Notice2022-18443
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
August 26, 2022
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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 continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Poison Center Collaborations for Public Health Emergencies. This proposed collection will allow CDC to quickly characterize potential exposures identified through the National Poison Data System (NPDS), help determine potential risk factors, identify illnesses related to the public health emergency, and improve the public health response to the incident.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 165 (Friday, August 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52575-52577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18443]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-1166; Docket No. CDC-2022-0100]
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 continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled Poison Center Collaborations for Public Health Emergencies. This
proposed collection will allow CDC to quickly characterize potential
exposures identified through the National Poison Data System (NPDS),
help determine potential risk factors, identify illnesses related to
the public health emergency, and improve the public health response to
the incident.
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DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before October 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0100 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#e7888a85a7848384c9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c5aaa8a785a6a1a6eba2aab3">[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
Poison Center Collaborations for Public Health Emergencies (PCCPHE)
(OMB Control No. 0920-1166, Exp. 04/30/2023)--Revision--National Center
for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is requesting
a three-year Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Revision of the Generic
Information Collection Request (Generic ICR) titled Poison Center
Collaborations for Public Health Emergencies (PCCPHE) (OMB Control No.
0920-1166; Expiration date 04/30/2023).
CDC's key partner is America's Poison Centers \TM\, formerly known
as the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC).
America's Poison Centers \TM\ is a national network of 55 poison
centers working to prevent and treat poison exposures. America's Poison
Centers \TM\ manages its existing surveillance system called the
National Poison Data System (NPDS) and provides CDC access to monitor
this system under a cooperative agreement and a data license agreement.
When a public health emergency of interest emerges in NPDS, the CDC
and America's Poison Centers \TM\ hold a meeting to mutually decide
whether the incident needs further investigation. For a public health
emergency to be selected for call-back, adverse health effects must
have occurred, and a response is needed to prevent further morbidity
and mortality. The event must meet the following criteria: (1) the
event is a public health emergency causing adverse health effects; (2)
timely data are urgently needed to inform rapid public health action to
prevent or reduce injury, disease, or death; (3) the event is
characterized by a natural or man-made disaster, contaminated food or
water, a new or existing consumer product, or an emerging public health
threat; (4) the event has resulted in calls to a poison center, and the
poison center agrees to conduct the call-back data collection; (5) the
event is domestic; and (6) data collection will be completed in 60 days
or less.
The purpose of this Generic ICR is to create a timely mechanism to
allow poison centers, supported by CDC, to follow-up with callers
during select public health emergencies on exposure and health. These
PCCPHE Generic information collections (GenICs) will obtain information
on sources of exposure, scenario of exposure, health seeking behaviors
following exposure, and awareness of health communication messaging.
These additional data can help CDC identify interventions to improve
health messaging meant to reduce exposure; improve disaster and
emergency response; and prevent future events for the specific area or
incident of interest.
Trained poison center staff will conduct the call-back telephone
survey or will facilitate the call-back web survey, after administering
consent. Respondents will include individuals who call poison centers
about exposures related to the select public health emergencies. These
respondents include adults, 18 years and older; adolescents, 15 to less
than 18 years; and parents or guardians on behalf of their children
less than 15 years of age.
In 2019, a PCCPHE GenIC, titled ``Risk Factors for Harmful Algal
Blooms (HABs),'' was conducted to identify sources of and risk factors
for HAB exposures. New information gained about HAB exposures were used
improve HAB incident response, communication, and outreach at the state
and national level.
During the past three-year approval period, no PCCPHE GenICs were
conducted; however, two NPDS-related follow-up studies were implemented
using the Secretary's Public Health Emergency PRA Waiver for COVID-19.
During a non-pandemic situation, these two studies would have used this
Generic ICR. These studies assessed unintentional exposures associated
with cleaning products (e.g., bleach, hand sanitizers) in home settings
to determine knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cleaning
behaviors and help guide public health messaging.
Based on CDC's past experience, the following revisions affecting
public burden are proposed. CDC plans to increase the annual number of
public health emergencies of interest from two to three per year. CDC
will reduce the estimated time per response from 40 minutes to 10
minutes. CDC plans to add web surveys as a second secure mode of
collection to the currently approved telephone surveys. CDC will also
increase the annual number of
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respondents from 150 to 500 per call-back investigation.
Based on these revisions, the total number of annual respondents
requested is 1,500, which is an increase of 1,200 over the 300
respondents previously approved. The annual time burden requested is
250 hours, which is an increase of 50 hours over the 200 hours
previously approved. There is no cost to the respondents other than
their time.
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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Adult Poison Center Callers... Call-back 1,200 1 10/60 200
Questionnaire
for Self.
Adolescent Poison Center Call-back 150 1 10/60 25
Callers. Questionnaire
for Self.
Parent or Guardian Poison Call-back 150 1 10/60 25
Center Callers. Questionnaire
for Proxy.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 250
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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. 2022-18443 Filed 8-25-22; 8:45 am]
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