Notice2023-09088
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
May 1, 2023
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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 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant. CDC will use the Block Grant Information System to collect recipient data, monitor awardees' progress, identify activities and personnel supported with Block Grant funding, conduct compliance reviews of Block Grant recipients, and promote the use of evidence-based guidelines and interventions in accordance with legislative mandates.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26549-26551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09088]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-23-0106; Docket No. CDC-2023-0029]
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 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant. CDC will use
the Block Grant Information System to collect recipient data, monitor
awardees' progress, identify activities and personnel supported with
Block Grant funding, conduct compliance reviews of Block Grant
recipients, and promote the use of evidence-based guidelines and
interventions in accordance with legislative mandates.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0029 by either 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>.
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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 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#e6898b84a6858285c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0dfddd2f0d3d4d39ed7dfc6">[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
Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (OMB Control No.
0920-0106, Exp. 02/29/2024)--Extension--National Center for State,
Tribal, Local and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and
Workforce (NCSTLTPHIW), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The CDC's National Center for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial
Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce (NCSTLTPHIW) plays a vital
role in helping health agencies work to enhance their capacity and
improve their performance to strengthen the public health system on all
levels. NCSTLTPHIW is CDC's primary connection to health officials and
leaders of state, tribal, local, and territorial public health
agencies, as well as other government leaders who work with health
departments.
NCSTLTPHIW administers the Preventive Health and Health Services
Block Grant (PHHSBG) funding for health promotion and disease
prevention programs. Sixty-one awardees (50 states, the District of
Columbia, two American Indian Tribes, five U.S. territories, and three
freely associated states) receive Block Grant funds to address locally-
defined public health needs in innovative ways. The PHHS Block Grant
allows awardees to prioritize the use of funds to fill funding gaps in
programs that deal with leading causes of death and disability, as well
as the ability to respond rapidly to emerging health issues, including
outbreaks of food-borne infections and water-borne diseases. NCSTLTPHIW
ensures that the CDC PHHS Block Grant Program Managers and recipients
account for funds in accordance with legislative mandates. Each awardee
is required to submit a work plan with its selected health outcome
objectives, as well as descriptions of the health problems, identified
target populations (including portions of those populations
disproportionately affected by the health problems), and activities to
be addressed in the planned work. The CDC will use the Block Grant
Information System to collect recipient data, monitor awardees'
progress, identify activities and personnel supported with Block Grant
funding, conduct compliance reviews of Block Grant recipients, and
promote the use of evidence-based guidelines and interventions.
CDC requests OMB approval for this Extension to an existing
information collection request. As specified in the authorizing
legislation, CDC currently collects information from Block Grant
awardees to monitor their objectives and activities. Awardees will
submit information on the following:
<bullet> Recipient information: collects unique identifying
information about each recipient.
<bullet> Work plan: collects information about objectives,
activities, and the populations to be addressed each year.
<bullet> Annual Progress Report: collects information about success
and progress toward meeting health objectives.
Since 2021, CDC has collected this information using a web-based
electronic system, the Block Grant Information System (BGIS). The
respondent universe will include PHHSBG program Block Grant
Coordinators. All modules will be accessed electronically through the
BGIS system. CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 1,464 annual
burden hours.
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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PHHS Block Grant Coordinator.. Workplan start 61 1 2 122
and advisory
committee
questions
worksheet.
PHHS Block Grant Coordinator.. Workplan program 61 1 11 671
questions
worksheet.
PHHS Block Grant Coordinator.. Combined Annual 61 1 11 671
Progress Report
template.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 1,464
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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. 2023-09088 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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