Notice2023-09087
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
May 1, 2023
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 Public Health Emergency Management Capacity Assessment Tool (PHEM Tool). The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Global Emergency Management Capacity Development (GEMCD) team will use the PHEM Tool to assess the public health emergency management (PHEM) program and Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) capacity of Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) countries.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26546-26547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09087]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-23-23EH; Docket No. CDC-2023-0030]
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 Public Health Emergency
Management Capacity Assessment Tool (PHEM Tool). The Center for Disease
Control and Prevention's (CDC) Global Emergency Management Capacity
Development (GEMCD) team will use the PHEM Tool to assess the public
health emergency management (PHEM) program and Public Health Emergency
Operations Center (PHEOC) capacity of Global Health Security Agenda
(GHSA) countries.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0030 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,
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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#4a2527280a292e29642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bf4f6f9dbf8fff8b5fcf4ed">[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
Public Health Emergency Management Capacity Assessment Tool (PHEM
Tool)--New--Office of Readiness and Response (ORR), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Global
Emergency Management Capacity Development (GEMCD) team strengthens
emergency management capacity development globally. It helps countries
to prepare for, anticipate, and respond to all forms of public health
threats. GEMCD's mission is to build resilient Public Health Emergency
Management (PHEM) programs throughout the world.
The GEMCD team's Emergency Management Technical Advisors (EMTAs)
will use the PHEM Tool to guide an in-person interview with GHSA
countries Ministry of Health, Public Health Emergency Operations Center
(PHEOC) Manager, and optional additional staff, to characterize the
country's PHEM program and capabilities. EMTAs will document responses
in an excel based form that will be entered into and maintained in the
CDCReady data base. Collected data will identify strengths and
weaknesses, capabilities, and gaps in PHEM programs and PHEOCs in GHSA
countries. Findings will guide GEMCD team program planning initiatives
and determine appropriate technical assistance (TA) for GHSA countries.
Data will be analyzed to identify the presence or absence of specific
PHEM and PHEOC requirements, such as plans, policies, and procedures,
etc. Additional analysis will focus upon the status of PHEM and PHEOC
plans, policies, and procedures (e.g., date of publication, relevance).
The survey will be conducted annually to identify progress and document
changes from one year to the next in terms of PHEM program and PHEOC
capabilities.
OMB approval is requested for three years. The estimated annualized
burden for this information collection is 72 hours. There is no cost to
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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Ministry of Health personnel PHEM Tool....... 12 1 6 72
responsible for Public Health
Emergency Management (PHEM)
Program in participating GHSA
countries.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 72
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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. 2023-09087 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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