Notice2022-11771
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
June 2, 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 information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Enhanced surveillance of respiratory illness among people experiencing homelessness in Anchorage, Alaska. This project will entail collecting nasopharyngeal swabs from people experiencing respiratory symptoms who are accessing homeless services at congregate and non-congregate shelters in Anchorage, Alaska.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33490-33491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11771]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-22FT; Docket No. CDC-2022-0073]
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 information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled Enhanced surveillance of respiratory illness among people
experiencing homelessness in Anchorage, Alaska. This project will
entail collecting nasopharyngeal swabs from people experiencing
respiratory symptoms who are accessing homeless services at congregate
and non-congregate shelters in Anchorage, Alaska.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 1, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0073 by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>) 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; Telephone: 404-639-7570;
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c53515e7c5f585f125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b1416193b181f18551c140d">[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
Enhanced surveillance of Respiratory Illness Among People
Experiencing Homelessness in Anchorage, Alaska--New--National Center
for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
People experiencing homelessness are at risk for respiratory
infectious diseases. This project involves enhanced surveillance for
respiratory viruses in congregate and non-congregate homeless shelters
to provide evidence to improve public health for people who are
experiencing homelessness in Anchorage, Alaska. The project team will
collect an upper respiratory specimen (e.g. nasopharyngeal swab) from
people experiencing respiratory symptoms who are accessing shelters.
The project team will complete a short symptom questionnaire with the
participant and then conduct a medical record review to ascertain the
clinical course of infection. Swabs will be tested for multiple viral
pathogens to estimate the burden of pathogen-specific respiratory
infections among people experiencing homelessness.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 500 annual burden hours.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time to participate.
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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Persons with Respiratory Enrollment in 1,000 1 30/60 500
Symptoms Experiencing Symptom
Homelessness. Screening.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 500
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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. 2022-11771 Filed 6-1-22; 8:45 am]
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