Notice2025-20581

Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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November 21, 2025

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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 National HIV Prevention Program Monitoring and Evaluation (NHM&E). NHM&E collects standardized HIV prevention program evaluation data from health departments and community-based organizations (CBOs) who receive federal funds for HIV prevention activities.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 223 (Friday, November 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52672-52673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20581]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-26-0696; Docket No. CDC-2025-0751]


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 National HIV Prevention Program Monitoring and Evaluation 
(NHM&E). NHM&E collects standardized HIV prevention program evaluation 
data from health departments and community-based organizations (CBOs) 
who receive federal funds for HIV prevention activities.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before January 20, 2026.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2025-
0751 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>.
    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#e58a8887a5868186cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f00020d2f0c0b0c41080019">[email&#160;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

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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

    National HIV Prevention Program Monitoring and Evaluation (NHM&E) 
(OMB Control No. 0920-0696, Exp. 1/31/2028)--Revision--National Center 
for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and 
Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The CDC requests a Revision of the National HIV Prevention Program 
Monitoring and Evaluation (NHM&E) information collection, currently 
approved under OMB Control No. 0920-0696. Approval will allow continued 
collection of standardized HIV prevention program evaluation data from 
health departments and community-based organizations (CBOs) who receive 
federal funds for HIV prevention activities. Health Department grantees 
have the options to key-enter or upload data to a CDC-provided web-
based software application (EvaluationWeb). CBO grantees may only key-
enter data to the CDC-provided web-based software application.
    The evaluation and reporting process is necessary to ensure that 
CDC receives standardized, accurate, thorough evaluation data from both 
Health Department and CBO grantees. For these reasons, CDC developed 
standardized NHM&E variables through extensive consultation with 
representatives from health departments, CBOs, and national partners 
(e.g., The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors 
and Urban Coalition of HIV/AIDS Prevention Services). CDC requires CBOs 
and Health Departments who receive federal funds for HIV prevention to 
report nonidentifying, HIV test-level and aggregate level, standardized 
evaluation data to: (1) accurately determine the extent to which HIV 
prevention efforts are carried out, what types of agencies are 
providing services, what resources are allocated to those services, to 
whom services are being provided, and how these efforts have 
contributed to a reduction in HIV transmission; (2) improve ease of 
reporting to better meet these data needs; and (3) be accountable to 
stakeholders by informing them of HIV prevention activities and use of 
funds in HIV prevention nationwide.
    CDC HIV prevention program grantees will collect, enter or upload, 
and report agency-identifying information, budget data, intervention 
information, and client demographics and behavioral risk 
characteristics with an estimate of 204,498 burden hours, representing 
no change from the previously approved annualized burden hour estimate. 
Data collection will include searching existing data sources, gathering 
and maintaining data, document compilation, review of data, and data 
entry or upload into the web-based system. The Revision of the 
currently approved data collection is intended to meet the program 
monitoring and evaluation needs of CDC HIV prevention goals and 
objectives and CDC's High Impact Prevention approach (<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/policies/hip/hip.html">https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/policies/hip/hip.html</a>), and includes the following 
changes and adjustments: (1) additions and updates to Race and 
Ethnicity data collection, in alignment with OMB's SPD-15 directives; 
(2) deletion and modification of variables in alignment with Executive 
Orders; (3) deletion and modification of PrEP-related variables in 
alignment with screening and eligibility recommendation changes; (4) 
inclusion of PEP, Mpox, Syndemics, TB, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, 
Chlamydial, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis testing, treatment, and referral 
variables; (5) addition of Essential Support Services screening, 
determination, referral, and provision variables; and (6) addition of 
new jurisdiction-level aggregate variables.
    CDC requests approval for an estimated 204,498 annual burden hours. 
There are no additional costs to respondents other than their time to 
participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        (in hr)         (in hr)
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Health Departments............  Health                        66               2         1,426.5         188,298
                                 Department
                                 Reporting.
Community-based Organizations.  Community-based              150               2              54          16,200
                                 Organization
                                 Reporting.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............         204,498
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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. 2025-20581 Filed 11-20-25; 8:45 am]
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