Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations, 47171-47173 [2018-20248]

Download as PDF 47171 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 181 / Tuesday, September 18, 2018 / Notices • Ads for the survivorship survey will be targeted toward users who ‘like’, search, and/or visit web pages geared toward survivors, such as the National Cancer Survivors Day Facebook page. Individuals will be screened for eligibility until the target of up to 1,000 completes is met. It is expected that to reach 1,000 eligible respondents for the survivorship survey, 3,000 individuals will need to be screened. • Ads for the high-risk survey will be targeted toward users who ‘like’, visit, or search for terms related to cancer and genetic testing. Individuals will be screened for eligibility until the target of up to 1,000 completes is met. It is expected that to reach 1,000 eligible respondents for the high-risk survey, 2,000 individuals will need to be screened. • Eligible high-risk participants will be invited via email to participate in the follow-up high-risk survey. Additional social media ads may also be placed, using the targeting methods described above. In order to survey 1,000 high-risk adults, it is expected that an additional 4,000 individuals will be screened. Participation in this project is completely voluntary and there are no costs to the respondents other than their time. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Total burden (in hours) Form name Adults over 40 ................................... Cancer Survivors .............................. Adults at High Risk for Cancer ......... Adults at High Risk for Cancer ......... Adults over 40 ................................... Cancer Survivors .............................. Adults at High Risk for Cancer ......... Adults at High Risk for Cancer ......... Survey Screener .............................. Survey Screener .............................. Survey Screener .............................. Follow-Up Screener ......................... General Population Survey .............. Survivorship Survey ......................... High-Risk Survey ............................. High-Risk Follow-Up Survey ............ 1,500 3,000 2,000 4,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2/60 2/60 2/60 2/60 22/60 15/60 19/60 17/60 50 100 67 133 367 250 317 283 Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,567 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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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Notice of Closed Meeting daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Number of respondents Type of respondent Sherri Berger, Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2018–20289 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day–18–1061; Docket No. CDC–2018– 0087] Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). AGENCY: ACTION: Notice with comment period. 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 the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), an annual state-based health survey that produces state-level information on health risk behaviors, health conditions, and preventive health practices that are associated with chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and injury. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18SEN1.SGM 18SEN1 47172 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 181 / Tuesday, September 18, 2018 / Notices CDC must receive written comments on or before November 19, 2018. DATES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC–2018– 0087 by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Jeffrey Zirger, 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. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments to Regulations.gov. Please note: Submit all comments 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: omb@cdc.gov. 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 the OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a proposed data collection as described below. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help: 1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:14 Sep 17, 2018 Jkt 244001 whether the information will have practical utility; 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 4. 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 submissions of responses. 5. Assess information collection costs. Proposed Project Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)—Revision—National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description CDC is requesting OMB approval to revise information collection for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for the period of 2019– 2022. The BRFSS is a nationwide system of cross-sectional telephone health surveys administered by health departments in states, territories, and the District of Columbia (collectively referred to here as states) in collaboration with CDC. The BRFSS produces state-level information primarily on health risk behaviors, health conditions, and preventive health practices that are associated with chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and injury. Designed to meet the data needs of individual states and territories, the CDC sponsors the BRFSS information collection project under a cooperative agreement with states and territories. Under this partnership, BRFSS state coordinators determine questionnaire content with technical and methodological assistance provided by CDC. For most states and territories, the BRFSS provides the only sources of data amenable to state and local level health and health risk indicator uses. Over time, it has also developed into an important data collection system that PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 federal agencies rely on for state and local health information and to track national health objectives such as Healthy People. CDC bases the BRFSS questionnaire on modular design principles to accommodate a variety of state-specific needs within a common framework. All participating states are required to administer a standardized core questionnaire, which provides a set of shared health indicators for all BRFSS partners. The BRFSS core questionnaire consists of fixed core, rotating core, and emerging core questions. Fixed core questions are asked every year. Rotating core questions cycle on and off the core questionnaire during even or odd years, depending on the question. Emerging core questions are included in the core questionnaire as needed to collect data on urgent or emerging health topics such as influenza. In addition, the BRFSS includes a series of optional modules on a variety of topics. In off years, when the rotating questions are not included in the core questionnaire, they are offered to states as optional modules. This framework allows each state to produce a customized BRFSS survey by appending selected optional modules to the core survey. States may select which, if any, optional modules to administer. As needed, CDC provides technical and methodological assistance to state BRFSS coordinators in the construction of their state-specific surveys. Each state administers its BRFSS questionnaire throughout the calendar year. CDC periodically updates the BRFSS core survey and optional modules. The purpose of this Revision request is to add the following topics to the questionnaires: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome; hepatitis treatment; adverse childhood experiences; food stamps; and opioid use and misuse. In addition, this request seeks approval for reinstating topics which have been included in BRFSS in the past, dependent upon state interest and funding. Participation is voluntary and there is no cost to participate. The average time burden per response will be 22 minutes. The total annual time burden across all respondents will be approximately 241,519 hours. E:\FR\FM\18SEN1.SGM 18SEN1 47173 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 181 / Tuesday, September 18, 2018 / Notices ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Type of respondents Form name U.S. General Population ................................. Landline Screener .......................................... Cell Phone Screener ...................................... Field Test Screener ........................................ BRFSS Core Survey ...................................... BRFSS Optional Modules .............................. Field Test Survey ........................................... Annual Survey Respondents (Adults >18 Years). Field Test Respondents (Adults >18 Years) .. 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. [FR Doc. 2018–20248 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day–18–0840] daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 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 ‘‘Formative Research and Tool Development’’ 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 April 23, 2018 to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC received one comment 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; VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:14 Sep 17, 2018 Jkt 244001 Number of respondents (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 omb@cdc.gov. 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 Formative Research and Tool Development (OMB Control No. 0920– 0840, Expiration 1/31/2019)— Extension—National Center for HIV/ AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/ AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) requests approval for an extension and a three year approval for the previously approved Generic Clearance, ‘‘Formative Research and Tool Development’’. This information collection request is designed to allow NCHHSTP to conduct formative research information collection activities used to inform many aspects of surveillance, communications, health promotion, and research project development for NCHHSTP’s four priority diseases (HIV/AIDS, sexually PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 375,000 292,682 900 480,000 440,000 500 Number of responses per respondent 1 1 1 1 1 1 Average burden per response (in hours) 1/60 1/60 1/60 15/60 15/60 45/60 transmitted diseases/infections (STD/ STI), viral hepatitis, tuberculosis elimination and the Division of School and Adolescent Heath (DASH). Formative research is the basis for developing effective strategies including communication channels, for influencing behavior change. It helps researchers identify and understand the characteristics/interests, behaviors and needs of target populations that influence their decisions and actions. Formative research is integral in developing programs, as well as improving existing and ongoing programs. Formative research also looks at the community in which a public health intervention is being or will be implemented, and helps the project staff understand the interests, attributes and needs of different populations and persons in that community. Formative research is research that occurs before a program is designed and implemented, or while a program is being conducted. NCHHSTP formative research is necessary for developing new programs or adapting programs that deal with the complexity of behaviors, social context, cultural identities, and health care that underlie the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB in the U.S, as well as for school and adolescent health. CDC conducts formative research to develop public-sensitive communication messages and user friendly tools prior to developing or recommending interventions, or care. Sometimes these studies are entirely behavioral but most often they are cycles of interviews and focus groups designed to inform the development of a product. Products from these formative research studies will be used for prevention of HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), viral Hepatitis, and Tuberculosis. Findings from these studies may also be presented as evidence to diseasespecific National Advisory Committees, to support revisions to recommended prevention and intervention methods, as well as new recommendations. E:\FR\FM\18SEN1.SGM 18SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-18-1061; Docket No. CDC-2018-0087]


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 the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or 
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
information collection project titled Behavioral Risk Factor 
Surveillance System (BRFSS), an annual state-based health survey that 
produces state-level information on health risk behaviors, health 
conditions, and preventive health practices that are associated with 
chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and injury.

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DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before November 19, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2018-
0087 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey Zirger, 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. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments 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 the OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. 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;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. 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 
submissions of responses.
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)--Revision--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC is requesting OMB approval to revise information collection for 
the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for the period 
of 2019-2022. The BRFSS is a nationwide system of cross-sectional 
telephone health surveys administered by health departments in states, 
territories, and the District of Columbia (collectively referred to 
here as states) in collaboration with CDC. The BRFSS produces state-
level information primarily on health risk behaviors, health 
conditions, and preventive health practices that are associated with 
chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and injury. Designed to meet the 
data needs of individual states and territories, the CDC sponsors the 
BRFSS information collection project under a cooperative agreement with 
states and territories. Under this partnership, BRFSS state 
coordinators determine questionnaire content with technical and 
methodological assistance provided by CDC. For most states and 
territories, the BRFSS provides the only sources of data amenable to 
state and local level health and health risk indicator uses. Over time, 
it has also developed into an important data collection system that 
federal agencies rely on for state and local health information and to 
track national health objectives such as Healthy People.
    CDC bases the BRFSS questionnaire on modular design principles to 
accommodate a variety of state-specific needs within a common 
framework. All participating states are required to administer a 
standardized core questionnaire, which provides a set of shared health 
indicators for all BRFSS partners. The BRFSS core questionnaire 
consists of fixed core, rotating core, and emerging core questions. 
Fixed core questions are asked every year. Rotating core questions 
cycle on and off the core questionnaire during even or odd years, 
depending on the question. Emerging core questions are included in the 
core questionnaire as needed to collect data on urgent or emerging 
health topics such as influenza. In addition, the BRFSS includes a 
series of optional modules on a variety of topics. In off years, when 
the rotating questions are not included in the core questionnaire, they 
are offered to states as optional modules. This framework allows each 
state to produce a customized BRFSS survey by appending selected 
optional modules to the core survey. States may select which, if any, 
optional modules to administer. As needed, CDC provides technical and 
methodological assistance to state BRFSS coordinators in the 
construction of their state-specific surveys. Each state administers 
its BRFSS questionnaire throughout the calendar year.
    CDC periodically updates the BRFSS core survey and optional 
modules. The purpose of this Revision request is to add the following 
topics to the questionnaires: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue 
syndrome; hepatitis treatment; adverse childhood experiences; food 
stamps; and opioid use and misuse. In addition, this request seeks 
approval for reinstating topics which have been included in BRFSS in 
the past, dependent upon state interest and funding.
    Participation is voluntary and there is no cost to participate. The 
average time burden per response will be 22 minutes. The total annual 
time burden across all respondents will be approximately 241,519 hours.

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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 response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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U.S. General Population...............  Landline Screener.......         375,000               1            1/60
                                        Cell Phone Screener.....         292,682               1            1/60
                                        Field Test Screener.....             900               1            1/60
Annual Survey Respondents (Adults >18   BRFSS Core Survey.......         480,000               1           15/60
 Years).                                BRFSS Optional Modules..         440,000               1           15/60
Field Test Respondents (Adults >18      Field Test Survey.......             500               1           45/60
 Years).
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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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