Notice2022-02403
Extension of Existing Collection of Information Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
February 4, 2022
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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 efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other federal agencies to take this 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 the extension of an existing collection of information titled Assessment of Outcomes Associated with the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant. This assessment will assess select cross-cutting outputs and outcomes of the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant and demonstrate the utility of the grant on a national level.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6560-6561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02403]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-1257; Docket No. CDC-2022-0017]
Extension of Existing Collection of Information 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 efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the
utility of government information, invites the general public and other
federal agencies to take this 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 the extension of
an existing collection of information titled Assessment of Outcomes
Associated with the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.
This assessment will assess select cross-cutting outputs and outcomes
of the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant and
demonstrate the utility of the grant on a national level.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before April 5, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0017 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: Jeffery 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 Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>) 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 Jeffery M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97f8faf5d7f4f3f4b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dab5b7b89ab9beb9f4bdb5ac">[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 OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
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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
Assessment of Outcomes Associated with the Preventive Health and
Health Services Block Grant--Extension--Center for State, Tribal, Local
and Territorial Support (CSTLTS), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
For more than 35 years, the Preventive Health and Health Services
Block Grant (PHHS Block Grant) has provided flexible funding for all 50
states, the District of Columbia, two American Indian tribes, five U.S.
territories, and three freely associated states to address the unique
public health needs of their jurisdictions in innovative and locally
defined ways. First authorized by Congress in 1981 through the Public
Health Service Act (Pub. L. 102-531), the fundamental and enduring
purpose of the grant has been to provide grantees with flexibility and
control to address their priority public health needs. In 1992,
Congress amended the law to align PHHS Block Grant funding priorities
with the 22 chapters specified in Healthy People (HP) 2000, a set of
national objectives designed to guide health promotion and disease
prevention efforts. Additional amendments included set-aside funds
specifically dedicated to sex offense prevention and victim services,
thus requiring grantees receiving this support to include related HP
objectives and activities as part of their PHHS Block Grant--funded
local programs.
CDC is establishing a comprehensive, standardized method to collect
data to describe select outputs and outcomes and ensure the
accountability of the PHHS Block Grant. The CDC PHHS Block Grant
Measurement Framework is an innovative approach to assessing cross-
cutting outputs and outcomes resulting from grantees' use of flexible
grant funds. The framework defines measures that enable CDC to
standardize the collection of data on grantee achievements. The CDC
PHHS Block Grant Measurement Framework is an innovative approach to:
Collecting data on public health infrastructure (i.e., information
systems, quality improvement, efficiency and effectiveness of programs,
services, and operations); addressing emerging public health needs; and
implementing evidence-based public health interventions.
The purpose of this information collection request (ICR) is to
collect data that assess select cross-cutting outputs and outcomes of
the grant (as defined by the framework measures) and that demonstrate
the utility of the grant on a national level. This data collection will
describe the outcomes of the PHHS Block Grant as a whole, rather than
individual grantee activities or outcomes. Findings from this data
collection will be used to: (1) Describe the outcomes and achievements
of grantees' public health efforts and identify how the use of PHHS
Block Grant funds contributed to those results, and (2) help assess how
the PHHS Block Grant advances work of the public health system and
provides evidence to support future budgetary requests.
The respondent universe consists of 61 PHHS Block Grant
coordinators, or their designees, across 61 health departments (50
states, the District of Columbia, two tribes, five U.S. territories,
and three freely associated states). The assessment will be
administered to PHHS Block Grant coordinators electronically via a web-
based questionnaire. A link to the assessment will be provided by email
invitation. The survey will be completed once every two years. The
total annualized estimated burden is 46 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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PHHS Block Grant Coordinators, PHHS Block Grant 61 1 45/60 46
or Designees. Assessment.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 46
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Jeffery M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-02403 Filed 2-3-22; 8:45 am]
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