82 FR 51841 - 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 215 (November 8, 2017)

Page Range		51841-51842
FR Document		2017-24318

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled ``Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Surveillance System (HHLPSS)''. The overarching goal of the Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Surveillance System (HHLPSS) is to support healthy homes surveillance activities at the state and national levels.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-18-0931; Docket No. CDC-2017-0096]


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 effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or 
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
information collection project titled ``Healthy Homes and Lead 
Poisoning Surveillance System (HHLPSS)''. The overarching goal of the 
Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Surveillance System (HHLPSS) is to 
support healthy homes surveillance activities at the state and national 
levels.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before January 8, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2017-
0096 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. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to Regulations.gov.

    Please note: Submit all Federal comments 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 the OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology,

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e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses.
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Surveillance System (HHLPSS) (OMB 
Control Number 0920-0931, expires 05/31/2018)--Extension--National 
Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The overarching goal of the Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning 
Surveillance System (HHLPSS) is to support healthy homes surveillance 
activities at the state and national levels. CDC is requesting an 18-
month extension to collect data from up to 40 state and local Healthy 
Homes Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs (CLPPP) and the 
state-based Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) 
programs. The state programs will report information (e.g., presence of 
lead paint, age of housing, occupation of adults and type of housing) 
to the CDC under a one-year cost extension of the Fiscal Year 2014 
Funding Opportunity Announcement (Funding Opportunity Announcement 
Number CDC-RFA-14-1408) titled ``(PPHF) Childhood Lead Poisoning 
Prevention.'' The 18-month extension will allow CDC to collect data for 
the third-year supplement, which represents the fourth and final year 
of awardee blood lead surveillance data under this program 
announcement.
    Over the last three years, seven states have adopted the HHLPPS and 
13 are in beta-testing. Since October 2014, CDC has funded up to 40 
state and local blood lead surveillance programs. All of these programs 
or their subcontractors at the local level are submitting lead 
surveillance data for an additional year.
    The objectives for this surveillance system remain two-fold. First, 
the HHLPSS allows CDC to track, systematically, how the state and local 
programs conduct case management and follow-up of residents with 
housing-related health outcomes. Second, the system allows for 
identification and collection of information on other housing-related 
risk factors. Childhood and adult lead poisoning is just one of many 
adverse health conditions related to common housing deficiencies. 
Multiple hazards in housing (e.g., mold, vermin, radon and the lack of 
safety devices) continue to affect, adversely, the health of residents. 
HHLPSS offers a coordinated, comprehensive, and systematic public 
health approach to eliminate multiple housing-related health hazards.
    HHLPSS enables flexibility to evaluate housing where the risk for 
lead poisoning is high, regardless of whether children less than 6 
years of age currently reside there. Thus, HHLPSS supports CDC efforts 
for primary prevention of childhood and adult lead poisoning. Over the 
past several decades, there has been a remarkable reduction in 
environmental sources of lead, improved protection from occupational 
lead exposure, and an overall decreasing trend in the prevalence of 
elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in U.S. adults. As a result, the U.S. 
national BLL geometric mean among adults was 1.2 [micro]g/dL during 
2009-2010. Nonetheless, lead exposures continue to occur at 
unacceptable levels. Current research continues to find that BLLs 
previously considered harmless can have harmful effects in adults, such 
as decreased renal function and increased risk for hypertension and 
essential tremor at BLLs <10 [micro]g/dL.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total 
estimated time burden is 640 hours. There are no changes to the 
requested burden hours or the data collection.

                                        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 hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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State, Local, and Territorial   Healthy Homes                 40               4               4             640
 Health Departments.             and Lead
                                 Poisoning
                                 Surveillance
                                 System (HHLPSS)
                                 Variables.
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             640
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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adverse outcomes, determining the persistence and viral load may inform association of different factors that are
prevalence of prolonged detection of clinical guidance and management of associated with persistent detection of
ZIKV RNA is essential for clinical pregnant women and their families. ZIKV RNA in pregnant women and
management of pregnant women with In this study, we will estimate the congenitally exposed infants.
ZIKV infection and public health prevalence and duration of persistent
This study will provide critical data
planning for the outbreak. Further, ZIKV RNA in pregnant women and
congenitally exposed infants. We will in establishing guidance for testing in
understanding persistent ZIKV RNA in
congenitally-exposed infants is also also evaluate the diagnostic utility of pregnant women and congenitally
important for clinical management of PCR testing for ZIKV RNA on capillary exposed infants. There are no costs to
infants and identifying adverse blood and determine if persistent ZIKV the respondents other than their time.
outcomes that may present several RNA in pregnant women is associated The total estimated annual burden
months after birth. Finally, with adverse outcomes or infection in hours are 785.
understanding the relationship between infants. Finally, we will examine the

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of re-
Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name sponses per
respondents response
respondent (in hours)

ZIKV positive Pregnant women ...................... Pregnant women screening form ................... 150 1 2/60
ZIKV positive Pregnant women ...................... Pregnant women enrollment questionnaire ... 150 1 8/60
ZIKV positive Pregnant women ...................... Pregnant women symptom questionnaire ..... 150 1 8/60
ZIKV positive Pregnant women ...................... Pregnant women follow-up questionnaire ...... 150 30 8/60
ZIKV positive Pregnant women ...................... Infant enrollment and delivery questionnaire 150 1 8/60
ZIKV positive Pregnant women ...................... Infant follow-up questionnaire ........................ 150 6 8/60

Leroy A. Richardson, Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning must obtain approval from the Office of
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Surveillance System (HHLPSS) is to Management and Budget (OMB) for each
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the support healthy homes surveillance collection of information they conduct
Associate Director for Science, Office of the activities at the state and national levels. or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
Director, Centers for Disease Control and requires Federal agencies to provide a
DATES: CDC must receive written
Prevention.
comments on or before January 8, 2018. 60-day notice in the Federal Register
[FR Doc. 2017–24314 Filed 11–7–17; 8:45 am]
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, concerning each proposed collection of
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P information, including each new
identified by Docket No. CDC–2017–
0096 by any of the following methods: proposed collection, each proposed
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND • Federal eRulemaking Portal: extension of existing collection of
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions information, and each reinstatement of
HUMAN SERVICES
for submitting comments. previously approved information
Centers for Disease Control and • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, collection before submitting the
Prevention Information Collection Review Office, collection to the OMB for approval. To
Centers for Disease Control and comply with this requirement, we are
[60Day–18–0931; Docket No. CDC–2017– Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– publishing this notice of a proposed
0096] data collection as described below.
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Proposed Data Collection Submitted Instructions: All submissions received The OMB is particularly interested in
for Public Comment and must include the agency name and comments that will help:
Recommendations Docket Number. CDC will post, without 1. Evaluate whether the proposed
change, all relevant comments to collection of information is necessary
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Regulations.gov. for the proper performance of the
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health Please note: Submit all Federal comments functions of the agency, including
and Human Services (HHS). through the Federal eRulemaking portal whether the information will have
ACTION: Notice with comment period. (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the practical utility;
address listed above. 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To agency’s estimate of the burden of the
its continuing effort to reduce public request more information on the proposed collection of information,
burden and maximize the utility of proposed project or to obtain a copy of including the validity of the
government information, invites the the information collection plan and methodology and assumptions used;
general public and other Federal instruments, contact Leroy A. 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
agencies the opportunity to comment on Richardson, Information Collection clarity of the information to be
a proposed and/or continuing Review Office, Centers for Disease collected; and
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information collection, as required by Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 4. Minimize the burden of the
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia collection of information on those who
This notice invites comment on a 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email: are to respond, including through the
proposed information collection project omb@cdc.gov. use of appropriate automated,
titled ‘‘Healthy Homes and Lead SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the electronic, mechanical, or other
Poisoning Surveillance System Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) technological collection techniques or
(HHLPSS)’’. The overarching goal of the (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies other forms of information technology,

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e.g., permitting electronic submissions 1408) titled ‘‘(PPHF) Childhood Lead systematic public health approach to
of responses. Poisoning Prevention.’’ The 18-month eliminate multiple housing-related
5. Assess information collection costs. extension will allow CDC to collect data health hazards.
for the third-year supplement, which HHLPSS enables flexibility to
Proposed Project represents the fourth and final year of evaluate housing where the risk for lead
Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning awardee blood lead surveillance data poisoning is high, regardless of whether
Surveillance System (HHLPSS) (OMB under this program announcement. children less than 6 years of age
Control Number 0920–0931, expires 05/ Over the last three years, seven states currently reside there. Thus, HHLPSS
31/2018)—Extension—National Center have adopted the HHLPPS and 13 are in supports CDC efforts for primary
for Environmental Health (NCEH), beta-testing. Since October 2014, CDC prevention of childhood and adult lead
Centers for Disease Control and has funded up to 40 state and local poisoning. Over the past several
Prevention (CDC). blood lead surveillance programs. All of decades, there has been a remarkable
these programs or their subcontractors reduction in environmental sources of
Background and Brief Description
at the local level are submitting lead lead, improved protection from
The overarching goal of the Healthy surveillance data for an additional year. occupational lead exposure, and an
Homes and Lead Poisoning Surveillance The objectives for this surveillance overall decreasing trend in the
System (HHLPSS) is to support healthy system remain two-fold. First, the prevalence of elevated blood lead levels
homes surveillance activities at the state HHLPSS allows CDC to track, (BLLs) in U.S. adults. As a result, the
and national levels. CDC is requesting systematically, how the state and local U.S. national BLL geometric mean
an 18-month extension to collect data programs conduct case management and among adults was 1.2 mg/dL during
from up to 40 state and local Healthy follow-up of residents with housing- 2009–2010. Nonetheless, lead exposures
Homes Childhood Lead Poisoning related health outcomes. Second, the continue to occur at unacceptable
Prevention Programs (CLPPP) and the system allows for identification and levels. Current research continues to
state-based Adult Blood Lead collection of information on other find that BLLs previously considered
Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) housing-related risk factors. Childhood harmless can have harmful effects in
programs. The state programs will and adult lead poisoning is just one of adults, such as decreased renal function
report information (e.g., presence of lead many adverse health conditions related and increased risk for hypertension and
paint, age of housing, occupation of to common housing deficiencies. essential tremor at BLLs <10 mg/dL.
adults and type of housing) to the CDC Multiple hazards in housing (e.g., mold, There is no cost to respondents other
under a one-year cost extension of the vermin, radon and the lack of safety than their time. The total estimated time
Fiscal Year 2014 Funding Opportunity devices) continue to affect, adversely, burden is 640 hours. There are no
Announcement (Funding Opportunity the health of residents. HHLPSS offers changes to the requested burden hours
Announcement Number CDC–RFA–14– a coordinated, comprehensive, and or the data collection.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of re-
Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name sponses per
respondents response (in hours)
respondent (in hours)

State, Local, and Territorial Health Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning 40 4 4 640
Departments. Surveillance System (HHLPSS)
Variables.

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 640

Leroy A. Richardson, Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) CDC will accept all comments for this
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, has submitted the information proposed information collection project.
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the collection request titled ‘‘Who’s at Risk: The Office of Management and Budget
Associate Director for Science, Office of the From Hazards to Communities—An is particularly interested in comments
Director, Centers for Disease Control and that:
Prevention.
Approach for Operationalizing CDC
Guidelines to Determine Risks, and (a) Evaluate whether the proposed
[FR Doc. 2017–24318 Filed 11–7–17; 8:45 am] collection of information is necessary
Define, Locate, and Reach At-Risk
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Populations in Public Health for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
Emergencies’’ to the Office of
whether the information will have
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Management and Budget (OMB) for
practical utility;
HUMAN SERVICES review and approval. CDC previously (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the
published a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection agencies estimate of the burden of the
Centers for Disease Control and Submitted for Public Comment and proposed collection of information,
Prevention Recommendations’’ notice on May 18, including the validity of the
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2017 to obtain comments from the methodology and assumptions used;
[30Day–18–17ADT]
public and affected agencies. CDC did (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork not receive comments related to the clarity of the information to be
Reduction Act Review previous notice. This notice serves to collected;
allow an additional 30 days for public (d) Minimize the burden of the
In accordance with the Paperwork and affected agency comments. collection of information on those who
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for are to respond, including, through the

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82 FR 51841 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 215 (November 8, 2017)

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