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NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals wishing to inquire if the
system contains information about them
should contact the Pegasys system
manager.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:

Requests for access may be directed to
the Pegasys system manager.
RECORD CONTESTING PROCEDURE:

GSA rules for accessing records, for
contesting the contents, and appealing
initial decisions are in 41 CFR part 105–
64, published in the Federal Register.
RECORD SOURCES:

The sources for information in
Pegasys are the individuals about whom
the records are maintained, the
supervisors of those individuals, and
existing agency systems.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry
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Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send
comments to LeRoy Richardson, 1600
Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to [email protected].
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; and (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

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technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
State Surveillance under the National
Toxic Substance Incidents Program
(NTSIP)—NEW—Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR).
Background and Brief Description
The Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) is sponsoring
the National Toxic Substance Incidents
Program (NTSIP) to gather information
from many resources to protect people
from harm caused by spills and leaks of
toxic substances. The NTSIP
information will be used to help prevent
or reduce the harm caused by toxic
substance incidents. The NTSIP is
modeled partially after the Hazardous
Substances Emergency Events
Surveillance (HSEES) Program which
ran from 1992 to 2012 [OMB number:
0923–0008; expiration date 01/31/2012],
with additions suggested by
stakeholders to have a more complete
program. The NTSIP has three
components: A national database, state
surveillance, and the response team.
This information collection request is
focused on the state surveillance
component.
The NTSIP is the only federal public
health-based surveillance system to
coordinate the collection, collation,
analysis, and distribution of acute toxic
substance incidents data to public
health and safety practitioners. Because
thousands of acute spills occur annually
around the country, it is necessary to
establish this surveillance system to
describe the public health impacts on
the population of the United States. The
ATSDR is seeking a three-year approval
for the ongoing collection of information
for the state surveillance system.
The main objectives of this
information collection are to:
1. describe toxic substance releases
and the public health consequences
associated with such releases within the
participating states,
2. identify and prioritize
vulnerabilities in industry,
transportation, and communities as they
relate to toxic substance releases, and
3. identify, develop, and promote
strategies that could prevent ongoing
and future exposures and resultant
health effects from toxic substance
releases.
The NTSIP surveillance system will
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substance incidents occurring within
the participating states will be included.
Upon Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval, participating states
will include Alaska, California,
Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New
York, North Carolina, Oregon,
Tennessee, Utah, and Wisconsin.
A standardized set of data will be
collected by the NTSIP coordinator for
each incident. The NTSIP coordinator
may be a federal employee assigned to
the state or an employee of the state
health department. State, but not
federal, NTSIP coordinators will incur
recordkeeping burden during two
phases.
During the first phase, the NTSIP
coordinators will rapidly collect and
enter data from a variety of existing data
sources. Examples of existing data
sources include, but are not limited to,
reports from the media, the National
Response Center, the U.S. Department of
Transportation Hazardous Materials
Information Reporting System, and state
environmental protection agencies.
Approximately 65% of the information
is expected to be obtained from existing
data sources.
The second phase of the information
collection will require the NTSIP
coordinators to alert other entities of the
incident when appropriate and to
request additional information to
complete the remaining unanswered
data fields. Approximately 35% of the
information is expected to be obtained
from calling, emailing, or faxing
additional types of respondents by the
NTSIP coordinators.
These additional respondents will
incur reporting burden and include, but
are not limited to, the on-scene
commander of the incident, emergency
government services (e.g., state
divisions of emergency management,
local emergency planning committees,
fire or Hazmat units, police, and
emergency medical services), the
responsible party (i.e., the ‘‘spiller’’),
other state and local government
agencies, hospitals and local poison
control centers.
The NTSIP coordinator will enter data
directly into an ATSDR internet-based
data system. NTSIP materials, including
a public use data set, annual report, and
published articles will be made
available on the ATSDR NTSIP Web
page at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ntsip/.
There are no costs to respondents
besides their time. The total burden
hours requested is 1,821.

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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondents
State NTSIP Coordinators ................
On-scene commanders .....................
Emergency government services ......
Responsible party .............................
Other state and local governments ...
Hospitals ............................................
Poison Control Centers .....................
Total ...........................................

NTSIP
NTSIP
NTSIP
NTSIP
NTSIP
NTSIP
NTSIP

1
30/60
30/60
30/60
30/60
30/60
30/60

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Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
Part C (Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention) of the Statement of
Organization, Functions, and
Delegations of Authority of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (45 FR 67772–76, dated
October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR
69296, October 20, 1980, as amended
most recently at 78 FR 73543–73545,
dated December 6, 2013) is amended to
reflect the reorganization for the staff
offices within the Office of the Director,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Section C–B, Organization and
Functions, is hereby amended as
follows:
After the functional statement for the
Office of the Director (CA), insert the
following:
Program Performance and Evaluation
Office (CA1). The mission of the
Program Performance and Evaluation
Office (PPEO) is to increase the impact
and effectiveness of public health
programs through innovation and sound
program design and the use of
performance and evaluation data for
continuous improvement. In carrying
out this mission, PPEO: (1) Provides
agency-wide direction, standards, and
technical assistance for program
planning, performance and
accountability, and program evaluation
and effectiveness; (2) serves as advisor

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to the CDC Principal Deputy Director
and the CDC Director’s Office on key
programmatic activities; (3) provides
intensive analytic and advisory
assistance to enable effective redesign of
select program priorities; (4) represents
the CDC vision, mission, and program
strategy internally and externally; (5)
develops and promotes new initiatives
based on emerging issues, science, and
policy; (6) supports the harmonization
and integration of performance
measurement, accountability, and
program evaluation; (7) provides
agency-wide direction, standards, and
technical assistance to support and
guide program evaluation, monitoring,
and performance measurement by
programs; (8) guides the collection and
analysis of performance and
accountability data, including Healthy
People 2020, the Program Assessment
Rating Tool and the Government
Performance and Results Act; (9)
supports assessment of program
effectiveness to guide further science,
policy, and programmatic efforts; (10)
manages evaluation fellowship; (11)
guides performance-based strategic
planning; (12) drives short-term and
long-term program planning; (13)
establishes routine, continuous
improvement based on effective
program evaluation, and performance
measurement; (14) supports evidencedriven program redesign; (15)
coordinates action planning for high
impact initiatives; and (16) develops,
promotes and coordinates new
initiatives.
CDC-Washington Office (CAB). (1)
Directs and manages CDC interactions
with Congress; (2) develops and
executes legislative strategies; (3)
collaborates with the Office of the Chief
Operating Officer on the development
and execution of strategies in Congress
that advance CDC appropriations
priorities; (4) builds Congressional
relations; (5) tracks and analyzes
legislation; (6) develops strategy and
leads response efforts for Congressional
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government agencies and other
organizations to advance policy
agendas, with an emphasis on federal
agencies; (8) protects and advances the
agency’s reputation, scientific
credibility, and interests; (9) informs
CDC leadership of current developments
and provides insight into the
Washington policy environment; (10)
coordinates District of Columbia-area
assignees and helps maximize their
impact in supporting the agency’s
strategies and priorities; and (11)
coordinates CDC’s partnership activities
as they relate to Washington-based, or
Washington-focused organizations, and
works across the agency to advance
Washington relationships.
Delete in its entirety the mission and
functional statements for the Office of
the Associate Director for Program
(CAF), within the Office of the Director
(CA).
Delete in its entirety the mission
statement for the Management Analysis
and Services Office (CAJRC), within the
Office of the Chief Information Officer
(CAJR), Office of the Chief Operating
Officer (CAJ), and insert the following:
Management Analysis and Services
Office (CAJRC). The Management
Analysis and Services Office (MASO)
mission is supporting the functioning
and integrity of CDC’s administrative
functions. MASO supports the CDC
mission through professional services in
high impact areas across the agency.
Customer-centered services are
delivered by MASO in the areas of
records management; federal advisory
committee management; internal
controls and risk management; and
policy management. The scope of
MASO’s services also encompass
oversight, regulatory interpretation,
policy guidance, technical advice, and
coordination in the areas of delegations
of authority, organizations and
functions, and electronic forms
management.
Delete in its entirety the functional
statement for the Information Services
Branch (CAJRCC), within the

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