Notice2023-19065
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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September 5, 2023
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60684-60685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19065]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-23-23FQ]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information
collection request titled ``Public Health/Public Safety Strategies to
Reduce Drug Overdose Data Collection'' to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval. CDC previously published a
``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations'' notice on June 09, 2023 to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. CDC did not receive comments related to
the previous notice. This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days
for public and affected agency comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(a) 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;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) 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 submission of responses; and
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(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570. Comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Direct
written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in
this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice
publication.
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 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. 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 Clearance mechanism (Generic ICR, GenIC)
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 Clearance will allow for the gathering of information
about PH/PS strategies to identify actions to improve responses to the
overdose crisis. No mechanism 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 Generic Clearance will be used to
rapidly improve the implementation of programs enacted through these
partnerships throughout the lifespan of CDC's national programs. The
estimated annual burden hours 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
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Public Health/Public Safety Public Health/Public 5,000 1 30/60
Strategies Data Collection Safety Strategies Data
Participants. 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. 2023-19065 Filed 9-1-23; 8:45 am]
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