Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations, 8254-8256 [2022-03081]

Download as PDF 8254 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 30 / Monday, February 14, 2022 / Notices prescription opioids, with rates of deaths involving prescription opioids more than quadrupling from 1999 to 2019. In response, a range of clinical practice guidelines, policies, and regulations have been released in recent years to address the opioid overdose epidemic, with the goals of supporting safer opioid prescribing, improving diagnosis and treatment of OUD, and reducing overdose deaths in the United States. To design this evaluation, we previously conducted and completed a ‘‘Feasibility Assessment of Health Systems’’ via surveys to determine the range of policies and guidelines being implemented by health systems, followed by an ‘‘evaluability assessment’’ by means of interviews with leaders of nine health systems. For the purposes of this evaluation, ‘‘Chronic pain management policies/ guidelines’’ refers to policies/guidelines that may include prescribing of opioid medications, nonpharmacologic therapies, and/or non-opioid medications for chronic pain, as well as OUD assessment and treatment. In early 2020, CDC requested OMB approval for a Feasibility Assessment of Health Systems (‘‘Feedback on the use of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain’’) through the ‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback’’ (OMB Control No. 0920–1050). This brief eligibility assessment consisting of surveys was sent to approximately 250 health systems to understand the landscape of health systems and the types of guidelines or policies implemented, and what strategies were used to do so. Of 250 health systems contacted, 46 responded and were considered for the following preliminary phase, the evaluability assessment. Among the 46 health systems who completed the feasibility assessment surveys, nine were selected for a more in-depth ‘‘evaluability assessment’’ based on several factors identified in the initial feasibility (survey) assessment, as well as other expert knowledge of potential systems. The purpose of this data collection effort is to: (1) Obtain an enhanced understanding of facilitators and barriers to guideline-concordant management of chronic pain and opioid prescribing (including access to MOUD) at the health system level, in order to improve patient outcomes while maximizing patient safety and to facilitate uptake by clinicians and health systems, (2) describe unintended benefits and consequences to guideline/ policy implementation, and (3) identify racial and ethnic disparities in guideline/policy implementation. This mixed-methods, pre-post evaluation of health systems’ implementation of chronic pain management and opioid prescribing policies/guidelines and the resultant outcomes requires both primary data collection (such as surveys, key informant interviews, focus groups, etc.) and secondary data collection (such as administrative, EHR, pharmacy dispensing, prescribing data, etc.) efforts to adequately answer the research questions. While secondary data (QI measures) from health system EHRs will provide longitudinal pre-post measures, primary data is needed to understand the characteristics and mechanisms of practice and patient change that can be attributed to the policies and guidelines. CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 577 annual burden hours. There are no direct costs to respondents other than their time to participate in the study. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Form name Patient ............................................................................................................ Treatment facility staff (Including primary care clinicians, health system leaders, and other system staff and representatives). Patient Survey ................................... Clinician Survey ................................ Invitation/Follow up Email ................. System Leaders Interview Guide ...... Case Study ....................................... Member Checking Sessions ............. Jeffrey M. Zirger, Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2022–03076 Filed 2–11–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60–Day–22–1283; Docket No. CDC–2022– 0019] jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 Number of respondents Type of respondent Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Feb 11, 2022 Jkt 256001 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 Monitoring and Reporting for the Overdose Data to Action Co-Operative Agreement. Information collected will provide crucial data for program performance monitoring, budget tracking, and where applicable, program success for programs funded under Overdose Data to Action (CDC–RFA– CE19–1904). SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 667 1,313 1,980 17 30 17 Number of responses per respondent 1 1 2 1 1 1 Average burden per response (in hours) 10/60 10/60 3/60 1 30/60 1 CDC must receive written comments on or before April 15, 2022. DATES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC–2022– 0019 by either of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS H21–8, 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. ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\14FEN1.SGM 14FEN1 8255 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 30 / Monday, February 14, 2022 / Notices To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS H21–8, 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 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; 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 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and a prevention component, with 10 strategies in the funding opportunity across both components. The intent is to ensure that funded jurisdictions are well equipped to do rigorous work under both components, and to ensure that these components are linked and implemented as part of a system. This ICR will focus on three tools that funded jurisdictions will be required to use to assess performance as well as measure effectiveness: The Activity Progress Report, the Evaluation and Performance Measuring Plan, and the Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool. These tools support the overall OD2A NOFO (all strategies above). There is an overall reduction in burden of 880 burden hours from the previously approved request. A total of 79 jurisdictions were eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity, and 67 jurisdictions submitted applications, of which 66 were funded. Each funded jurisdiction will be required to report the four elements of this ICR. Reporting is based on both web-based tools and Word templates. This information is being collected to provide crucial data to CDC for program monitoring and budget tracking, to improve timely CDCrecipient communications, and to inform technical assistance and guidance documents produced by CDC to support program implementation among funded jurisdictions. The information feedback loop created by these information collection tools is designed to help jurisdictions decrease fatal and nonfatal overdoses. It will also provide CDC with the capacity to respond in a timely manner to requests for information about the program from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the White House, Congress, and other sources. CDC requests approval for an estimated 462 annual burden hours. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses; and 5. Assess information collection costs. Proposed Project Monitoring and Reporting for the Overdose Data to Action Co-Operative Agreement—Revision—National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) seeks OMB approval for a Revision of a previously approved Information Collection Request (ICR) (OMB Control No. 0920–1283, Expiration 01/31/2023) for a one-year period, to continue collecting information from jurisdictions (which include states, Washington DC, U.S. Territories, cities and counties) funded under the Overdose Data to Action (CDC–RFA– CE19–1904) funding opportunity. Drug overdose deaths in the United States increased by 18% per year from 2014 to 2016. Opioid overdose deaths have increased fivefold from 1999 to 2016, and in 2017, there were more than 47,000 deaths attributed to opioids. While the opioid overdose epidemic worsens in scope and magnitude, it is also becoming more complex. The complex and changing nature of the opioid overdose epidemic highlights the need for an interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and cohesive public health approach. The purpose of the Overdose Data to Action (CDC–RFA–CE19–1904) notice of funding opportunity (OD2A NOFO), is to support funded jurisdictions in obtaining high quality, complete, and timely data on opioid prescribing and overdoses, and to use those data to inform prevention and response efforts. There are two required components of this award—a surveillance component jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Total burden (in hours) Type of respondents Form name Overdose Data to Action funded jurisdictions (State, territories, counties and cities) and their Designated Delegates. Evaluation and Performance Measuring Plan Template —Annual reporting. Organizational Capacity Assessment—Annual Reporting. Activity Progress Report Tool—Annual Reporting. 66 1 4 264 66 1 1 66 66 1 2 132 ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 462 Total ........................................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Feb 11, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14FEN1.SGM 14FEN1 8256 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 30 / Monday, February 14, 2022 / Notices Jeffrey M. Zirger, Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2022–03081 Filed 2–11–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH) ACTION: Notice. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking nominations for membership on the BSC, NIOSH. The BSC NIOSH consists of 15 experts in fields associated with occupational safety and health, such as occupational medicine, occupational nursing, industrial hygiene, occupational safety, engineering, toxicology, chemistry, safety and health education, ergonomics, epidemiology, biostatistics, psychology, wellness, research translation, and evaluation. DATES: Nominations for membership on the BSC, NIOSH must be received no later than April 15, 2022. Packages received after this time will not be considered for the current membership cycle. ADDRESSES: All nominations should be mailed to NIOSH Docket 278, c/o Pauline Benjamin, Committee Management Specialist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS V–24–4, Atlanta, Georgia 30329–4027, or emailed (recommended) to nioshdocket@cdc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily J.K. Novicki, M.A., M.P.H., NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS V24–4, Atlanta, GA, 30329–4027, Telephone: (404) 498–2581, or email at ENovicki@cdc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Nominations are being sought for indviduals who have the expertise and qualifications necessary to contribute to the accomplishments of the Board’s objectives. Nominees will be selected based on expertise in the fields associated with occupational safety and health, such as occupational medicine, occupational nursing, industrial hygiene, occupational safety, engineering, toxicology, chemistry, jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Feb 11, 2022 Jkt 256001 safety and health education, ergonomics, epidemiology, biostatistics, psychology, wellness, research translation, and evaluation. Federal employees will not be considered for membership. Members may be invited to serve for up to four-year terms. Selection of members is based on candidates’ qualifications to contribute to the accomplishment of NIOSH BSC objectives https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ bsc/default.html. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services policy stipulates that committee membership be balanced in terms of points of view represented, and the committee’s function. Appointments shall be made without discrimination on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, HIV status, disability, and cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status. Nominees must be U.S. citizens, and cannot be full-time employees of the U.S. Government. Current participation on federal workgroups or prior experience serving on a federal advisory committee does not disqualify a candidate; however, HHS policy is to avoid excessive individual service on advisory committees and multiple committee memberships. Committee members are Special Government Employees (SGEs), requiring the filing of financial disclosure reports at the beginning and annually during their terms. CDC reviews potential candidates for BSC, NIOSH membership each year and provides a slate of nominees for consideration to the Secretary of HHS for final selection. HHS notifies selected candidates of their appointment near the start of the term in January 2023, or as soon as the HHS selection process is completed. Note that the need for different expertise varies from year to year and a candidate who is not selected in one year may be reconsidered in a subsequent year. SGE nominees must be U.S. citizens, and cannot be full-time employees of the U.S. Government. Candidates should submit the following items: D Current curriculum vitae, including complete contact information (telephone numbers, mailing address, email address) D At least one letter of recommendation from person(s) not employed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Candidates may submit letter(s) from current HHS employees if they wish, but at least one letter must be submitted by a person not employed by an HHS agency (e.g., CDC, NIH, FDA, etc.). Nominations may be submitted by the candidate him- or herself, or by the PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 person/organization recommending the candidate. The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Kalwant Smagh, Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2022–03037 Filed 2–11–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice of meeting. 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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 30 (Monday, February 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8254-8256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03081]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-22-1283; Docket No. CDC-2022-0019]


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 Monitoring and Reporting for the 
Overdose Data to Action Co-Operative Agreement. Information collected 
will provide crucial data for program performance monitoring, budget 
tracking, and where applicable, program success for programs funded 
under Overdose Data to Action (CDC-RFA-CE19-1904).

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before April 15, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0019 by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS H21-8, 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.

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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 Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MS H21-8, 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;
    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; and
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Monitoring and Reporting for the Overdose Data to Action Co-
Operative Agreement--Revision--National Center for Injury Prevention 
and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National 
Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) seeks OMB approval for 
a Revision of a previously approved Information Collection Request 
(ICR) (OMB Control No. 0920-1283, Expiration 01/31/2023) for a one-year 
period, to continue collecting information from jurisdictions (which 
include states, Washington DC, U.S. Territories, cities and counties) 
funded under the Overdose Data to Action (CDC-RFA-CE19-1904) funding 
opportunity.
    Drug overdose deaths in the United States increased by 18% per year 
from 2014 to 2016. Opioid overdose deaths have increased fivefold from 
1999 to 2016, and in 2017, there were more than 47,000 deaths 
attributed to opioids. While the opioid overdose epidemic worsens in 
scope and magnitude, it is also becoming more complex. The complex and 
changing nature of the opioid overdose epidemic highlights the need for 
an interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and cohesive public health 
approach.
    The purpose of the Overdose Data to Action (CDC-RFA-CE19-1904) 
notice of funding opportunity (OD2A NOFO), is to support funded 
jurisdictions in obtaining high quality, complete, and timely data on 
opioid prescribing and overdoses, and to use those data to inform 
prevention and response efforts. There are two required components of 
this award--a surveillance component and a prevention component, with 
10 strategies in the funding opportunity across both components. The 
intent is to ensure that funded jurisdictions are well equipped to do 
rigorous work under both components, and to ensure that these 
components are linked and implemented as part of a system.
    This ICR will focus on three tools that funded jurisdictions will 
be required to use to assess performance as well as measure 
effectiveness: The Activity Progress Report, the Evaluation and 
Performance Measuring Plan, and the Organizational Capacity Assessment 
Tool. These tools support the overall OD2A NOFO (all strategies above). 
There is an overall reduction in burden of 880 burden hours from the 
previously approved request.
    A total of 79 jurisdictions were eligible to receive awards under 
this funding opportunity, and 67 jurisdictions submitted applications, 
of which 66 were funded. Each funded jurisdiction will be required to 
report the four elements of this ICR. Reporting is based on both web-
based tools and Word templates. This information is being collected to 
provide crucial data to CDC for program monitoring and budget tracking, 
to improve timely CDC-recipient communications, and to inform technical 
assistance and guidance documents produced by CDC to support program 
implementation among funded jurisdictions. The information feedback 
loop created by these information collection tools is designed to help 
jurisdictions decrease fatal and nonfatal overdoses. It will also 
provide CDC with the capacity to respond in a timely manner to requests 
for information about the program from the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS), the White House, Congress, and other sources.
    CDC requests approval for an estimated 462 annual burden hours. 
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Overdose Data to Action funded  Evaluation and                66               1               4             264
 jurisdictions (State,           Performance      ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 territories, counties and       Measuring Plan   ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 cities) and their Designated    Template --                  66               1               1              66
 Delegates.                      Annual
                                 reporting.
                                Organizational
                                 Capacity
                                 Assessment--Ann
                                 ual Reporting.
                                Activity                      66               1               2             132
                                 Progress Report
                                 Tool--Annual
                                 Reporting.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             462
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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. 2022-03081 Filed 2-11-22; 8:45 am]
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