Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations, 71281-71283 [2024-19615]

Download as PDF 71281 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 3, 2024 / Notices Proposed Project Menthol-Flavored Tobacco Products Policy Evaluation—New—National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is submitting this new information collection request (ICR) for an evaluation of local policies restricting the sale of menthol and other flavored tobacco products on outcomes such as menthol-flavored tobacco product use, any tobacco use, quit rates, and product switching behaviors. The evaluation will also study the impact community education efforts associated with the flavored tobacco product sales restriction policies have on individuals’ research on local tobacco policies indicates they are effective at limiting the availability of policy-restricted products, there is a lack of information on the policies’ potential impact on tobacco use behaviors (e.g., product switching behavior, online purchasing). There have been no other evaluation data collection efforts conducted on this topic to date, nor does the information to be collected exist in any existing centralized data source. Each data collection tool submitted through this package has a distinct purpose with no overlap across other tools or data collection efforts. OMB approval is requested for three years. The total annualized burden hours is 3047 hours. There are no costs to respondents other than their time to participate. awareness of the policies and perceptions about the harms of tobacco use. This evaluation seeks to explore the effects of the policies on racial and ethnic groups (American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic or Latino populations), and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or questioning (LGBTQ+) communities specifically, as these populations are known to use menthol-flavored tobacco products at a higher prevalence than other populations and may therefore be most affected by policies addressing mentholflavored tobacco use. Understanding how the aforementioned policies impact menthol-flavored tobacco product use may help to inform public health activities and decisions regarding tobacco control. Although some ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Average burden per response (in hr) Total burden (in hr) Form name General population ............................ Individuals in racial and ethnic groups. LGBTQ+ individuals .......................... General population ............................ Individuals in racial and ethnic groups. LGBTQ+ individuals .......................... General population ............................ Survey Screener Questionnaire ....... Survey Screener Questionnaire ....... 9875 1500 1 1 2/60 2/60 329 50 Survey Screener Questionnaire ....... Community Web-Panel Survey ........ Community Web-Panel Survey ........ 1,125 4050 600 1 1 1 2/60 30/60 30/60 38 2025 300 Community Web-Panel Survey ........ Focus Group Screener Questionnaire. Focus Group Screener Questionnaire. Focus Group Screener Questionnaire. Community Focus Group ................. Community Focus Group ................. 450 34 1 1 30/60 3/60 225 2 33 1 3/60 2 33 1 3/60 2 25 25 1 1 60/60 60/60 25 25 Community Focus Group ................. .......................................................... 25 ........................ 1 ........................ 60/60 ........................ 25 3047 Individuals in racial and ethnic groups. LGBTQ+ individuals .......................... General population ............................ Individuals in racial and ethnic groups. LGBTQ+ individuals .......................... Total ........................................... Jeffrey M. Zirger, Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2024–19613 Filed 8–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day–24–1050; Docket No. CDC–2024– 0062] Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations tkelley on LAP7H3WLY3PROD with NOTICES2 Number of responses per respondent Type of respondent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice with comment period. AGENCY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:46 Aug 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled CDC/ATSDR Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. The information collection activities provide a means to garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Federal Government’s commitment to improving service delivery. U:\REGISTER\03SEN1.SGM 03SEN1 71282 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 3, 2024 / Notices CDC must receive written comments on or before November 4, 2024. DATES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC–2024– 0062 by either of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.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 www.regulations.gov. Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking portal (www.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 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; tkelley on LAP7H3WLY3PROD with NOTICES2 ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:46 Aug 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 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 CDC/ATSDR Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (OMB Control No. 0920–1050, Exp. 6/30/2025) — Extension — Office of Science (OS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The information collection activities associated with this Generic Clearance provide a means to garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Federal Government’s commitment to improving service delivery. Customers of CDC services will give qualitative feedback information that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of study. Feedback from respondents will provide insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable communications between CDC and its customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program management. The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery. Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and stakeholders on CDC’s services will be unavailable. CDC will only submit an individual collection for approval under this PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Generic clearance mechanism if it meets the following conditions: • The collection is voluntary; • The collection is low-burden for respondents (based on considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents and the Federal Government; • The collection is non-controversial and does not raise issues of concern to other Federal agencies; • The collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience with the program in the near future; • Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only to the extent necessary and is not retained; • Information gathered is intended to be used only internally for general service improvement and program management purposes and is not intended for release outside of the agency (if released, the agency must indicate the qualitative nature of the information); • Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions; and • Information gathered will yield qualitative information (the collection will not be designed or expected to yield statistically reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the population of study). Feedback collected under this CDC Generic Clearance provides useful information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the overall population. This type of Generic Clearance for qualitative information will not be used for quantitative information collections that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such data uses require more rigorous designs that address: (1) the target population to which generalizations will be made; (2) the sampling frame; (3) the sample design (including stratification and clustering); (4) the precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed sample size; (5) the expected response rate; (6) methods for assessing potential non-response bias; (7) the protocols for data collection; and (8) any testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other Generic Clearance U:\REGISTER\03SEN1.SGM 03SEN1 71283 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 3, 2024 / Notices mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results. As a general matter, individual information collections will not result in any new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private. Based on the number of burden hours used during the previous approval period and the number of respondents involved in this, and other expiring collections, CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 22,250 annual burden hours. There are no costs to respondents other than their time to participate. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Type of respondent Individuals and Households, Businesses and Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government. Total response burden (hours) 1 30/60 5,000 1,000 61,000 1 1 2 15/60 2,000 15,250 ............................................................... ........................ ........................ .................... 22,250 [FR Doc. 2024–19615 Filed 8–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifiers: CMS–179, CMS– 10536, and CMS–R–153] 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 SUMMARY: tkelley on LAP7H3WLY3PROD with NOTICES2 Average hours per response 10,000 Jeffrey M. Zirger, Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 23:22 Aug 30, 2024 Number of responses per respondent In-person surveys, Online surveys, Telephone surveys, In-person observation/testing, Interviews. Focus groups ....................................... Customer comment cards, Interactive Voice surveys. Total ............................................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Number of respondents Form name Jkt 262001 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. DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by the OMB desk officer by October 3, 2024. 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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicaid State Plan Base Plan Pages; Use: State Medicaid agencies complete the plan pages while we review the information to determine if the state has met all of the requirements of the provisions the states choose to implement. If the requirements are met, we will approve the amendments to the state’s Medicaid plan giving the state the authority to implement the flexibilities. For a state to receive Medicaid Title XIX funding, there must be an approved Title XIX state plan. Form Number: CMS–179 (OMB control number 0938–0193); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Number of Respondents: 56; Total Annual Responses: 1,120; Total Annual Hours: 22,400. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Gary Knight at 304–347–5723.) 2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment (EE) Implementation Advanced Planning Document (IAPD) Template; Use: To assess the appropriateness of states’ E:\FR\FM\03SEN1.SGM 03SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71281-71283]
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

[60Day-24-1050; Docket No. CDC-2024-0062]


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 continuing information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project 
titled CDC/ATSDR Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative 
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. The information collection 
activities provide a means to garner qualitative customer and 
stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with 
the Federal Government's commitment to improving service delivery.

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DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before November 4, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-
0062 by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.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 www.regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (www.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 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

    CDC/ATSDR Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative 
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (OMB Control No. 0920-1050, Exp. 6/
30/2025) -- Extension -- Office of Science (OS), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The information collection activities associated with this Generic 
Clearance provide a means to garner qualitative customer and 
stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with 
the Federal Government's commitment to improving service delivery. 
Customers of CDC services will give qualitative feedback information 
that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not 
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be 
generalized to the population of study. Feedback from respondents will 
provide insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences 
and expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or 
focus attention on areas where communication, training or changes in 
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These 
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable 
communications between CDC and its customers and stakeholders. It will 
also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of 
program management.
    The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: timeliness, 
appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of 
service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery. 
Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or 
maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this 
information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and 
stakeholders on CDC's services will be unavailable.
    CDC will only submit an individual collection for approval under 
this Generic clearance mechanism if it meets the following conditions:
     The collection is voluntary;
     The collection is low-burden for respondents (based on 
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or 
burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents 
and the Federal Government;
     The collection is non-controversial and does not raise 
issues of concern to other Federal agencies;
     The collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions 
from respondents who have experience with the program or may have 
experience with the program in the near future;
     Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected 
only to the extent necessary and is not retained;
     Information gathered is intended to be used only 
internally for general service improvement and program management 
purposes and is not intended for release outside of the agency (if 
released, the agency must indicate the qualitative nature of the 
information);
     Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of 
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and
     Information gathered will yield qualitative information 
(the collection will not be designed or expected to yield statistically 
reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the 
population of study).
    Feedback collected under this CDC Generic Clearance provides useful 
information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the 
overall population. This type of Generic Clearance for qualitative 
information will not be used for quantitative information collections 
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as 
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such 
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: (1) the target 
population to which generalizations will be made; (2) the sampling 
frame; (3) the sample design (including stratification and clustering); 
(4) the precision requirements or power calculations that justify the 
proposed sample size; (5) the expected response rate; (6) methods for 
assessing potential non-response bias; (7) the protocols for data 
collection; and (8) any testing procedures that were or will be 
undertaken prior to fielding the study. Depending on the degree of 
influence the results are likely to have, such collections may still be 
eligible for submission for other Generic Clearance

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mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
    As a general matter, individual information collections will not 
result in any new system of records containing privacy information and 
will not ask questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior 
and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly 
considered private. Based on the number of burden hours used during the 
previous approval period and the number of respondents involved in 
this, and other expiring collections, CDC requests OMB approval for an 
estimated 22,250 annual burden hours. There are no costs to respondents 
other than their time to participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                        Total
                                                           Number of       Number of      Average      response
        Type of respondent              Form name         respondents    responses per   hours per      burden
                                                                          respondent      response     (hours)
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Individuals and Households,        In-person surveys,           10,000               1        30/60        5,000
 Businesses and Organizations,      Online surveys,
 State, Local or Tribal             Telephone surveys,
 Government.                        In-person
                                    observation/
                                    testing,
                                    Interviews.
                                   Focus groups.......           1,000               1            2        2,000
                                   Customer comment             61,000               1        15/60       15,250
                                    cards, Interactive
                                    Voice surveys.
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    Total........................  ...................  ..............  ..............  ...........       22,250
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health 
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-19615 Filed 8-30-24; 8:45 am]
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