2019-18209. Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review  

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    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information collection request titled Performance Progress and Monitoring Report (PPMR) (OMB Control No. 0920-1132) 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 8, 2019 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 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. 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.

    Proposed Project

    Performance Progress and Monitoring Report (PPMR) (OMB Control No. 0920-1132, Exp. 08/31/2019)—Revision—Office of Science (OS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

    Background and Brief Description

    Each year, approximately 80% of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) budget is distributed via contracts, grants and cooperative agreements, from the Office of Financial Resources (OFR) to partners throughout the world in an effort to promote health, prevent disease, injury and disability and prepare for new health threats. OFR is responsible for the stewardship of these funds while providing excellent, professional services to our partners and stakeholders.

    Currently, CDC uses the Performance Progress and Monitoring Report (PPMR—OMB Control Number: 0920-1132, Expiration Date: 08/31/2019), a progress report form for Non-Research awards to collect information semi-annually from Awardees regarding the progress made over specified time periods on CDC funded projects. The PPMR was originally modified from SF-PPR (OMB Control Number: 0970-0406, Expiration Date: 10/31/2015), a similar progress report that was owned by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The PPMR was created by CDC to provide an agency-wide collection tool that would be able to obtain data on the progress of CDC Awardees for the purposes of evaluation, and to bring the Awardee reporting procedure into compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).

    The information collected enables the accurate, reliable, uniform, and timely submission to CDC of each Awardee's work plans and progress reports, including strategies, activities and performance measures. The information collected by the PPMR is designed to align with, and support the goals outlined for each of the CDC Awardees. Collection and reporting of the information will occur in an efficient, standardized, and user-friendly manner that will generate a variety of routine and customizable reports. The PPMR will allow each Awardee to summarize activities and progress towards meeting performance measures and goals over a specified time period specific to each award. CDC will also have the capacity to generate reports that describe activities across multiple Awardees. In addition, CDC will use the information collection to respond to inquiries from HHS, Congress and other stakeholder inquiries about program activities and their impact.

    This Revision request is being submitted to allow CDC to continue collection of this valuable information from Awardees for an additional three years, and to amend the procedures by which the information can be collected. Currently, the submission process requires Awardees to submit a completed PDF version of the PPMR by uploading it to www.grants.gov in accordance with program guidance and award terms and conditions. While this method will continue to be utilized, CDC now requests that Awardees be permitted to submit the PPMR, and associated forms directly to the Programs that will be performing the evaluation. This method of submission will occur via the use of a fillable PDF and Excel-based versions of the PPMR Reporting Tool.

    Use of this mechanism and the ability of Awardees to submit information related to program evaluation directly to Start Printed Page 44313evaluators is expected to greatly increase the use of the PPMR and its associated forms. Centers, Institutes and Offices within CDC will use the PPMR with varying frequency, however with the opportunity to submit evaluation information directly, the total number of responses per year could be increased by 2,000, and the overall Burden Hours could increase by 4,000. The total annual Burden Hours requested is 13,014. There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

    Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

    Type of respondentsForm nameNumber of respondentsNumber of responses per respondentAverage burden per response (in hours)
    CDC Award RecipientsPerformance Progress and Monitoring Report (PPMR)—Att. A-F5,20012
    CDC Award RecipientsPerformance Progress and Monitoring Report (PPMR)—Att. G1,63215/60
    NHSS Award RecipientsPerformance Progress and Monitoring Report (PPMR)—Att. A-F60141
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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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    [FR Doc. 2019-18209 Filed 8-22-19; 8:45 am]

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