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recent decisions to remove mitigation
measures. The population in the PRC
has not had extensive exposure to the
virus that causes COVID–19 and,
therefore, has not developed immune
protection through prior infection. The
recent surge in COVID–19 transmission,
particularly in a large population such
as the PRC, increases the potential for
new variants to emerge that could be
introduced to the United States.
Considering the potential danger to
public health posed by emerging new
variants in the PRC, CDC has
determined that proactive, preventative
measures must be implemented now to
protect the U.S. population from
potential importation, transmission, and
spread of new COVID–19 variants into
the United States.
Pursuant to 42 CFR 71.20 and 71.31(b)
and as set forth in greater detail below,
this Notice and associated CDC Order
will prohibit the boarding of any
passenger two years of age or older on
an itinerary that includes the United
States, on:
• any aircraft departing from the PRC,
b. A positive viral test result for
SARS–CoV–2 conducted on a specimen
collected 10 or fewer calendar days
before the flight’s departure AND a
signed letter from a licensed healthcare
provider or public health official stating
that the passenger’s COVID–19
symptoms began more than 10 calendar
days before the flight’s departure.
CDC may grant a humanitarian
exception in very limited circumstances
only when an individual must travel to
the United States to preserve health
(e.g., emergency medical evacuations,
life-saving medical treatment) or safety
(e.g., violence) and pre-departure testing
cannot be accessed or completed before
travel because of exigent circumstances.
Air passengers will also be required to
provide an attestation, attesting that the
information they present is true.
CDC requests OMB approval for an
estimated 5,208,373 annual burden
hours. There is no cost to respondents
other than their time to participate.
or
• any aircraft departing from a
Designated Airport if the passenger
within the ten (10) days prior to their
departure for the United States has been
in the PRC, unless the passenger
presents paper or digital documentation
of one of the following requirements or
meets a limited exception:
1. A negative pre-departure viral test
result for SARS–CoV–2 conducted on a
specimen collected no more than two
(2) calendar days before the flight’s
departure from the PRC (Qualifying
Test)
OR
2. Documentation of having recovered
from COVID–19 in the past 90 days in
the form of one of the following (i.e.,
Documentation of Recovery):
a. A positive viral test result for
SARS–CoV–2 conducted on a specimen
collected more than 10 calendar days
but fewer than 91 calendar days before
the flight’s departure; OR
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Type of respondent
Air Passenger ...................................
Airline Desk Agent ............................
Air Passenger ...................................
Total ...........................................
Attestation—Proof of Negative
COVID–19 Test Result or Documentation of Recovery for Air
Passengers from the People’s
Republic of China.
Attestation—Proof of Negative
COVID–19 Test Result or Documentation of Recovery for Air
Passengers from the People’s
Republic of China.
Request Humanitarian Exception—
(No form).
...........................................................
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
has submitted the information
collection request titled ‘‘The
Performance Measures Project:
Improving Performance Measurement
and Monitoring by CDC Programs’’ 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 July 25, 2022 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.
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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
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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.
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Proposed Project
The Performance Measures Project:
Improving Performance Measurement
and Monitoring by CDC Programs (OMB
Control No. 0920–1282, Exp. 1/31/
2023)—Revision—Office of the Director
for Policy and Strategy (OADPS),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Each year, approximately 75% of the
CDC’s congressionally appropriated
funding goes to extramural
organizations, including state and local
partners, via contracts, grants, and, most
commonly, cooperative agreements. The
availability of funding for grants and
cooperative agreements is announced
through a Notice of Funding
Opportunity (NOFO). CDC awards up to
100 new, non-research NOFOs each year
(each funded for one to five years).
These awards may have only a few
funded recipients or more than 50, such
as when a CDC program provides
funding to all states and territories.
Monitoring and reporting of program
performance is required of any nonfederal entity receiving federal funds
under 45 CFR 75.342; ‘‘The non-federal
entity must monitor its activities under
federal awards to assure compliance
with applicable federal requirements
and performance expectations are being
achieved’’.
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CDC’s Program Performance and
Evaluation Office (PPEO) provides
technical assistance to CDC programs
and funding recipients with the
immediate goal of monitoring progress
and the long-term goals of improving
performance and maximizing public
health impact. Greater public health
impact can be achieved by the
development of performance measures
and monitoring plans that are
customized to the goals outlined in each
NOFO. PPEO therefore provides
consultations for the development of
NOFO-specific performance measures
and the development of each NOFO’s
logic model (i.e., a graphic depiction of
the relationship between the funded
activities and the intended effects or
outcomes of those activities in the short,
medium, and/or long term).
PPEO has also developed templates
that can be further customized by CDC/
ATSDR programs participating in the
Performance Measures Project (PMP).
These templates include a sample
‘‘Performance Measure Technical
Specification Instrument’’ and a sample
‘‘Performance Measure Reporting
Instrument.’’ After the templates are
finalized by PPEO and the CDC/ATSDR
program, the templates are completed
by the recipients of CDC/ATSDR
funding.
CDC requests OMB approval to
continue information collection for the
PMP, with changes. Individual
collection requests submitted under this
Generic approval will continue to
include the tailored forms and a
supplementary template that provides a
description of program purpose and the
estimated burden of information
collection. CDC proposes minor changes
to the template that clarify: (i) the
calendar year(s) in which each program
will collect information; (ii) the
frequency of information collection
(annual, semi-annual, quarterly, or
other); and (iii) total burden requested
for up to three years of approval. These
clarifications are needed because the
majority of awards are for multi-year
projects, and the frequency of reporting
may vary according to program-specific
factors.
In addition, a number of changes to
the PMP Generic Clearance reflect
expanded technical assistance that
PPEO provides to CDC programs. The
CDC program eligibility to participate in
PMP will be expanded as follows:
(1) Given the recent increase in grants
and other funding mechanisms used at
CDC to enhance programmatic
flexibility, PMP eligibility will expand
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to include all available funding
mechanisms for eligible programs (i.e.,
activities funded through grants,
cooperative agreements, or contracts).
(2) PPEO is providing increasing
technical assistance to international
programs. Eligibility will expand to
include both domestic and international
programs.
(3) Many CDC programs are operating
under the HHS COVID–19 Emergency
PRA waiver. This Emergency Waiver is
expected to be discontinued. PMP will
prioritize transitioning CDC program
performance measure data collection
from the Emergency Waiver to PMP.
(4) Some CDC programs are
developing common performance
metrics across multiple public health
initiatives. PMP will prioritize crossNOFO collaboration with these
programs to increase efficiency.
(5) As CDC/ATSDR programs
transition back to normal function after
the COVID–19 pandemic, there has been
increased interest in PMP. The revision
will increase the estimated number of
new programs that may participate from
25 programs to 40 programs.
(6) CDC proposes changes to the
GenIC Request Template that clarify the
calendar years in which each program’s
customized templates will be
administered, and total burden hours for
the entire period of information
collection. The template will adopt the
standard burden table format utilized
throughout CDC/ATSDR which
provides greater clarity with respect to
the frequency of information collection
(annual, semi-annual, quarterly, or
other). These changes will improve
recordkeeping for the 0920–1282
generic and improve CDC/PPEO’s
ability to monitor capacity and usage of
the generic, while also providing
increased flexibility for CDC/ATSDR
programs to describe their data
collection plans.
Finally, in addition to requesting
increased PMP capacity (respondents
and burden hours) to cover expanded
eligibility and anticipated increases in
PMP utilization, CDC is also requesting
additional capacity to ensure seamless
continuation of GenIC data collections
that were previously approved but have
not been completed.
The requested total estimated
annualized burden will increase from
35,000 hours to 97,049 hours. OMB
approval is requested for three years.
There are no costs to respondents other
than their time.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Form name
CDC Award Recipients (new GENICs) ..........
Performance Measures Project Information
Collection Tool.
Performance Measures Project Information
Collection Tool.
CDC Award Recipients (continuation of previously approved GENICs).
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–1572]
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:
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responses
Type of respondents
Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by February 17, 2023.
DATES:
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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
this notice, please access the CMS PRA
website by copying and pasting the
following web address into your web
browser: https://www.cms.gov/
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.
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: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Home Health
Agency Survey and Deficiencies Report;
Use: This is a request to revise form
CMS–1572 by adding fillable text or
check blocks to each data field, thus
ADDRESSES:
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1
740/60
converting it to a fillable .pdf format. A
previous version of the CMS–1572 form
had been in a fillable format. However,
when it was revised in the past, it was
placed into a non-fillable format. We
also added a new selection to item #7.
The CMS–1572 form is used by State
Survey Agencies (SAs) when surveying
Home Health Agencies (HHAs) and to
collect information about an HHA.
These regulations were created by CMS
under the authority of sections 1861(o)
and 1891 of the Social Security Act
(‘‘the Act’’).
In the Medicare and Medicaid
programs, CMS is responsible for
developing Conditions of Participation
(CoPs) that facilities must meet to
become eligible to receive Medicare
payments. State survey agencies (SAs)
conduct on-site surveys of Home Health
Agencies (HHAs) to ensure that HHA
facilities are in compliance with these
requirements.
Surveys of HHA providers are
intended to ensure and strengthen
patient health and safety, to enhance
quality of care by emphasizing
outcomes rather than process, to
implement the Omnibus Reconciliation
Act of 1987 (OBRA 87), and to achieve
more effective compliance with Federal
requirements. The CMS–1572 HHA
survey form reflects this fundamental
change and directs surveyors to observe
and monitor the provision of care in the
home setting. HHA surveyors use the
CMS–1572 form to assist and direct
them in evaluating important
information relating to the quality of
services provided HHAs in the home
setting. Moreover, the CMS–1572 form
represents a deficiency-based approach
to evaluating and reporting compliance.
Form Number: CMS–1572 (OMB control
number: 0938–0355); Frequency: Yearly;
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Government; Number of Respondents:
3,833; Total Annual Responses: 3,833;
Total Annual Hours: 1,917. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Caroline Gallaher at 410–786–
8705.)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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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 ``The Performance Measures Project: Improving
Performance Measurement and Monitoring by CDC Programs'' 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 July 25, 2022 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;
(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
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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
The Performance Measures Project: Improving Performance Measurement
and Monitoring by CDC Programs (OMB Control No. 0920-1282, Exp. 1/31/
2023)--Revision--Office of the Director for Policy and Strategy
(OADPS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Each year, approximately 75% of the CDC's congressionally
appropriated funding goes to extramural organizations, including state
and local partners, via contracts, grants, and, most commonly,
cooperative agreements. The availability of funding for grants and
cooperative agreements is announced through a Notice of Funding
Opportunity (NOFO). CDC awards up to 100 new, non-research NOFOs each
year (each funded for one to five years). These awards may have only a
few funded recipients or more than 50, such as when a CDC program
provides funding to all states and territories. Monitoring and
reporting of program performance is required of any non-federal entity
receiving federal funds under 45 CFR 75.342; ``The non-federal entity
must monitor its activities under federal awards to assure compliance
with applicable federal requirements and performance expectations are
being achieved''.
CDC's Program Performance and Evaluation Office (PPEO) provides
technical assistance to CDC programs and funding recipients with the
immediate goal of monitoring progress and the long-term goals of
improving performance and maximizing public health impact. Greater
public health impact can be achieved by the development of performance
measures and monitoring plans that are customized to the goals outlined
in each NOFO. PPEO therefore provides consultations for the development
of NOFO-specific performance measures and the development of each
NOFO's logic model (i.e., a graphic depiction of the relationship
between the funded activities and the intended effects or outcomes of
those activities in the short, medium, and/or long term).
PPEO has also developed templates that can be further customized by
CDC/ATSDR programs participating in the Performance Measures Project
(PMP). These templates include a sample ``Performance Measure Technical
Specification Instrument'' and a sample ``Performance Measure Reporting
Instrument.'' After the templates are finalized by PPEO and the CDC/
ATSDR program, the templates are completed by the recipients of CDC/
ATSDR funding.
CDC requests OMB approval to continue information collection for
the PMP, with changes. Individual collection requests submitted under
this Generic approval will continue to include the tailored forms and a
supplementary template that provides a description of program purpose
and the estimated burden of information collection. CDC proposes minor
changes to the template that clarify: (i) the calendar year(s) in which
each program will collect information; (ii) the frequency of
information collection (annual, semi-annual, quarterly, or other); and
(iii) total burden requested for up to three years of approval. These
clarifications are needed because the majority of awards are for multi-
year projects, and the frequency of reporting may vary according to
program-specific factors.
In addition, a number of changes to the PMP Generic Clearance
reflect expanded technical assistance that PPEO provides to CDC
programs. The CDC program eligibility to participate in PMP will be
expanded as follows:
(1) Given the recent increase in grants and other funding
mechanisms used at CDC to enhance programmatic flexibility, PMP
eligibility will expand to include all available funding mechanisms for
eligible programs (i.e., activities funded through grants, cooperative
agreements, or contracts).
(2) PPEO is providing increasing technical assistance to
international programs. Eligibility will expand to include both
domestic and international programs.
(3) Many CDC programs are operating under the HHS COVID-19
Emergency PRA waiver. This Emergency Waiver is expected to be
discontinued. PMP will prioritize transitioning CDC program performance
measure data collection from the Emergency Waiver to PMP.
(4) Some CDC programs are developing common performance metrics
across multiple public health initiatives. PMP will prioritize cross-
NOFO collaboration with these programs to increase efficiency.
(5) As CDC/ATSDR programs transition back to normal function after
the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been increased interest in PMP. The
revision will increase the estimated number of new programs that may
participate from 25 programs to 40 programs.
(6) CDC proposes changes to the GenIC Request Template that clarify
the calendar years in which each program's customized templates will be
administered, and total burden hours for the entire period of
information collection. The template will adopt the standard burden
table format utilized throughout CDC/ATSDR which provides greater
clarity with respect to the frequency of information collection
(annual, semi-annual, quarterly, or other). These changes will improve
recordkeeping for the 0920-1282 generic and improve CDC/PPEO's ability
to monitor capacity and usage of the generic, while also providing
increased flexibility for CDC/ATSDR programs to describe their data
collection plans.
Finally, in addition to requesting increased PMP capacity
(respondents and burden hours) to cover expanded eligibility and
anticipated increases in PMP utilization, CDC is also requesting
additional capacity to ensure seamless continuation of GenIC data
collections that were previously approved but have not been completed.
The requested total estimated annualized burden will increase from
35,000 hours to 97,049 hours. OMB approval is requested for three
years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name responses responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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CDC Award Recipients (new GENICs)..... Performance Measures 1,750 1 40
Project Information
Collection Tool.
CDC Award Recipients (continuation of Performance Measures 2,192 1 740/60
previously approved GENICs). Project Information
Collection Tool.
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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.
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