Notice2025-22750
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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Published
December 15, 2025
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 238 (Monday, December 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58015-58017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22750]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-26-1154]
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 ``CDC/ATSDR Formative Research and Tool
Development'' 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 July 14,
2025, 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
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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
CDC/ATSDR Formative Research and Tool Development (OMB Control No.
0920-1154, Exp. 3/31/2026)--Revision--Office of Science (OS), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requests
approval for an Extension of a Generic Clearance titled CDC/ATSDR
Formative Research and Tool Development. This information collection
request is designed to allow CDC to conduct formative research
information collection activities used to inform many aspects of
surveillance, communications, health promotion, and research project
development at CDC. Formative research is the basis for developing
effective strategies including communication channels, for influencing
behavior change. It helps researchers identify and understand the
characteristics--interests, behaviors and needs--of target populations
that influence their decisions and actions.
Formative research is integral in developing programs as well as
improving existing and ongoing programs. Formative research looks at
the community in which a public health intervention is being or will be
implemented and helps the project staff understand the interests,
attributes and needs of different populations and persons in that
community. Formative research occurs before a program is designed and
implemented, or while a program is being conducted. At CDC, formative
research is necessary for developing new programs or adapting programs
that deal with the complexity of behaviors, social context, cultural
identities, and health care that underlie the epidemiology of diseases
and conditions in the U.S. CDC conducts formative research to develop
public-sensitive communication messages and user friendly tools prior
to developing or recommending interventions, or care. Sometimes these
studies are entirely behavioral but most often they are cycles of
interviews and focus groups designed to inform the development of a
product.
Products from these formative research studies will be used for
prevention of disease. Findings from these studies may also be
presented as evidence to disease-specific National Advisory Committees,
to support revisions to recommended prevention and intervention
methods, as well as new recommendations. Much of CDC's health
communication takes place within campaigns that have fairly lengthy
planning periods--timeframes that accommodate the standard federal
process for approving data collections. Short-term qualitative
interviewing and cognitive research techniques have previously proven
invaluable in the development of scientifically valid and population-
appropriate methods, interventions, and instruments.
This request includes studies investigating the utility and
acceptability of proposed sampling and recruitment methods,
intervention contents and delivery, questionnaire domains, individual
questions, and interactions with project staff or electronic data
collection equipment. These activities will also provide information
about how respondents answer questions and ways in which question
response bias and error can be reduced. This request also includes
collection of information from public health programs to assess needs
related to initiation of a new program activity or expansion or changes
in scope or implementation of existing program activities to adapt them
to current needs. The information collected will be used to advise
programs and provide capacity-building assistance tailored to identify
needs.
Overall, these development activities are intended to provide
information that will increase the success of the surveillance or
research projects through increasing response rates and decreasing
response error, thereby decreasing future data collection burden to the
public. The studies that will be covered under this request will
include one or more of the following investigational modalities: (1)
structured and qualitative interviewing for surveillance, research,
interventions and material development; (2) cognitive interviewing for
development of specific data collection instruments; (3) methodological
research; (4) usability testing of technology-based instruments and
materials; (5) field testing of new methodologies and materials; (6)
investigation of mental models for health decision-making, to inform
health communication messages; and (7) organizational needs assessments
to support development of capacity. Respondents who will participate in
individual and group interviews (qualitative, cognitive, and computer
assisted development activities) are selected purposively from those
who respond to recruitment advertisements. In addition to utilizing
advertisements for recruitment, respondents who will participate in
research on survey methods may be selected purposively or
systematically from within an ongoing surveillance or research project.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 20,000 annual burden
hours. Participation of respondents is voluntary and there is no cost
to participants other than their time.
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Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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Number of Average
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per hours per
respondents respondent response
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General public and health care providers Screener.................. 30,000 1 5/60
Interview................. 5,000 1 1
Focus group interview..... 10,000 1 1
Survey.................... 5,000 1 30/60
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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. 2025-22750 Filed 12-12-25; 8:45 am]
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