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0071]

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 project titled ‘‘Effective
Communication in Public Health
Emergencies—Developing CommunityCentered Tools for People with Special
Health Care Needs.’’
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before November 20,
2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2017–
0071 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

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personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
Regulations.gov.
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 Leroy A.
Richardson, 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

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data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Proposed Project
Effective Communication in Public
Health Emergencies—Developing
Community-Centered Tools for People
with Special Health Care Needs—New—
Office of Public Health Preparedness
and Response (OPHPR), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Individuals with access and mobility
challenges, chronic illness, intellectual
and developmental disabilities, and
other communication difficulties
require targeted messages before,
during, and after disasters to ensure that
they fully appreciate the risks to their
health and safety and can take measures
to avoid harm. Significant research has
highlighted the unique information
needs for at-risk populations in general,
as well as more specific populations
such as minority communities, limitedEnglish proficiency communities, and
persons with physical or
communication disabilities. However,
there has been minimal translation of
this research into practical tools for
sharing information, nor has the
research been extended to the families
of children and youth with special
heath care needs.
Research has also shown that families
and individuals are more likely to
prepare for emergencies or follow
health-related emergency directives
when the information comes from a
health care professional, particularly
someone engaged in their care. There is
very little information about the
capacity of these trusted sources to
reach at-risk individuals during
disasters, or their coordination with
government risk communication efforts.
Finally, although social media is used
by at-risk populations on a daily basis,
relatively little is known about how
these populations use social media
during disasters, as the majority of the
studies analyzing channels used by atrisk populations were completed before
the widespread use of social media in
disasters.
This study will utilize a multi-tiered,
mixed methods approach to data
collection to study the communication
needs of two target populations during
disasters: Families with children and
youth with special health care needs
(CYSHCN); and individuals with
Autism Spectrum Disorders, as well as
families with children who have Autism
Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Data
collection will consist of surveys, as

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well as focus groups and interviews. For
each population, we will collect data
from (1) families (i.e., parents/caregivers
of children and adolescents, as well as
adolescents themselves) with special
health care needs and ASD; and (2) the
medical, social service and other
providers who serve them. In addition,
we will collect data from emergencyresponse agency representatives and
experts in health information and
communications technology to ask
cross-cutting questions regarding the
use of technology to communicate
during disasters, and the perspectives

in the collection of data or otherwise
have contact with the participants.
Drexel will store all the data, and CDC
will only receive coded and aggregated
data so it will not be possible to link
responses with individual subjects. Data
will be treated in a secure manner and
will not be disclosed, unless otherwise
compelled by law.
The total estimated annualized time
burden to respondents is 419 hours.
This information collection request is
a new request and approval is requested
for 24 months.

and needs of individuals and agencies
charged with leading disaster response
efforts.
The data resulting from this study
will be used to develop specific tools,
protocols, and message templates that
can be used for communicating during
emergencies and disasters with families
with CYSHCN and ASD.
CDC plans to begin the information
collection one month after OMB
approval and continue for twenty two
months. Information in identifiable form
will not be linked to interview
responses. No CDC staff will participate

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

Number of
responses per
respondent

Total burden
hours

Form name

Families/Caregivers (CYSHCN) ........................
Families/Caregivers (ASD) ................................
Providers (CYSHCN) .........................................
Providers (ASD) .................................................
Families/Caregivers (CYSHCN) ........................
Families/Caregivers (ASD) ................................
Families/Caregivers (CYSHCN and ASD) ........

150
200
250
150
50
30
30

1
1
1
1
1
1
1

15/60
15/60
15/60
15/60
1
1
1.5

38
50
63
38
50
30
45

Providers (CYSHCN) .........................................
Providers (ASD) .................................................
Emergency Response Organizations ................
Health IT Professionals .....................................
Providers ............................................................

CYSHCN Family/Caregiver Survey ..................
ASD Family/Caregiver Survey ..........................
CYSHCN Provider Survey ................................
ASD Provider Survey ........................................
CYSHCN Family/Caregiver Interviews .............
ASD Family/Caregiver Interviews .....................
CYSHCN & ASD Family/Caregiver Evaluation
Focus Group.
CYSHCN Provider Focus Group ......................
ASD Provider Focus Group ..............................
Emergency Response Focus Group ................
Health IT Focus Group .....................................
Provider Evaluation Focus Group .....................

20
10
10
10
20

1
1
1
1
1

1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5

30
15
15
15
30

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

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

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

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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
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. CDC previously
published a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection
Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations’’ notice on May 30,
2017 to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. CDC
received one comment related to the
first notice. The purpose of this notice

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is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. The Office
of Management and Budget is
particularly interested in comments
that:
(a) Evaluate whether the 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
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(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]. Direct
written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the items contained in this
notice to the Attention: CDC Desk
Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
395–5806. Provide written comments
within 30 days of notice publication.
Proposed Project
National Healthcare Safety Network
(NHSN) (OMB No. 0920–0666), exp.
11/30/2019—Revision—National Center
for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Healthcare Safety
Network (NHSN) is a system designed to
accumulate, exchange, and integrate
relevant information and resources
among private and public stakeholders
to support local and national efforts to
protect patients and promote healthcare
safety. Specifically, CDC uses the data to

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