
data collection procedures will receive review and approval by an
Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the Protection of Human Subjects
and follow appropriate consent and assent procedures as outlined in the
IRB approved protocols. These will be described in the individual
information collection requests put forward under this Generic package.
The table below provides the estimated annualized response burden
for up to 15 individual data collections per year under this generic
clearance. CDC requests approval for an estimated 57,584 annual burden
hours. Participation of respondents is voluntary. There is no cost to
participants other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Middle and High School Age Adolescents Youth Questionnaire..... 20,000 1 50/60
Middle and High School Age Adolescents Pre/Post youth 10,000 2 50/60
questionnaire.
Middle and High School Age Adolescents Youth interview/focus 3,000 2 90/60
group guide.
Parents/caregivers of adolescents..... Parent/Caregiver 7,500 2 25/60
questionnaire.
Parents/caregivers of adolescents..... Parent/Caregiver 3,000 2 90/60
interview/focus group
guide.
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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. 2021-28040 Filed 12-23-21; 8:45 am]
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