82 FR 24973 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 103 (May 31, 2017)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 103 (May 31, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 24973-24975] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-11112] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-17-1036; Docket No. CDC-2017-0051] Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice with comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on ``Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER).'' CASPER is an effective public health tool designed to quickly provide low-cost, household-based information about a community's needs and health status in a simple, easy-to-understand format for decision makers. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 31, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2017- 0051 by any of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to Regulations.gov. Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, contact 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 [[Page 24974]] 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 Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) (OMB Control Number 0920-1036, Expiration 12/31/2017)--Revision-- National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) is requesting a revision of a currently approved generic clearance information collection request (GenICR) to allow the Center to conduct Community Assessments for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPERs), through methods developed by NCEH. CASPER is an effective public health tool designed to quickly provide low-cost, household-based information about a community's needs and health status in a simple, easy-to-understand format for decision makers. A CASPER can be conducted any time the public health needs of a community are not well known, including as part of disaster/emergency response to help inform decision making and distribution of resources, or in non-emergency settings to assess the public health needs of a community. In all situations, CASPERs provide timely public health information that is essential when engaging in sound public health action. For a CASPER to be initiated by CDC, a state, local, tribal, or territorial jurisdiction must first invite CDC to participate. Communities are identified by local, state, or regional emergency managers and health department officers. The process for conducting a CASPER includes planning and preparation, field work, analysis, and sharing results with stakeholders. Planning can take 24 hours to several months depending on the type of CASPER being conducted. Field work takes approximately five days. Due to emergency situations under which CASPERs are often requested by states (e.g., hurricane response, oil spill, flood, drought), it is important that CDC has the ability to gain urgent approval for data collection. The CASPER uses a validated statistical methodology that includes a two-stage probability sampling technique to collect information from a representative sample of 210 households in the community. Within the community, 30 clusters (typically census blocks) are selected based on probability proportional to size (i.e., the number of households) and, within each cluster, seven households are randomly selected for interview. Participation in a CASPER is voluntary. Consenting participants are not provided incentives for participating in the survey. Face-to-face interviews, usually taking 30 minutes or less, with one adult (>=18 years of age) from a selected household are recorded on paper or in electronic form. In general, yes/no and multiple choice questions are used to collect household level information including, but not limited to, the following categories: Housing unit type and extent of damage to the dwelling, household needs, physical and behavioral health status, perception and response to public health communications, household emergency preparedness, and greatest reported need. While a majority of CASPERs collect only household-level information, there may be instances where the questionnaires are modified to collect a small amount of individual level data. Participants give verbal consent. Additionally, no data are collected that could link specific questionnaires to house addresses. Separate from the questionnaire, a tracking form is used to record the number of households visited, record households that should be revisited because a respondent was unavailable for interview, and calculate response rates upon completion of the CASPER. Complete addresses, including house number, street name, city, state, and zip code, are never recorded on any form. This information is not retained by CDC or entered into any database. There is no way to link data from the tracking form to specific household questionnaires. Though each CASPER will be different, in general, personally identifying information is not collected. In a minimal number of CASPERs, interview teams may come across households with urgent needs that present an immediate threat to life or health, where calling emergency services immediately is not appropriate. In these instances, the team may refer the household to appropriate services using a referral form that is not attached to the questionnaire. In the few instances where these forms are utilized, personally identifying information is collected. However, the forms go directly from the field team to the local CASPER coordinator for handling and rapid follow-up. When referral forms are used, the information is never retained by CDC or entered into any database. There is no way to link specific questionnaires to any information on the referral form. Since receiving initial approval for this GenICR, CDC has conducted two CASPERs. These CASPERs were in support of the 2016 California Drought in Mariposa County and the West Virginia Flooding of 2016. The 2016 California Drought CASPER was a successful collaboration between the California Department of Public Health, the Mariposa County Health Department, and CDC which helped characterize the impacts of drought in Mariposa County as well as actions households have taken. These results were useful in allocating resources for response to the drought and in strengthening the emergency preparedness capacity of Mariposa County. The 2016 West Virginia Flood CASPER assessed household disaster preparedness, access to health care, health impacts due to flood damage, health information sources, and stage of disaster recovery. Approval of this revision of the GenICR will allow CDC to continue to provide low-cost, household-based information about a community's needs and health status in a simple, easy-to-understand format for decision makers. The estimated annualized burden is 631 hours. The estimated burden is based on conducting 6 emergency CASPERs per year, interviewing 210 households per CASPER, conducting 30-minute interviews per household, and completing 24 referral forms per year. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours [[Page 24975]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Number of Number of burden per Total burden Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours) respondent hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Households in the selected CASPER 1,260 1 30/60 630 geographic area to be Questionnaire. 24 1 2/60 1 assessed. Referral Form... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 631 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leroy A. Richardson, Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2017-11112 Filed 5-30-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Average
Number of
Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondent Form responses per
respondents response hours
respondent in hours
Employees ....................................... Health Hazard Evaluation specific 3,700 1 30/60 1,850
questionnaire example.
Employees ....................................... Contact information post card ......... 2,150 1 5/60 180
Employees and Representatives; First followback questionnaire ......... 244 1 10/60 41
Employers—Year 1 (on-site eval- Second followback questionnaire .... 244 1 20/60 82
uation).
Employees and Representatives; Third followback questionnaire ........ 244 1 15/60 61
Employers—Year 2 (on-site eval-
uation).
Employees and Representatives; First followback questionnaire ......... 98 1 10/60 17
Employers—Year 1 (without on-
site evaluation).
Employees and Representatives; Second followback questionnaire .... 98 1 15/60 25
Employers—Year 2 (without on-
site evaluation).
Total .......................................... .......................................................... ........................ .......................... ........................ 2,960
Leroy A. Richardson, DATES: Written comments must be or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, received on or before July 31, 2017. requires Federal agencies to provide a
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 60-day notice in the Federal Register
Associate Director for Science, Office of the concerning each proposed collection of
identified by Docket No. CDC–2017–
Director, Centers for Disease Control and information, including each new
Prevention. 0051 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: proposed collection, each proposed
[FR Doc. 2017–11111 Filed 5–30–17; 8:45 am]
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions extension of existing collection of
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P
for submitting comments. information, and each reinstatement of
• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, previously approved information
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Information Collection Review Office, collection before submitting the
HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and collection to OMB for approval. To
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– comply with this requirement, we are
Centers for Disease Control and D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. publishing this notice of a proposed
Prevention Instructions: All submissions received data collection as described below.
must include the agency name and Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
[60Day–17–1036; Docket No. CDC–2017– Docket Number. All relevant comments
0051] the proposed collection of information
received will be posted without change is necessary for the proper performance
Proposed Data Collection Submitted to Regulations.gov, including any of the functions of the agency, including
for Public Comment and personal information provided. For whether the information shall have
Recommendations access to the docket to read background practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
documents or comments received, go to agency’s estimate of the burden of the
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Regulations.gov.
Prevention, Department of Health and proposed collection of information; (c)
Please note: All public comment ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Human Services (HHS). should be submitted through the clarity of the information to be
ACTION: Notice with comment period. Federal eRulemaking portal collected; (d) ways to minimize the
(Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the burden of the collection of information
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease
address listed above. on respondents, including through the
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing efforts to reduce public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To use of automated collection techniques
burden and maximize the utility of request more information on the or other forms of information
government information, invites the proposed project or to obtain a copy of technology; and (e) estimates of capital
general public and other Federal the information collection plan and or start-up costs and costs of operation,
agencies to take this opportunity to instruments, contact Leroy A. maintenance, and purchase of services
comment on proposed and/or Richardson, Information Collection to provide information. Burden means
continuing information collections, as Review Office, Centers for Disease the total time, effort, or financial
required by the Paperwork Reduction Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton resources expended by persons to
Act of 1995. This notice invites Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
comment on ‘‘Community Assessment 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email: provide information to or for a Federal
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for Public Health Emergency Response omb@cdc.gov. agency. This includes the time needed
(CASPER).’’ CASPER is an effective SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the to review instructions; to develop,
public health tool designed to quickly Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) acquire, install and utilize technology
provide low-cost, household-based (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies and systems for the purpose of
information about a community’s needs must obtain approval from the Office of collecting, validating and verifying
and health status in a simple, easy-to- Management and Budget (OMB) for each information, processing and
understand format for decision makers. collection of information they conduct maintaining information, and disclosing
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Average
Number of
Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response (in hours)
respondent (in hours)
Households in the selected geographic area to CASPER Questionnaire 1,260 1 30/60 630
be assessed. Referral Form ............... 24 1 2/60 1
Total ............................................................... ....................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 631
Leroy A. Richardson, • Federal eRulemaking Portal: agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions proposed collection of information; (c)
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the for submitting comments. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Associate Director for Science, Office of the • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, clarity of the information to be
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Information Collection Review Office, collected; (d) ways to minimize the
Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and burden of the collection of information
[FR Doc. 2017–11112 Filed 5–30–17; 8:45 am] Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– on respondents, including through the
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. use of automated collection techniques
Instructions: All submissions received or other forms of information
must include the agency name and technology; and (e) estimates of capital
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Docket Number. All relevant comments or start-up costs and costs of operation,
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Centers for Disease Control and personal information provided. For
Prevention the total time, effort, or financial
access to the docket to read background resources expended by persons to
[60Day-17–17AGP; Docket No. CDC–2017– documents or comments received, go to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
0049] Regulations.gov. provide information to or for a Federal
Proposed Data Collection Submitted Please note: All public comment should be agency. This includes the time needed
submitted through the Federal eRulemaking to review instructions; to develop,
for Public Comment and portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
Recommendations acquire, install and utilize technology
address listed above. and systems for the purpose of
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To collecting, validating and verifying
Prevention, Department of Health and request more information on the information, processing and
Human Services (HHS). proposed project or to obtain a copy of maintaining information, and disclosing
ACTION: Notice with comment period. the information collection plan and and providing information; to train
instruments, contact Leroy A. personnel and to be able to respond to
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Richardson, Information Collection a collection of information, to search
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of Review Office, Centers for Disease data sources, to complete and review
its continuing efforts to reduce public Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton the collection of information; and to
burden and maximize the utility of Road, NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia transmit or otherwise disclose the
government information, invites the 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email: information.
general public and other Federal omb@cdc.gov.
agencies to take this opportunity to Proposed Project
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
comment on proposed and/or Monitoring and Reporting for the Core
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
continuing information collections, as (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies State Violence and Injury Prevention
required by the Paperwork Reduction must obtain approval from the Office of (Core SVIPP) Program Cooperative
Act of 1995. This notice invites Management and Budget (OMB) for each Enhanced Component—Regional
comment on a proposed information collection of information they conduct Network Coordinating Organization
collection entitled ‘‘Monitoring and or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also (RNCO)—New—National Center for
Reporting for the Core State Violence requires Federal agencies to provide a Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC),
and Injury Prevention (Core SVIPP) 60-day notice in the Federal Register Centers for Disease Control and
Program Cooperative Enhanced concerning each proposed collection of Prevention (CDC).
Component—Regional Network information, including each new
Coordinating Organization (RNCO)’’ Background and Brief Description
proposed collection, each proposed
CDC will use the collection to collect extension of existing collection of CDC intends to request a three-year
information needed for programmatic information, and each reinstatement of OMB approval for this new collection.
activities of the Regional Network previously approved information CDC’s National Center for Injury
Coordinating Organization (RNCO) collection before submitting the Prevention and Control (NCIPC) is
enhanced component funded under the collection to OMB for approval. To committed to working with its partners
Core State Violence and Injury comply with this requirement, we are to promote action that reduces injuries,
Prevention Program (Core SVIPP) publishing this notice of a proposed violence, and disabilities, by providing
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cooperative agreement (CDC–RFA– data collection as described below. leadership in identifying priorities,
CE16–1602). Comments are invited on: (a) Whether promoting prevention strategies,
DATES: Written comments must be the proposed collection of information developing useful tools, and monitoring
received on or before July 31, 2017. is necessary for the proper performance the effectiveness of Injury and Violence
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, of the functions of the agency, including Prevention (IVP) program activities.
identified by Docket No. CDC–2017– whether the information shall have Unintentional and violence-related
0049 by any of the following methods: practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the injuries and their consequences are the
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