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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 163 / Tuesday, August 23, 2016 / Notices

Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–16–0026]; [Docket No. CDC–2016–
0084]

Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:

The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing efforts to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on the Report of Verified Case
of Tuberculosis (RVCT). These data are
routinely collected in the operation of
Tuberculosis control programs.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before October 24, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2016–
0084 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
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. All relevant comments
received will be posted without change
to Regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
Regulations.gov.
Please note: All public comment
should be submitted through the
Federal eRulemaking portal
(Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact the Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570;
Email: [email protected].

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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 OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES

Proposed Project
Report of Verified Case of
Tuberculosis (RVCT), (OMB Control No.
0920–0026, Expiration 3/31/2017)—
Extension—National Center for HIV/
AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention CDC).

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Background and Brief Description
In the United States, an estimated 10
to 15 million people are infected with
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and about
10% of these persons will develop
tuberculosis (TB) disease at some point
in their lives. The purpose of this
project is to continue ongoing national
tuberculosis surveillance using the
standardized Report of Verified Case of
Tuberculosis (RVCT). Data collected
using the RVCT help state and federal
infectious disease officials to assess
changes in the diagnosis and treatment
of TB, monitor trends in TB
epidemiology and outbreaks, and
develop strategies to meet the national
goal of TB elimination.
CDC currently conducts and
maintains the national TB surveillance
system (NTSS) pursuant to the
provisions of Section 301 (a) of the
Public Service Act [42 U.S.C. 241] and
Section 306 of the Public Service Act
[42 U.S.C. 241(a)]. Data are collected by
60 reporting areas (the 50 states, the
District of Columbia, New York City,
Puerto Rico, and 7 jurisdictions in the
Pacific and Caribbean). The last major
revision of the RVCT data collection
instrument was approved in 2009, in
consultation with CDC’s Division of
Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE), state
and local health departments, and
partner organizations including the
National TB Controllers Association, the
Council for State and Territorial
Epidemiologists, and the Advisory
Committee for the Elimination of
Tuberculosis. No revisions to the RVCT
are proposed in this data collection
extension request.
CDC publishes an annual report using
RVCT data to summarize national TB
statistics and also periodically conducts
special analyses for publication to
further describe and interpret national
TB data. These data assist in public
health planning, evaluation, and
resource allocation. Reporting areas also
review and analyze their RVCT data to
monitor local TB trends, evaluate
program success, and focus resources to
eliminate TB.
No other Federal agency collects this
type of national TB data.
In addition to providing technical
assistance on the use of RVCT, CDC
provides technical support for reporting
software.
CDC seeks to request OMB approval
to continue with collection of this data.
The collection involves approximately
5,496 burden hours, an estimated
decrease of 350 hours from 2014. This
decrease is due to having fewer TB cases
in the United States as we continue
progress towards TB elimination.

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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 163 / Tuesday, August 23, 2016 / Notices
There is no cost to respondents except
for their time.

ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of
responses per
respondent

Number of
respondents

Types of respondents

Average
burden per
response
(in hours)

Total burden
(in hours)

Local, state, and territorial health departments ...............................................

60

157

35/60

5,496

Total ..........................................................................................................

........................

........................

........................

5,496

Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Performance Progress Reports
for Administration for Children and
Families.
OMB No.: 0970–New.
Description: This notice is to solicit
comment on the proposed generic
information collection request that will
be used for Administration for Children

and Families to collect performance and
progress information from grantees. The
narratives and data will be used to
determine if grantees are proceeding in
a satisfactory manner in meeting the
approved goals and objectives of the
project, and if funding should be
continued for another budget period.
These reports will be in compliance
with the Department of Health and
Human Service regulations at 45 CFR
75.342, Monitoring and reporting
program performance.
Respondents: State and nonprofit
grantees.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents

Instrument

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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,000 hours.
Additional Information: Copies of the
proposed collection may be obtained by
writing to the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330
C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201.
Attention Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title
of the information collection. Email
address: [email protected].
OMB Comment: OMB is required to
make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30
and 60 days after publication of this
document in the Federal Register.
Therefore, a comment is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication. Written
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_
[email protected]. Attn:

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Desk Officer for the Administration for
Children and Families.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
[CFDA Number: 93.568]

The Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Program Announces the
State Median Income Estimates for
Federal Fiscal Year 2017
Office of Community Services,
ACF, HHS
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Community Services (OCS), announces
the State Median Income Estimates for
a Four-Person Household for the Federal

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Number of
responses per
respondent
2

Average
burden hours
per response
1

Total burden
hours
4,000

Fiscal Year (FFY) 2017 State Median
Income Estimates for Use in the LowIncome Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) for FFY 2017
(October 1, 2016, through September 30,
2017).. OCS published the estimates on
July 5, 2016 in LIHEAP Information
Memorandum (IM) 2016–03 as ‘‘State
Median Income Estimates for Optional
Use in FFY 2016 and Mandatory Use in
FFY 2017’’. LIHEAP–IM–2016–03 is
available at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/
programs/ocs/resource/liheap-im-2016–
03-state-median-income-estimates-foroptional-use-in-ffy-2016-andmandatory-use-in-ffy-2017. OCS made
the effective date of such estimates July
1, 2016.
DATES: These estimates become effective
at any time between July 1, 2016 and the
later of (1) October 1, 2016; or (2) the
beginning of a grantee’s fiscal year.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Edelman, Program Analyst, Office
of Community Services, 330 C Street
SW., 5th Floor, Mail Room 5425,
Washington, DC 20201. Telephone:
202–401–5292; Email: peter.edelman@
acf.hhs.gov.

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