[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5236-5237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01549]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-24-0106]


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 ``Preventive Health and Health Services Block 
Grant'' 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 May 1, 
2023 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 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

    Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (OMB Control No. 
0920-0106, Exp. 2/29/2024)--Revision--National Center for State, 
Tribal, Local and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and 
Workforce (NCSTLTPHIW), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The CDC's National Center for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial 
Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce (NCSTLTPHIW) plays a vital 
role in helping health agencies work to enhance their capacity and 
improve their performance to strengthen the public health system on all 
levels. NCSTLTPHIW is CDC's primary connection to health officials and 
leaders of State, Tribal, local, and Territorial public health 
agencies, as well as other government leaders who work with health 
departments.
    NCSTLTPHIW administers the Preventive Health and Health Services 
Block Grant (PHHSBG) for health promotion and disease prevention 
programs. Sixty-one (61) recipients (50 states, the District of 
Columbia, two American Indian Tribes, five U.S. territories, and three 
freely associated states) receive block grant funds to address locally-
defined public health needs in innovative ways. The PHHSBG allows 
awardees to prioritize the use of funds to fill funding gaps in 
programs that deal with leading causes of death and disability, as well 
as the ability to respond rapidly to emerging health issues, including 
outbreaks of food-borne infections and water-borne diseases.
    As specified in the authorizing legislation for the PHHSBG, CDC 
collects information from recipients to monitor their objectives and 
activities. Since 2021, this information has been reported through a 
web-based electronic system, the Block Grant Information System (BGIS). 
Each recipient is required to submit a work plan with its selected 
health outcome objectives, as well as descriptions of the health 
problems, identified target populations (including portions of those 
populations disproportionately affected by the health problems), and 
activities to be addressed in the planned work.
    In this Revision, CDC requests OMB approval to subdivide the 
previously approved annual Workplan (12 hours) into two sections: the 
``Workplan Start and Advisory Committee Questions Worksheet'' (two 
hours) and the ``Workplan Program Questions Worksheet'' (10 hours). 
There are no changes to the previously approved questions or the net 
annualized burden estimate for the Workplan (732 hours). However, 
questions have been regrouped to improve logical flow, and selected 
instructions to respondents have been revised for clarity and ease of 
use. The Annual Progress Report will be continued without changes in 
total burden hours (671 annualized burden hours), though the burden 
table is revised to describe how program collects two different sets of 
questions within the Annual Progress Report (Interim progress questions 
(seven hours) and Final progress questions (four hours). These 
revisions to the burden table enable program to better monitor and 
provide technical assistance to respondents. The Recipient Information 
Collection will be deleted from the burden table (-122 annualized 
burden hours). The BGIS will retain this information, however, the one-
time burden of entering the Recipient Information was accounted for in 
the previous approval period.
    CDC will continue to use the PHHSBG information collection to 
identify activities and personnel supported with Block Grant funding, 
monitor expenditure of funds and recipients' progress toward their 
objectives, conduct compliance reviews of Block Grant recipients, and 
promote the use of evidence-based guidelines and interventions. OMB 
approval is requested for three years. All information is submitted 
annually through the electronic BGIS. The total annualized estimated 
burden is 1,403 hours. There are no costs to respondents other than 
their time to participate.

                                        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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PHHS Block Grant Coordinator..........  Workplan start and                    61               1               2
                                         advisory committee
                                         questions worksheet.
PHHS Block Grant Coordinator..........  Workplan program                      61               1              10
                                         questions worksheet.
PHHS Block Grant Coordinator..........  Annual Progress Report                61               1               7
                                         template (subset of
                                         Interim Progress
                                         questions).
PHHS Block Grant Coordinator..........  Annual Progress Report                61               1               4
                                         template (subset of
                                         Final Progress
                                         questions).
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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. 2024-01549 Filed 1-25-24; 8:45 am]
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