Notice2022-02405
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
February 4, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
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 the National School COVID-19 Prevention Study. This information collection request is designed to obtain data from a nationally representative sample of K-12 public schools in the United States to describe the prevalence of COVID-19 prevention strategies (e.g., mask use, physical distancing) that K-12 schools are implementing, including changes over time and differences by school-level characteristics and examine associations between school-level COVID-19 prevention strategies and COVID-19 transmission related outcomes in the school and larger community.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6556-6557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02405]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-22CH Docket No. CDC-2022-0016]
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 the National School COVID-19
Prevention Study. This information collection request is designed to
obtain data from a nationally representative sample of K-12 public
schools in the United States to describe the prevalence of COVID-19
prevention strategies (e.g., mask use, physical distancing) that K-12
schools are implementing, including changes over time and differences
by school-level characteristics and examine associations between
school-level COVID-19 prevention strategies and COVID-19 transmission
related outcomes in the school and larger community.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before April 5, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0016 by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road
NE, MS H21-8, 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 Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7118; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#620d0f00220106014c050d14"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f10121d3f1c1b1c51181009">[email protected]</span></a>.
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;
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; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
The National School COVID-19 Prevention Study--New--National Center
for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC requests a one-year approval for a new information collection
titled the National School COVID-19 Prevention Study (NSCPS) for the
collection of information using a series of surveys to be administered
to school-level designees (e.g., principals) in a nationally
representative sample of K-12 schools. The NSCPS has a longitudinal
study design and involves five waves of data collection. This project
will gather information on school-level COVID-19 prevention strategies
and COVID-19 related outcomes for the last two data waves; the first
three waves have been previously approved under the Public Health
Emergency PRA Waiver. These data will inform CDC guidance for COVID-19
prevention in school settings.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 900 annual burden hours.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time to participate.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Total response
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per Average hours burden
respondents respondent per response (hours)
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School-level Administrator NSCPS Wave 4 and 600 2 45/60 900
(e.g., principal). 5 Questionnaire.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 900
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-02405 Filed 2-3-22; 8:45 am]
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