Notice2024-00716
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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Published
January 17, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2954-2955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00716]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-24-1316]
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 ``Aerosols from cyanobacterial blooms:
Exposures and Health Effects in a Highly Exposed Population'' 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 October 16, 2023 to obtain
comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC received one
comment related to this 30-day notice.
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
(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
Aerosols from Cyanobacterial Blooms: Exposures and Health Effects
in a Highly Exposed Population (OMB Control No. 0920-1316, Exp. 1/31/
2024)--Extension--National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), requests a three-year Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for a renewal of the information
collection request titled Aerosols from Cyanobacterial Blooms:
Exposures and Health Effects in a Highly Exposed Population. NCEH is
authorized to conduct research under the Public Health Service Act,
Section 301, ``Research and investigation,'' (42 U.S.C. 241).
Toxins produced by blooms of algae, cyanobacteria, and seaweed
(herein called harmful algal blooms or HABS) are among the most potent
natural chemicals. Exposure to these toxins can induce a wide variety
of reported and documented effects in people and animals. Published
studies demonstrate that people and animals are at risk for health
effects from exposure to HABS, whether through eating contaminated
food, drinking contaminated water, or inhaling contaminated aerosols.
Although there is substantial published work describing the public
health impacts from these blooms, unanswered questions remain,
including quantitative assessments of exposure and characterization of
the clinical presentations of illnesses associated with HAB exposures.
HAB events and associated environmental impacts (e.g., geographic
and temporal extent, composition, toxin production) are difficult, if
not impossible to predict and track. Specifically, for the previously
approved project, we were not able to align the physical occurrence of
a specific type of a HAB of significant magnitude with government
approvals and resource commitments. Therefore, we request a three-year
Extension of the original Information Collection Request (ICR).
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 1,273 annual burden
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
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Interested community members.......... Screening/baseline 84 1 15/60
Survey.
Eligible study respondents............ Symptom Survey.......... 67 10 15/60
Eligible study respondents............ Record of Time Spent 67 5 10/60
Outdoors.
Eligible study respondents............ Provide blood specimen.. 67 3 15/60
Eligible study respondents............ Provide specimens 67 10 1
(urine, nasal swabs,
lung function test).
Eligible study respondents............ Be outfitted with 67 5 45/60
personal air sampler.
Eligble study respondents............. Provide fish (if 67 5 10/60
respondent went fishing
and caught fish).
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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. 2024-00716 Filed 1-16-24; 8:45 am]
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