[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59377-59378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23999]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-20-19BJD]
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 ``Monitoring and Reporting for the Overdose
Data to Action Cooperative Agreement'' 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, 2019 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 or send an email to [email protected]. 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
Monitoring and Reporting for the Overdose Data to Action
Cooperative Agreement--New--National Center for Injury Prevention and
Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This new data collection effort is to collect information from
grantees
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funded under the Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) cooperative agreement
program. OMB approval is requested for three years.
Drug overdose deaths in the United States increased by 18% per year
from 2014 to 2016. Opioid overdose deaths have increased five-fold from
1999 to 2016, and in 2017, there were more than 47,000 deaths
attributed to opioids. In 2017, the opioid epidemic was declared a
public health emergency by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
The purpose of the Overdose Data to Action cooperative agreement
program, administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), is to support state and local public health jurisdictions in
obtaining high quality, complete, and timely data on opioid prescribing
and overdoses, and to use this data to inform prevention and response
efforts. There are two required components of this award: A
surveillance component and a prevention component. The intent is to
ensure that funded grantees are well equipped to do rigorous work under
both components.
CDC requests OMB approval to collect information from 66 funded
jurisdictions about the resources, plans, and activities needed to
control the epidemic of fatal and nonfatal overdoses caused by opioids
and other drugs. Awardees will submit to CDC an evaluation and
performance measurement plan using a preformatted template; an
organizational capacity assessment using an online tool; and an
electronic activity progress report and work plan tool. Burden per
response will be highest for the first year of funding during initial
population of each electronic reporting form. In subsequent years,
burden per response will decrease as awardees will only need to update
the information requested on each form. CDC will also collect a one-
time Surveillance Data Dissemination Plan which is not part of the
annual reporting requirement.
The information collected will provide crucial data to CDC for
program monitoring and budget tracking, to improve CDC-recipient
communications, and to inform technical assistance and guidance
documents produced by CDC to support program implementation among
funded grantees. It will also provide CDC with the capacity to respond
in a timely manner to requests for information about the program from
HHS, the White House, Congress, and other sources. The data will be
analyzed using descriptive, summary statistics, and qualitative
summaries.
Participation in this information collection is required for funded
awardees. There are no costs to the respondents other than their time.
The total estimated annualized burden hours are 1,342.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Overdose Data to Action funded Evaluation and Performance 22 1 12
jurisdictions (State, territories, Measuring Plan Template--
counties and cities) and their Initial Population.
Designated Delegates.
Evaluation and Performance 66 1 4
Measuring Plan Template--
Annual reporting.
Organizational Capacity 22 1 1
Assessment--Initial
Population.
Organizational Capacity 66 1 1
Assessment--Annual
Reporting.
Activity Progress Report 22 1 20
and Work Plan Tool--
Initial Population.
Activity Progress Report 66 1 4
and Work Plan Tool--Annual
Reporting.
Surveillance Data 22 1 1
Dissemination Plan 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.
[FR Doc. 2019-23999 Filed 11-1-19; 8:45 am]
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