Notice2024-13903
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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Published
June 25, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53105-53106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13903]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-24-24AZ]
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 ``OD2A: LOCAL Linkage to and Retention in
Care Surveillance'' 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
November 14, 2023, 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.
Proposed Project
OD2A: LOCAL Linkage to and Retention in Care Surveillance--New--
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In the United States, opioid overdose deaths have increased
significantly over the years, and drug overdose deaths in the United
States increased by 14% from 2020 to 2021. Of the 106,699 drug overdose
deaths in 2021, over 75% involved an opioid. Deaths involving
psychostimulants, such as methamphetamine, also increased from 2020 to
2021. Scaling up prevention and surveillance activities to address
substance misuse and nonfatal and fatal drug overdoses are priorities
for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Evidence
shows that reducing drug overdoses requires increased capacity for
linking people to treatment and harm reduction services and improving
retention across care settings. Linking individuals with a substance
use disorder to treatment and harm reduction is a key strategy for
saving lives and it is crucial that jurisdictions implement
surveillance strategies that can inform and improve their linkage to
and retention in care activities.
In September 2023, CDC launched a new surveillance program as part
of the Overdose Data to Action: Limiting Overdose through Collaborative
Actions in Localities (OD2A: LOCAL) Notice of Funding Opportunity
(NOFO): Linkage to and Retention in Care Surveillance. Linkage to Care
is a five-year NOFO which connects individuals at risk of overdose to
evidence-based treatment, services, and supports, thereby reducing
future overdoses and other harms associated with substance use.
Implementation of surveillance systems to collect data on standardized
Linkage to and Retention in Care indicators is needed so that health
departments can measure the impact of their linkage to care programs,
inform overdose prevention activities, and appropriately allocate
public health resources where they are most needed.
Funded local health departments will be tasked with the collection
and sharing of standardized Linkage to and Retention in Care indicators
with CDC, as part of this effort. Local health departments are uniquely
suited to implement surveillance systems for standardized Linkage to
and Retention in Care (LTC) indicators due to their proximity to the
communities they serve and access to data from local linkage to care
programs and activities. Following an extensive environmental scan and
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with input from local and state overdose prevention and response
programs, the CDC defined a substance use disorder cascade of care
(CoC) and a set of minimum standard measures to assess local LTC
efforts. The overarching goal of this initiative hinges on generating
actionable data that jurisdictions can leverage to enhance and fine-
tune their linkage to and retention in care programs. Linkage to and
Retention in Care surveillance will also foster a robust foundation for
deriving insights into disparities, unmet needs, and optimal practices
across the CoC.
This approach will help standardize data processes to drive data-
to-action decision making and improve intra-jurisdictional comparisons
over time to drive better health outcomes. Ultimately, a standardized
approach ensures that a greater number of individuals access the care
they require and drives meaningful change in how individuals are
connected to care. CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 240
annual burden hours for this collection. There are no costs to
respondents 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 (in
respondents respondent hours)
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Participating health departments REDCap Data Import 12 2 8
reporting aggregate data to CDC Template.
using REDCap.
REDCap Data Entry Form. 12 2 2
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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. 2024-13903 Filed 6-24-24; 8:45 am]
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