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under the Paperwork Reduction Act for
an existing information collection,
entitled the OGE Form 450 Executive
Branch Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report.
Comments: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Grant Anderson at the U.S. Office of
Government Ethics; telephone: 202–
482–9318; TTY: 800–877–8339; Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Executive Branch Confidential
Financial Disclosure Report.
Agency Form Number: OGE Form
450.
Abstract: The OGE Form 450 collects
information from covered department
and agency employees as required
under OGE’s executive branch wide
regulatory provisions in subpart I of 5
CFR part 2634. The basis for the OGE
reporting regulation is section 201(d) of
Executive Order 12674 of April 12, 1989
(as modified by Executive Order 12731
of October 17, 1990) and section 107(a)
of the Ethics in Government Act, 5
U.S.C. app. sec. 107(a). OGE maintains
the form in three formats on its website:
A PDF version, a 508 compliant PDF
version, and an Excel spreadsheet
version. OGE seeks renewal of the OGE
Form 450 without modification.
A Federal Register Notice with a 60day comment period soliciting
comments on this information
collection was published on June 2,
2021 (86 FR 29584). OGE received five
responses to that notice, one of which
did not directly address the information
collection.
The other four comments suggest
requiring additional information,
apparently for the benefit of the
government employees tasked with
reviewing the information. These
suggestions would add additional
reporting burden to filers and could
have privacy implications. One of the
suggestions would also require a
regulatory change. Accordingly, OGE
declined to adopt these suggestions in
seeking Paperwork Reduction Act
renewal for the OGE Form 450.
OMB Control Number: 3209–0006.
Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
Type of Review Request: Regular.

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Affected public: Prospective
Government employees, including
special Government employees, whose
positions are designated for confidential
disclosure filing and whose agencies
require that they file new entrant
confidential disclosure reports prior to
assuming Government responsibilities.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 30,449.
Estimated Time per Response: 3
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
91,347 hours.
Request for Comments: OGE is
publishing this second round notice of
its intent to request paperwork
clearance renewal for the OGE Form
450. Public comment is invited
specifically on the need for and
practical utility of this information
collection, the accuracy of OGE’s
burden estimate, the enhancement of
quality, utility and clarity of the
information collected, and the
minimization of burden (including the
use of information technology). The
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Approved: August 10, 2021.
Emory Rounds,
Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry
[60Day–21–0048; Docket No. ATSDR–2021–
0007]

Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR), as part of its continuing effort
to reduce public burden and maximize
the utility of government information,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies the opportunity to
comment on a proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on a proposed information
collection project titled ATSDR
Exposure Investigations (EIs). The

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information collection is designed to
evaluate public health issues at a site
resulting from environmental exposure.
ATSDR EIs fill data gaps by conducting
environmental and biological sampling.
DATES: ATSDR must receive written
comments on or before October 12,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. ATSDR–2021–
0007 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, 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. ATSDR will post,
without change, all relevant comments
to Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments through
the Federal eRulemaking portal
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.

To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone:
404–639–7118; 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 the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. 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;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
4. 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 submissions
of responses; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
ATSDR Exposure Investigations (EIs)
(OMB Control No. 0923–0048, Exp. 04/
30/2022)—Extension—Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR).
Background and Brief Description
The Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) is requesting
a three-year extension of this generic
clearance to allow the agency to conduct
exposure investigations (EIs), through
methods developed by ATSDR. After a
chemical release or suspected release

participant with their individual results.
ATSDR also collects information on
other possible confounding sources of
chemical(s) exposure such as medicines
taken, foods eaten, hobbies, jobs, etc. In
addition, ATSDR asks questions on
recreational or occupational activities
that could increase a participant’s
exposure potential. The information
collected represents an individual’s
exposure history.
The number of questions can vary
depending on the number of chemicals
being investigated, the route of exposure
(e.g., breathing, eating, touching), and
the number of other sources of the
chemical(s) (e.g., products used, jobs).
We use approximately 12–20 questions
about the pertinent environmental
exposures per investigation. A question
bank is available for health assessors to
use as a basis of questions to be asked
during the EI, but EI-specific questions
may be included as appropriate.
Typically, the number of participants
in an individual EI ranges from 10 to
100. Participation is completely
voluntary, and there are no costs to
participants other than their time. Based
on a maximum of 12 EIs per year and
100 participants each, the estimated
annualized burden hours are 600.

into the environment, EIs are usually
requested by officials of a state health
agency, county health department, the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), the general public, and/or
ATSDR staff. EI results are used by
public health professionals,
environmental risk managers, and other
decision makers to determine if current
conditions warrant intervention
strategies to minimize or eliminate
human exposure.
All of ATSDR’s targeted biological
assessments (e.g., urine, blood) and
some of the environmental
investigations (e.g., air, water, soil, dust,
or food sampling) involve participants
to determine whether they are or have
been exposed to unusual levels of
pollutants at specific locations (e.g.,
where people live, spend leisure time,
or anywhere they might come into
contact with contaminants under
investigation).
Questionnaires, appropriate to the
specific contaminant, are generally
needed in about half of the EIs (at most,
approximately 12 per year) to assist in
interpreting the biological or
environmental sampling results. ATSDR
collects contact information (e.g., name,
address, phone number) to provide the

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent

Average
burden per
response
(in hr.)

Total Burden
(in hr.)

Form name

Exposure Investigation Participants ..

Chemical Exposure Questions .........

1,200

1

30/60

600

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

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600

Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[Docket No. CDC–2021–0083; NIOSH 278]

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Board of Scientific Counselors,
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH)
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting and request
for comment.
AGENCY:

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
CDC announces the following virtual
meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (BSC,
NIOSH).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
October 5, 2021, from 10:00 a.m.–3:30
p.m., EDT.
Written comments are due by
September 28, 2021.
ADDRESSES: This is a virtual meeting.
You may submit comments, identified
by Docket No. CDC–2021–0083;
NIOSH–278 by mail. CDC does not
accept comments by email.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Docket number CDC–2021–
0083; NIOSH–278, c/o Sherri Diana,
NIOSH Docket Office, National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health,

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1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C–34,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Agency name and
Docket Number. Written public
comments received by September 28,
2021 will be provided to the BSC prior
to the meeting. Docket number CDC–
2021–0083; NIOSH–278 will close
September 28, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily J.K. Novicki, M.A., M.P.H.,
Executive Secretary, BSC, NIOSH, CDC,
1600 Clifton Road NE, MS V24–4,
Atlanta, GA 30329–4027, Telephone
(404) 498–2581, or email at enovicki@
cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: The Secretary, the Assistant
Secretary for Health, and by delegation
the Director, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, are authorized under
Sections 301 and 308 of the Public
Health Service Act to conduct directly

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