81_FR_53024 81 FR 52870 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

81 FR 52870 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 154 (August 10, 2016)

Page Range52870-52872
FR Document2016-18940

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 field survey to assess safety and health hazards to workers in oil and gas (O&G.) extraction.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-18940]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-16-16AXC; Docket No. CDC-2016-0077]


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.

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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 field 
survey to assess safety and health hazards to workers in oil and gas 
(O&G.) extraction.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0077 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. 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

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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

    Assessing Safety and Health Hazards to Workers in Oil and Gas 
Extraction: A Survey--New Information Collection Request--National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health (NIOSH) is to promote safety and health at work for all people 
through research and prevention. The Occupational Safety and Health 
Act, 91 (section 20[a] [1]), authorizes NIOSH to conduct research to 
advance the health and safety of workers. NIOSH is proposing a two year 
study to conduct a survey questionnaire of 500 land-based oil and gas 
(O&G) extraction workers in 5 U.S. states (Texas, North Dakota, 
Colorado, Oklahoma and a state in the Appalachian Basin) to examine 
safety and health issues and concerns of this workforce. Workers who 
drive as a part of their work duties will be asked to complete an 
additional set of questions about their driving environment and 
behaviors. We expect a response rate of 80%, so it is estimated that we 
will approach 625 workers in order to have 500 workers complete the 
survey.
    The goals of this study are (1) To determine on-duty and off-duty 
factors that contribute to motor vehicle crashes, injuries and illness 
among U.S. land-based O&G extraction workers and (2) To identify other 
safety and health needs and concerns of U.S. land-based O&G extraction 
workers, a largely non-unionized workforce. The results of this study 
will guide the development of evidence-based and priority interventions 
and future research in the O&G extraction industry that will improve 
the safety and health of O&G workers.
    Administration of the survey questionnaire will occur at temporary 
modular lodging facilities (`man camps'), training centers, equipment/
trucking yards, well sites, and community centers in oilfield towns. A 
screening questionnaire, ``Module 1: Screening'' will be administered 
to 313 workers per year (for 2 years) to determine that the worker is 
eligible for the survey. This questionnaire will take about 5 minutes. 
NIOSH anticipates that up to 63 workers per year (20% of screened 
workers) will be eligible but not interested in participating in this 
study. These workers will be asked to complete a brief, 6-question 
``Non-Respondent Questionnaire'', which will take about 5 minutes. 
Approximately 250 workers per year (for 2 years) will be eligible and 
agree to participate in the study (80% response rate). These workers 
will complete ``Module 2: General,'' ``Module 3: Well-site work,'' and 
``Module 5: Closing Questions'' (approximately 225 workers will use the 
tablet version and 25 will opt to use the hardcopy version). ``Module 
5: Closing Questions'' includes a brief interview with program staff. 
The questionnaire and interview will take approximately 25 minutes to 
complete for workers using the tablet as well as for those using the 
hardcopy version. Workers who drive a company vehicle will also be 
asked to complete ``Module 4: Motor Vehicle.'' An estimated 75% of the 
workers will complete the driving portion of the survey (187 workers). 
This module will take approximately 5 additional minutes to complete 
for those using the tablet (approximately 168 workers per year)as well 
as 5 minutes for those completing the hardcopy version (19 workers per 
year).
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be reviewed and 
addressed prior to OMB application submission. There is no cost to 
respondents other than their time. The estimated annualized burden 
hours for this data collection are 154 hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents   responses  per   response  (in     (in hrs.)
                                                                     respondent        hrs.)
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Presumed O&G Extraction         Module 1:                    313               1            5/60              27
 Workers.                        Screening.
O&G Extraction Workers........  Non Respondent                63               1            5/60               6
                                 Questionnaire.
O&G Extraction Workers........  Tablet Version               225               1           25/60              94
                                 Modules 2:
                                 General Module
                                 3: Well Site
                                 Work, and
                                 Module 5:
                                 Closing
                                 Questions.
O&G Extraction Workers........  Hardcopy Version              25               1           25/60              11
                                 Modules 2:
                                 General Module
                                 3: Well Site
                                 Work, and
                                 Module 5:
                                 Closing
                                 Questions.
O&G Extraction Workers who      Tablet Version               168               1            5/60              14
 drive at work.                  Module 4: Motor
                                 Vehicle.
O&G Extraction Workers who      Hardcopy Version              19               1            5/60               2
 drive at work.                  Module 4: Motor
                                 Vehicle.
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             154
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Health Scientist, 
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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                                                  nation-wide sample of students                                           with the Food and Drug Administration                                         Results will also be used to help
                                                  attending public schools in grades 6–12.                                 (FDA), examine the following topics:                                          evaluate the impact of automated
                                                  Participating students will complete the                                 Use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco,                                         collection techniques and computer-
                                                  survey in person in a classroom setting                                  cigars, pipes, bidis, snus, hookahs,                                          based survey administration on
                                                  using a tablet provided by CDC’s                                         electronic vapor products, and                                                response burden. After data collection,
                                                  information collection contractor. The                                   dissolvable tobacco products;                                                 the computer-based data will be
                                                  tablet will be distributed at the                                        knowledge and attitudes; media and                                            compared to the paper-based data to
                                                  beginning of the class session and                                       advertising; access to tobacco products;                                      determine which method provides the
                                                  returned at the end of the class session.                                secondhand smoke exposure; and                                                most validity and reliability.
                                                  This is similar to administration of the                                 cessation. In addition, specific questions                                      OMB approval will be requested for
                                                  PAP NYTS, in which a paper                                               will be included in the pilot survey to                                       one year. There are no changes in the
                                                  questionnaire booklet is distributed to                                  better understand respondents’ feelings                                       estimated burden per response for any
                                                  students at the beginning of a class                                     about safety and security around                                              type of respondent compared to the
                                                  session, completed, and returned at the                                  utilizing a computer based survey.                                            paper version. Participation is voluntary
                                                  end of the session.                                                        Findings from the NYTS pilot will be                                        and there are no costs to respondents
                                                     The content of the 2017 pilot survey                                  used to assess the feasibility of                                             other than their time. The estimated
                                                  will mirror the paper-based survey. The                                  conducting the computer-based NYTS                                            annualized burden hours for this data
                                                  questions, developed in cooperation                                      compared to the paper-based survey.                                           collection are 3,689 hours.

                                                                                                                          ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Average
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Number of
                                                                                                                                                                            Number of                                              burden per              Total burden
                                                     Type of respondents                                              Form name                                                                      responses per
                                                                                                                                                                           respondents                                              response                 (in hrs.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                       respondent                    (in hrs.)

                                                  State Administrators ......            State-level Recruitment Script for the National                                                       6                           1                  30/60                   3
                                                                                           Youth Tobacco Survey.
                                                  District Administrators ....           District-level Recruitment Script for the National                                                   45                           1                  30/60                  23
                                                                                           Youth Tobacco Survey.
                                                  School Administrators ....             School-level Recruitment Script for the National                                                     64                           1                  30/60                  32
                                                                                           Youth Tobacco Survey.
                                                  Teachers ........................      Data Collection Checklist for the National Youth                                                   292                            1                  15/60                  73
                                                                                           Tobacco Survey.
                                                  Students .........................     National Youth Tobacco Survey ..........................                                        6,100                             1                  35/60               3,558

                                                        Total ........................   ..............................................................................   ........................   ........................   ........................          3,689



                                                  Jeffrey M. Zirger,                                                       agencies to take this opportunity to                                            Please note: All public comment
                                                  Health Scientist, Acting Chief, Information                              comment on proposed and/or                                                    should be submitted through the
                                                  Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific                           continuing information collections, as                                        Federal eRulemaking portal
                                                  Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for                          required by the Paperwork Reduction                                           (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
                                                  Science, Office of the Director.                                         Act of 1995. This notice invites                                              address listed above.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–18937 Filed 8–9–16; 8:45 am]                               comment on a proposed field survey to                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
                                                  BILLING CODE 4163–18–P                                                   assess safety and health hazards to                                           request more information on the
                                                                                                                           workers in oil and gas (O&G.) extraction.                                     proposed project or to obtain a copy of
                                                                                                                           DATES: Written comments must be                                               the information collection plan and
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                                                                                                               instruments, contact the Information
                                                  HUMAN SERVICES                                                           received on or before October 11, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Collection Review Office, Centers for
                                                                                                                           ADDRESSES:   You may submit comments,                                         Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
                                                  Centers for Disease Control and                                          identified by Docket No. CDC–2016–                                            Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta,
                                                  Prevention                                                               0077 by any of the following methods:                                         Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570;
                                                  [60Day–16–16AXC; Docket No. CDC–2016–                                      • Federal eRulemaking Portal:                                               Email: omb@cdc.gov.
                                                  0077]                                                                    Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
                                                                                                                           for submitting comments.                                                      Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
                                                  Proposed Data Collection Submitted                                         • Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information                                      (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
                                                  for Public Comment and                                                   Collection Review Office, Centers for                                         must obtain approval from the Office of
                                                  Recommendations                                                          Disease Control and Prevention, 1600                                          Management and Budget (OMB) for each
                                                  AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and                                  Clifton Road, NE., MS–D74, Atlanta,                                           collection of information they conduct
                                                  Prevention (CDC), Department of Health                                   Georgia 30329.                                                                or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
                                                  and Human Services (HHS).                                                  Instructions: All submissions received                                      requires Federal agencies to provide a
                                                                                                                           must include the agency name and                                              60-day notice in the Federal Register
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                                                  ACTION: Notice with comment period.
                                                                                                                           Docket Number. All relevant comments                                          concerning each proposed collection of
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Centers for Disease                                       received will be posted without change                                        information, including each new
                                                  Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of                                 to Regulations.gov, including any                                             proposed collection, each proposed
                                                  its continuing efforts to reduce public                                  personal information provided. For                                            extension of existing collection of
                                                  burden and maximize the utility of                                       access to the docket to read background                                       information, and each reinstatement of
                                                  government information, invites the                                      documents or comments received, go to                                         previously approved information
                                                  general public and other Federal                                         Regulations.gov.                                                              collection before submitting the


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                                                  collection to OMB for approval. To                                      (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control                                          community centers in oilfield towns. A
                                                  comply with this requirement, we are                                    and Prevention (CDC).                                                         screening questionnaire, ‘‘Module 1:
                                                  publishing this notice of a proposed                                                                                                                  Screening’’ will be administered to 313
                                                                                                                          Background and Brief Description
                                                  data collection as described below.                                                                                                                   workers per year (for 2 years) to
                                                     Comments are invited on: (a) Whether                                    The mission of the National Institute                                      determine that the worker is eligible for
                                                  the proposed collection of information                                  for Occupational Safety and Health                                            the survey. This questionnaire will take
                                                  is necessary for the proper performance                                 (NIOSH) is to promote safety and health                                       about 5 minutes. NIOSH anticipates that
                                                  of the functions of the agency, including                               at work for all people through research                                       up to 63 workers per year (20% of
                                                  whether the information shall have                                      and prevention. The Occupational                                              screened workers) will be eligible but
                                                  practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the                              Safety and Health Act, 91 (section 20[a]                                      not interested in participating in this
                                                  agency’s estimate of the burden of the                                  [1]), authorizes NIOSH to conduct                                             study. These workers will be asked to
                                                  proposed collection of information; (c)                                 research to advance the health and                                            complete a brief, 6-question ‘‘Non-
                                                  ways to enhance the quality, utility, and                               safety of workers. NIOSH is proposing a                                       Respondent Questionnaire’’, which will
                                                  clarity of the information to be                                        two year study to conduct a survey                                            take about 5 minutes. Approximately
                                                  collected; (d) ways to minimize the                                     questionnaire of 500 land-based oil and                                       250 workers per year (for 2 years) will
                                                  burden of the collection of information                                 gas (O&G) extraction workers in 5 U.S.                                        be eligible and agree to participate in
                                                  on respondents, including through the                                   states (Texas, North Dakota, Colorado,                                        the study (80% response rate). These
                                                  use of automated collection techniques                                  Oklahoma and a state in the                                                   workers will complete ‘‘Module 2:
                                                  or other forms of information                                           Appalachian Basin) to examine safety                                          General,’’ ‘‘Module 3: Well-site work,’’
                                                  technology; and (e) estimates of capital                                and health issues and concerns of this                                        and ‘‘Module 5: Closing Questions’’
                                                  or start-up costs and costs of operation,                               workforce. Workers who drive as a part                                        (approximately 225 workers will use the
                                                  maintenance, and purchase of services                                   of their work duties will be asked to                                         tablet version and 25 will opt to use the
                                                  to provide information. Burden means                                    complete an additional set of questions
                                                                                                                                                                                                        hardcopy version). ‘‘Module 5: Closing
                                                  the total time, effort, or financial                                    about their driving environment and
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Questions’’ includes a brief interview
                                                  resources expended by persons to                                        behaviors. We expect a response rate of
                                                                                                                                                                                                        with program staff. The questionnaire
                                                  generate, maintain, retain, disclose or                                 80%, so it is estimated that we will
                                                                                                                                                                                                        and interview will take approximately
                                                  provide information to or for a Federal                                 approach 625 workers in order to have
                                                                                                                                                                                                        25 minutes to complete for workers
                                                  agency. This includes the time needed                                   500 workers complete the survey.
                                                                                                                             The goals of this study are (1) To                                         using the tablet as well as for those
                                                  to review instructions; to develop,
                                                                                                                          determine on-duty and off-duty factors                                        using the hardcopy version. Workers
                                                  acquire, install and utilize technology
                                                                                                                          that contribute to motor vehicle crashes,                                     who drive a company vehicle will also
                                                  and systems for the purpose of
                                                                                                                          injuries and illness among U.S. land-                                         be asked to complete ‘‘Module 4: Motor
                                                  collecting, validating and verifying
                                                                                                                          based O&G extraction workers and (2)                                          Vehicle.’’ An estimated 75% of the
                                                  information, processing and
                                                                                                                          To identify other safety and health                                           workers will complete the driving
                                                  maintaining information, and disclosing
                                                                                                                          needs and concerns of U.S. land-based                                         portion of the survey (187 workers).
                                                  and providing information; to train
                                                                                                                          O&G extraction workers, a largely non-                                        This module will take approximately 5
                                                  personnel and to be able to respond to
                                                                                                                          unionized workforce. The results of this                                      additional minutes to complete for those
                                                  a collection of information, to search
                                                                                                                          study will guide the development of                                           using the tablet (approximately 168
                                                  data sources, to complete and review
                                                                                                                          evidence-based and priority                                                   workers per year)as well as 5 minutes
                                                  the collection of information; and to
                                                                                                                          interventions and future research in the                                      for those completing the hardcopy
                                                  transmit or otherwise disclose the
                                                                                                                          O&G extraction industry that will                                             version (19 workers per year).
                                                  information.
                                                                                                                          improve the safety and health of O&G                                            Comments submitted in response to
                                                  Proposed Project                                                        workers.                                                                      this notice will be reviewed and
                                                    Assessing Safety and Health Hazards                                      Administration of the survey                                               addressed prior to OMB application
                                                  to Workers in Oil and Gas Extraction: A                                 questionnaire will occur at temporary                                         submission. There is no cost to
                                                  Survey—New Information Collection                                       modular lodging facilities (‘man                                              respondents other than their time. The
                                                  Request—National Institute for                                          camps’), training centers, equipment/                                         estimated annualized burden hours for
                                                  Occupational Safety and Health                                          trucking yards, well sites, and                                               this data collection are 154 hours.

                                                                                                                         ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Number of                     Average
                                                                                                                                                                           Number of                   responses                  burden per              Total burden
                                                            Type of respondents                                                Form name                                  respondents                     per                      response                 (in hrs.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                      respondent                    (in hrs.)

                                                  Presumed O&G Extraction Workers                          Module 1: Screening ........................                                    313                           1                     5/60                 27
                                                  O&G Extraction Workers ..................                Non Respondent Questionnaire .......                                             63                           1                     5/60                  6
                                                  O&G Extraction Workers ..................                Tablet Version Modules 2: General                                               225                           1                    25/60                 94
                                                                                                             Module 3: Well Site Work, and
                                                                                                             Module 5: Closing Questions.
                                                  O&G Extraction Workers ..................                Hardcopy Version Modules 2: Gen-                                                 25                            1                  25/60                  11
                                                                                                             eral Module 3: Well Site Work,
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                                                                                                             and Module 5: Closing Questions.
                                                  O&G Extraction Workers who drive                         Tablet Version Module 4: Motor Ve-                                              168                            1                    5/60                 14
                                                   at work.                                                  hicle.
                                                  O&G Extraction Workers who drive                         Hardcopy Version Module 4: Motor                                                 19                            1                    5/60                  2
                                                   at work.                                                  Vehicle.

                                                       Total ...........................................   ...........................................................   ........................   ........................   ........................            154



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                                                  Jeffrey M. Zirger,                                         Please note: All public comment                    data sources, to complete and review
                                                  Acting Chief, Information Collection Review             should be submitted through the                       the collection of information; and to
                                                  Office, Health Scientist, Office of Scientific          Federal eRulemaking portal                            transmit or otherwise disclose the
                                                  Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for         (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the              information.
                                                  Science, Office of the Director, Centers for            address listed above.
                                                  Disease Control and Prevention.                                                                               Proposed Project
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–18940 Filed 8–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          request more information on the                         Feasibility of Social Distancing
                                                  BILLING CODE 4163–18–P                                  proposed project or to obtain a copy of               Measures in K–12 Schools in the United
                                                                                                          the information collection plan and                   States—New—National Center for
                                                                                                          instruments, contact the Information                  Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                Collection Review Office, Centers for                 Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global
                                                  HUMAN SERVICES                                          Disease Control and Prevention, 1600                  Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ),
                                                                                                          Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta,                    Centers for Disease Control and
                                                  Centers for Disease Control and                                                                               Prevention (CDC).
                                                  Prevention                                              Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570;
                                                                                                          Email: omb@cdc.gov.                                   Background and Brief Description
                                                  [60Day–16–16AXB; Docket No. CDC–2016–                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
                                                  0076]                                                                                                            The Centers for Disease Control and
                                                                                                          Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)                 Prevention (CDC), National Center for
                                                  Proposed Data Collection Submitted                      (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies               Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
                                                  for Public Comment and                                  must obtain approval from the Office of               Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global
                                                  Recommendations                                         Management and Budget (OMB) for each                  Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ),
                                                                                                          collection of information they conduct                requests approval of a new information
                                                  AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and                 or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also                 collection to identify social distancing
                                                  Prevention (CDC), Department of Health                  requires Federal agencies to provide a                strategies to reduce person-to-person
                                                  and Human Services (HHS).                               60-day notice in the Federal Register                 contact among students and staff in
                                                  ACTION: Notice with comment period.                     concerning each proposed collection of                K–12 schools that are implementable
                                                                                                          information, including each new                       without causing major detrimental
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Centers for Disease                     proposed collection, each proposed                    effects to ongoing education activities.
                                                  Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of                extension of existing collection of                   CDC is requesting a one-year approval to
                                                  its continuing efforts to reduce public                 information, and each reinstatement of                collect information.
                                                  burden and maximize the utility of                      previously approved information                          The information collection for which
                                                  government information, invites the                     collection before submitting the                      approval is sought is in accordance with
                                                  general public and other Federal                        collection to OMB for approval. To                    DGMQ/CDC’s mission to reduce
                                                  agencies to take this opportunity to                    comply with this requirement, we are                  morbidity and mortality in mobile
                                                  comment on proposed and/or                              publishing this notice of a proposed                  populations, and to prevent the
                                                  continuing information collections, as                  data collection as described below.                   introduction, transmission, or spread of
                                                  required by the Paperwork Reduction                     Comments are invited on: (a) Whether                  communicable diseases within the
                                                  Act of 1995. This notice invites                        the proposed collection of information                United States. Insights gained from this
                                                  comment on Information Collection on                    is necessary for the proper performance               information collection will assist in the
                                                  Feasibility of Social Distancing                        of the functions of the agency, including             planning and implementation of CDC
                                                  Measures in K–12 Schools in the United                  whether the information shall have                    Pre-Pandemic Community Mitigation
                                                  States, which is being conducted to                     practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the            Guidance on the use of school-based
                                                  determine if the implementation of                      agency’s estimate of the burden of the                measures to slow transmission during
                                                  social distancing strategies other than                 proposed collection of information; (c)               an influenza pandemic.
                                                  school closures can be accomplished                     ways to enhance the quality, utility, and                School-aged children are often the
                                                  without causing major detrimental                       clarity of the information to be                      main introducers and an important
                                                  effects to ongoing education activities.                collected; (d) ways to minimize the                   transmission source of influenza and
                                                  DATES: Written comments must be                         burden of the collection of information               other respiratory viruses in their
                                                  received on or before October 11, 2016.                 on respondents, including through the                 families, and school-based outbreaks
                                                  ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,                     use of automated collection techniques                frequently pre-date wide-spread
                                                  identified by Docket No. CDC–2016–                      or other forms of information                         influenza transmission in the
                                                  0076 by any of the following methods:                   technology; and (e) estimates of capital              surrounding communities. Therefore,
                                                     • Federal eRulemaking Portal:                        or start-up costs and costs of operation,             infection control measures undertaken
                                                  Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions                maintenance, and purchase of services                 to reduce virus transmission among
                                                  for submitting comments.                                to provide information. Burden means                  children at schools may also help
                                                     • Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information               the total time, effort, or financial                  prevent or postpone influenza outbreaks
                                                  Collection Review Office, Centers for                   resources expended by persons to                      in communities. In respiratory
                                                  Disease Control and Prevention, 1600                    generate, maintain, retain, disclose or               transmission of influenza, proximity to
                                                  Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta,                      provide information to or for a Federal               the person with influenza plays a
                                                  Georgia 30329.                                          agency. This includes the time needed                 significant role. Strategies that increase
                                                     Instructions: All submissions received               to review instructions; to develop,                   physical distance between students and/
                                                  must include the agency name and                        acquire, install and utilize technology               or reduce the duration of person to
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                                                  Docket Number. All relevant comments                    and systems for the purpose of                        person contact in school settings may,
                                                  received will be posted without change                  collecting, validating and verifying                  theoretically, be effective in slowing
                                                  to Regulations.gov, including any                       information, processing and                           influenza transmission. There have been
                                                  personal information provided. For                      maintaining information, and disclosing               no evaluations to date of feasibility of
                                                  access to the docket to read background                 and providing information; to train                   implementing social distancing
                                                  documents or comments received, go to                   personnel and to be able to respond to                measures other than school closures.
                                                  Regulations.gov.                                        a collection of information, to search                Therefore, there is a need to research


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice with comment period.
DatesWritten comments must be received on or before October 11, 2016.
ContactTo 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]
FR Citation81 FR 52870 

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