Public Comment - Non-Substantive

Document Metadata:CDC-2016-0124-0003

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Docket ID:

CDC-2016-0124

Docket Title:

Assessment of Interventions Intended to Protect Pregnant Women
in Puerto Rico from Zika Infections 0920-17IX

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Notice

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1

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CDC-2016-0124-DRAFT-0003

Current Document ID:

CDC-2016-0124-0003

Title:

Assessment of Interventions Intended to Protect Pregnant Women
in Puerto Rico from Zika Infections 0920-17IX Re collection of
info doesn't do a thing to prevent pregnant women from having
zika babies

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CDC-2016-0124-0001

Comment on Document Title: Assessment of Interventions Intended to Protect Pregnant Women
in Puerto Rico from Zika Infections 0920-17IX 2016-31737
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Posted

Received Date:

01/18/2017

Date Posted:

01/18/2017

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No restrictions

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1

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Status Set Date:

01/18/2017

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NA

Status Set By:

Burroughs-Stokes, Kennya LaTrice (CDC)

Comment Start Date:

12/30/2016

Comment Due Date:

02/28/2017

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1k1-8u8g-s3s4

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1

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1

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Comment:

From: jean public Sent: Saturday,
December 31, 2016 3:51 PM To: OMB-Comments (CDC);
[email protected]; [email protected];
INFO; media; [email protected] Subject: Re: collection of info
doesn't do a thing to prevent pregnant women from having zika
babies public comment on federal register I do not think us
taxpayers should be paying for personal interviews on this
issue. I think all the information you have should be put on
line, and sent to clinics, hospitals, libraries, etc. I think
you must have information on how people can limit their
exposure which can be put on line. I also think travelling to
the areas where zika is rampant should be dissuaded for
pregnant women. if you are a pregnant woman living in zika
territory, this information on line should tellyou how best to
minimize your exposure. certain concerned women who take steps
can avoid this. the problem is when you have unconcerned
women. and that is always present. this comment is for th
epublic record. please receipt. jean publiee
[email protected] On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 3:26 PM, jean
public wrote: [Federal Register Volume
81, Number 251 (Friday, December 30, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages
96461-96462] From the Federal Register Online via the
Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No:
2016-31737] [[Page 96461]]
---------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-17-17IX; Docket No.
CDC-2016-0124] Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations AGENCY: Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice with comment period.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: 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 project entitled
``Assessment of Interventions Intended to Protect Pregnant
Women in Puerto Rico from Zika Infections.'' This project
consists of telephone interviews with pregnant WIC
participants in Puerto Rico. DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before February 28, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may
submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016- 0124 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]. 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 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. Proposed Project
Assessment of Interventions Intended to Protect Pregnant Women
in Puerto Rico from Zika Infections--New--National Center for
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief
Description CDC proposes to continue the information
collection initially cleared by OMB as an emergency ICR in
June, 2016 (OMB Control No. 0920- 1118). The expiration date
for 0920-1118 is December 31, 2016. However, CDC intends to
continue information collection for an additional nine months
and is seeking OMB clearance to do so. In December 2015, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a United States territory,
reported its first confirmed locally transmitted Zika virus
case. Starting in March 2016, The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Emerging and
Zoonotic Infections Diseases (NCEZID) initiated several
interventions targeting pregnant women. The ultimate goal of
these interventions is/was to protect pregnant women from Zika
virus and encourage Zika prevention behaviors among pregnant
women. The interventions include the following: 1. Zika
Education Sessions (at WIC clinics; 2. Zika Prevention Kits;
3. Communication activities; and 4. Vector control services in
the community. This ICR is for data collection over the next
nine months related to Zika prevention efforts that have been
and will be implemented in Puerto Rico. Specifically, CDC
needs this assessment to ensure that Zika prevention
activities effectively educate, equip, and encourage women to
participate in as many Zika prevention behaviors as possible.
On-going evaluation is an important part of this program
because it can reveal novel ways that women protect themselves
from Zika, how effective the distribution of the Zika
Prevention Kit has been in Puerto Rico, perceived severity and
susceptibility to Zika, pregnant women's self-efficacy in
protecting themselves from Zika after the interventions have
been implemented, as well as the extent to which target
populations are using contents of the Zika Prevention Kit.
Interviews with pregnant women in Puerto Rico can help
articulate motivations for and against engaging in Zika
prevention behaviors that are critical for preventing
Zika-associated birth defects and morbidities. Implementing
changes based on results from this assessment is expected to
facilitate program improvement and ensure the most efficient
allocation of resources for this public health emergency. The
goal of this project is to [[Page 96462]] find out if
interventions are reaching pregnant women and having the
intended effects along with getting feedback from pregnant
women about the Zika prevention activities that have been
implemented (e.g., Zika education sessions and prevention
kits, vector control activities, and communication
activities). Findings will be used to improve the delivery of
interventions and to inform decisions about future Zika
prevention activities for pregnant women in Puerto Rico. The
plan is to conduct up to 500 telephone interviews every two
months over a 9-month period, (a total of four rounds),
analyze the data, and generate a report for leaders of the
response to offer insights on the delivery of interventions to
pregnant women. The information will be used to make
recommendations for improving interventions. Information may
also be used to develop presentations, reports, and
manuscripts to document the program and lessons learned in
order to inform future programs of this sort. The purpose of
this assessment is also to assess core components of CDC's
Zika response in communicating prevention behaviors, risk
messages to the public about vector control activities, and
the Zika Prevention kit. The following factors will be
assessed: Knowledge about Zika virus and related prevention
behaviors Self-efficacy in engaging in Zika prevention
behaviors Engagement in Zika prevention behaviors (e.g.,
protective clothing use, condom use, and bed net use)
Knowledge about, attitudes about, and use of the Zika
Prevention Kit materials Knowledge about, attitudes about, and

use of environmental vector control activities Risk
perceptions of Zika Exposures to communications along with
other factors that may be important considerations in their
taking action or not (e.g., does their house have screens,
etc.) CDC will conduct telephone interviews with a mix of
closed-ended and open-ended questions with pregnant women. We
estimate 2,000 pregnant women will participate in the project
over a nine month period. Another component of this project is
to conduct qualitative inquiry to explore emerging issues
related to vector control, sexual transmission, contraception,
mental health/emotional support, service/ support needs of
families with babies affected by Zika, or vaccine
communications (if applicable). While pregnant women will be
the main focus of most inquiry, other audiences could include
community leaders, community members, and health care
providers. The goal is to identify specific unmet needs, which
can then be shared with the Department of Health and other
human service agencies. The plan is to hold up to 7 focus
groups (with up to 10 persons each), or up to 20 in-depth
individual interviews or up to 75 brief intercept interviews.
A maximum of 75 individuals would participate in this part.
Results of this project will have limited generalizability.
However, results of this evaluation should provide information
that can be used to enhance and revise the existing program as
well as offer lessons learned to inform infectious disease
control programs that use education materials. Authorizing
legislation comes from Section 301 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241). There is no cost to respondents
other than their time to participate. Estimated Annualized
Burden Hours
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden Type of
respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in
(in hrs.) respondent hrs.)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pregnant WIC participant...... Initial 2,000 1
20/60 667 Telephone Interview. WIC participants, other Focus
group..... 70 1 120/60 140 families affected by Zika. WIC
participants, other In-depth 20 1 60/60 20 families.
Interviews. General population in Zika Brief intercept 75 1
10/60 13 affected neighborhood. interview.
--------------------------------------------------------------Total..................... ................ ..............
.............. .............. 840
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ 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. 2016-31737 Filed
12-29-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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