82 FR 19371 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 80 (April 27, 2017)

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 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 titled ``Information Collections to Advance State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Governmental Agency and System Performance, Capacity, and Program Delivery.'' Information, collected across a range of public health topics using standard modes of administration (e.g., web, in- person, phone), will be used to assess situational awareness of current public health emergencies; make decisions that affect planning, response and recovery activities of subsequent emergencies; fill CDC gaps in knowledge of programs and/or STLT governments that will strengthen surveillance, epidemiology, and laboratory science; improve CDC's support and technical assistance to states and communities.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 80 (Thursday, April 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19371-19373]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08491]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-17-0879; Docket No. CDC-2017-0044]


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 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 titled ``Information Collections to Advance State, 
Tribal, Local and Territorial (STLT) Governmental Agency and System 
Performance, Capacity, and Program Delivery.'' Information, collected 
across a range of public health topics using standard modes of 
administration (e.g., web, in-

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person, phone), will be used to assess situational awareness of current 
public health emergencies; make decisions that affect planning, 
response and recovery activities of subsequent emergencies; fill CDC 
gaps in knowledge of programs and/or STLT governments that will 
strengthen surveillance, epidemiology, and laboratory science; improve 
CDC's support and technical assistance to states and communities.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 26, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2017-
0044 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: To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and 
instruments, contact Leroy A. Richardson, 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

    Information Collections to Advance State, Tribal, Local and 
Territorial (STLT) Governmental Agency and System Performance, 
Capacity, and Program Delivery (OMB Control No. 0920-0879, Expiration 
date, 3/31/2018)--Extension--Office for State, Tribal Local and 
Territorial Support (OSTLTS), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services is to 
help provide the building blocks that Americans need to live healthy, 
successful lives. As part of HHS, CDC's mission is to create the 
expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to 
protect their health--through health promotion, prevention of disease, 
injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats. CDC and 
HHS seek to accomplish its mission by collaborating with partners 
throughout the nation and the world to: Monitor health, detect and 
investigate health problems, conduct research to enhance prevention, 
develop and advocate sound public health policies, implement prevention 
strategies, promote healthy behaviors, foster safe and healthful 
environments, and provide leadership and training.
    CDC is requesting a three-year approval for a generic clearance to 
collect information related to domestic public health issues and 
services that affect and/or involve state, tribal, local and 
territorial (STLT) government entities.
    The respondent universe is comprised of STLT governmental staff or 
delegates acting on behalf of a STLT agency involved in the provision 
of essential public health services in the United States. Delegate is 
defined as a governmental or non-governmental agent (agency, function, 
office or individual) acting for a principal or submitted by another to 
represent or act on their behalf. The STLT agency is represented by a 
STLT entity or delegate with a task to protect and/or improve the 
public's health.
    Information will be used to assess situational awareness of current 
public health emergencies; make decisions that affect planning, 
response and recovery activities of subsequent emergencies; fill CDC 
and HHS gaps in knowledge of programs and/or STLT governments that will 
strengthen surveillance, epidemiology, and laboratory science; improve 
CDC's support and technical assistance to states and communities. CDC 
and HHS will conduct brief data collections, across a range of public 
health topics related to essential public health services.
    CDC estimates up to 30 data collections with STLT governmental 
staff or delegates, and 10 data collections with local/county/city 
governmental staff or delegates will be conducted on an annual basis. 
Ninety-five percent of these data collections will be web-based and 
five percent telephone, in-person, and focus groups. The total 
annualized burden of 54,000 hours is based on the following estimates.

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                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                             Number of    Average burden
              Type of respondents                               Form name                    Number of     responses per  per respondent   Total burden
                                                                                            respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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State, Territorial, or Tribal government staff   Web, telephone, in-person, focus group.             800              30               1          24,000
 or delegate.
Local/County/City government staff or delegate.  Web, telephone, in-person, focus group.           3,000              10               1          30,000
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    Total......................................  .......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          54,000
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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.
[FR Doc. 2017-08491 Filed 4-26-17; 8:45 am]
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