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Previous ICR	202406-0906-005

Federal Register Notices

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This generic project clearance allows HRSA to conduct voluntary customer satisfaction surveys of its partners to assess strengths and weaknesses in program services and products. Examples of such surveys include satisfaction with technical assistance provided to grantees, in class evaluations of training sessions, and satisfaction with information services.

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Previous ICR	202404-0920-004

Federal Register Notices

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CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation's (DDT) National Diabetes Prevention Program Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program (DPRP) Revision of the DPRP Standards and Operating Procedures. Research studies have shown that a structured lifestyle intervention leading to modest weight loss and increased physical activity can prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. To this end, DDT established and administers the DPRP. Organizations participate on a voluntary basis. There are a few revisions that are being requested, and they are listed in the SSA and a stand alone document.

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Previous ICR	202309-0915-006

Federal Register Notices

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The Application and Annual Report fulfill the requirements of Section 505 and Section 506, respectively, of the Title V legislation. Consistent with previous editions, the updated Application/Annual Report Guidance is designed to allow states flexibility in meeting the unique needs of their MCH populations while enabling the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to meet the Title V legislative requirements, collect and utilize comparative data for addressing national and state MCH priorities, and demonstrate accountability in the use of the Federal Title V funds. The MCHB, in the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), serves as the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary’s delegate to collect this information and to review it prior to the award of approximately $581 million annually in state formula grants under the MCH Block Grant. This is a revision request.

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Previous ICR	202310-0920-008

Federal Register Notices

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Data from U.S. state birth defect surveillance systems, or population-based studies derived from them, will be used to identify a population-based sample of children and adolescents 2 to 17 years of age born with congenital heart defects (CHD). Surveys will be mailed to their caregivers inquiring about the child’s cardiac and other healthcare utilization, barriers to health care, quality of life, social and educational outcomes, and transition of care from childhood to adulthood as well as the needs and experiences of caregivers. Collected information will be used to inform current knowledge, allocate resources, develop services, and, ultimately, improve long-term health of children and adolescents born with CHD. This change request is to update instruments based on current executive orders.

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Previous ICR	202305-0920-014

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

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The primary objective of NHBS-BHBA is to conduct mixed-methods behavioral surveillance among populations at high risk for HIV in selected geographic areas of interest to assess: 1) risk behaviors and social determinants of health for HIV infection, 2) HIV testing behaviors and treatment, 3) HIV seroprevalence and incidence, and 4) exposure to, use of, and impact of HIV prevention services. Through this project, funded state health departments for NHBS-BHBA will work with local entities to collect surveillance data to understand HIV risk, especially in areas or populations with limited information. Non-Substantive Change Request submitted to modify package documents for compliance with recently issued EOs. There is no change anticipated to the burden hours.

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Previous ICR	202303-0937-001

Federal Register Notices

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The Office of Population Affairs (OPA), in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), requests a new clearance for the collection of performance measures specifically for new FY2023 Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program grantees. In FY2023, OPA expects to award 5-year TPP cooperative agreements to up to 96 organizations across three Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs). Collection of performance measures is a requirement of all TPP awards and is included in the NOFOs. The data collection will allow OPA to comply with federal accountability and performance requirements, inform stakeholders of grantee progress in meeting TPP program goals, provide OPA with metrics for monitoring FY2023 TPP grantees, and facilitate individual grantees’ continuous quality improvement efforts within their projects. OPA requests clearance for three years.

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Previous ICR	202410-0923-001

Federal Register Notices

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The ACE Investigations focus on performing rapid epidemiological assessments to assist state, regional, local, or tribal health departments (the requesting agencies) to respond to or prepare for acute chemical releases. States use the information to 1. Characterize exposure and acute health effects of respondents exposed, 2. Identify needs (i.e. medical and basic) of those exposed during the releases to aid in planning interventions in the community, 3. Assess the impact of the incidents on health services use and share lessons learned for use in planning for chemical incidents.

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Previous ICR	202304-0970-005

Federal Register Notices

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This request by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is to extend approval of the generic clearance for Reviewer Recruitment Forms with no changes (note that burden estimates have been updated to reflect ongoing collections and estimated future burden, but the purpose and use of this generic have not changed). ACF may recruit reviewers for a variety of different activities and each program office within ACF has a slightly different needs for information about reviewer applicants for different activities. This overarching generic clearance allows ACF to request slightly different information from potential reviewers, yet the individual forms serve the same general function. The abbreviated clearance process of the generic clearance allows program offices to gather a suitable pool of candidates within the varied time periods available for reviewer recruitment. The forms submitted under this umbrella generic are and will be voluntary, low-burden and uncontroversial. Information will be collected electronically unless specified otherwise in an individual generic information collection (GenIC) request.

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Previous ICR	202501-0970-005

Federal Register Notices

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This information collection request (ICR) is for a revision to the umbrella Generic for ACF Program Monitoring Activities. The current expiration date is November 30, 2023. The overall proposed purposes, uses, and scope of the umbrella remain unchanged. The only changes are to the burden estimates, as described in sections A12 and A15. The Generic for ACF Program Monitoring Activities allows Administration for Children and Families (ACF) program offices to collect standardized information from recipients that receive Federal funds to ensure oversight, evaluation, support purposes, and stewardship of Federal funds. The information is necessary to ensure compliance with Federal and programmatic requirements, monitor progress on recipient activities, and determine and respond to recipient needs such as Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA). ACF is primarily a grant-making agency that promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities with partnerships, funding, guidance, T/TA. ACF program offices have evolving monitoring needs, dependent on both internal and external factors, such as but not limited to: current grantee activities, needs; uses of federal funds; changes to aspects of programs based on statutory authority, federal regulations or policy, and/or Congressional appropriations; availability of program office funds for site visits (v. desk monitoring); matters of importance related to national health and safety needs of the public, or other events that lead to program changes. There are times when standardized collections of information would be helpful for program offices as they monitor recipient activities and needs. This generic clearance allows program offices the flexibility to create tailored information collections based on current circumstances and to receive approval for these in a timely manner. This is important to allow for ACF’s: • monitoring of compliance with federal practice, guidelines and requirements, • quick understanding of and remediation to national, regional, and/or site-specific issues, • provision of support as needed, • accurate assessment of the efficiency and efficacy of recipient activities • documentation of promising practice, innovative services, and program strengths • flexible and responsive oversight of federal funds

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Previous ICR	202307-2127-001

Federal Register Notices

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The State Data Transfer (SDT) program is a voluntary collection of motor vehicle crash data. State agencies collect information about motor vehicle crashes on Police Accident Reports (PARs) for their own needs. In general, a PAR includes information about the vehicles and individuals involved in a crash, injuries or fatalities resulting from a crash, roadway information, environmental information, and information to reconstruct the crash scenes, etc. The SDT is a process through which participating States transfer their PAR data to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). SDT has two components that NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) calls protocols: 1. The State Data System (SDS) protocol obtains PAR crash data from States that submit data on an annual basis to NCSA. The data is submitted via electronic media, such as encrypted CD-ROM/DVD, or through secured mail or a secure file transfer protocol (SFTP). Files submitted through the SDS protocol are referred to as “annual crash files.” 2. The Electronic Data Transfer (EDT) protocol obtains PAR crash data, crash reports, and crash images from participating State crash systems through an electronic data transfer. Generally, this transfer occurs on a nightly basis following State data quality control checks and acceptance by each State’s centralized database. The information is transmitted using Extensible Markup Language (XML) or JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) files through a web service using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) protocol between a State’s crash data system and NHTSA. On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA or the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), Public Law 117-58. Section. 24108 (d) authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to establish the State Electronic Data Collection (SEDC) program to provide grants to States to establish, upgrade, and standardize their centralized statewide crash data repositories to enable electronic data collection, intrastate data sharing, and electronic data transfer to NHTSA. The objective is to increase the accuracy, timeliness, and accessibility of the data, including data related to fatalities involving vulnerable road users. Through the SEDC program, NHTSA will award grants to States to modernize or establish their centralized statewide crash data repositories to enable full electronic data transfer to NHTSA, increase their alignment to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Sixth Edition data, and transmit the data in a standardized format to NHTSA. This information collection request is to modify NHTSA’s existing information collection for SDT to account for changes resulting from the new grant program. The annual burden for this collection is 312,663 hours and $25,000,000. This is an increase of 311,980 hours and $25,000,000 from when the information collection was last approved (from 683 hours and $0). The adjustment in burden hours is due to the new SEDC grant program. SEDC grants increase the number of states participating and will increase the burden on the states because the SEDC States will be required to increase their alignment to MMUCC and transmit standardized data. However, NHTSA can provide 80 percent of the funds for the SEDC grant program, so the State respondent must provide at least 20 percent or about $5,000,000 annually.

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Previous ICR	202409-0920-018

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

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In 2012, CDC/OSH obtained OMB approval of a generic clearance to support the development of tobacco-related health messages (Message Testing for Tobacco Communication Activities (MTTCA), OMB No. 0920-0910). The MTTCA clearance has been used to obtain OMB approval for a variety of message testing activities. CDC is requesting OMB approval to extend the generic MTTCA clearance for three years. CDC will continue to use the MTTCA clearance to develop and test messages and materials for current and future phases of the ACA-funded media campaign, as well as OSH's ongoing programmatic initiatives including, but not limited to, the Media Campaign Resource Center, reports from the Office of the Surgeon General, and other communication efforts and materials. The MTTCA generic clearance may also be used to facilitate the development of tobacco-related health communications of interest for CDC collaborative efforts with other federal partners including, but not limited to, the Food and Drug Administration, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Cancer Institute. The MTTCA clearance is sufficient to test tobacco related messages developed by CDC. No modification is requested for information collection activities or methodology. Non-Subsantive Change Request is submitted to modify questions in previously approved GenIC for compliance with recently issued EOs. There is no change to burden hours.

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Previous ICR	202406-0970-007

Federal Register Notices

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OMB approved the impact and implementation studies and instruments for the OPRE Study, Supporting Youth to be Successful in Life (SYSIL) on July 27, 2021 (OMB #0970-0574). Baseline data collection with youth for the impact study began in September 2021. Data collection for the 6-month and 12-month follow-up surveys began in April 2022 and October 2022, respectively. The first round of check-in calls began late 2022 and is complete. The second round of check-in calls began February 2024 and is complete. The first round of interviews and focus groups began May 2022 and is complete. The following ICR has been updated with non substantive changes in response to the Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government Executive Order (Defending Women EO) and recent Presidential Actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), such as those covered under the EO Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.

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Previous ICR	202402-0970-014

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

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On March 17, 2023, we received OMB approval to conduct a descriptive case study for the Culture of Continuous Learning Project: Case Study (OMB #0970-0605). The purpose of this project is to document the factors that contribute to the feasibility of implementing the Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BSC) quality improvement methodology in Head Start and child care centers. The OMB-approved information collection includes: (1) implementation materials (e.g., worksheets); (2) key informant interviews; (3) focus groups with key staff, teachers, and parents; and (4) surveys with administrators, teachers, staff, and parents. The following ICR has been updated with non substantive changes in response to the Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government Executive Order (Defending Women EO) and recent Presidential Actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), such as those covered under the EO Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.

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Previous ICR	202403-0970-010

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

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The authorization to require a Lead Agency in the State or Territory administering a Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program to submit a plan using the Preprint form is contained in the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (CCDBG Act), 42 U.S.C 9858 as amended by the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, Public Law 113-186. To be eligible to receive funds under this program, Section 658E of the CCDBG Act, 42 U.S.C. 9858c, a State or Territory shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary shall require by rule, including a CCDF Plan (OMB 0970-0114) that meets the requirements of Section 658E(c) of the CCDBG Act, 42 U.S.C. 9858c(c). OCC provides State/Territory Lead Agencies with the CCDF Preprint (ACF Form 118) as a useful tool to guide the development and submission of their Plans. The following ICR has been updated with non substantive changes in response to the Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government Executive Order (Defending Women EO) and recent Presidential Actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), such as those covered under the EO Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.

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Previous ICR	202412-0920-019

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The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) is a system designed to accumulate, exchange, and integrate relevant information and resources among private and public stakeholders to support local and national efforts to protect patients and promote healthcare safety. Specifically, the data is used to determine the magnitude of various healthcare-associated adverse events and trends in the rates of these events among patients and healthcare workers with similar risks. The data will be used to detect changes in the epidemiology of adverse events resulting from new and current medical therapies and changing risks. This Change Request is submitted to adhere to recent EOs and includes another minor change.Emergency Justfication:Emergency Processing is requested to add three (3) additional pathogens of concern to the NHSN (OMB Control No. 0920-0666) data collection: Influenza A (H5), Marburg, and Oropouche. This requested update in disease surveillance will illustrate which patient populations are being affected by these pathogens and the potential need for additional healthcare infection prevention and control. Since this form is collecting data on hospitalized patients, the update will also help inform on the severity of illness a high consequence pathogen is causing as well as what region(s) of the country are affected. Data collection is vital to ensure that local and state authorities are supported to prepare for and respond to emerging outbreaks.

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Previous ICR	202305-0920-015

Federal Register Notices

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The goal of this study is to evaluate an online, interactive training on fatigue management tailored to taxi drivers and other for-hire rideshare drivers. The proposed study is a longitudinal, randomized design comparing two interventions and a control over 5 study periods. One group of 60 drivers will receive both interventions: fatigue training and daily feedback on estimated fatigue score. A second group of 60 drivers will receive only the fatigue training. A third group of 60 drivers will receive neither intervention. All participating drivers will take a self-administered questionnaire, wear a wrist actigraph to measure sleep quality, complete a sleep and activities diary, and take a sleep health and driving knowledge assessment. Drivers taking the training will be asked to complete an evaluation. Findings will be used to improve the training program for potential future dissemination. This change request updates documents to follow executive orders.

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Previous ICR	202407-0906-005

Federal Register Notices

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This request is for continued approval of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program Performance Measurement Information System. HRSA uses performance information to demonstrate program accountability and continuously monitor and provide oversight to MIECHV Program awardees. The information is also used to provide quality improvement guidance and technical assistance to awardees and help inform the development of early childhood systems at the national, state, and local level. HRSA is seeking to continue to collect information on demographic, service utilization, and select clinical indicators for participants enrolled in home visiting services and a set of standardized performance and outcome indicators that correspond with the statutorily identified benchmark areas. This information will be used to demonstrate awardees’ compliance with legislative and programmatic requirements. It will also be used to monitor and provide continued oversight for awardee performance and to target technical assistance resources to awardees.

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Previous ICR	202412-0970-001

Federal Register Notices

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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval of the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) Final Report Templates. HMRF grant recipients carrying out local evaluations of their programs are required to submit a final evaluation report to ACF at the end of their grant. This request includes templates for grant recipients to use to document their evaluation’s analysis and findings. In addition, the information collected in the final report templates will inform technical assistance provided to grant recipients as they develop the final reports to ACF to fulfill the grant requirement. The following ICR has been updated with non substantive changes in response to the Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government Executive Order (Defending Women EO) and recent Presidential Actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), such as those covered under the EO Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.

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Previous ICR	202306-0920-006

Federal Register Notices

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CDC's Tracking Program collects, integrates, analyzes, and disseminates data on health, exposure, environmental hazards, and populations in order to drive public health actions that mitigate or prevent the effects of environmental factors on the health of communities. Respondents include 26 funded grantees and unfunded state and local health departments (SLHD). These data are used to describe trends, identify populations at risk, generate hypotheses, and inform public health actions for SLHD. Additional program information collected quarterly or annually are used to evaluate and assess program performance is collected using 6 forms. This change request is to adhere to current executive orders.

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Previous ICR	202112-0920-012

Federal Register Notices

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The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) collects information for surveillance to monitor the occurrence of violent deaths in the U.S. at the national, state, and local levels. Data is used to understand magnitude, trends, and characteristics of violent death and what factors protect people or put them at risk for experiencing violence. This revision includes 1) updates to the web-based system to improve performance, functionality, and accessibility, 2) new variables, 3) addition of a School Associated Violent Death (SAVD) module to prepare for discontinuation of OMB No. 0920-0604, and 4) addition of a Public Safety Officer suicide module.

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Previous ICR	202405-0970-010

Federal Register Notices

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The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) grant program within the Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) provides formula grant funding to States, Tribes and State Domestic Violence Coalitions. States, Tribes, and State Domestic Violence Coalitions are required to submit applications for the formula grant funding (42 U.S.C. 10402(a)(2), (b)(2)) and implementing regulations (45 CFR Part 1370). In accordance with the FVPSA statute, OFVPS is required to collect and report data on the provision of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence services, including assistance and programs supported by Federal funds (42 USC 10404 (b)(3)(B)) and establish reporting requirements (42 U.S.C. 10404 (a)(3)). ACF collects this information through the FVPSA Performance Progress Reports (PPRs). This change request is to remove references to gender identity.

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Previous ICR	202403-0920-015

Federal Register Notices

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This information collection request (ICR) facilitates agency initiation and conduct of the investigation of fatigue and fatigue management in land-based Oil and Gas Extraction (OGE) workers in the United States. Collection of information may help a) identify occupational and non-occupational determinants of fatigue in OGE workers; b) identify worker and organizational factors to consider when developing and implementing fatigue management strategies in the OGE industry; and c) describe how fatigue mitigation strategies are currently being used in the onshore OGE industry.

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SPD-15 Implementation	Yes
Previous ICR	202407-0920-007

Federal Register Notices

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The main goal of the National Firefighter Registry (NFR), according to the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018, is, “to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters to collect relevant health and occupational information of such firefighters for purposes of determining cancer incidence.” This Non-Substantive Change Request is submitted for the following reason(s): 1) Modification of R/E question to follow the recently released Statistical Policy Directive 15 (SPD-15) Standard in the NFR Enrollment Questionnaire; 2) Removal of three questions in the Enrollment Questionnaire that are being asked exclusively in the User Profile; and 3) Modification of Sex question to conform to EO 14168. There is no change to the burden hours approved for this data collection.

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Previous ICR	202411-0920-015

Federal Register Notices

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The goal of this information collection request (ICR) is to collect Annual Progress Report (APR) performance monitoring data via the web-based Cooperative Agreement Management Platform (CAMP). This APR data helps monitor the grantees under Grants for Injury Control Research Centers (ICRC). CDC/NCIPC is submitting a Change Request to revise/remove questions to better align the information collection request with the priorities and Orders issued by the current administration. There are no anticipated changes to the currently approved burden hours.

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Previous ICR	202409-0920-005

Federal Register Notices

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This information collection is designed to collect the MDN and response-specific data as needed, for confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of any disease or condition that is the subject of an emergency response at CDC. During an emergency response, CDC uses case data to inform actions that need to be taken at all levels of public health and by the public. State, tribal, local, and territorial (STLT) health departments and CDC need to exchange data on confirmed, probable, and suspected cases rapidly. Timely notification of cases from STLT to CDC is critical to provide situational awareness at the federal level to support decision making, particularly for public health threats. This change request involves adhering to recent executive orders.