Notice2024-01549
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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Published
January 26, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5236-5237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01549]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-24-0106]
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 ``Preventive Health and Health Services Block
Grant'' 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 May 1,
2023 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC
received one comment 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
Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (OMB Control No.
0920-0106, Exp. 2/29/2024)--Revision--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) for health promotion and disease prevention
programs. Sixty-one (61) recipients (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 PHHSBG 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.
As specified in the authorizing legislation for the PHHSBG, CDC
collects information from recipients to monitor their objectives and
activities. Since 2021, this information has been reported through a
web-based electronic system, the Block Grant Information System (BGIS).
Each recipient 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.
In this Revision, CDC requests OMB approval to subdivide the
previously approved annual Workplan (12 hours) into two sections: the
``Workplan Start and Advisory Committee Questions Worksheet'' (two
hours) and the ``Workplan Program Questions Worksheet'' (10 hours).
There are no changes to the previously approved questions or the net
annualized burden estimate for the Workplan (732 hours). However,
questions have been regrouped to improve logical flow, and selected
instructions to respondents have been revised for clarity and ease of
use. The Annual Progress Report will be continued without changes in
total burden hours (671 annualized burden hours), though the burden
table is revised to describe how program collects two different sets of
questions within the Annual Progress Report (Interim progress questions
(seven hours) and Final progress questions (four hours). These
revisions to the burden table enable program to better monitor and
provide technical assistance to respondents. The Recipient Information
Collection will be deleted from the burden table (-122 annualized
burden hours). The BGIS will retain this information, however, the one-
time burden of entering the Recipient Information was accounted for in
the previous approval period.
CDC will continue to use the PHHSBG information collection to
identify activities and personnel supported with Block Grant funding,
monitor expenditure of funds and recipients' progress toward their
objectives, conduct compliance reviews of Block Grant recipients, and
promote the use of evidence-based guidelines and interventions. OMB
approval is requested for three years. All information is submitted
annually through the electronic BGIS. The total annualized estimated
burden is 1,403 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
respondents respondent (in hours)
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PHHS Block Grant Coordinator.......... Workplan start and 61 1 2
advisory committee
questions worksheet.
PHHS Block Grant Coordinator.......... Workplan program 61 1 10
questions worksheet.
PHHS Block Grant Coordinator.......... Annual Progress Report 61 1 7
template (subset of
Interim Progress
questions).
PHHS Block Grant Coordinator.......... Annual Progress Report 61 1 4
template (subset of
Final Progress
questions).
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-01549 Filed 1-25-24; 8:45 am]
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