Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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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 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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