83 FR 12765 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 57 (March 23, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-05914

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 57 (Friday, March 23, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 57 (Friday, March 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-18-0931]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Surveillance 
System (HHLPSS) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection 
Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on [November 
8, 2017] to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC 
did not receive comments related to the previous notice. This notice 
serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency 
comments.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (a) 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;
    (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    (d) 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 submission of responses; and
    (e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments 
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the 
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide 
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.

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 HHLPSS is to support healthy homes 
surveillance activities at the state and national levels. CDC seeks to 
request an OMB approval to extend the project for 18-months for 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 FY14 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA No. CDC-
RFA-14-1408) titled ``(PPHF) Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention.'' The 
18-month extension will allow CDC to collect data for the third year

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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 HHLPSS 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 systematically track 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 that are related to common housing 
deficiencies. Multiple hazards in housing (e.g., mold, vermin, radon 
and the lack of safety devices) continue to adversely affect 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 hours is 640 hours. There are no changes to the 
requested burden hours or the data collection.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                   Number of      Average burden
         Type of respondents                 Form name            Number of      responses per     per response
                                                                 respondents       respondent       (in hours)
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State, Local, and Territorial Health  Healthy Homes and Lead               40                4                4
 Departments.                          Poisoning Surveillance
                                       System (HHLPSS)
                                       Variables.
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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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Healthcare workers are nearly five nursing home compliance with the New 20 nursing home interviews to
times more likely to be victims of Jersey Violence Prevention in Health complete.
violence than workers in all industries Care Facilities Act, and (2) to evaluate CDC will conduct face-to-face
combined. the effectiveness of the regulations in interviews with the Chairs of the
While healthcare workers are not at this Act in reducing assault injuries to Violence Prevention Committees in 20
particularly high risk for job-related nursing home workers. Our central nursing homes (10 in New Jersey and 10
homicide, nearly 60% of all nonfatal hypothesis is that nursing homes with in Virginia) who are in charge of
assaults occurring in private industry high compliance with the regulations overseeing compliance efforts. The
are experienced in healthcare. Six states will have lower rates of employee purpose of the interviews is to measure
have enacted laws to reduce violence violence-related injury. NIOSH received compliance to the state regulations:
against healthcare workers by requiring OMB approval (0920–0914) to evaluate Violence prevention policies, reporting
workplace violence prevention the legislation at 50 hospitals and at 40 systems for violent events, violence
programs. prevention committee, written violence
nursing homes, to conduct a nurse
However, little is understood about prevention plan, violence risk
survey and to conduct a home
how effective these laws are in reducing assessments, post incident response and
violence against healthcare workers. healthcare aide survey. Data collection violence prevention training. A
The long-term goal of the proposed is complete for the hospitals, the nurse contractor will conduct the interviews.
project is to reduce violence against survey, and the home healthcare aide There are no costs to respondents
healthcare workers. The objective of the survey. We have completed 20 out of 40 other than their time. The total
proposed study is: (1) To examine nursing home interviews. We still have estimated burden hours are 40.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response
respondent (in hours)

Nursing Home Administrators ......................... Interview ......................................................... 20 1 1
Nursing Home Administrators ......................... Abstraction ..................................................... 20 1 1

Leroy A. Richardson, CDC will accept all comments for this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, proposed information collection project. Officer, Office of Management and
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the The Office of Management and Budget Budget, 725 17th Street NW,
Associate Director for Science, Office of the is particularly interested in comments Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
Director, Centers for Disease Control and that: 395–5806. Provide written comments
Prevention.
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed within 30 days of notice publication.
[FR Doc. 2018–05913 Filed 3–22–18; 8:45 am] collection of information is necessary
Proposed Project
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning
whether the information will have Surveillance System (HHLPSS) (OMB
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND practical utility; Control Number 0920–0931, expires 05/
HUMAN SERVICES (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the 31/2018)—Extension—National Center
Centers for Disease Control and agencies estimate of the burden of the for Environmental Health (NCEH),
Prevention proposed collection of information, Centers for Disease Control and
including the validity of the Prevention (CDC).
[30Day–18–0931] methodology and assumptions used;
Background and Brief Description
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork clarity of the information to be The overarching goal of HHLPSS is to
Reduction Act Review collected; support healthy homes surveillance
In accordance with the Paperwork (d) Minimize the burden of the activities at the state and national levels.
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for collection of information on those who CDC seeks to request an OMB approval
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are to respond, including, through the to extend the project for 18-months for
has submitted the information use of appropriate automated, up to 40 state and local Healthy Homes
collection request titled Healthy Homes electronic, mechanical, or other Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
and Lead Poisoning Surveillance technological collection techniques or Programs (CLPPP) and the state-based
System (HHLPSS) to the Office of other forms of information technology, Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and
Management and Budget (OMB) for e.g., permitting electronic submission of Surveillance (ABLES) programs. The
review and approval. CDC previously responses; and state programs will report information
published a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection (e) Assess information collection (e.g., presence of lead paint, age of
Submitted for Public Comment and costs. housing, occupation of adults and type
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Recommendations’’ notice on To request additional information on of housing) to the CDC under a one-year
[November 8, 2017] to obtain comments the proposed project or to obtain a copy cost extension of the FY14 Funding
from the public and affected agencies. of the information collection plan and Opportunity Announcement (FOA No.
CDC did not receive comments related instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or CDC–RFA–14–1408) titled ‘‘(PPHF)
to the previous notice. This notice send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention.’’
serves to allow an additional 30 days for written comments and/or suggestions The 18-month extension will allow CDC
public and affected agency comments. regarding the items contained in this to collect data for the third year

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

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

State, Local, and Territorial Health Depart- Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Surveil- 40 4 4
ments. lance System (HHLPSS) Variables.

Leroy A. Richardson, This notice invites comment on Instructions: All submissions received
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, proposed information collection must include the agency name and
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the projects under a mechanism titled Docket Number. CDC will post, without
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Generic Clearance for the Collection of change, all relevant comments to
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Regulations.gov.
Prevention. Delivery. CDC currently collects agency Please note: Submit all comments
[FR Doc. 2018–05914 Filed 3–22–18; 8:45 am] service delivery data under the through the Federal eRulemaking portal
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P following Office of Management and (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
Budget (OMB) Control numbers: address listed above.
• 0920–0940 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND • 0920–0953 request more information on the
HUMAN SERVICES • 0920–0974 proposed project or to obtain a copy of
• 0920–1009 the information collection plan and
Centers for Disease Control and
• 0920–1027 instruments, contact Leroy A.
Prevention • 0920–1050 Richardson, Information Collection
[60Day–18–1050; Docket No. CDC–2018– • 0920–1071 Review Office, Centers for Disease
0023] The information collection activities Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
provide a means to garner qualitative RoadC NE, MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia
Proposed Data Collection Submitted customer and stakeholder feedback in 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email:
for Public Comment and an efficient, timely manner, in omb@cdc.gov.
Recommendations accordance with the Federal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and government’s commitment to improving Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health service delivery. (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
and Human Services (HHS). DATES: CDC must receive written must obtain approval from the Office of
ACTION: Notice with comment period. comments on or before May 22, 2018. Management and Budget (OMB) for each
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, collection of information they conduct
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease identified by Docket No. CDC–2018– or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of 0023 by any of the following methods: requires Federal agencies to provide a
its continuing efforts to reduce public • Federal eRulemaking Portal: 60-day notice in the Federal Register
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burden and maximize the utility of Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions concerning each proposed collection of
government information, invite the for submitting comments. information, including each new
general public and other Federal • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, proposed collection, each proposed
agencies the opportunity to comment on Information Collection Review Office, extension of existing collection of
a proposed and/or continuing Centers for Disease Control and information, and each reinstatement of
information collection, as required by Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS– previously approved information
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. collection before submitting the

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83 FR 12765 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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