81_FR_6298 81 FR 6274 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

81 FR 6274 - 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 24 (February 5, 2016)

Page Range6274-6275
FR Document2016-02174

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 a proposed revision of the information collection project entitled ``Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant''.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 24 (Friday, February 5, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6274-6275]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02174]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-16-0106; Docket No. CDC-2016-0017]


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 a proposed 
revision of the information collection project entitled ``Preventive 
Health and Health Services Block Grant''.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 5, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0017 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

    Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (OMB Control No. 
0920-0106, exp. 8/31/2016)--Revision--Office for State, Tribal, Local 
and Territorial Support (OSTLTS), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The management of the Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) 
Block Grant program has transitioned from the National Center for 
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion to the Office for 
State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS). The Program 
continues to provide awardees with a source of flexible funding for 
health promotion and disease prevention programs. Currently, 61 
awardees (50 states, the District of Columbia, two American Indian 
Tribes, and eight U.S. territories) receive Block Grants to address 
locally-defined public health needs in innovative ways. Block Grants 
allow awardees to prioritize the use of funds and to fill funding gaps 
in programs that deal with the leading causes of death and disability. 
Block

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Grant funding also provides awardees with the ability to respond 
rapidly to emerging health issues, including outbreaks of diseases or 
pathogens. The PHHS Block Grant program is authorized by sections 1901-
1907 of the Public Health Service Act.
    CDC currently collects information from Block Grant awardees to 
monitor their objectives and activities (Preventive Health and Health 
Services Block Grant, OMB No. 0920-0106, exp. 8/31/2016). Each awardee 
is required to submit an annual application for funding (Work Plan) 
that describes its objectives and the populations to be addressed, and 
an Annual Report that describes activities, progress toward objectives, 
and Success Stories which highlight the improvements Block Grant 
programs have made and the value of program activities. Information is 
submitted electronically through the web-based Block Grant Information 
Management System (BGMIS).
    CDC PHHS Block Grant program has benefited from this system by 
efficiently collecting mandated information in a format that allows 
data to be easily retrieved in standardized reports. The electronic 
format verifies completeness of data at data entry prior to submission 
to CDC, reducing the number of re-submissions that are required to 
provide concise and complete information.
    The Work Plan and Annual Report are designed to help Block Grant 
awardees attain their goals and to meet reporting requirements 
specified in the program's authorizing legislation. Each Work Plan 
objective is defined in SMART format (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, 
Realistic and Time-based), and includes a specified start date and end 
date. Block Grant activities adhere to the Healthy People (HP) 
framework established by the Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS). The current version of the BGMIS associates each awardee-defined 
activity with a specific HP National Objective, and identifies the 
location where funds are applied. Although there are no substantive 
changes to the information collected (Attachment 4A), the Work Plan 
guidance document for users (Attachments 4B) has been updated to 
improve their usability and the clarity of instructions provided to 
BGMIS users. These changes are summarized in Attachments 4C.
    There are no changes to the number of Block Grant awardees 
(respondents), or the estimated burden per response for the Work Plan 
or the Annual Report. At this time, the BGMIS does not collect data 
related to performance measures, but a future information collection 
request may outline additional reporting requirements related to 
performance measures.
    The PHHS Block Grant program must continue to collect data in order 
to remain in compliance with legislative mandates. The system allows 
CDC and Grantees to measure performance, identifying the extent to 
which objectives were met and identifying the most highly successful 
program interventions. CDC requests OMB approval to continue the Block 
Grant information collection for three years. CDC will continue to use 
the BGMIS to monitor awardee progress, identify activities and 
personnel supported with Block Grant funding, conduct compliance 
reviews of Block Grant awardees, and promote the use of evidence-based 
guidelines and interventions. There are no changes to the number of 
respondents or the estimated annual burden per respondent. The Work 
Plan and the Annual Report will be submitted annually. The estimated 
burden per response for the Work Plan is 20 hours and the estimated 
burden per response for the Annual Report is 15 hours.
    Participation in this information collection is required for Block 
Grant awardees. There are no costs to respondents other than their 
time. Awardees continue to submit Success Stories with their Annual 
Progress reports through BGMIS, without changes.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                             Number of    Average burden
              Type of respondents                               Form name                    Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                                                            respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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Block Grant Awardees...........................  Work Plan..............................              61               1              20           1,220
                                                 Annual Report..........................              61               1              15             915
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    Total......................................  .......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,135
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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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6274 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 24 / Friday, February 5, 2016 / Notices ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued Average Number of Number of burden per Total Type of respondents Form name responses per respondents response burden hours respondent (in hours) NEARS Data Recording (paper form) ..... 1,400 1 30/60 700 NEARS Data Reporting (web entry) ....... 1,400 1 30/60 700 Retail food personnel ........................ NEARS Manager Interview ..................... 5,600 1 20/60 1,867 Total ............................................ .................................................................. .................... ........................ .................... 20,067 Leroy A. Richardson, Instructions: All submissions received on respondents, including through the Chief, Information Collection Review Office, must include the agency name and use of automated collection techniques Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Docket Number. All relevant comments or other forms of information Associate Director for Science, Office of the received will be posted without change technology; and (e) estimates of capital Director, Centers for Disease Control and to Regulations.gov, including any or start-up costs and costs of operation, Prevention. personal information provided. For maintenance, and purchase of services [FR Doc. 2016–02175 Filed 2–4–16; 8:45 am] access to the docket to read background to provide information. Burden means BILLING CODE 4163–18–P documents or comments received, go to the total time, effort, or financial Regulations.gov. resources expended by persons to Please note: All public comment should be generate, maintain, retain, disclose or DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND submitted through the Federal eRulemaking provide information to or for a Federal HUMAN SERVICES portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the agency. This includes the time needed address listed above. to review instructions; to develop, Centers for Disease Control and acquire, install and utilize technology Prevention FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To and systems for the purpose of request more information on the collecting, validating and verifying [60Day–16–0106; Docket No. CDC–2016– proposed project or to obtain a copy of information, processing and 0017] the information collection plan and maintaining information, and disclosing instruments, contact the Information and providing information; to train Proposed Data Collection Submitted Collection Review Office, Centers for personnel and to be able to respond to for Public Comment and Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 a collection of information, to search Recommendations Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, data sources, to complete and review Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and the collection of information; and to Email: omb@cdc.gov. Prevention (CDC), Department of Health transmit or otherwise disclose the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the information. and Human Services (HHS). Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) ACTION: Notice with comment period. (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies Proposed Project must obtain approval from the Office of Preventive Health and Health Services SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Management and Budget (OMB) for each Block Grant (OMB Control No. 0920– Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of collection of information they conduct 0106, exp. 8/31/2016)—Revision— its continuing efforts to reduce public or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also Office for State, Tribal, Local and burden and maximize the utility of requires Federal agencies to provide a Territorial Support (OSTLTS), Centers government information, invites the 60-day notice in the Federal Register for Disease Control and Prevention general public and other Federal concerning each proposed collection of (CDC). agencies to take this opportunity to information, including each new comment on proposed and/or Background and Brief Description proposed collection, each proposed continuing information collections, as extension of existing collection of The management of the Preventive required by the Paperwork Reduction Health and Health Services (PHHS) information, and each reinstatement of Act of 1995. This notice invites Block Grant program has transitioned previously approved information comment on a proposed revision of the from the National Center for Chronic collection before submitting the information collection project entitled Disease Prevention and Health collection to OMB for approval. To ‘‘Preventive Health and Health Services Promotion to the Office for State, Tribal, comply with this requirement, we are Block Grant’’. Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS). publishing this notice of a proposed DATES: Written comments must be data collection as described below. The Program continues to provide received on or before April 5, 2016. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether awardees with a source of flexible ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, the proposed collection of information funding for health promotion and identified by Docket No. CDC–2016– is necessary for the proper performance disease prevention programs. Currently, 0017 by any of the following methods: of the functions of the agency, including 61 awardees (50 states, the District of • Federal eRulemaking Portal: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES whether the information shall have Columbia, two American Indian Tribes, Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the and eight U.S. territories) receive Block for submitting comments. agency’s estimate of the burden of the Grants to address locally-defined public • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, proposed collection of information; (c) health needs in innovative ways. Block Information Collection Review Office, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Grants allow awardees to prioritize the Centers for Disease Control and clarity of the information to be use of funds and to fill funding gaps in Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– collected; (d) ways to minimize the programs that deal with the leading D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. burden of the collection of information causes of death and disability. Block VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:22 Feb 04, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05FEN1.SGM 05FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 24 / Friday, February 5, 2016 / Notices 6275 Grant funding also provides awardees The Work Plan and Annual Report are The PHHS Block Grant program must with the ability to respond rapidly to designed to help Block Grant awardees continue to collect data in order to emerging health issues, including attain their goals and to meet reporting remain in compliance with legislative outbreaks of diseases or pathogens. The requirements specified in the program’s mandates. The system allows CDC and PHHS Block Grant program is authorizing legislation. Each Work Plan Grantees to measure performance, authorized by sections 1901–1907 of the objective is defined in SMART format identifying the extent to which Public Health Service Act. (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, objectives were met and identifying the CDC currently collects information Realistic and Time-based), and includes most highly successful program from Block Grant awardees to monitor a specified start date and end date. interventions. CDC requests OMB their objectives and activities Block Grant activities adhere to the approval to continue the Block Grant (Preventive Health and Health Services Healthy People (HP) framework information collection for three years. established by the Department of Health CDC will continue to use the BGMIS to Block Grant, OMB No. 0920–0106, exp. and Human Services (HHS). The current monitor awardee progress, identify 8/31/2016). Each awardee is required to version of the BGMIS associates each activities and personnel supported with submit an annual application for awardee-defined activity with a specific Block Grant funding, conduct funding (Work Plan) that describes its HP National Objective, and identifies compliance reviews of Block Grant objectives and the populations to be the location where funds are applied. awardees, and promote the use of addressed, and an Annual Report that Although there are no substantive evidence-based guidelines and describes activities, progress toward changes to the information collected interventions. There are no changes to objectives, and Success Stories which (Attachment 4A), the Work Plan the number of respondents or the highlight the improvements Block Grant guidance document for users estimated annual burden per programs have made and the value of (Attachments 4B) has been updated to program activities. Information is respondent. The Work Plan and the improve their usability and the clarity of Annual Report will be submitted submitted electronically through the instructions provided to BGMIS users. web-based Block Grant Information annually. The estimated burden per These changes are summarized in Management System (BGMIS). response for the Work Plan is 20 hours Attachments 4C. CDC PHHS Block Grant program has There are no changes to the number and the estimated burden per response benefited from this system by efficiently of Block Grant awardees (respondents), for the Annual Report is 15 hours. collecting mandated information in a or the estimated burden per response for Participation in this information format that allows data to be easily the Work Plan or the Annual Report. At collection is required for Block Grant retrieved in standardized reports. The this time, the BGMIS does not collect awardees. There are no costs to electronic format verifies completeness data related to performance measures, respondents other than their time. of data at data entry prior to submission but a future information collection Awardees continue to submit Success to CDC, reducing the number of re- request may outline additional reporting Stories with their Annual Progress submissions that are required to provide requirements related to performance reports through BGMIS, without concise and complete information. measures. changes. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of Number of burden per Total burden Type of respondents Form name responses per respondents response (in hours) respondent (in hours) Block Grant Awardees ...................... Work Plan ........................................ 61 1 20 1,220 Annual Report .................................. 61 1 15 915 Total ........................................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 2,135 Leroy A. Richardson, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND information from the public. Under the Chief, Information Collection Review Office, HUMAN SERVICES Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the PRA), federal agencies are required to Associate Director for Science, Office of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid publish notice in the Federal Register Director, Centers for Disease Control and Services concerning each proposed collection of Prevention. information (including each proposed [FR Doc. 2016–02174 Filed 2–4–16; 8:45 am] [Document Identifier: CMS–10406 and CMS– 10599] extension or reinstatement of an existing BILLING CODE 4163–18–P collection of information) and to allow Agency Information Collection 60 days for public comment on the Activities: Proposed Collection; proposed action. Interested persons are Comment Request invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS. this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The ACTION: Notice. necessity and utility of the proposed SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & information collection for the proper Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing performance of the agency’s functions; an opportunity for the public to (2) the accuracy of the estimated comment on CMS’ intention to collect burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:22 Feb 04, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05FEN1.SGM 05FEN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice with comment period.
DatesWritten comments must be received on or before April 5, 2016.
ContactTo 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]
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