Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review, 70164-70166 [2020-24475]

Download as PDF 70164 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 214 / Wednesday, November 4, 2020 / Notices demonstrate impact and improve implementation of OD2A. The purpose of this information collection is to assess the implementation and the effectiveness of the OD2A program activities and identify the conditions under which these activities are most effective, and for whom. The implementation evaluation will identify the barriers and facilitators associated with deploying several prevention activities targeting specific populations within specific jurisdictions. Data collected from this evaluation will be used by the CDC to obtain valid information regarding how recipients operationalized and implemented their chosen prevention activities, to assess the impact of OD2A and different components of OD2A on the trajectory of the opioid epidemic, and through the provision of these data back to the recipients, to improve the implementation and impact of further OD2A prevention activities. There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 574. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Form name Jurisdictions implementing OD2A program .... Key Informant Interview Guides ..................... Focus Group Guides ...................................... Permission to be Recorded ........................... Interview Recruitment Email .......................... Focus Group Recruitment Email .................... Interview Recruitment Reminder Email ......... Focus Group Recruitment Reminder Email ... Post-information Collection Follow up Email Program Manager Focus Group Recruitment Request Email. Program Manager Interview Recruitment Request Email. Jeffrey M. Zirger, Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2020–24473 Filed 11–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day–21–20OG] Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Number of respondents Type of respondent In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information collection request titled ‘‘Assessments of adults’ professional experiences for improving programs to decrease sexual risk and related behaviors and adverse health outcomes among youth,’’ 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 June 2, 2020 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:16 Nov 03, 2020 Jkt 253001 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. Comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (hours ) 181 165 346 181 165 181 165 346 165 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.5 5/60 5/60 5/60 5/60 5/60 5/60 5/60 181 1 5/60 this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ do/PRAMain Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. 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 Assessments of adults’ professional experiences for improving programs to decrease sexual risk and related behaviors and adverse health outcomes among youth—New—Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requests approval for a new generic information collection package that supports collection of quantitative and qualitative information from adults who help implement programs and services designed to prevent HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and pregnancy or influence related risk and protective factors; data will be collected for needs E:\FR\FM\04NON1.SGM 04NON1 70165 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 214 / Wednesday, November 4, 2020 / Notices assessment and program refinement. The National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) conducts the assessment of program practices and health services to reduce sexual risk behaviors among adolescents and reduce adverse health outcomes of those risk behaviors. NCHHSTP conducts behavioral and health service assessments and research projects as part of its response to the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic, STD prevention, TB elimination and viral hepatitis control with national, state, and local partners. Adolescents are a population with specific developmental, health and social, and resource needs. Their health risk factors and access to health care is addressed as a primary mission by the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), and adolescents are a population of interest for several other NCHHSTP divisions. The assessment and research conducted by NCHHSTP is one pillar upon which recommendations and guidelines are revised and updated. Recommendations and guidelines for adolescent sexual risk reduction require a foundation of scientific evidence. Assessment of programmatic practices for adolescents helps improve programs through better identification of strategies relevant to adolescents as a population as well as specific sub-groups of adolescents at highest risk for HIV and other STDs so that programs can be better tailored specifically for them. Participants in data collection include adults (over 18 years old) who help implement or oversee programs to prevent HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and pregnancy among youth or influence related risk and protective factors. These participants may include adults in roles such as: • School staff and administrators • Staff in state and local education agencies • Staff in state and local health agencies • Staff in youth-serving community and national non-governmental organizations • Community-based health care providers for adolescents • School-based health care providers for students The types of information collection activities included in this generic package are: (1) Quantitative data collection conducted in-person on remotely through electronic (via computers, tablets, other mobile devices, etc.), telephone, or paper questionnaires to gather information about programmatic and service activities related to sexual risk reduction or related adverse health outcomes among youth. Questions relate to work-related experiences, training, context, duties, activities, and youths’ health and service needs. Information may also be gathered on program implementers’ demographic and social characteristics, program-related knowledge, attitudes, skills, and implementation practices. (2) Qualitative data collection inperson or remotely through electronic, telephone, or paper means to gather information about program and service activities related to sexual risk reduction or prevention of related adverse health outcomes among youth. Qualitative data collection may involve focus groups and/or in-depth individual or group interviews. Interview and focus group guides may include questions about work-related experiences, training, context, duties, activities, and youths’ health and service needs. Information may also be gathered on program implementers’ demographic and social characteristics, programrelated knowledge, attitudes, skills, and implementation practices. For adolescents, data collection instruments will include questions on demographic characteristics; experiences with programs and services to reduce the risk of HIV and other STD transmission; and knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and skills related to sexual risk and protective factors on the individual, interpersonal, and community levels. The participants for this data collection are considered to be the ‘‘implementers’’ of the types of programs that are funded by CDC/ DASH. Typically, CDC/DASH programs are intended to have direct impact on proximal indicators such as sexual health-related knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors among youth, and although CDC/DASH programs are typically set in schools, they can be implemented by adults who work in a variety of school, community, and health-care roles. Any data collection request put forward under this generic clearance will identify the programs and/or services to be informed or refined with the information from the collection and will include a cross-walk of data elements to the aspects of the program the project team seeks to inform or refine. Because this request includes a wide range of possible data collection instruments, specific requests will include items of information to be collected and copies of data collection instruments. It is expected that all data collection instruments will be pilottested, and will be culturally appropriate for the intended populations. All data collection procedures will receive review and approval by an Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects and follow appropriate consent and assent procedures as outlined in the IRB-approved protocols, and these will be described in the individual information collection requests put forward under this generic package. Participation of respondents is voluntary. There is no cost to the participants other than their time. The table below provides the estimated annualized response burden for up to 10 individual data collections per year under this generic clearance. Average burden per response is based on pilot testing and timing of quantitative and qualitative instrument administration during previous studies. Response times include the time to read and respond to consent forms and to read or listen to instructions. The proposed information collections combine for a total estimated annualized burden of up to 60,000 hours for respondents. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Type of respondents Form name Adults helping with program implementation (e.g., school or district staff, community partners, NGO staff). Adults helping with program implementation .. Adults helping with program implementation .. Adults helping with program implementation .. Questionnaire ................................................. 15,000 1 1 Pre/Post Questionnaire .................................. Interview/focus group guide ........................... Pre/Post Interview/focus group guide ............ 15,000 4,000 3,000 2 1 2 1 1.5 1.5 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:16 Nov 03, 2020 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04NON1.SGM 04NON1 70166 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 214 / Wednesday, November 4, 2020 / Notices Jeffrey M. Zirger, Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2020–24475 Filed 11–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS–10744] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS’ intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency’s functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. SUMMARY: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by December 4, 2020. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed collection(s) summarized in khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:16 Nov 03, 2020 Jkt 253001 this notice, you may make your request using one of following: 1. Access CMS’ website address at website address at https://www.cms.gov/ Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.html. 2. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786–1326. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Parham at (410) 786–4669. 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. The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies to publish a 30-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice that summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for public comment: 1. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection: Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program—Contracting Forms; Use: The Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program was established by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (‘‘Medicare Modernization Act’’ or ‘‘MMA’’). Section 302 of the MMA amended Section 1847 of the Social Security Act (the Act) to establish the competitive acquisition program and define program requirements. Under the MMA, the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program was to be phased in so that competition under the program would first occur in 10 areas in 2007. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) completed the rulemaking process for the competitive acquisition of DMEPOS items and services in 42 CFR parts 411 and 414 published in the Federal Register Volume 72 on April 10, 2007. CMS PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 conducted the Round 1 competition in 10 areas and for 10 DMEPOS product categories, and implemented the program on July 1, 2008. The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA), enacted on July 15, 2008, made limited changes to the Competitive Bidding Program, including termination of existing contracts that were in effect and a requirement to re-bid Round 1. As required by MIPPA, CMS conducted the competition for the Round 1 Rebid in 2009. The Round 1 Rebid contracts and prices became effective on January 1, 2011. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), enacted on March 23, 2010, expanded the Round 2 competition by adding an additional 21 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), bringing the total MSAs for Round 2 to 91. The competition for Round 2 began in December 2011. CMS also began a competition for National Mail Order (NMO) of diabetes testing supplies at the same time as Round 2. The Round 2 and NMO contracts and prices were implemented on July 1, 2013. The MMA requires the Secretary to recompete contracts not less often than once every three years. The Round 1 Rebid contract period for all product categories except mail-order diabetes testing supplies expired on December 31, 2013. (Round 1 Rebid contracts for mail-order diabetes testing supplies ended on December 31, 2012.) The competition for the Round 1 Recompete began in August of 2012 and contracts and prices became effective on January 1, 2014. The Round 1 Recompete contract period expires on December 31, 2016. Round 1 2017 contracts will become effective on January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018. Round 2 and NMO contracts and prices expired on June 30, 2016. Round 2 Recompete and the NMO Recompete contracts became effective on July 1, 2016, and expired on December 31, 2018. CMS will be implementing a consolidated round of competition to include all Round 1 2017 and Round 2 Recompete competitive bidding areas, referred to as Round 2021. Round 2021 will not include NMO, which will be competed again in future rounds of the program. The forms included in this ICR were previously included in the ICR currently approved under 0938–1016. Due to the temporary gap in the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program, which started on January 1, 2019, we do not currently have any active PRA package for this specific collection of information (Form C, Subcontracting, Change of Ownerships, and Grandfathering). We are now seeking approval of a PRA package based on E:\FR\FM\04NON1.SGM 04NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70164-70166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-21-20OG]


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 ``Assessments of adults' professional 
experiences for improving programs to decrease sexual risk and related 
behaviors and adverse health outcomes among youth,'' 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 June 2, 2020 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. Comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 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

    Assessments of adults' professional experiences for improving 
programs to decrease sexual risk and related behaviors and adverse 
health outcomes among youth--New--Division of Adolescent and School 
Health, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB 
Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requests 
approval for a new generic information collection package that supports 
collection of quantitative and qualitative information from adults who 
help implement programs and services designed to prevent HIV, other 
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and pregnancy or influence 
related risk and protective factors; data will be collected for needs

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assessment and program refinement. The National Center for HIV/AIDS, 
Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) conducts the 
assessment of program practices and health services to reduce sexual 
risk behaviors among adolescents and reduce adverse health outcomes of 
those risk behaviors.
    NCHHSTP conducts behavioral and health service assessments and 
research projects as part of its response to the domestic HIV/AIDS 
epidemic, STD prevention, TB elimination and viral hepatitis control 
with national, state, and local partners. Adolescents are a population 
with specific developmental, health and social, and resource needs. 
Their health risk factors and access to health care is addressed as a 
primary mission by the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), 
and adolescents are a population of interest for several other NCHHSTP 
divisions. The assessment and research conducted by NCHHSTP is one 
pillar upon which recommendations and guidelines are revised and 
updated. Recommendations and guidelines for adolescent sexual risk 
reduction require a foundation of scientific evidence. Assessment of 
programmatic practices for adolescents helps improve programs through 
better identification of strategies relevant to adolescents as a 
population as well as specific sub-groups of adolescents at highest 
risk for HIV and other STDs so that programs can be better tailored 
specifically for them.
    Participants in data collection include adults (over 18 years old) 
who help implement or oversee programs to prevent HIV, other sexually 
transmitted diseases (STDs), and pregnancy among youth or influence 
related risk and protective factors. These participants may include 
adults in roles such as:

 School staff and administrators
 Staff in state and local education agencies
 Staff in state and local health agencies
 Staff in youth-serving community and national non-governmental 
organizations
 Community-based health care providers for adolescents
 School-based health care providers for students

    The types of information collection activities included in this 
generic package are:
    (1) Quantitative data collection conducted in-person on remotely 
through electronic (via computers, tablets, other mobile devices, 
etc.), telephone, or paper questionnaires to gather information about 
programmatic and service activities related to sexual risk reduction or 
related adverse health outcomes among youth. Questions relate to work-
related experiences, training, context, duties, activities, and youths' 
health and service needs. Information may also be gathered on program 
implementers' demographic and social characteristics, program-related 
knowledge, attitudes, skills, and implementation practices.
    (2) Qualitative data collection in-person or remotely through 
electronic, telephone, or paper means to gather information about 
program and service activities related to sexual risk reduction or 
prevention of related adverse health outcomes among youth. Qualitative 
data collection may involve focus groups and/or in-depth individual or 
group interviews. Interview and focus group guides may include 
questions about work-related experiences, training, context, duties, 
activities, and youths' health and service needs. Information may also 
be gathered on program implementers' demographic and social 
characteristics, program-related knowledge, attitudes, skills, and 
implementation practices. For adolescents, data collection instruments 
will include questions on demographic characteristics; experiences with 
programs and services to reduce the risk of HIV and other STD 
transmission; and knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and skills related 
to sexual risk and protective factors on the individual, interpersonal, 
and community levels.
    The participants for this data collection are considered to be the 
``implementers'' of the types of programs that are funded by CDC/DASH. 
Typically, CDC/DASH programs are intended to have direct impact on 
proximal indicators such as sexual health-related knowledge, attitudes, 
perceptions, and behaviors among youth, and although CDC/DASH programs 
are typically set in schools, they can be implemented by adults who 
work in a variety of school, community, and health-care roles.
    Any data collection request put forward under this generic 
clearance will identify the programs and/or services to be informed or 
refined with the information from the collection and will include a 
cross-walk of data elements to the aspects of the program the project 
team seeks to inform or refine. Because this request includes a wide 
range of possible data collection instruments, specific requests will 
include items of information to be collected and copies of data 
collection instruments. It is expected that all data collection 
instruments will be pilot-tested, and will be culturally appropriate 
for the intended populations. All data collection procedures will 
receive review and approval by an Institutional Review Board for the 
Protection of Human Subjects and follow appropriate consent and assent 
procedures as outlined in the IRB-approved protocols, and these will be 
described in the individual information collection requests put forward 
under this generic package. Participation of respondents is voluntary. 
There is no cost to the participants other than their time.
    The table below provides the estimated annualized response burden 
for up to 10 individual data collections per year under this generic 
clearance. Average burden per response is based on pilot testing and 
timing of quantitative and qualitative instrument administration during 
previous studies. Response times include the time to read and respond 
to consent forms and to read or listen to instructions. The proposed 
information collections combine for a total estimated annualized burden 
of up to 60,000 hours for respondents.

                                        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)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adults helping with program             Questionnaire...........          15,000               1               1
 implementation (e.g., school or
 district staff, community partners,
 NGO staff).
Adults helping with program             Pre/Post Questionnaire..          15,000               2               1
 implementation.
Adults helping with program             Interview/focus group              4,000               1             1.5
 implementation.                         guide.
Adults helping with program             Pre/Post Interview/focus           3,000               2             1.5
 implementation.                         group guide.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-24475 Filed 11-3-20; 8:45 am]
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