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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued 

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Total ........................................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,547 

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 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–21–21BG; Docket No. CDC–2020– 

0118] 

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. 

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 the Prevention Research Centers 

(PRC) National Program Evaluation 

Reporting System (PERS). The purposes 

of the information collection system are 

to monitor progress on PRC program 

inputs, activities, outputs, and 

outcomes; support program 

management, evaluation, and 

improvement; facilitate internal and 

external reporting; and demonstrate 

accountability for Congressional 

funding. CDC has received and 

incorporated feedback from PRCs on the 

current version of PERS. 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before February 16, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2020– 

0118 by any 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–D74, 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. 

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– 

D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 

404–639–7118; 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; and 

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. 

5. Assess information collection costs. 

Proposed Project 

Prevention Research Centers National 

Program Evaluation Reporting System 

(PERS)—NEW—National Center for 

Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

In 1984, Congress passed Public Law 

98–551 directing the Department of 

Health and Human Services (DHHS) to 

establish Centers for Research and 

Development of Health Promotion and 

Disease Prevention. Beginning in 

1986, the CDC received funding to lead 

the Prevention Research Centers (PRC) 

Program. Each PRC receives funding 

from the CDC to establish its core 

infrastructure and functions and 

conduct a core research project. Core 

research projects reflect each PRC’s area 

of expertise and community needs. PRC 

core research projects align with the 

health disparities and goals outlined in 

Healthy People 2020 and Healthy 

People 2030. PRCs also have the 

opportunity to apply for additional 

competitive CDC funding to complete 

special interest projects (SIPs) to focus 

on a topic of interest or a gap in 

scientific evidence. 

In 2018, the CDC published program 

announcement DP19–001 for the current 

PRC Program funding cycle (September 

30, 2019—September 29, 2024). Twentysix PRCs were selected through a 

competitive, external, peer-review 

process. The program is now in its 

second year of the current five-year 

funding cycle. Each PRC is housed 

within an accredited school of public 

health or an accredited school of 


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medicine or osteopathy with a 

preventive medicine residency program. 

The PRCs conduct outcomes-oriented, 

applied prevention research, on priority 

public health topics using a multidisciplinary and community-engaged 

approach. Partners include, but are not 

limited to, state, local, and tribal health 

departments, departments of education, 

schools and school districts, 

community-based organizations, 

healthcare providers, and health 

organizations. Partners collaborate with 

the PRCs to assess community needs; 

identify research priorities; set research 

agendas; conduct research projects and 

related activities such as training and 

technical assistance; translate research 

findings; and disseminate research 

results to public health practitioners, 

other researchers, and the general 

public. 

In 2020, CDC convened a work group 

consisting of representatives from 11 

PRCs to review proposed data fields in 

PERS and provide feedback to CDC. 

Their feedback was used to refine the 

data fields and ensure feasibility of the 

data collection and reporting by PRCs. 

These data will be used for program 

monitoring and evaluation purposes. 

CDC’s proposed information 

collection plan is as follows: CDC will 

use the information reported by PRCs 

through PERS to identify training and 

technical assistance needs, respond to 

requests for information from Congress 

and other sources, monitor grantees’ 

compliance with cooperative agreement 

requirements, evaluate progress made in 

achieving goals and objectives, and 

inform program improvement efforts. In 

addition, these monitoring data will 

support CDC’s ability to describe the 

impact and effectiveness of the PRC 

Program. 

The CDC currently funds 26 PRCs and 

each center will annually report the 

required information to the CDC 

through PERS during years 3–5 of the 

cooperative agreement. The average, 

estimated annualized burden per 

respondent is 25 hours. The total, 

estimated, annualized burden for all 

respondents is 650 hours. The proposed 

web-based data collection system will 

allow data entry during the entire year, 

which will enable respondents to 

distribute burden throughout each 

funding year. Response burden is 

estimated to decrease significantly in 

years four and five, because cumulative 

reporting means some sections will 

require little to no editing through the 

funding cycle. The average estimated 

annualized burden for year three is 

expected to be 32 hours whereas the 

average estimated annualized burden for 

years four and five is expected to be 21 

hours. 

OMB approval is requested for three 

years, which will cover the last three 

years in the current funding cycle. As 

stated in the program announcement, 

PRC Program recipients are required to 

report data in PERS. There are no costs 

to respondents other than their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

PRCs ................................................. PERS ............................................... 26 1 25 650 

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 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[CDC–2020–0123] 

Announcement and Request for 

comment on Non-Substantive Changes 

to Three Data Collections 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) in the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) announces the opening 

of a public docket to obtain comment on 

non-substantive changes to three data 

collections conducted by CDC’s 

National Center for Health Statistics 

(NCHS). Although CDC has already 

obtained approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act on these 

non-substantive changes, CDC is 

requesting public comment on these 

non-substantive changes. 

DATES: Electronic or written comments 

must be received by February 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2020– 

0123, by either of the following 

methods. 

Note: CDC does not accept comments by 

email. 

• 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–D74, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30329. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, Docket 

Number, and the OMB number 

associated with the survey about which 

comments are being provided. 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. Do not submit 

comments by email. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 

Review Office, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 

Road, NE, MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia 

30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email: 

omb@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this 

notice, CDC is providing public notice 

regarding the addition of a small 

number of COVID–19 related questions 

to each of the following surveys 

National Ambulatory Medical Care 

Survey (NAMCS) OMB Control No. 

0920–0278, National Electronic Health 

Records Survey (NEHRS) OMB Control 

No. 0920–1015, and National Hospital 

Care Survey (NHCS) OMB Control No. 

0920–0212. These new questions are 

designed to provide information that is 

essential to CDC’s emergency response 

to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus. 

Because these three OMB numbers are 

associated with ongoing, long-term 

collections, OMB requires that public 

comments be solicited to inform any 

adjustments to the wording of the 

questions or modification of the specific 

content of the COVID–19 related 


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