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[FR Doc. 2012–25258 Filed 10–12–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Announcement of Solicitation of Written Comments on Modifications of Healthy People 2020 Objectives Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) solicits written comments regarding new objectives proposed to be added to Healthy People 2020 since its launch in December 2010 and written comments proposing new objectives to be included within existing Healthy People 2020 Topic Areas. Public participation helps shape Healthy People 2020, its framework, objectives, organization, and targets. Healthy People 2020 will provide opportunities for public input periodically throughout the decade to ensure Healthy People 2020 reflects current public health priorities and public input. The updated set of Healthy People 2020 objectives will be incorporated on www.healthypeople. gov. This set will reflect further review and deliberation by the Topic Area workgroups, Federal Interagency Workgroup on Healthy People 2020, and other Healthy People 2020 stakeholders. DATES: Written comments will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. ET on November 5, 2012. erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:21 Oct 12, 2012 Jkt 229001 Written comments will be accepted via an online public comment database at https://healthypeople.gov/ 2020/about/publicComment.aspx; by mail at Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Attn: Public Comment 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room LL–100, Rockville, MD 20852; fax—240–453–8281; or email— HP2020@hhs.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theresa Devine, MPH, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room LL–100, Rockville, MD 20852, Theresa. Devine@hhs.gov (email), 240–453–6112 (telephone), 240–453–8281 (fax). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For three decades, Healthy People has provided a comprehensive set of national 10-year health promotion and disease prevention objectives aimed at improving the health of all Americans. Healthy People 2020 objectives provide a framework by presenting a comprehensive picture of the nation’s health at the beginning of the decade, establishing national goals and targets to be achieved by the year 2020, and monitoring progress over time. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting the submission of written comments regarding new objectives proposed to be added to Healthy People 2020 since its launch in December 2010. Healthy People 2020 is the product of an extensive collaborative process that relies on input from a diverse array of individuals and organizations, both within and outside the federal government, with a common interest in improving the nation’s health. Public comments were a cornerstone of Healthy People 2020’s development. During the first phase of planning for Healthy People 2020, HHS asked for the public’s comments on the vision, mission, and implementation of Healthy People 2020. Those comments helped set the framework for Healthy People 2020. The public was also invited to submit comments on proposed Healthy People 2020 objectives, which helped shape the final set of Healthy People 2020 objectives. The public is now invited to comment on new objectives proposed to be added to Healthy People 2020. These new objectives were developed by Topic Area workgroups led by various agencies within the federal government. They have been reviewed by a Federal Interagency Workgroup on Healthy People 2020 and are presented now for the public’s review and comment. The ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 public is also invited to suggest additional objectives for consideration that address critical public health issues within existing Healthy People 2020 Topic Areas. All proposed new objectives must meet all of the objective selection criteria (see below). Written comments will be accepted at https://healthypeople.gov/2020/about/ publicComment.aspx during a threeweek public comment period beginning in October 2012. The public will also be able to submit written comments via mail, fax, and email (see contact information above). Comments received in response to this notice will be reviewed and considered by the Topic Area workgroups, Federal Interagency Workgroup on Healthy People 2020, and other Healthy People 2020 stakeholders. Objective Selection Criteria The following nine criteria should be taken into consideration when commenting on the proposed or suggesting additional objectives. 1. The result to be achieved should be important and understandable to a broad audience and support the Healthy People 2020 goals. 2. Objectives should be prevention oriented and/or should address health improvements that can be achieved through population-based and individual actions, and systems-based, environmental, health-service, or policy interventions. 3. Objectives should drive actions that will work toward the achievement of the proposed targets (defined as quantitative values to be achieved by the year 2020). 4. Objectives should be useful and reflect issues of national importance. Federal agencies, states, localities, nongovernmental organizations, and the public and private sectors should be able to use objectives to target efforts in schools, communities, work sites, health practices, and other environments. 5. Objectives should be measurable and should address a range of issues, such as: Behavior and health outcomes; availability of, access to, and content of behavioral and health service interventions; socio-environmental conditions; and community capacity— directed toward improving health outcomes and quality of life across the life span. (Community capacity is defined as the ability of a community to plan, implement, and evaluate health strategies.) 6. Continuity and comparability of measured phenomena from year to year are important, thus, when appropriate, retention of objectives from previous Healthy People iterations is encouraged. However, in instances where objectives and/or measures have proven illsuited E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 199 / Monday, October 15, 2012 / Notices to the purpose or are inadequate, new improved objectives and/or new measures should be developed. Whether or not an objective has met its target in a previous Healthy People iteration should not be the sole basis for retaining or deleting an objective. 7. The objectives should be supported by the best available scientific evidence. The objective selection and review processes should be flexible enough to allow revisions to objectives in order to reflect major updates or new knowledge. 8. Objectives should address population disparities. These include populations categorized by race/ ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, disability status, sexual orientation, and geographic location. For particular health issues, additional special populations should be addressed, based on an examination of the available evidence on vulnerability, health status, and disparate care. 9. Healthy People 2020, like past versions, will be heavily data driven. Valid, reliable, nationally representative data and data systems should be used for Healthy People 2020 objectives. Each objective will have (1) a data source, or potential data source, identified, (2) baseline data and (3) assurance of at least one additional data point throughout the decade. send comments to Ronald Otten, CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. 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; and (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. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Dated: October 1, 2012. Don Wright, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes heart disease, myocardial infarction, and stroke, is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, and is largely preventable. The WISEWOMAN program (Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation), administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was established to examine ways to improve the delivery of services for women who have limited access to health care and elevated risk factors for CVD. The program focuses on reducing CVD risk factors and provides screening services for select risk factors such as elevated blood cholesterol, hypertension and abnormal blood glucose levels. The program also provides lifestyle interventions and medical referrals. On an annual basis, 21 grantees funded through the WISEWOMAN program have provided services to approximately 30,000 women who are already participating in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), also administered by CDC. CDC currently collects information from WISEWOMAN grantees to support continuous program monitoring and [FR Doc. 2012–25259 Filed 10–12–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–32–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day–13–0612] erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404–639–7570 and VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:21 Oct 12, 2012 Jkt 229001 Proposed Project Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) Reporting System (OMB #0920–0612, exp. 3/31/ 2013)—Extension—National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 62515 improvement activities. CDC seeks to extend OMB approval for one additional year. There are no changes to the number of respondents, the data items reported to CDC, the estimated burden per response, or the total estimated annualized burden. All information will continue to be collected twice per year. Information reported to CDC includes baseline and follow-up data (12 months post enrollment) for all women served through the WISEWOMAN program. These data, called the minimum data elements (MDE), include data elements that describe risk factors for the women served in each program and data elements that describe the number and type of intervention sessions attended. Funded grantees compile the data from their existing databases and report the MDE to CDC on April 15th and October 15th of each year. The MDE data provide an assessment of how effective the WISEWOMAN program is at reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease risk factors among women who utilize program services. The information collected from grantees is also used to assess the costeffectiveness and impact of the program. Because certain demographic information has already been collected as part of NBCCEDP, the additional burden of WISEWOMAN program reporting is modest. The overall program evaluation is designed to demonstrate how WISEWOMAN can obtain more complete health data on vulnerable populations, promote public education about disease incidence and risk-factors, improve the availability of screening and diagnostic services for under-served women, ensure the quality of services provided to under-served women, and develop strategies for improved interventions. The information reported to CDC also includes programmatic information related to grantee management, public education and outreach, professional education, service delivery, cost, and progress toward meeting stated programmatic objectives. All MDE information will be submitted to CDC electronically. The estimated burden per response for Screening and Assessment MDE is 16 hours. The estimated burden per response for Lifestyle Intervention MDE is 8 hours. Progress reports will be submitted in hardcopy format. The estimated burden per response for each progress report is 16 hours. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Announcement of Solicitation of Written Comments on Modifications 
of Healthy People 2020 Objectives

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
solicits written comments regarding new objectives proposed to be added 
to Healthy People 2020 since its launch in December 2010 and written 
comments proposing new objectives to be included within existing 
Healthy People 2020 Topic Areas. Public participation helps shape 
Healthy People 2020, its framework, objectives, organization, and 
targets. Healthy People 2020 will provide opportunities for public 
input periodically throughout the decade to ensure Healthy People 2020 
reflects current public health priorities and public input. The updated 
set of Healthy People 2020 objectives will be incorporated on 
www.healthypeople.gov. This set will reflect further review and 
deliberation by the Topic Area workgroups, Federal Interagency 
Workgroup on Healthy People 2020, and other Healthy People 2020 
stakeholders.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. ET on November 
5, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written comments will be accepted via an online public 
comment database at https://healthypeople.gov/2020/about/publicComment.aspx; by mail at Office of Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Attn: Public 
Comment 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room LL-100, Rockville, MD 20852; fax--
240-453-8281; or email_HP2020@hhs.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theresa Devine, MPH, Office of Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room LL-100, Rockville, MD 20852, 
Theresa.Devine@hhs.gov (email), 240-453-6112 (telephone), 240-453-8281 
(fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For three decades, Healthy People has 
provided a comprehensive set of national 10-year health promotion and 
disease prevention objectives aimed at improving the health of all 
Americans. Healthy People 2020 objectives provide a framework by 
presenting a comprehensive picture of the nation's health at the 
beginning of the decade, establishing national goals and targets to be 
achieved by the year 2020, and monitoring progress over time. The U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting the 
submission of written comments regarding new objectives proposed to be 
added to Healthy People 2020 since its launch in December 2010.
    Healthy People 2020 is the product of an extensive collaborative 
process that relies on input from a diverse array of individuals and 
organizations, both within and outside the federal government, with a 
common interest in improving the nation's health. Public comments were 
a cornerstone of Healthy People 2020's development. During the first 
phase of planning for Healthy People 2020, HHS asked for the public's 
comments on the vision, mission, and implementation of Healthy People 
2020. Those comments helped set the framework for Healthy People 2020. 
The public was also invited to submit comments on proposed Healthy 
People 2020 objectives, which helped shape the final set of Healthy 
People 2020 objectives.
    The public is now invited to comment on new objectives proposed to 
be added to Healthy People 2020. These new objectives were developed by 
Topic Area workgroups led by various agencies within the federal 
government. They have been reviewed by a Federal Interagency Workgroup 
on Healthy People 2020 and are presented now for the public's review 
and comment. The public is also invited to suggest additional 
objectives for consideration that address critical public health issues 
within existing Healthy People 2020 Topic Areas. All proposed new 
objectives must meet all of the objective selection criteria (see 
below).
    Written comments will be accepted at https://healthypeople.gov/2020/about/publicComment.aspx during a three-week public comment period 
beginning in October 2012. The public will also be able to submit 
written comments via mail, fax, and email (see contact information 
above). Comments received in response to this notice will be reviewed 
and considered by the Topic Area workgroups, Federal Interagency 
Workgroup on Healthy People 2020, and other Healthy People 2020 
stakeholders.

Objective Selection Criteria

    The following nine criteria should be taken into consideration when 
commenting on the proposed or suggesting additional objectives.
    1. The result to be achieved should be important and understandable 
to a broad audience and support the Healthy People 2020 goals.
    2. Objectives should be prevention oriented and/or should address 
health improvements that can be achieved through population-based and 
individual actions, and systems-based, environmental, health-service, 
or policy interventions.
    3. Objectives should drive actions that will work toward the 
achievement of the proposed targets (defined as quantitative values to 
be achieved by the year 2020).
    4. Objectives should be useful and reflect issues of national 
importance. Federal agencies, states, localities, non-governmental 
organizations, and the public and private sectors should be able to use 
objectives to target efforts in schools, communities, work sites, 
health practices, and other environments.
    5. Objectives should be measurable and should address a range of 
issues, such as: Behavior and health outcomes; availability of, access 
to, and content of behavioral and health service interventions; socio-
environmental conditions; and community capacity--directed toward 
improving health outcomes and quality of life across the life span. 
(Community capacity is defined as the ability of a community to plan, 
implement, and evaluate health strategies.)
    6. Continuity and comparability of measured phenomena from year to 
year are important, thus, when appropriate, retention of objectives 
from previous Healthy People iterations is encouraged. However, in 
instances where objectives and/or measures have proven illsuited

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to the purpose or are inadequate, new improved objectives and/or new 
measures should be developed. Whether or not an objective has met its 
target in a previous Healthy People iteration should not be the sole 
basis for retaining or deleting an objective.
    7. The objectives should be supported by the best available 
scientific evidence. The objective selection and review processes 
should be flexible enough to allow revisions to objectives in order to 
reflect major updates or new knowledge.
    8. Objectives should address population disparities. These include 
populations categorized by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, 
gender, disability status, sexual orientation, and geographic location. 
For particular health issues, additional special populations should be 
addressed, based on an examination of the available evidence on 
vulnerability, health status, and disparate care.
    9. Healthy People 2020, like past versions, will be heavily data 
driven. Valid, reliable, nationally representative data and data 
systems should be used for Healthy People 2020 objectives. Each 
objective will have (1) a data source, or potential data source, 
identified, (2) baseline data and (3) assurance of at least one 
additional data point throughout the decade.

    Dated: October 1, 2012.
Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion.
[FR Doc. 2012-25259 Filed 10-12-12; 8:45 am]
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