Notice2023-12939
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
June 16, 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 NCEZID Rapid Message Testing & Development System. This collection will enable the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) to test health messages and gather information to inform the development of health messages.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39436-39437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12939]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-23-23GC; Docket No. CDC-2023-0049]
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 NCEZID Rapid Message Testing & Development System. This
collection will enable the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) to test health messages and gather
information to inform the development of health messages.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0049 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#aec1c3cceecdcacd80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="630c0e01230007004d040c15">[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
NCEZID Rapid Message Testing & Development System--New--National
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
(NCEZID) offers numerous powerful resources to anticipate, prevent, and
address outbreaks of infectious diseases. From researchers to emergency
responders; from laboratories to surveillance of mobile populations;
from collaborations at the Federal level to partnerships at the local
level, NCEZID keeps people safe from threats like anthrax, Ebola virus,
Zika virus, sepsis, mpox, and foodborne illnesses like Salmonella.
These efforts are vital to protect and save lives.
The ability to effectively communicate with the public about these
threats is one of NCEZID's most vital roles. Particularly during an
outbreak, it is critical that the public understands what is happening
and why, and trusts and follows public health leaders' guidance. Recent
public health responses to COVID-19 and mpox have underscored the need
to improve the speed and content of health communications, particularly
among populations at higher risk for zoonotic and infectious diseases.
This Rapid Message Testing & Message Development System will enable
NCEZID to collect information vital to the development of clear,
salient, relevant, appealing, and persuasive messages related to
outbreaks and other emerging and zoonotic diseases via a Generic
mechanism. The Rapid Message Testing & Message Development System will
also allow for the relatively rapid testing of messages when the need
arises within the Center, prior to the dissemination of those messages
and associated communications materials. The data collection is
intended to ensure NCEZID messages are appropriate to target audiences.
Data will guide revisions to existing or draft messages, inform the
development of new messages, and otherwise enable message developers to
make optimal decisions about message content, format, and dissemination
so that NCEZID's messages effectively reach and resonate with their
intended audiences. Proposed data collection methods include in-depth
interviews, online or in-person focus groups, and online surveys.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 2,615 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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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Online surveys (general Content question 10,000 1 10/60 1,667
public). bank.
Online in-depth interview Screening 720 1 5/60 60
screening (healthcare and question bank.
specialty audiences).
Online in-depth interviews Content question 72 1 1 72
(healthcare and specialty bank.
audiences).
Online focus group screening Screening 1,440 1 5/60 120
(general public). question bank.
Online focus groups (general Content question 144 1 2 288
public). bank.
Online focus group screening Screening 1,440 1 5/60 120
(healthcare and specialty question bank.
audiences).
Online focus groups Content question 144 1 2 288
(healthcare and specialty bank.
audiences).
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 2,615
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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. 2023-12939 Filed 6-15-23; 8:45 am]
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