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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention

Please note: Submit all comments through
the Federal eRulemaking portal
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.

[60Day–21–21BG; Docket No. CDC–2020–
0118]

Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).

AGENCY:

ACTION:

Notice with comment period.

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.

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SUMMARY:

CDC must receive written
comments on or before February 16,
2021.

DATES:

You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2020–
0118 by any of the following methods:

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• 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.

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,

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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
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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.

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.

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

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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention

Announcement and Request for
comment on Non-Substantive Changes
to Three Data Collections
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Request for comment.
AGENCY:

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

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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.

• 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

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1

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Total burden
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650

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.
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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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