Notice2025-00160
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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Published
January 8, 2025
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1490-1491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00160]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-25-24FU]
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 ``Comprehensive Understanding of Readiness
for Elimination of Hepatitis C in Corrections (Cure-HepC)'', 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 28, 2024, to obtain
comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC received two non-
substantive public 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
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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
Comprehensive Understanding of Readiness for Elimination of
Hepatitis C in Corrections (Cure-HepC)survey--New--National Center for
HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHHSTP),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC previously piloted the Comprehensive Understanding of Readiness
for Elimination of Hepatitis C in Corrections (Cure-HepC) survey with
the American Correctional Association in seven jurisdictions. The goal
is to administer the validated Cure-HepC survey to all 50-state
Department of Corrections (DOC) including the district of Columbia, and
large jails. This survey captures data on current hepatitis C
screening, testing, and treatment practices, hepatitis C prevalence
estimates, access to substance use disorder treatment including
medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), and challenges in scaling
hepatitis C testing and treatment programming.
The results of this survey will be used to accelerate the
implementation of hepatitis C screening, testing and treatment best
practices and track the elimination of hepatitis C in carceral
settings. Point prevalence data allows for the appropriate allocation
of resources to support state DOCs and large jails in their efforts to
eliminate hepatitis C in carceral settings. Understanding challenges in
best practices implementation can shape technical assistance and
resources to accelerate their adoption. The importance of this task is
monumental in that carceral health is community health and eliminating
hepatitis C in carceral settings greatly advances overall elimination
efforts.
The information collected will allow CDC to be good stewards of
resources by guiding programmatic initiatives and allocation of funding
sources. Data from this project will be used to inform planning and
evaluation of programming that aim to reduce new viral hepatitis
infections, reduce viral hepatitis-related morbidity and mortality, and
reduce viral hepatitis-related disparities. The data collected will
establish a system for ongoing program evaluation and improvement and
allow for data-driven resource allocation to areas of greatest need.
Invitations will be sent to 101 state DOCs and large jails, to include
the District of Columbia.
This self-administered survey modality will include programmed
required data elements, logic checks, skip patterns, and range values,
thereby improving the quality of the data and reducing burden for
respondents. Respondents who do not wish to complete the survey online
via secure web-based application will be given other options including
to schedule a telephone or videoconference interview with a member of
the study administration team. All data, regardless of survey modality
used, will be entered into a secure web-based application (e.g.,
REDCap, Survey Monkey). The burden to respondents will remain the same
regardless of mode of administration. Participating sites will have a
set-time period, to complete the survey. Estimated time to complete
survey is between 30 to 80 minutes, with an average time to complete of
55 minutes, to include time for collecting the required data elements
and entering the data elements into the web-based survey form. The
total annual burden is estimated to be 96 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Respondent Form Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (hours)
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Participating State Department of Comprehensive 101 1 55/60
Corrections Prisons and large jails, Understanding of
to include District of Columbia. Readiness for
Elimination of
Hepatitis C in
Corrections (Cure-HepC)
survey.
Non-responding State Department of Non-Response survey..... 101 1 2/60
Corrections Prisons and large jails,
to include District of Columbia.
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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. 2025-00160 Filed 1-7-25; 8:45 am]
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