83 FR 29558 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 122 (June 25, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-13544
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 122 (Monday, June 25, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 122 (Monday, June 25, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-18-0953]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled Generic Clearance for the Collection of 
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. CDC previously 
published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations'' notice on March, 2018 to obtain comments from the 
public and affected agencies. CDC did not receive comments related to 
the previous notice. This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days 
for public and affected agency comments.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    (d) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including, through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses; and
    (e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments 
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the 
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide 
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.

Proposed Project

    Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 
Agency Service Delivery--Revision--Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH).

Background and Brief Description

    Executive Order 12862 directs Federal agencies to provide service 
to the public that matches or exceeds the best service available in the 
private sector. In order to work continuously to ensure that our 
programs are effective and meet our customers' needs, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC's) National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) seeks to obtain OMB approval of 
a generic clearance to collect qualitative feedback on our service 
delivery on collections. The information collection activity will 
garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 
timely manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to 
improving service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information 
that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not 
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be 
generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide 
insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and 
expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus 
attention on areas where communication, training or changes in 
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These 
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable 
communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders. 
It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement 
of program management. Feedback collected under this generic clearance 
will provide useful information, but it will not yield data that can be 
generalized to the overall population. This type of generic clearance 
for qualitative information will not be used for quantitative 
information collections that are designed to yield reliably actionable 
results, such as monitoring trends over time or documenting program 
performance. Such data uses require more rigorous designs that address: 
The target population to which generalizations will be made, the 
sampling frame, the sample design (including stratification and 
clustering), the precision requirements or power calculations that 
justify the proposed sample size, the expected response rate, methods 
for assessing potential non-response bias, the protocols for data 
collection, and any testing procedures that were or will be undertaken 
prior fielding the study. Depending on the degree of influence the 
results are likely to have, such collections may still be eligible for 
submission for other generic

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mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
    The Agency received no comments in response to the 60-day notice 
published in the Federal Register on March 23, 2018 (vol. 83, No. 57, 
pages 12766-12768).
    This is a Revision information collection request. The burden hours 
have decreased from the previous submission by 6,250 hours. This 
decrease accounts for the hours that were unused as well as the planned 
efforts within the Institute during the next three years. NIOSH is also 
planning on discontinuing 0920-0940 (expiration 3/31/2018) which 
accounts for service delivery data collections within NIOSH's Health 
Hazard Evaluation program. The current submission will account for all 
service delivery data collections within NIOSH.
    During the past three years the information has been used by 
programs within NIOSH to collect feedback from customers and 
stakeholders. Respondents will be screened and selected from 
Individuals and Households, Businesses, Organizations, and/or State, 
Local or Tribal Government. Below we provide NIOSH's projected 
annualized estimate for the next three years. There is no cost to 
respondents other than their time. The estimated annualized burden 
hours for this data collection activity are 13,075.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondents                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Individuals and Households,             Print Surveys...........          50,000               1           15/60
 Businesses, Organizations.
                                        Focus Groups............             100               1               2
                                        Online Surveys..........           1,500               1           15/60
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting 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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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Number of Average
Number of responses burden per
Type of respondents Form name respondents per response
respondent (in hrs)

Physicians taking the B Reader Examination 2.12 ................................................................ 100 1 10/60
Spirometry Facility Supervisor ........................ 2.14 ................................................................ 100 1 30/60
Spirometry Facility Employee ......................... 2.13 ................................................................ 14,560 1 5/60
Spirometry Technician .................................... 2.15 ................................................................ 14,560 1 20/60
Coal Miner ....................................................... No form .......................................................... 14,560 1 15/60
Pathologist ...................................................... Invoice—No standard form ............................ 1 1 5/60
Pathologist ...................................................... Pathology Report—No standard form ............ 1 l 5/60
Next-of-kin for deceased miner ...................... 2.6 .................................................................. 1 1 15/60

Jeffery M. Zirger, including the validity of the garner qualitative customer and
Acting Chief, Information Collection Review methodology and assumptions used; stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and timely manner, in accordance with the
of the Associate Director for Science, Office clarity of the information to be Administration’s commitment to
of the Director, Centers for Disease Control collected; improving service delivery. By
and Prevention. (d) Minimize the burden of the qualitative feedback we mean
[FR Doc. 2018–13543 Filed 6–22–18; 8:45 am] collection of information on those who information that provides useful
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P are to respond, including, through the insights on perceptions and opinions,
use of appropriate automated, but are not statistical surveys that yield
electronic, mechanical, or other quantitative results that can be
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND technological collection techniques or generalized to the population of study.
HUMAN SERVICES other forms of information technology, This feedback will provide insights into
e.g., permitting electronic submission of customer or stakeholder perceptions,
Centers for Disease Control and responses; and experiences and expectations, provide
Prevention (e) Assess information collection an early warning of issues with service,
[30Day–18–0953] costs. or focus attention on areas where
To request additional information on communication, training or changes in
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork the proposed project or to obtain a copy operations might improve delivery of
Reduction Act Review of the information collection plan and products or services. These collections
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
In accordance with the Paperwork send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct actionable communications between the
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for written comments and/or suggestions Agency and its customers and
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding the items contained in this stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
has submitted the information notice to the Attention: CDC Desk to contribute directly to the
collection request titled Generic Officer, Office of Management and improvement of program management.
Clearance for the Collection of Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Feedback collected under this generic
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) clearance will provide useful
Delivery to the Office of Management 395–5806. Provide written comments information, but it will not yield data
and Budget (OMB) for review and within 30 days of notice publication. that can be generalized to the overall
approval. CDC previously published a population. This type of generic
‘‘Proposed Data Collection Submitted Proposed Project clearance for qualitative information
for Public Comment and Generic Clearance for the Collection will not be used for quantitative
Recommendations’’ notice on March, of Qualitative Feedback on Agency information collections that are
2018 to obtain comments from the Service Delivery—Revision—Centers for designed to yield reliably actionable
public and affected agencies. CDC did Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), results, such as monitoring trends over
not receive comments related to the National Institute for Occupational time or documenting program
previous notice. This notice serves to Safety and Health (NIOSH). performance. Such data uses require
allow an additional 30 days for public more rigorous designs that address: The
and affected agency comments. Background and Brief Description
target population to which
CDC will accept all comments for this Executive Order 12862 directs Federal generalizations will be made, the
proposed information collection project. agencies to provide service to the public sampling frame, the sample design
The Office of Management and Budget that matches or exceeds the best service (including stratification and clustering),
is particularly interested in comments available in the private sector. In order the precision requirements or power
that: to work continuously to ensure that our calculations that justify the proposed
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed programs are effective and meet our sample size, the expected response rate,
collection of information is necessary customers’ needs, Centers for Disease methods for assessing potential non-
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for the proper performance of the Control and Prevention (CDC’s) National response bias, the protocols for data
functions of the agency, including Institute for Occupational Safety and collection, and any testing procedures
whether the information will have Health (NIOSH) seeks to obtain OMB that were or will be undertaken prior
practical utility; approval of a generic clearance to fielding the study. Depending on the
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the collect qualitative feedback on our degree of influence the results are likely
agencies estimate of the burden of the service delivery on collections. The to have, such collections may still be
proposed collection of information, information collection activity will eligible for submission for other generic

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mechanisms that are designed to yield efforts within the Institute during the customers and stakeholders.
quantitative results. next three years. NIOSH is also planning Respondents will be screened and
The Agency received no comments in on discontinuing 0920–0940 (expiration selected from Individuals and
response to the 60-day notice published 3/31/2018) which accounts for service Households, Businesses, Organizations,
in the Federal Register on March 23, delivery data collections within and/or State, Local or Tribal
2018 (vol. 83, No. 57, pages 12766– NIOSH’s Health Hazard Evaluation Government. Below we provide
12768). program. The current submission will NIOSH’s projected annualized estimate
This is a Revision information
account for all service delivery data for the next three years. There is no cost
collection request. The burden hours
collections within NIOSH. to respondents other than their time.
have decreased from the previous
submission by 6,250 hours. This During the past three years the The estimated annualized burden hours
decrease accounts for the hours that information has been used by programs for this data collection activity are
were unused as well as the planned within NIOSH to collect feedback from 13,075.

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

Individuals and Households, Businesses, Organizations ....... Print Surveys ......................... 50,000 1 15/60
Focus Groups ........................ 100 1 2
Online Surveys ...................... 1,500 1 15/60

Jeffrey M. Zirger, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dori I. Background
Acting Chief, Information Collection Review Sneddon, 202–205–8024, As noted above, section 104(a)(4) of
Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office Dori.Sneddon@acf.hhs.gov.
of the Associate Director for Science, Office CAPTA requires the Secretary to
of the Director, Centers for Disease Control SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section publish proposed priorities for research
and Prevention. 104(a)(4) of the Child Abuse Prevention activities for public comment every 2
[FR Doc. 2018–13544 Filed 6–22–18; 8:45 am] and Treatment Act (CAPTA), as years. In response to this legislative
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P amended by the CAPTA mandate, CB has undertaken a review of
Reauthorization Act of 2010, Public Law the current legislative language, the
(Pub. L.) 111–320, requires the Secretary results of the CAPTA-funded research
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND of the Department of Health and Human since the last CAPTA announcement of
HUMAN SERVICES research priority areas, findings from
Services (HHS) to establish proposed
other relevant research, and input from
priorities for research activities, provide
Administration for Children and the field. Based on this review, this
an opportunity for public comment on
Families notice of proposed research is being
those proposed activities, and maintain disseminated for comment. The FY 2018
Notice; Children’s Bureau Proposed an official record of received public President’s Budget requested
Research Priorities for Fiscal Years comment concerning the priorities. The $32,937,267 for child abuse
2018–2020 proposed priorities are being announced discretionary activities to support efforts
for the 2-year period required by designed to assist and enhance national,
AGENCY: Administration on Children, CAPTA. Because the amount of federal state, and local efforts to prevent,
Youth and Families (ACYF), funds available for discretionary identify, and treat child abuse and
Administration for Children and activities in fiscal years (FY) 2018–2020 neglect. The program funds projects to
Families (ACF), HHS. is expected to be limited, respondents compile, publish, and disseminate
ACTION: Notice of proposed priorities; are encouraged to recommend how the training materials; provide technical
request for comments. proposed issues should be prioritized. assistance; and demonstrate and
The actual solicitation of grant evaluate improved methods and
SUMMARY: The Children’s Bureau (CB)
applications will be posted procedures to prevent and treat child
within the Administration on Children,
electronically each fiscal year and will abuse and neglect. Under discretionary
Youth and Families (ACYF) announces
be available online through http:// funds, CB will continue to fund the
the proposed priorities for research on
www.Grants.gov. Solicitations for following clearinghouse and technical
the causes, prevention, assessment,
contracts will be announced at later assistance activities:
identification, treatment, cultural and
• The Child Welfare Information
socio-economic distinctions, and the dates, online at FedBizOps. No
Gateway;
consequences of child abuse and proposals, concept papers, or other
• Family Resource Information,
neglect, and solicits comments forms of application should be
Education, and Network Development
regarding the prioritization. submitted at this time.
Service (FRIENDS); and
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DATES: In order to be considered, No acknowledgement will be made of • National Child Abuse and Neglect
comments must be received no later the comments submitted in response to Data System (NCANDS) technical
than August 24, 2018. this notice, but all comments received assistance and technical support
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, by the deadline will be reviewed and program.
identified by the RIN or dockets number given thoughtful consideration in the In addition, the child abuse
in the subject line, by email: preparation of the final funding discretionary activities’ account funds a
CBComments@acf.hhs.gov. priorities for the announcements. number of research and demonstration

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83 FR 29558 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 122 (June 25, 2018)

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