Notice2023-26085
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
November 27, 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 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 Blood Lead Surveillance System (BLSS). The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) is leading a three-year Extension for two CDC information collections, one for childhood blood lead surveillance by NCEH and another for adult blood lead surveillance by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 226 (Monday, November 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26085]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-24-0931; Docket No. CDC-2023-0094]
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 Blood Lead Surveillance System
(BLSS). The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) is leading
a three-year Extension for two CDC information collections, one for
childhood blood lead surveillance by NCEH and another for adult blood
lead surveillance by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH).
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before January 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0094 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#ec83818eac8f888fc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e31333c1e3d3a3d70393128">[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
Blood Lead Surveillance System (BLSS) (OMB Control No. 0920-0931,
Exp. 7/31/2024)--Extension--National Center for Environmental Health
(NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This is a request for a three-year extension for an existing
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance titled ``Blood Lead
Surveillance System (BLSS)'' (OMB Control No. 0920-0931; Exp. 7/31/
2024). The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) is leading
this Information Collection Request (ICR) for two Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) collections, one for childhood blood lead
surveillance by NCEH and another for adult blood lead surveillance by
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
The goal of the NCEH Childhood Blood Lead Surveillance (CBLS)
Program is to support blood lead screening and to promote primary
prevention of exposure to lead. Also, the CBLS Program supports
secondary prevention of adverse health effects when lead exposures
occur in children, through improved program management and oversight in
respondent jurisdictions. The goal of the NIOSH Adult Blood Lead
Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) Program is to build state
capacity for adult blood lead surveillance programs to measure trends
in adult blood lead levels and to prevent lead over-exposures.
NCEH has a five-year cooperative agreement, titled ``Childhood Lead
Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance of Blood Lead Levels in
Children'' (Funding Opportunity Announcement [FOA] No. CDC-RFA-EH21-
2102). The first two years of this ICR will extend from FY24, through
FY26, and thus will be covered for two-thirds of the ICR's three-year
approval period, while funding for the third year of this ICR will be
determined in the future. Data submission is voluntary and completed
through data sharing agreements with state agencies or their bona fide
agents.
Blood lead surveillance over the human lifespan is covered under
this single ICR, specifically for children younger than 16 years
through CBLS at NCEH, and for adults 16 years and older, through ABLES
at NIOSH. Over the past several decades there have been substantial
efforts in environmental lead abatement, improved protection from
occupational lead exposure, and a reduction in the prevalence of
population blood lead levels (BLLs) over time. The U.S. population BLLs
have substantially decreased over the last four decades. For example,
the CDC has reported the 1976-1980 U.S. mean BLL in children six months
to five years was 16.0 micrograms per deciliter (mcg/dL), and 14.1 mcg/
dL among adults 18 to 74 years. More recently, the CDC reported the
2009-2010 U.S. BLL geometric means among children ages one to five
years and among adults 20 years and older as 1.2 mcg/dL for both age
groups. In 2012, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) concluded that
there is sufficient evidence that even BLLs less than 5.0 mcg/dL are
associated with adverse health effects in both children and adults.
Despite the reduction in the
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overall population BLL over four decades, lead exposures continue to
occur at unacceptable levels for individuals in communities and
workplaces across the nation. Surveillance will continue through CBLS
and ABLES to identify individuals with BLLs greater than most children
who may need follow-up. Surveillance can also help prioritize
communities for primary prevention of lead exposure and expanding blood
lead testing. As of October 2021, NCEH defines its Blood Lead Reference
Value (BLRV) for children at 3.5 mcg/dL. NIOSH defines an elevated BLLs
as greater than or equal to 5.0 mcg/dL for adults.
Respondents are defined as state, local, and territorial health
departments with lead poisoning prevention programs. The estimated
annual time burden for NCEH CBLS is 1,058 hours. The estimated annual
time burden for NIOSH ABLES is 280 hours. In total, CDC is requesting
approval for a total annual time burden of 1,338 hours. There is no
cost to respondents other than their time to participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden Total
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response burden (in
respondents respondent (in hours) hours)
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State, Local and Territorial CBLS Variables 66 4 4 1,056
Health Departments, or their (ASCII Text Files). 1 1 2 2
Bona Fide Agents. CBLS Aggregate
Records Form
(Excel).
ABLES Case Records 32 1 8 256
Form and Brief
Narrative Report.
ABLES Aggregate 8 1 3 24
Records Form and
Brief Narrative
Report.
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Total....................... ................... ........... .............. ............... 1,338
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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. 2023-26085 Filed 11-24-23; 8:45 am]
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