Federal Register #CDC-RFA-TU-27-0020

CDC Public Health Crisis Response Cooperative Agreement Information Collection Notice

The CDC is seeking comments on information it proposes to collect for its Public Health Crisis Response Cooperative Agreement; this is not a request to buy goods or services. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of Readiness and Response. - Program: Public Health Crisis Response (PHCR) Cooperative Agreement, identified as CDC-RFA-TU-27-0020. - Proposed information collection: Eligible jurisdictions and organizations would submit application information through Grants.gov describing emergency readiness and response strategies. - Component A addresses initial response, including legal and administrative readiness, incident management, and information management. - Component B addresses emergency-specific response, including countermeasures and mitigation, surge management, and biosurveillance. CDC may activate either component or both. - Estimated annual collection burden: 113 applicants, one response per applicant, and five hours per response, totaling 565 hours per year. - OEMs, vendors, and products: None are identified or requested.

Description

The CDC invites public and federal agency comments on a proposed information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act, titled Public Health Crisis Response (PHCR) Cooperative Agreement. The agreement is designed to strengthen the ability to respond quickly to public health emergencies and establishes a list of approved but unfunded jurisdictions and organizations that may receive rapid funding when funds become available. It includes Component A for initial emergency response activities and Component B for emergency-specific response activities; CDC may award either component or both. CDC proposes collecting information from eligible applicants through Grants.gov and requests a three-year approval for the information collection.

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