81 FR 52876 - 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)

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 Survey of Surveillance Records of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from 1960 to Present. This project consists of the collection of county and sub- county-level records for Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus, the vectors of Zika virus.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52876-52877]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18936]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-16-16AWK: Docket No. CDC-2016-0079]


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 Survey of 
Surveillance Records of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from 1960 to 
Present. This project consists of the collection of county and sub-
county-level records for Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus, the vectors 
of Zika virus.

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

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0079 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 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

    Survey of Surveillance Records of Aedes aegypti and Aedes 
albopictus from 1960 to Present--New--National Center for Emerging and 
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

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Background and Brief Description

    The Zika virus response necessitates the collection of county and 
sub-county level records for Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus, the 
vectors of Zika virus. This information will be used to update species 
distribution maps for the United States and to develop a model aimed at 
identifying where these vectors can survive and reproduce. CDC is 
seeking six months of OMB clearance to collect information.
    In February, 2016, OMB issued emergency clearance for a county-
level survey of vector surveillance records (OMB Control No. 0920-1101, 
expiration date 8/31/2016). This information collection will be nearly 
a repeat of that survey.
    The previous survey aimed to describe the current reported 
distribution of the Zika virus vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae. 
albopictus. The survey revealed that we are lacking records from recent 
years of both species from areas where we expect to find Zika vectors 
based on historical records and environmental suitability. It is likely 
that the reason for this is because from 2004-2015 most vector 
surveillance focused on vectors of West Nile virus (Culex spp.) rather 
than Zika vectors. As part of the Zika response, efforts to identify 
Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus in the continental U.S. were 
substantially enhanced during 2016 and funding will be provided to 
states to continue to enhance surveillance for these vectors. By 
repeating the survey, we will have a more complete assessment of where 
these vectors are currently being reported. In the new survey, we will 
also seek information on locations of the mosquito traps at sub-county 
spatial scales. Such information will aid in (1) targeting vector 
control efforts to prevent mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission in 
the continental U.S. and (2) targeting future vector surveillance 
efforts.
    The purpose of the mosquito surveillance survey is to collect 
county and sub-county-level records for Aedes aegypti and Ae. 
albopictus, the vectors of Zika virus. The resulting maps and models 
will: Inform the public and policy makers of the known distribution of 
these vectors, identify gaps in vector surveillance, and target 
allocation of surveillance and prevention resources.
    Respondents will include vector control professionals, 
entomologists, and public health professionals who will be contacted by 
email, primarily through listserves of professional organizations. They 
will be asked for their voluntary participation in a short survey to 
assess the distribution of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus at county 
and sub-county spatial scales in the U.S.
    This information collection request is authorized by Section 301 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241). The total estimated 
annualized number of burden hours is 125. There will be no anticipated 
costs to respondents other than time.

                                                            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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Vector control professionals, entomologists,    Survey of county-level surveillance                500                 1           15/60             125
 and Public health biologists.                   records of Aedes aegypti and Aedes
                                                 albopictus.
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    Total.....................................  ......................................  ..............  ................  ..............             125
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Health Scientist, Acting 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. 2016-18936 Filed 8-9-16; 8:45 am]
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