81 FR 19607 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 65 (April 5, 2016)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the information collection project entitled ``Resources and Services Database of the CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN, formerly known as the National AIDS Clearinghouse, OMB Control Number 0920-0255 exp. 12/ 31/2016). CDC seeks an extension of this information collection.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19607-19608]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07707]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-16-0255; Docket No. CDC-2016-0035]


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 efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the information 
collection project entitled ``Resources and Services Database of the 
CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN, formerly known as 
the National AIDS Clearinghouse, OMB Control Number 0920-0255 exp. 12/
31/2016). CDC seeks an extension of this information collection.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 6, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0035 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulation.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted 
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the 
Federal eRulemaking portal (Regulations.gov) 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 the Information Collection Review Office, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected].

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 OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or 
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, 
install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of 
collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to 
train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of 
information, to search data sources, to complete and review the 
collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.

Proposed Project

    Resources and Services Database of the CDC National Prevention 
Information Network (OMB Control No. 0920-0255, exp. 12/31/2016)-- 
Extension--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

    NCHHSTP has the primary responsibility within the CDC and the U.S. 
Public Health Service for the prevention and control of HIV infection, 
viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis 
(TB), as well as for community-based HIV prevention activities, 
syphilis, and TB elimination programs. NPIN serves as the U.S. 
reference, referral, and distribution service for information on HIV/
AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB, supporting NCHHSTP's mission to 
link Americans to prevention, education, and care services. NPIN is a 
critical member of the network of government agencies, community 
organizations, businesses, health professionals, educators, and human 
services providers that educate the American public about the grave 
threat to public health posed by HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs, and 
TB, and provides services for persons infected with human 
immunodeficiency virus (HIV). NPIN services are designed to facilitate 
program collaboration in sharing information, resources,

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published materials, research, and trends among the four diseases.
    The NPIN Resources and Services Database contains entries on 
approximately 9,000 organizations and is the most comprehensive listing 
of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STD, and TB resources and services 
available throughout the country. The American public can also access 
the NPIN Resources and Services database through the NPIN Web site. 
More than 1,000,000 unique visitors and more than 3,000,000 page views 
are recorded annually.
    To accomplish CDC's goal of continuing efforts to maintain an up-
to-date, comprehensive database, NPIN plans each year to add up to 400 
newly identified organizations and to verify those organizations 
currently described in the NPIN Resources and Services Database each 
year. Organizations with access to the Internet will be given the 
option to complete and submit an electronic version of the 
questionnaire by visiting the NPIN Web site. Methods to be used to 
collect the information include online, telephone and email survey 
questionnaires to collect information from representatives of the 
organizations that provide covered services.
    The respondent population includes Registered Nurses, Social and 
Community Service Managers, Health Educators, Social and Human Service 
Assistants working within NPIN member organizations that provide HIV/
AIDS, viral hepatitis, STD, and TB prevention, education, testing, and 
healthcare services.
    This data collection uses no inferential statistical methods. The 
data collected is in textual or anecdotal format and will be used for 
information purposes.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Type of         Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
           Form name               respondents      respondents    responses per   response (in     (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Initial Questionnaire           Registered                   400               1           15/60             100
 Telephone Script.               nurses, Social
                                 and community
                                 service
                                 managers, and
                                 Health
                                 educators.
Telephone Verification........  Registered                 6,100               1           10/60           1,017
                                 nurses, Social
                                 and community
                                 service
                                 managers, and
                                 Health
                                 educators
                                 Social and
                                 human service
                                 assistants.
Email Verification............  Registered                 3,000               1           12/60             600
                                 nurses, Health
                                 educators, and
                                 Social and
                                 human service
                                 assistants,
                                 social and
                                 community
                                 service
                                 managers.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,700
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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