Public Comments to 60-day FRN

Summary of Public Comments and CDC Response
Type of Comment	Comment	What appeared in draft ICR (prepared for Public Comment)	What appears in revised ICR (presented to OMB for review and approval)
Request for Clarification	Averaging data for recognition	these DPRP Standards “ Additional Requirements for Full Recognition Status”	No change
	Data to include in submissions	Each transmission must include data from all of the lifestyle intervention sessions conducted during the preceding six months.	Added: Each transmission should include only 12 months’ worth of data. Subsequent data submissions should not include data from earlier submissions.
	Recording of height and age	Height recorded in inches; Age recorded, to nearest whole year, at enrollment and included on all session attendance records	No change
	Effective data for new data elements	No transition plan or timeline for the revised data elements was provided.	Added: Transition plan and timeline. DPRP to provide technical assistance (TA) as needed
Comments on standards	Blood test eligibility requirement)	”50% of a program’s participants must have had a recent (within the past year) documented (or self-reported for virtual programs), blood test or claim code”	Text revised for clarification: A minimum of 50% of a program’s participants must have had a recent (within the past year) documented, blood test (blood test may be self-reported) or claim code
	Self-report/documentation of weight (virtual)	For virtual delivery, weights may be self-reported but must be objectively obtained	Added “DPRP Recommended Procedures for Measuring Weight” and In-person weight may be measured by participant
	HIPAA	“It is the applicant organization’s responsibility to . . . comply with any federal, state, and/or local laws . . . “	No change
	Number/type of evaluation data elements collected, added or eliminated	Discontinued elements: Location Code, Lifestyle Coach ID, Session Type and Session ID; Added element: Participant State	Deleted an additional data element (Core Group code)
	Changes to increase reach not merited by science	Added blood/ risk tests for eligibility, virtual delivery (with self-reported weight), flexibility in curriculum content/delivery	Added “DPRP Recommended Procedures for Measuring Weight” and In-person weight may be measured by participant
Comments on burden estimate	Burden under-estimated for applicants and currently recognized organizations	No transition plan or timeline for the revised data elements was provided.	Added: Transition plan/timeline added. TA to be offered. No change in burden estimate per data submission but frequency reduced from semi-annual to annual.