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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 110 / Wednesday, June 8, 2016 / Notices
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.
[FR Doc. 2016–13572 Filed 6–7–16; 8:45 am]

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.

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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 a proposed information
collection plan entitled ‘‘Generic
Clearance for Lyme and other Tickborne
Diseases Knowledge, Attitudes, and
Practices Surveys.’’ CDC’s Division of
Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD), National
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic
Diseases (NCEZID) will use the plan to
conduct survey development, pretesting activities, and survey
administration actions in 2016–2018.
The data collection for which approval
is sought will allow DVBD to use survey
results to inform implementation of
future TBD prevention interventions.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before August 8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2016–
0051 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

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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.

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].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
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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.
Proposed Project
Generic Clearance for Lyme and other
Tickborne Diseases Knowledge,
Attitudes, and Practices Surveys—
New—National Center for Emerging and
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) Division of VectorBorne Diseases (DVBD) and other
programs working on tickborne diseases
(TBDs) is requesting a three year
approval for a generic clearance to
conduct TBD prevention studies to
include include knowledge, attitudes,
and practices (KAP) surveys regarding
ticks and tickborne diseases (TBDs)
among residents and businesses offering
pest control services in Lyme disease
endemic areas of the United States. The
data collection for which approval is
sought will allow DVBD to use survey
results to inform implementation of
future TBD prevention interventions.
TBDs are a substantial and growing
public health problem in the United
States. From 2009–2014, over 200,000
cases of TBDs were reported to CDC,
including cases of anaplasmosis,
babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease,
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and
tularemia (CDC, 2010, 2013). Lyme
disease leads in number of cases with
over 33,000 confirmed and probable
cases reported in 2014. In addition,
several novel tickborne pathogens have
recently been found to cause human
disease in the United States.
Factors driving the emergence of
TBDs are not well defined and current
prevention methods have been
insufficient to curb the increase in
cases. Data is lacking on how often
certain prevention measures are used by
individuals at risk as well as what the
barriers to using certain prevention
measure are.
The primary target population for
these data collections are individuals
and their household members who are
at risk for TBDs associated with I.
scapularis ticks and who may be
exposed to these ticks residentially,
recreationally, and/or occupationally.
The secondary target population
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businesses offering pest control services
to residents in areas where I. scapularis
ticks transmit diseases to humans.
Specifically, these target populations
include those residing or working in the
14 highest incidence states for Lyme
disease (CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, MN, NH,
NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, VA, WI). We
anticipate conducting one to two
surveys per year, for a maximum of six
surveys conducted over a three year
period. Depending on the survey, we
aim to enroll 500–10,000 participants
per study. It is expected that we will

instrument will be provided with each
individual project submission for OMB
review. The maximum estimated,
annualized burden hours are 98,833
hours. There is no cost to respondents
other than their time.
Insights gained from KAP surveys will
aid in prioritizing which prevention
methods should be evaluated in future
randomized, controlled trials and
ultimately help target promotion of
proven prevention methods that could
yield substantial reductions in TBD
incidence.

need to target recruitment to about twice
as many people as we intend to enroll.
Surveys may be conducted daily,
weekly, monthly, or bi-monthly per
participant for a defined period of time
(whether by phone or web survey),
depending on the survey or study. The
surveys will range in duration from
approximately 5–30 minutes. Each
participant may be surveyed 1–64 times
in one year; this variance is due to
differences in the type of information
collected for a given survey.
Specific burden estimates for each
study and each information collection

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
burden per
response
(in hours) *

Total
burden
hours

Form name

General public, individuals or households.

Screening instrument .......................

20,000

1

15/60

5,000

Pest Control Operators .....................

Consent form ....................................
Introductory Surveys ........................
Monthly surveys ...............................
Final surveys ....................................
Daily surveys ....................................
PCO Survey .....................................

10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
1,000

1
1
12
1
60
1

20/60
30/60
15/60
30/60
5/60
30/60

3,333
5,000
30,000
5,000
50,000
500

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

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

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

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

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

98,833

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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Number of
responses per
respondent *

Number of
respondents *

Type of respondent

The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for
the proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address any of the
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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 [email protected]. Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice
should be directed to the Attention:
CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or
by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.

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Proposed Project
Monitoring and Coordinating Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE) in
Healthcare to Enhance Domestic
Preparedness for Ebola Response—
New—National Center for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) has the authority under the
Occupational Safety and Health Act [29
CFR 671] to ‘‘develop recommendations
for health and safety standards’’, to
‘‘develop information on safe levels of
exposure to toxic materials and harmful
physical agents and substances’’, and to
‘‘conduct research on new safety and
health problems’’. There is growing
national concern for better
understanding of the particular personal
protective equipment (PPE) needs of
healthcare workers to ensure the health
and safety of this workforce during
times of pandemic disease or
bioterrorist threat. The use and
effectiveness of the proper PPE are
paramount to the management and
mitigation of the effects of a disaster.
NIOSH is requesting a three approval
from OMB to develop an ongoing
Personal Protective Technology (PPT)
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