Notice2022-19565
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
September 12, 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 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 continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB): Assessment of Processes and Outcomes. The purpose of this Extension is to collect information from health departments throughout the initial accreditation and reaccreditation process to learn about program processes and the accreditation/reaccreditation standards, to improve the program's quality, and to document program outcomes and inform decision making about future program direction.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 175 (Monday, September 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55806-55808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19565]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-1295; Docket No. CDC-2022-0105]
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 continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB): Assessment of
Processes and Outcomes. The purpose of this Extension is to collect
information from health departments throughout the initial
accreditation and reaccreditation process to learn about program
processes and the accreditation/reaccreditation standards, to improve
the program's quality, and to document program outcomes and inform
decision making about future program direction.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before November 14,
2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0105 by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.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://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.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
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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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#315e5c53715255521f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5837353a183b3c3b763f372e">[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
Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB): Assessment of Processes
and Outcomes (OMB Control No. 0920-1295, Exp. 4/30/2023)--Extension--
Center for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (CSTLTS),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works to
protect America from health, safety, and security threats, both foreign
and domestic. CDC strives to fulfill this mission, in part, by
supporting state, tribal, local, and territorial (STLT) health
departments. One mechanism for supporting STLT health departments is
through CDC's support of a national, voluntary accreditation program.
CDC supports the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), a non-
profit organization that serves as the independent accrediting body.
PHAB, with considerable input from national, state, tribal, and local
public health professionals, developed a consensus set of standards to
assess the capacity of STLT health departments. Between February 2013
(when the first health department was accredited) and August 2022, 40
state health departments, 305 local health departments, five Tribal
health departments, and one integrated system (comprised of 67 local
health departments in one centralized state) have been accredited.
Accreditation is granted for a five-year period and 68 health
departments have successfully completed the reaccreditation process.
Formal efforts to assess the outcomes of the accreditation program
began in late 2012 and continue to date. Priorities focus on gathering
feedback for program improvement and documenting program outcomes to
demonstrate impact and inform decision making about future program
direction. From 2012-2019, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
and the social science organization NORC at the University of Chicago,
led evaluation efforts. CDC assumed support of the evaluation beginning
in 2020 and is seeking OMB approval to continue data collection.
The purpose of this Information Collection Request (ICR) is to
support the collection of information from participating health
departments through a series of five surveys. The surveys seek to
collect longitudinal data on each health department throughout their
accreditation process. Data collected through this ICR provides
documentation about the evidence and value of health department
accreditation.
Respondents will include STLT health department directors or
designees, one respondent per each health department. All surveys will
be administered electronically; a link to the survey website will be
provided in an email invitation. The surveys will be administered on a
quarterly basis and sent to all health departments that reach any of
five milestones in the accreditation process (application, recently
accredited, accredited for one year, approaching reaccreditation, and
reaccreditation). Each health department will be invited to participate
in each survey once (for a total of five surveys max per health
department). The total annualized estimated burden is 100 hours. There
are no costs to respondents other than their time to participate.
Estimated 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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STLT HD Directors or Designee......................... Survey 1: Applicant HDs......... 60 1 20/60 20
STLT HD Directors or Designee......................... Survey 2: Recently Accredited 60 1 20/60 20
HDs.
STLT HD Directors or Designee......................... Survey 3: HDs Accredited One 60 1 20/60 20
Year.
STLT HD Directors or Designee......................... Survey 4: HDs Approaching 60 1 20/60 20
Reaccreditation.
STLT HD Directors or Designee......................... Survey 5: Reaccredited HDs...... 60 1 20/60 20
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Total............................................. ................................ .............. .............. .............. 100
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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. 2022-19565 Filed 9-9-22; 8:45 am]
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