81 FR 68417 - 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 192 (October 4, 2016)

Page Range		68417-68419
FR Document		2016-23925

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 study project entitled ``Survey of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Provider Practices in the United States''. The primary goal of this study is to better understand policies and practices for STD care delivery among medical providers who typically see patients for STDs. Another goal is to assess awareness and use of CDC's STD treatment guidelines.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-16-16BFQ; Docket No. CDC-2016-0096]


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 study 
project entitled ``Survey of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) 
Provider Practices in the United States''. The primary goal of this 
study is to better understand policies and practices for STD care 
delivery among medical providers who typically see patients for STDs. 
Another goal is to assess awareness and use of CDC's STD treatment 
guidelines.

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

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0096 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.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

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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

    Survey of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Provider Practices in 
the United States--NEW--National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, 
STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Each year, 19.7 million sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) occur 
in the U.S., half of which strike youth 15-24 years of age.--The public 
health burden of STDs is compounded by their economic impact. In 2010, 
an estimated $15.6 billion in direct medical costs were attributed to 
STDs. Undiagnosed and untreated STDs can lead to serious long-term 
health consequences, especially for adolescent girls and young adult 
women. For example, every year, about 24,000 young women become 
infertile as a result of undiagnosed and untreated STDs. The STD 
Provider Survey will collect much needed data from U.S. health care 
providers in specialties that typically see STD patients, including 
physician specialties such as obstetrics/gynecology, internal medicine, 
general or family practice, emergency medicine, or pediatrics. 
Knowledge of provider practices relative to guidelines and state-level 
laws and policies will provide information useful to stakeholders at 
all levels regarding the delivery of STD preventive services and 
treatment by health care providers in the U.S. As providers are one of 
the few professionals who have face-to-face contact with persons 
infected with STDs, they are also a potential intervention point for 
attempts to reduce re-infection and halt the further transmission of 
STDs. There is no national survey that collects detailed information on 
STD practices of physicians who typically see STD patients.
    The purpose of this survey is to conduct a nationally 
representative survey of physicians who typically see STD patients 
(e.g., primary care--including internal medicine, general or family 
practice, obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine, and pediatrics) 
that would allow for national estimates and comparisons among 
specialties. Additionally, the survey will provide national estimates 
for comparisons between providers in the public and private sectors. 
Information collected will also be used to determine STD prevention 
activities needed by type of providers (by specialty or public/private) 
based on findings related to screening and treatment practices for STDs 
including EPT.
    The survey contains sections on the physician's specialty areas, 
primary practice setting, primacy practice policies, patient 
demographics, STD testing and diagnosis, STD care and treatment, and 
respondent demographics.
    In an effort to better understand policies and practices for STD 
care delivery among medical providers who typically see patients for 
STDs, the surveys will be sent to a random sample of 5,000 U.S. 
physicians across several specialties using the American Medical 
Association Master file. Using a multimode design (mail and web), 
multiple reminders will be sent to non-responders in order to reach the 
target of 3,000 completed surveys.
    There is no cost to respondents.

                                        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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Physicians responding via Mail  STD Provider               2,250               1           20/60             750
                                 Survey.
Physicians responding via Web.  STD Provider                 750               1           32/60             400
                                 Survey.
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,150
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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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and approve an extension of a streamlined/simplified procedures for DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
previously approved information the acquisition of commercial items. HUMAN SERVICES
collection requirement concerning the Pertinent to this information
clauses and provisions required for use Centers for Disease Control and
collection, FAR Provision 52.212–3,
in commercial item acquisitions. A Prevention
‘‘Offeror Representations and
notice was published in the Federal [60Day–16–16BFQ; Docket No. CDC–2016–
Certifications—Commercial Items,’’ was
Register at 81 FR 43201 on July 1, 2016. 0096]
implemented to combine the multitude
No comments were received.
of individual provisions used in
DATES: Submit comments on or before Proposed Data Collection Submitted
Government solicitations into a single
November 3, 2016. for Public Comment and
provision for use in commercial Recommendations
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
acquisitions. The provision is among the
identified by Information Collection AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and
representations and certifications that
9000–0136, Commercial Item Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
are available for completion in the
Acquisitions, by any of the following and Human Services (HHS).
methods: System for Award Management (SAM).
• Regulations.gov: http:// ACTION: Notice with comment period.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
www.regulations.gov. SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease
Submit comments via the Federal Respondents: 397,000.
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
eRulemaking portal by searching the Responses per Respondent: 1.46. its continuing efforts to reduce public
OMB control number. Select the link
Total Responses: 579,620. burden and maximize the utility of
‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds
government information, invites the
with ‘‘Information Collection 9000– Hours per Response: .500.
general public and other Federal
0136, Commercial Item Acquisitions’’. Total Burden Hours: 289,810. agencies to take this opportunity to
Follow the instructions provided at the
Frequency: On Occasion. comment on proposed and/or
‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. Please
Affected Public: Businesses or other continuing information collections, as
include your name, company name (if
required by the Paperwork Reduction
any), and ‘‘Information Collection 9000– for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.
Act of 1995. This notice invites
0136, Commercial Item Acquisitions’’
C. Public Comments comment on a proposed study project
on your attached document.
• Mail: General Services entitled ‘‘Survey of Sexually
Public comments are particularly Transmitted Disease (STD) Provider
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat invited on: Whether this collection of
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Practices in the United States’’. The
information is necessary for the proper primary goal of this study is to better
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
performance of functions of the Federal understand policies and practices for
Flowers/IC 9000–0136, Commercial
Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and STD care delivery among medical
Item Acquisitions.
Instructions: Please submit comments whether it will have practical utility; providers who typically see patients for
only and cite Information Collection whether our estimate of the public STDs. Another goal is to assess
9000–0136, Commercial Item burden of this collection of information awareness and use of CDC’s STD
Acquisitions, in all correspondence is accurate, and based on valid treatment guidelines.
related to this collection. Comments assumptions and methodology; ways to DATES: Written comments must be
received generally will be posted enhance the quality, utility, and clarity received on or before December 5, 2016.
without change to http:// of the information to be collected; and ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
www.regulations.gov, including any ways in which we can minimize the identified by Docket No. CDC–2016–
personal and/or business confidential burden of the collection of information 0096 by any of the following methods:
information provided. To confirm on those who are to respond, through • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
receipt of your comment(s), please the use of appropriate technological Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
check www.regulations.gov, collection techniques or other forms of for submitting comments.
approximately two to three days after information technology. • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
submission to verify posting (except Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Information Collection Review Office,
allow 30 days for posting of comments Centers for Disease Control and
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
submitted by mail). Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS–
information collection documents from
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
the General Services Administration,
Michael O. Jackson, Procurement Instructions: All submissions received
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB),
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide must include the agency name and
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC Docket Number. All relevant comments
Acquisition Policy, GSA, at 202–208–
4949, or email at 20405, telephone 202–501–4755. received will be posted without change
michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000– to Regulations.gov, including any
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
0136 regarding Commercial Item personal information provided. For
Acquisitions in all correspondence. access to the docket to read background
A. Purpose documents or comments received, go to
Dated: September 28, 2016.
The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Regulations.gov.
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Lorin S. Curit,
Act of 1994 reformed Federal Please note: All public comment
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, should be submitted through the
acquisition statutes to encourage and
Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Federal eRulemaking portal
facilitate the acquisition of commercial Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
items and services by the Federal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
Governmentwide Policy.
Government. Accordingly, DoD, NASA, address listed above.
[FR Doc. 2016–23868 Filed 10–3–16; 8:45 am]
and GSA amended the Federal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P
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Leroy A. Richardson, protections for individuals applying for reductions and authorize use of secure,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, and receiving Federal benefits. Section electronic interfaces and an on-line
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 7201 of the Omnibus Budget system for the verification of eligibility.
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– The Computer Matching and Privacy
Director, Centers for Disease Control and 508) further amended the Privacy Act Protection Act of 1988 (CMPPA) (Pub. L.
Prevention. regarding protections for such 100–503), amended the Privacy Act (5
[FR Doc. 2016–23925 Filed 10–3–16; 8:45 am] individuals. The Privacy Act, as U.S.C. 552a) and requires the parties
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P amended, regulates the use of computer participating in a matching program to
matching by Federal agencies when execute a written agreement specifying
records in a system of records are the terms and conditions under which
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND matched with other Federal, state, or the matching will be conducted. CMS
HUMAN SERVICES local government records. It requires has determined that status verification
Federal agencies involved in a CMP to: checks to be conducted through the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
1. Negotiate written agreements with CMS Data Services Hub (Hub) by
Services
the other agencies participating in the agencies administering insurance
Privacy Act of 1974; CMS Computer matching programs; affordability programs using data
Match No. 2016–15; HHS Computer 2. Obtain the Data Integrity Board provided in bulk by PC through a
Match No. 1609 approval of the match agreements; security transfer data protocol to CMS
3. Furnish detailed reports about constitute a ‘‘computer matching
AGENCY: Department of Health and matching programs to Congress and program’’ as defined in the CMPPA.
Human Services (HHS), Centers for OMB;
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). 4. Notify applicants and beneficiaries PURPOSE(S) OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM:

ACTION: Notice of Computer Matching that the records are subject to matching; The purpose of the Computer
Program. and, Matching Agreement is to establish the
5. Verify match findings before terms, conditions, safeguards, and
SUMMARY: In accordance with the reducing, suspending, terminating, or procedures under which the Peace
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, denying an individual’s benefits or Corps will provide records, information,
as amended, this notice announces the payments. or data to CMS for verifying eligibility
establishment of a Computer Matching This matching program meets the for Minimum Essential Coverage
Program that CMS plans to conduct requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, through a Peace Corps Health Benefits
with the Peace Corps (PC). as amended. Plan. The data will be used by CMS in
DATES: Comments are invited on all its capacity as a Federally-facilitated
Walter Stone,
portions of this notice. Public comments Exchange, and agencies administering
CMS Privacy Act Officer, Centers for Medicare
are due within 30 days after publication. & Medicaid Services. insurance affordability programs that
The matching program will become will receive the results of verifications
effective no sooner than 40 days after CMS Computer Match No. 2016–15 using PC data obtained through the CMS
the report of the matching program is HHS Computer Match No.1609 Data Services Hub.
sent to the Office of Management and NAME:
Data will be matched for the purpose
Budget (OMB) and Congress, or 30 days of verifying an Applicant or Enrollee’s
Computer Matching Agreement
after publication in the Federal eligibility for PC Health Benefit Plans
between the Department of Health and
Register, whichever is later. that constitute minimum essential
Human Services, Centers for Medicare &
ADDRESSES: The public should send coverage as defined in § 5000A(f) of the
Medicaid Services and the Peace Corps
comments to: CMS Privacy Act Officer, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26
for the ‘‘Verification of Eligibility for
Division of Security, Privacy Policy & U.S.C. 5000A, as amended by § 1501 of
Minimum Essential Coverage Under the
Governance, Information Security & the ACA.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Privacy Group, Office of Enterprise Act Through a Peace Corps Health DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS TO BE USED IN THE
Information, CMS, Room N l–24–08, Benefits Plan.’’ MATCHING PROGRAM:
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: The Peace Corps maintains the
Maryland 21244–1850. Comments
following SORN to support this data
received will be available for review at Unclassified
matching program: ‘‘Peace Corps
this location, by appointment, during
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES: Manual Section 897, Attachment B, PC–
regular business hours, Monday through
Department of Health and Human 17 Volunteer Applicant and Service
Friday from 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Eastern
Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Records System.’’ Routine Use (i) is
Time zone.
Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Peace used ‘‘to verify active or former
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Corps (PC). Volunteer service’’—supports disclosure
Lindsey Murtagh, Center for Consumer to CMS.
Information and Insurance Oversight, AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING MATCHING CMS maintains the following SORN
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid PROGRAM:
to support this data to support this data
Services, Phone: (301) 492–4106, Sections 1411 and 1413 of the Patient matching program: ‘‘Health Insurance
Email: lindsey.murtagh@cms.hhs.gov. Protection and Affordable Care Act of Exchanges Program (HIX)’’, CMS System
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2010 (Pub. L. 111–148), as amended by
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No. 09–70–0560, originally published at
Computer Matching and Privacy the Health Care and Education 78 Fed. Reg. 8538 (Feb. 6, 2013), and
Protection Act of 1988 (Public Law Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111– last amended at 78 Federal Register,
(Pub. L.) 100–503), amended the Privacy 152) (collectively, the ACA) require the 63211 (October 23, 2013).
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by describing the Secretary of HHS to establish a program
manner in which computer matching for applying for and determining INCLUSIVE DATES OF THE MATCH:
involving Federal agencies could be eligibility for advance payments of the The CMP will become effective no
performed and adding certain premium tax credit and cost-sharing sooner than 40 days after the report of

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Action		Notice with comment period.
Dates		Written comments must be received on or before December 5, 2016.
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]
FR Citation		81 FR 68417

81 FR 68417 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 192 (October 4, 2016)

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