Notice2023-12359
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
June 9, 2023
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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 proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Public Health/Public Safety Strategies to Reduce Drug Overdose Data Collection. This data collection is designed to collect data on overdose prevention efforts that involve Public Health/Public Safety sectors or to address justice-involved populations at increased risk of overdose.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37885-37886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12359]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-23-23FQ; Docket No. CDC-2023-0046]
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 Public Health/Public Safety Strategies to Reduce Drug Overdose
Data Collection. This data collection is designed to collect data on
overdose prevention efforts that involve Public Health/Public Safety
sectors or to address justice-involved populations at increased risk of
overdose.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 8, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0046 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, H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 404-639-7570; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d12101f3d1e191e531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d7b8bab597b4b3b4f9b0b8a1">[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
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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/Public Safety Strategies to Reduce Drug Overdose Data
Collection--New--National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
(NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The drug overdose epidemic continues to pose a serious threat to
communities across the country. In March 2023, the declaration of the
opioid crisis as a national Public Health Emergency was renewed yet
again. Further, provisional data from the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS) confirmed that the number of overdose deaths in 2022
was 109,680, which is a 0.5% increase from 2020. Adding to this
challenge, drug availability and overdose trends are rapidly changing,
shaped by the westward expansion of fentanyl, the eastward expansion of
methamphetamine, the inclusion of adulterants in the drug supply (e.g.,
fentanyl, xylazine), and increasing polysubstance-involved overdose.
Multisector collaboration is critical to saving lives and reducing
the overdose epidemic. Two key sectors in this response are public
health and public safety (PH/PS), as they are both on the front lines
and both tasked with improving community safety and well-being. CDC
demonstrates strong commitment to PH/PS partnerships through
implementation of several national programs. Beginning in September
2019, CDC's Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) funds enhanced surveillance
and prevention of fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses in 47 states and
19 localities. In most of these jurisdictions, prevention activities
are carried out in partnership with public safety. Since 2017, CDC has
supported the Overdose Response Strategy (ORS), a unique collaboration
between public health and public safety partners created to help local
communities reduce drug overdose and save lives. Finally, CDC recently
launched the Opioid Rapid Response Program, an interagency, coordinated
Federal effort with the HHS Office of Inspector General to help
mitigate overdose risks among patients who lose access to a prescriber
of opioids due to law enforcement actions. As a relatively new and
increasingly leveraged tool for overdose prevention, a greater
understanding of PH/PS strategies are needed to inform these national
programs.
The goal of this Generic mechanism is to collect data to improve
overdose prevention efforts that involve PH/PS sectors or address
justice-involved populations at increased risk of overdose. This
requires practical information and experiential knowledge on current
implementation of overdose prevention efforts by PH/PS. Based on
previous experience, NCIPC anticipates that information will need to be
collected to: (a) understand the design, implementation, and uptake of
strategies that involve public health and safety, or individuals
involved in the criminal legal system who are at increased risk of
overdose; (b) identify barriers, facilitators, and best practices
associated with strategy implementation; and (c) identify disparities
in access to strategies among diverse populations or the effectiveness
of these strategies in reducing overdose.
This Generic mechanism will allow for the gathering of information
about PH/PS strategies to identify actions to improve responses to the
overdose crisis. No Generic currently exists that would allow for
exploration of programs, practices, and capacity among PH/PS
partnerships to address overdose. The assessments conducted and
information gathered through this mechanism will be used to rapidly
improve the implementation of programs enacted through these
partnerships throughout the lifespan of CDC's national programs and
more broadly.
The estimated annual burden hours requested for this collection are
2,500. There are no costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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Public Health/Public Safety Public Health/ 5,000 1 30/60 2,500
Strategies Data Collection Public Safety
Participants. Strategies Data
Collection
Instruments.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-12359 Filed 6-8-23; 8:45 am]
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