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1https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/ 

presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-orderadvancing-racial-equity-and-support-forunderserved-communities-through-the-federalgovernment/. 

2Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. 

(2021, December). Methods and Emerging Strategies 

to Engage People with Lived Experience. (Contract 

Number HHSP233201500071I). U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services. https://aspe.hhs.gov/ 

sites/default/files/documents/47f62cae9671

0d1fa13b0f590f2d1b03/lived-experience-brief.pdf. 

3https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/ 

presidential-actions/2023/02/16/executive-orderon-further-advancing-racial-equity-and-support-forunderserved-communities-through-the-federalgovernment/. 

4https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/ 

presidential-actions/2021/01/27/memorandum-onrestoring-trust-in-government-through-scientificintegrity-and-evidence-based-policymaking/. 

5https://www.hhs.gov/about/strategic-plan/2022- 

2026/index.html. 

6https://www.acf.hhs.gov/about/acf-strategicplan-2022. 

7https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/acfevaluation-policy. 

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. 2023–27080 Filed 12–8–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Notice of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(d), notice is 

hereby given of the following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended, and the Determination of 

the Director, Office of Strategic Business 

Initiatives, Office of the Chief Operating 

Officer, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 

92–463. The grant applications and the 

discussions could disclose confidential 

trade secrets or commercial property 

such as patentable material, and 

personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Disease, 

Disability, and Injury Prevention and 

Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP)— 

RFA–OH–23–003, Panel A, 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Education and Research Centers (ERC). 

Dates: February 26–27, 2024. 

Times: 11 a.m.–5 p.m., EST. 

Place: Video-Assisted Meeting. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

For Further Information Contact: 

Michael Goldcamp, Ph.D., Scientific 

Review Officer, Office of Extramural 

Programs, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health, Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention, 

1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, 

West Virginia 26505. Telephone: (304) 

285–5951; Email: MGoldcamp@cdc.gov. 

The Director, Office of Strategic 

Business Initiatives, 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, Office of Strategic Business 

Initiatives, Office of the Chief Operating 

Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Administration for Children 

and Families Generic for Engagement 

Efforts (New Umbrella Generic) 

AGENCY: Administration for Children 

and Families, United States Department 

of Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) at the 

United States Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) intends to 

request approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

establish a new umbrella generic 

clearance to request information while 

engaging individuals and groups who 

could provide valuable information to 

inform ACF programs and work, 

including but not limited to those who 

are served or have been served by ACF, 

those with expertise in ACF program 

areas, and individuals invested in the 

outcomes of ACF research and 

evaluation. These engagement activities 

often need to be conducted quickly, to 

allow for sufficient time to inform 

project direction and decision-making. 

Additionally, planning for engagement 

activities is most often on a quick 

timeline and the standard timeline to 

comply with a full request under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) often 

inhibits the ability to collect 

information to inform these activities. 

Therefore, an umbrella generic is 

necessary to allow for quick turnaround 

requests for similar information 

collections related to these activities. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting 

public comment on the specific aspects 

of the information collection described 

above. 

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the 

proposed collection of information and 

submit comments by emailing 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

Identify all requests by the title of the 

information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The Executive Order 

(E.O.), Advancing Racial Equity and 

Support for Underserved Communities 

Through the Federal Government (E.O. 

13985) 1 emphasizes consulting with 

communities that have been historically 

underserved by Federal policies and 

programs and those with lived 

experience 2 in ACF programs. The E.O. 

on Further Advancing Racial Equity and 

Support for Underserved Communities 

Through the Federal Government 3

followed in 2023 and built on E.O. 

13985, calling upon agencies to increase 

engagement with underserved 

communities and to ‘‘collaborate with 

OMB, as appropriate, to identify and 

develop tools and methods’’ to meet this 

goal. This generic mechanism is a tool 

that could directly address these EOs. 

Particularly many requirements 

outlined in Sec 3 and Sec 5 of the 2023 

E.O. 

Additionally, the Presidential 

Memorandum on Restoring Trust in 

Government through Scientific Integrity 

and Evidence-Based Policy Making,4 the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) Strategic Plan FY 2022– 

2026,5 ACF’s Strategic Plan,6 and the 

ACF Evaluation Policy 7 discuss 

community engagement and inclusion 

in research. Consistent with these 

guidance documents, and to ensure 

meaningful involvement with a variety 

of individuals with diverse experiences 

and perspectives, ACF often conducts 

active engagement activities to inform 

various efforts, including research and 

evaluation. 

Hearing the perspective of those 

affected by, experienced in, interested 


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in, or potentially interested in ACF 

programs and similar programs is vital 

to ensure ACF is responsive to the needs 

of those it serves and that resources are, 

and programming is appropriate, useful, 

and relevant for audiences. Information 

collections under this generic would 

gather information from individuals 

with diverse experiences and 

perspectives to inform ACF policies and 

programs. The information collected 

would allow for ongoing, two-way 

collaborative and actionable 

communications between ACF and its 

state, local and/or Tribal partners, 

program participants, communities 

served or affected by ACF programs, and 

or others experienced with or interested 

in ACF programs or similar programs. 

ACF envisions using information 

collected to inform a variety of efforts 

and activities such as the improvement, 

planning, and implementation of 

research studies, program changes, 

development and dissemination of 

resources and products developed 

under ACF studies, regulatory activities, 

guidance, outreach and/or training 

activities. 

The specific types of information 

gathering methods included under the 

umbrella of this clearance will vary, but 

will use well-established 

methodologies, including but not 

limited to: 

• Semi-structured discussions or

conference calls

• Focus groups

• Telephone or in-person interviews

• Questionnaires/Surveys

• Roundtable and/or Breakout Sessions

• Open-ended requests

• Contextualizing Existing Data

Data collection will take place

through a variety of activities—both inperson and virtual—dependent on the 

specific project. ACF will submit 

individual requests under this 

clearance. ACF requests OMB provide a 

response on individual generic 

information collections within 10 

business days. 

Respondents: Respondents could 

include current or prospective service 

providers, T/TA providers, grant 

recipients, contractors, current and 

potential participants in ACF programs 

or other comparable groups and other 

individuals with lived experience with 

ACF or similar programs, experts in 

fields pertaining to ACF programs, other 

key groups involved in ACF projects 

and programs, individuals engaged in 

program re-design or demonstration 

development for evaluation, state or 

local government officials, those in 

broader fields of study related to human 

services, or others involved in or 

prospectively involved in ACF 

programs. 

Burden Estimates 

The burden table below is illustrative. 

Estimates for the number of respondents 

and time per response have been made 

based on discussion with ACF program 

offices, but as this is a new umbrella 

generic, it may be possible that we will 

need to adjust estimates throughout the 

three-year approval period. If needed, 

ACF will submit a change request for 

these updates. While we will not exceed 

the total burden cap for this generic 

without requesting a change for updates, 

we may use more or less burden within 

each instrument type. 

Example types of information collections 

Total 

number of 

respondents 

Total 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

hours per 

response 

Total 

burden 

hours 

Semi-Structured Discussions and Focus Groups ................................................ 10,000 1 2 20,000 

Interviews ............................................................................................................. 4,500 1 1 4,500

Questionnaires/Surveys ....................................................................................... 8,000 1.5 .5 6,000

Templates and Open-ended requests ................................................................. 1,000 1 10 10,000 

Estimated Totals ........................................................................................... 23,500 ........................ ........................ 40,500 

Comments: The Department 

specifically requests comments on (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the proposed collection

of information; (c) the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology. Consideration will be given

to comments and suggestions submitted

within 60 days of this publication.

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery (Office of 

Management and Budget #: 0970–0401) 

AGENCY: Administration for Children 

and Families, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) proposes 

to extend data collection under the 

existing overarching Generic Clearance 

for the Collection of Qualitative 

Feedback on Agency Service Delivery 

(Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) #0970–0401). There are no 

changes to the proposed types of 

information collection or uses of data, 

but ACF is requesting an increase to the 

estimated number responses per 

respondent. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting 

public comment on the specific aspects 

of the information collection described 

above. 

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the 

proposed collection of information and 

submit comments by emailing 

OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

Identify all requests by the title of the 

information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: Executive Order 12862 

directs federal agencies to provide 

service to the public that matches or 

exceeds the best service available in the 

private sector. As outlined in 

Memorandum M–11–26, OMB worked 

with agencies to create a Fast Track 

Process to allow agencies to obtain 


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