[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76415-76416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31407]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30 Day-12-11JQ]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an email to 
[email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-
5806. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this 
notice.

Proposed Project

    Data Collection for Evaluation of Education, Communication, and 
Training Activities--New--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global Migration and 
Quarantine (DGMQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of 
Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) is requesting a three year 
approval for a generic clearance to conduct evaluation research in 
order to plan and implement health communication, education, and 
training activities to improve health and prevent the spread of 
disease. These activities include communicating with international 
travelers and other mobile populations, training healthcare providers, 
and educating public health departments and other federal partners.
    The information collection for which approval is sought is in 
accordance with DGMQ's mission to reduce morbidity and mortality among 
immigrants, refugees, travelers, expatriates, and other globally mobile 
populations, and to prevent the introduction, transmission, or spread 
of communicable diseases from foreign countries into the United States. 
This mission is supported by delegated legal authorities.
    First, section 361 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 
U.S.C. 264) (Attachment A) authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) to make and enforce regulations necessary to prevent the 
introduction, transmission or spread of communicable diseases from 
foreign countries or possessions into the United States and from one 
state or possession into any other state or possession. These 
regulations are codified in 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 
70 and 71.
    In addition, the Secretary of Health and Human Services also has 
the legal authority to establish regulations outlining the requirements 
for the medical examination of aliens before they may be admitted into 
the United States. This authority is provided under Section 
212(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(1)(A)) (Attachment B) and Section 325 of the Public Health 
Service Act (Attachment C). These regulations are codified in 42 CFR 
part 34, which establish requirements that determine whether aliens can 
be admitted into the United States.
    Successful implementation of DGMQ's regulatory authority and public 
health mission as outlined above requires a variety of communication, 
training and educational activities involving staff, partners, mobile 
populations and the general public. DGMQ conducts these activities in 
order to inform, educate and empower key audiences with respect to 
important public health issues.
    This generic OMB clearance will allow DGMQ to quickly collect 
information about the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of key 
audiences (such as refugees, immigrants, migrants, international 
travelers, travel industry partners, healthcare providers, non-profit 
agencies, customs brokers and forwarders, schools, state and local 
health departments) to help improve and inform these activities during 
both routine and emergency public health events. This generic OMB 
clearance will help DGMQ continue to refine these efforts in a timely 
manner, and will be especially valuable for communication activities 
that must occur quickly in response to public health emergencies.
    DGMQ staff will use a variety of data collection methods for this 
proposed project: interviews, focus groups, group discussions, surveys, 
and pre-post tests. Depending on the research questions and audiences 
involved, data may be gathered in-person, by telephone, online, or 
using some combination of these formats. Data may be collected in 
quantitative and/or qualitative forms. Numerous audience variables will 
be assessed under the auspices of this generic OMB clearance. These 
include, but are not limited to, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, 
behavioral intentions, practices, behaviors, skills, self-efficacy, and 
information needs and sources. Insights gained from evaluation research 
will assist in the development, refinement, implementation, and 
demonstration of outcomes and impact of communication, education, and 
training activities.
    The information being collected will not impose a cost burden on 
the respondents beyond that associated with their time to provide the 
required data. The total estimated annual burden is 22,166 hours.

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                                        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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General Public/Healthcare               Screening form..........            3000               1           10/60
 Professionals Focus groups.            Focus Groups............            1500               1             1.5
General Public/Healthcare               Screening Form..........            2000               1           10/60
 Professionals Interviews.
                                        Interviews..............            1000               1               1
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General Public/Healthcare               Screening Forms.........            2000               1           10/60
 Professionals Large Group Discussions. Large Group Discussion..            1000               1             1.5
General Public/Healthcare               Screening Forms.........           15000               1           10/60
 Professionals Surveys.
                                        Surveys.................            7500               1           45/60
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General Public/Healthcare               Screening Forms.........           15000               1           10/60
 Professionals Pre/post tests.          Pre/Post Tests..........            7500               1           45/60
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    Dated: November 30, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-31407 Filed 12-6-11; 8:45 am]
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