82 FR 52046 - 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 216 (November 9, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-24404

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 ``Rapid Response Suicide Investigation Data Collection.'' CDC will use information collected to respond to urgent requests for CDC assistance.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-18-18CV; Docket No. CDC-2017-0102]


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 ``Rapid Response Suicide 
Investigation Data Collection.'' CDC will use information collected to 
respond to urgent requests for CDC assistance.

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

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2017-
0102 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 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, e.g., permitting electronic 
submissions of responses.
    5. Assess information collection costs.

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Proposed Project

    Rapid Response Suicide Investigation Data Collection--New--National 
Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC is frequently called upon to respond to urgent requests from 
one or more external partners (e.g., local, state, territory, and 
tribal health authorities; other federal agencies; local and state 
leaders; schools; or other partner organizations) to conduct 
investigations of suicide. Supporting rapid investigations to inform 
the implementation of effective suicide prevention strategies is one of 
the most important ways CDC can serve to protect and promote the health 
of the public. Prior to this information collection request, CDC had 
collected data for a suicide investigation via the OMB-approved 
Emergency Epidemic Investigations (EEI) generic information collection 
plan (OMB Control Number 0920-1011; expiration date 3/31/2020), which 
supported data collections for Epi-Aid investigations. However, this 
mechanism is no longer available for rapid suicide responses due to the 
narrowing in scope of that generic. CDC requests a three-year approval 
of a generic information collection plan that allows for rapid response 
to urgent CDC assistance requests to investigate an apparent and 
unexplained potential cluster or increase in suicidal behavior. CDC 
designed the Rapid Response Suicide Investigation Data Collections 
specifically to inform the implementation of prevention strategies in a 
state, county, community, or vulnerable population where a possible 
suicide cluster or increasing trend has been observed. CDC will not use 
this generic information collection plan to conduct research studies or 
to collect data designed to draw conclusions about the United States or 
areas beyond the defined geographic location or vulnerable population 
that is the focus of the investigation.
    These public health data are used by external partners (e.g., 
local, state, territory, and tribal health authorities; other federal 
agencies; local and state leaders; schools; or other partner 
organizations) to identify, prioritize, and implement strategies to 
prevent suicidal behavior and suicide.
    Rapid Response Suicide Investigation Data Collections methods will 
vary and depend on the unique circumstances of the urgent and rapid 
response and objectives determined by CDC. Investigations may use 
descriptive and/or cohort- or case-control designs. Data collection 
modes may include: (a) Archival record abstraction; (b) face-to-face 
interview; (c) telephone interview; (d) web-based questionnaire; (e) 
self-administered questionnaire; and (f) focus groups. CDC will likely 
employ multiple data collection designs and modes in a single 
investigation. The subpopulation will vary and depend on the unique 
circumstances of the Rapid Response Suicide Investigation Data 
Collections.
    Requests for assistance may include a state, county, community, or 
vulnerable population. Suicide rates are increasing across age-groups 
and vulnerable populations, include, but are not limited to, youth, 
middle-aged adults, active duty service personnel, veterans, and 
American Indian/Alaska Native communities. Investigations likely will 
often require collection of information from 10 or more respondents. 
The data analytic approach for the Rapid Response Suicide Investigation 
Data Collection will vary and depend on the objectives and methods of 
the investigation.
    Multiple analytical strategies are likely to be employed in a 
single investigation. This may include descriptive analyses, logistic 
regression, and temporal and spatial cluster analyses. The goal of the 
analyses is to inform suicide prevention strategies by understanding 
(a) significant increases in fatal or nonfatal suicidal behavior; (b) 
the risk factors associated with trends of fatal or nonfatal suicidal 
behavior; (c) the groups most affected (e.g., gender, age, location in 
community or state); and (d) current risk and protective factors and 
prevention opportunities. The total estimated annualized burden for 
this collection is 1,000 hours. The only cost to respondents will be 
time spent responding to the surveys.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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Rapid Response Suicide          Rapid Response             2,000               1           30/60           1,000
 Investigation Data Collection   Suicide
 Participants.                   Investigation
                                 Data Collection
                                 Instruments.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,000
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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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was a successful collaboration between health information sources, and stage of respondent costs to reflect wage data
California Department of Public Health, disaster recovery. Approval of this from 2015. The revised estimated
the Mariposa County Health revised generic information collection burden is based on conducting 6
Department, and CDC, which helped plan will allow CDC to continue to emergency CASPERs per year,
characterize the impacts of drought in provide low-cost, household-based interviewing 210 households (the
Mariposa County as well as actions information about a community’s needs respondents) per CASPER, and
households have taken. These results and health status in a simple, easy-to- completing 24 referral forms per year.
were useful in allocating resources for understand format for decision makers The total burden requested for this
response to the drought and in during public health emergencies. generic information collection plan is
strengthening the emergency Based on the experience of the past 631 hours from 1,284 respondents (see
preparedness capacity of Mariposa three years, NCEH requests changes to table below). This is a reduction in
County. The 2016 West Virginia Flood this generic information collection plan burden of 946 hours from the previously
CASPERs assessed household disaster to reduce the number of CASPERs approved generic information collection
preparedness, access to health care, conducted annually, reduce the number plan. There is no cost to respondents
health impacts due to flood damage, of referral forms completed, and update other than their time.

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

Households in the selected geographic area CASPER Questionnaire ................................. 1,260 1 30/60
to be assessed.
Households in the selected geographic area Referral Form ................................................. 24 1 2/60
to be assessed.

Leroy A. Richardson, use information collected to respond to collection of information they conduct
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, urgent requests for CDC assistance. or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the DATES: CDC must receive written requires Federal agencies to provide a
Associate Director for Science, Office of the comments on or before January 8, 2018. 60-day notice in the Federal Register
Director, Centers for Disease Control and concerning each proposed collection of
Prevention. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2017– information, including each new
[FR Doc. 2017–24418 Filed 11–8–17; 8:45 am] proposed collection, each proposed
0102 by any of the following methods:
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: extension of existing collection of
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions information, and each reinstatement of
for submitting comments. previously approved information
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND collection before submitting the
HUMAN SERVICES • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
Information Collection Review Office, collection to the OMB for approval. To
Centers for Disease Control and comply with this requirement, we are
Centers for Disease Control and publishing this notice of a proposed
Prevention Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. data collection as described below.
[60Day–18–18CV; Docket No. CDC–2017– Instructions: All submissions received The OMB is particularly interested in
0102] must include the agency name and comments that will help:
Docket Number. CDC will post, without 1. Evaluate whether the proposed
Proposed Data Collection Submitted change, all relevant comments to collection of information is necessary
for Public Comment and Regulations.gov. for the proper performance of the
Recommendations Please note: Submit all comments functions of the agency, including
through the Federal eRulemaking portal whether the information will have
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and practical utility;
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
and Human Services (HHS). address listed above.
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
ACTION: Notice with comment period. proposed collection of information,
request more information on the including the validity of the
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease proposed project or to obtain a copy of methodology and assumptions used;
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of the information collection plan and 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
its continuing effort to reduce public instruments, contact Leroy A. clarity of the information to be
burden and maximize the utility of Richardson, Information Collection collected; and
government information, invites the Review Office, Centers for Disease 4. Minimize the burden of the
general public and other Federal Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton collection of information on those who
agencies the opportunity to comment on Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia
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are to respond, including through the
a proposed and/or continuing 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email: use of appropriate automated,
information collection, as required by omb@cdc.gov. electronic, mechanical, or other
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the technological collection techniques or
This notice invites comment on a Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) other forms of information technology,
proposed information collection project (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies e.g., permitting electronic submissions
titled ‘‘Rapid Response Suicide must obtain approval from the Office of of responses.
Investigation Data Collection.’’ CDC will Management and Budget (OMB) for each 5. Assess information collection costs.

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Proposed Project CDC designed the Rapid Response the unique circumstances of the Rapid
Rapid Response Suicide Investigation Suicide Investigation Data Collections Response Suicide Investigation Data
Data Collection—New—National Center specifically to inform the Collections.
for Injury Prevention and Control implementation of prevention strategies Requests for assistance may include a
(NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control in a state, county, community, or state, county, community, or vulnerable
and Prevention (CDC). vulnerable population where a possible population. Suicide rates are increasing
suicide cluster or increasing trend has across age-groups and vulnerable
Background and Brief Description been observed. CDC will not use this populations, include, but are not limited
CDC is frequently called upon to generic information collection plan to to, youth, middle-aged adults, active
respond to urgent requests from one or conduct research studies or to collect duty service personnel, veterans, and
more external partners (e.g., local, state, data designed to draw conclusions American Indian/Alaska Native
territory, and tribal health authorities; about the United States or areas beyond
communities. Investigations likely will
other federal agencies; local and state the defined geographic location or
often require collection of information
leaders; schools; or other partner vulnerable population that is the focus
from 10 or more respondents. The data
organizations) to conduct investigations of the investigation.
These public health data are used by analytic approach for the Rapid
of suicide. Supporting rapid Response Suicide Investigation Data
investigations to inform the external partners (e.g., local, state,
territory, and tribal health authorities; Collection will vary and depend on the
implementation of effective suicide
other federal agencies; local and state objectives and methods of the
prevention strategies is one of the most
leaders; schools; or other partner investigation.
important ways CDC can serve to
protect and promote the health of the organizations) to identify, prioritize, and Multiple analytical strategies are
public. Prior to this information implement strategies to prevent suicidal likely to be employed in a single
collection request, CDC had collected behavior and suicide. investigation. This may include
data for a suicide investigation via the Rapid Response Suicide Investigation descriptive analyses, logistic regression,
OMB-approved Emergency Epidemic Data Collections methods will vary and and temporal and spatial cluster
Investigations (EEI) generic information depend on the unique circumstances of analyses. The goal of the analyses is to
collection plan (OMB Control Number the urgent and rapid response and inform suicide prevention strategies by
0920–1011; expiration date 3/31/2020), objectives determined by CDC. understanding (a) significant increases
which supported data collections for Investigations may use descriptive and/ in fatal or nonfatal suicidal behavior; (b)
Epi-Aid investigations. However, this or cohort- or case-control designs. Data the risk factors associated with trends of
mechanism is no longer available for collection modes may include: (a) fatal or nonfatal suicidal behavior; (c)
rapid suicide responses due to the Archival record abstraction; (b) face-to- the groups most affected (e.g., gender,
narrowing in scope of that generic. CDC face interview; (c) telephone interview; age, location in community or state);
requests a three-year approval of a (d) web-based questionnaire; (e) self- and (d) current risk and protective
generic information collection plan that administered questionnaire; and (f) factors and prevention opportunities.
allows for rapid response to urgent CDC focus groups. CDC will likely employ The total estimated annualized burden
assistance requests to investigate an multiple data collection designs and for this collection is 1,000 hours. The
apparent and unexplained potential modes in a single investigation. The only cost to respondents will be time
cluster or increase in suicidal behavior. subpopulation will vary and depend on spent responding to the surveys.

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

Rapid Response Suicide Investiga- Rapid Response Suicide Investiga- 2,000 1 30/60 1,000
tion Data Collection Participants. tion Data Collection Instruments.

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,000

Leroy A. Richardson, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Surveillance (ABLES)’’ to the Office of
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, HUMAN SERVICES Management and Budget (OMB) for
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the review and approval. CDC previously
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Centers for Disease Control and published a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Submitted for Public Comment and
Prevention. Recommendations’’ notice on April 6,
[30Day–18–17ZX]
[FR Doc. 2017–24404 Filed 11–8–17; 8:45 am] 2017 to obtain comments from the
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork public and affected agencies. CDC did
Reduction Act Review not receive comments related to the
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In accordance with the Paperwork previous notice. This notice serves to
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for allow an additional 30 days for public
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and affected agency comments.
has submitted the information CDC will accept all comments for this
collection request titled ‘‘Childhood proposed information collection project.
Blood Lead Surveillance (CBLS) and The Office of Management and Budget
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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]
FR Citation		82 FR 52046

82 FR 52046 - 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 216 (November 9, 2017)

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