82 FR 44798 - 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 185 (September 26, 2017)

Page Range		44798-44800
FR Document		2017-20510

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 Monitoring and Reporting System for the Division of Community Health's Cooperative Agreement Programs. CDC seeks to continue the collection of information from awardees funded through the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community health (REACH) cooperative agreement to provide semi-annual reports to CDC describing their work plan, activities and progress toward achieving objectives during the fourth year of funding.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44798-44800]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20510]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-17-1053; Docket No. CDC-2017-0079]


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.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Monitoring and 
Reporting System for the Division of Community Health's Cooperative 
Agreement Programs. CDC seeks to continue the collection of information 
from awardees funded through the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to 
Community health (REACH) cooperative agreement to provide semi-annual 
reports to CDC describing their work plan, activities and progress 
toward achieving objectives during the fourth year of funding.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 27, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2017-
0079 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 
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.

[[Page 44799]]

Proposed Project

    Monitoring and Reporting System for the Division of Community 
Health's Cooperative Agreement Programs (OMB Control Number 0920-1053, 
Expiration 03/31/2018)--Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established 
the Division of Community Health (DCH) to support multi-sectorial, 
community-based programs that promote healthy living. In 2014, DCH 
announced a new cooperative agreement program, Racial and Ethnic 
Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program, authorized by the 
Public Health Service Act and the Prevention and Public Health Fund of 
the Affordable Care Act (Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) FOA 
DP14-1419PPHF14). CDC designed the REACH program to address chronic 
diseases and risk factors for chronic diseases, including physical 
inactivity, poor diet, obesity, and tobacco use. The program will 
provide support for implementation of broad, evidence- and practice-
based policy and environmental improvements in large and small cities, 
urban rural areas, tribes, multi-sectorial community coalitions, and 
racial and ethnic communities experiencing chronic disease disparities. 
The REACH program aligns with the National Prevention Strategy and 
``Healthy People 2020'' focus areas.
    CDC's Division of Community Health (DCH) and Division of Nutrition, 
Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO) receive semi-annual progress 
reports from REACH awardees through an electronic management 
information system, the DCH-Performance Monitoring Database (DCH-PMD), 
(in the original OMB request the DCH-DMD was also referred to as the 
DCH-Performance Monitoring and Reporting System). This system collects 
information from awardees funded through the Racial and Ethnic 
Approaches to Community Health (REACH) cooperative agreement. REACH 
awardees include 18 state, local and tribal governmental agencies, and 
31 non-governmental organizations.
    CDC DNPAO is proposing a revision to the information collection 
request, effective immediately, to request additional time to 
facilitate awardees reporting critical information in a consistent 
manner. Specifically, CDC DNPAO requests to extend the current OMB 
approval period to collect information needed to monitor the REACH 
cooperative agreement program for an additional year ending in March 
31, 2019. This will allow REACH awardees to continue to provide semi-
annual reports to CDC describing their work plan, activities and 
progress toward achieving objectives during a fourth year of 
supplemental funding.
    Information collection will continue to be conducted primarily via 
DCH-PMD, which enables the accurate, reliable, uniform and timely 
submission to CDC of each awardee's work plans and progress reports, 
including objectives and milestones. The DCH-PMD will also generate a 
variety of routine and customizable reports. Local level reports will 
allow each awardee to summarize its activities and progress towards 
meeting work plan objectives. CDC will use the information collected in 
the DCH-PMD to monitor each awardee's progress and to identify its 
strengths and weaknesses. Monitoring allows CDC to determine whether an 
awardee is meeting performance goals and to make adjustments in the 
type and level of technical assistance provided to them to support 
attainment of their objectives. CDC's monitoring and evaluation 
activities allow CDC to provide oversight of the use of federal funds, 
and to identify and disseminate information about successful prevention 
and control strategies implemented by awardees. Finally, the 
information collection will allow CDC to monitor the increased emphasis 
on partnerships and programmatic collaboration. CDC expects to reduce 
duplication of effort, enhance program impact and maximize the use of 
federal funds. The estimated time burden of producing each semi-annual 
report is 3 hours.
    Due to substantial interest in the REACH program from a variety of 
stakeholders, CDC may also seek OMB approval to conduct targeted, 
special-purpose information collections on an as-needed basis. CDC will 
ask each REACH awardee to participate in one special purpose 
information collection. Methods for these data collections could 
include telephone interviews, in-person interviews, Web-based surveys, 
or paper-and-pencil surveys. CDC will submit each special-purpose 
information collection request to OMB for approval through the Change 
Request mechanism, and will include the data collection instrument(s) 
and a description of purpose and methods.
    CDC seeks a one-year OMB approval, starting on April 1, 2018. 
Participation in semi-annual progress reporting is required for 
cooperative agreement awardees, but could be voluntary for some 
special-purpose data collections. There are no costs to respondents 
other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Number of      Avg. burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DCH Program Awardees (state,    DCH MIS: Semi-                18               2               3             108
 local and tribal government     annual
 sector).                        reporting.
                               ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Special Data                  18               1               6             108
                                 Request.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DCH Program Awardees (private   DCH MIS: Semi-                31               2               3             186
 sector).                        annual
                                 reporting.
                               ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Special Data                  31               1               6             186
                                 Request.
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             588
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



[[Page 44800]]

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. 2017-20510 Filed 9-25-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2017 / Notices 44799

Proposed Project electronic management information allows CDC to determine whether an
Monitoring and Reporting System for system, the DCH-Performance awardee is meeting performance goals
the Division of Community Health’s Monitoring Database (DCH–PMD), (in and to make adjustments in the type and
Cooperative Agreement Programs (OMB the original OMB request the DCH–DMD level of technical assistance provided to
Control Number 0920–1053, Expiration was also referred to as the DCH- them to support attainment of their
03/31/2018)—Revision—National Performance Monitoring and Reporting objectives. CDC’s monitoring and
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention System). This system collects evaluation activities allow CDC to
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), information from awardees funded provide oversight of the use of federal
Centers for Disease Control and through the Racial and Ethnic funds, and to identify and disseminate
Prevention (CDC). Approaches to Community Health information about successful prevention
(REACH) cooperative agreement. and control strategies implemented by
Background and Brief Description REACH awardees include 18 state, local awardees. Finally, the information
The Centers for Disease Control and and tribal governmental agencies, and collection will allow CDC to monitor the
Prevention (CDC) established the 31 non-governmental organizations. increased emphasis on partnerships and
Division of Community Health (DCH) to CDC DNPAO is proposing a revision programmatic collaboration. CDC
support multi-sectorial, community- to the information collection request, expects to reduce duplication of effort,
based programs that promote healthy effective immediately, to request enhance program impact and maximize
living. In 2014, DCH announced a new additional time to facilitate awardees the use of federal funds. The estimated
cooperative agreement program, Racial reporting critical information in a time burden of producing each semi-
and Ethnic Approaches to Community consistent manner. Specifically, CDC annual report is 3 hours.
Health (REACH) program, authorized by DNPAO requests to extend the current
OMB approval period to collect Due to substantial interest in the
the Public Health Service Act and the
information needed to monitor the REACH program from a variety of
Prevention and Public Health Fund of
REACH cooperative agreement program stakeholders, CDC may also seek OMB
the Affordable Care Act (Funding
for an additional year ending in March approval to conduct targeted, special-
Opportunity Announcement (FOA) FOA
31, 2019. This will allow REACH purpose information collections on an
DP14–1419PPHF14). CDC designed the
awardees to continue to provide semi- as-needed basis. CDC will ask each
REACH program to address chronic
annual reports to CDC describing their REACH awardee to participate in one
diseases and risk factors for chronic
diseases, including physical inactivity, work plan, activities and progress special purpose information collection.
poor diet, obesity, and tobacco use. The toward achieving objectives during a Methods for these data collections could
program will provide support for fourth year of supplemental funding. include telephone interviews, in-person
implementation of broad, evidence- and Information collection will continue interviews, Web-based surveys, or
practice-based policy and to be conducted primarily via DCH– paper-and-pencil surveys. CDC will
environmental improvements in large PMD, which enables the accurate, submit each special-purpose
and small cities, urban rural areas, reliable, uniform and timely submission information collection request to OMB
tribes, multi-sectorial community to CDC of each awardee’s work plans for approval through the Change
coalitions, and racial and ethnic and progress reports, including Request mechanism, and will include
communities experiencing chronic objectives and milestones. The DCH– the data collection instrument(s) and a
disease disparities. The REACH program PMD will also generate a variety of description of purpose and methods.
aligns with the National Prevention routine and customizable reports. Local CDC seeks a one-year OMB approval,
Strategy and ‘‘Healthy People 2020’’ level reports will allow each awardee to starting on April 1, 2018. Participation
focus areas. summarize its activities and progress in semi-annual progress reporting is
CDC’s Division of Community Health towards meeting work plan objectives. required for cooperative agreement
(DCH) and Division of Nutrition, CDC will use the information collected awardees, but could be voluntary for
Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO) in the DCH–PMD to monitor each some special-purpose data collections.
receive semi-annual progress reports awardee’s progress and to identify its There are no costs to respondents other
from REACH awardees through an strengths and weaknesses. Monitoring than their time.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of Avg. burden
Number of Total burden
Type of respondents Form name responses per per response
respondents (in hours)
respondent (in hours)

DCH Program Awardees (state, local and tribal DCH MIS: Semi-annual 18 2 3 108
government sector). reporting.

Special Data Request .. 18 1 6 108

DCH Program Awardees (private sector) ............. DCH MIS: Semi-annual 31 2 3 186
reporting.

Special Data Request .. 31 1 6 186

Total ............................................................... ....................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 588

VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Sep 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 26SEN1

44800 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2017 / Notices

Leroy A. Richardson, 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests The National Survey of Older
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, or requirements that members of the Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP)
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the public submit reports, keep records, or information collection will include
Associate Director for Science, Office of the provide information to a third party. consumer assessment surveys for the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 Congregate and Home-delivered meal
Prevention. U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal nutrition programs; Case Management,
[FR Doc. 2017–20510 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] agencies to provide a 60-day notice in Homemaker, and Transportation
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P the Federal Register concerning each Services; and the National Family
proposed collection of information, Caregiver Support Program. This survey
including each proposed extension or builds on earlier national pilot studies
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND update of an existing collection of and surveys, as well as performance
HUMAN SERVICES information, before submitting the measurement tools developed by ACL
collection to OMB for approval. grantees in the Performance Outcomes
Administration for Community Living Measures Project (POMP). This
To comply with the above
Agency Information Collection requirement, ACL is publishing a notice information will be used by ACL to
Activities; Public Comment Request; of the proposed revision of a currently track performance outcome measures;
Redesign of Existing Data Collection; approved collection of information set support budget requests; comply with
National Survey of Older Americans forth in this document. With respect to the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010
Act Participants the following collection of information, (GPRAMA) reporting requirements;
ACL invites comments on: (1) Whether provide national benchmark
AGENCY: Administration for Community the proposed collection of information information; and inform program
Living, HHS. is necessary for the proper performance development and management
ACTION: Notice. of ACL’s functions, including whether initiatives.
SUMMARY: The Administration for the information will have practical Revisions
Community Living (ACL) is announcing utility; (2) the accuracy of ACL’s With the exception of changes to
an opportunity for the public to estimate of the burden of the proposed selected questions (e.g., addition of
comment on the proposed collection of collection of information, including the questions about oral health in 2014), the
certain information by the agency. validity of the methodology and NSOAAP has been collected in its
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance current form since 2008. This proposed
1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are the quality, utility, and clarity of the collection is a revision that will replace
required to publish a notice in the information to be collected; and (4) the currently approved version (OMB
Federal Register concerning each ways to minimize the burden of the Control Number: 0985–0023) by
proposed collection of information, collection of information on transitioning from a cross-sectional
including each proposed extension of an respondents, including through the use survey to a longitudinal survey. The
existing collection of information, and of automated collection techniques current National Survey of Older
to allow 60 days for public comment in when appropriate, and other forms of Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP),
response to the notice. This notice information technology. an exclusively cross-sectional survey,
solicits comments on a proposed Purpose can transition to a longitudinal
revision to an existing data collection information collection component by
related to the National Survey of Older The purpose of this data collection is establishing a baseline cohort and
Americans Act Participants to fulfill requirements of the Older conducting follow-up interviews with
(NSOAAP)(ICR Rev). Americans Act and the Government that cohort at specified time intervals. A
Performance and Results Modernization baseline cohort can be selected in the
DATES: Submit written or electronic
Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) and related same manner as in prior cycles of the
comments on the collection of
program performance activities. Section cross-sectional NSOAAP. Area Agencies
information by November 27, 2017.
202(a)(16) of the OAA requires the on Aging (AAAs) would be selected
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
collection of statistical data regarding with a probability proportional to their
comments on the collection of the programs and activities carried out size, with some large AAAs sampled
information to: heather.menne@ with funds provided under the OAA with certainty. Random samples of
acl.hhs.gov. and Section 207(a) directs the Assistant
Submit written comments on the clients within each selected AAA will
Secretary for Aging to prepare and be sampled from the agencies’ client
collection of information to: U.S.
submit a report to the President and lists. However, in a change from current
Department of Health and Human
Congress based on those data. Section procedures, the target sample size
Services, Administration for
202(f) directs the Assistant Secretary to would be increased from current
Community Living, Washington, DC
develop a set of performance measures standards (n=6000) to account for
20201, Attention: Heather Menne.
for planning, managing, and evaluating attrition of individuals over time. For
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: activities performed and services the duration of the longitudinal cohort
Heather Menne by telephone: (202) 795– provided under the OAA. Requirements analysis, the same sample of AAAs and
7733 or by email: heather.menne@ pertaining to the measurement and clients should be maintained to preserve
acl.hhs.gov. evaluation of the impact of all programs the longitudinal nature of the study.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authorized by the OAA are described in Three strategies are key for transforming
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal section 206(a). The National Survey of the current survey into a longitudinal
agencies must obtain approval from the Older Americans Act Participants study, while preserving the ability to
Office of Management and Budget (NSOAAP) is one source of data used to produce nationally representative cross-
(OMB) for each collection of develop and report performance sectional estimates of client
information they conduct or sponsor. outcome measures and measure characteristics at each wave. The three
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined program effectiveness in achieving the strategies include: (1) A higher initial
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR stated goals of the OAA. sample size (n=6600), (2) an intensive

VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Sep 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 26SEN1

Document Created: 2017-09-26 02:48:25
Document Modified: 2017-09-26 02:48:25

Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice with comment period.
Dates		Written comments must be received on or before November 27, 2017.
Contact		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]
FR Citation		82 FR 44798

82 FR 44798 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 185 (September 26, 2017)

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