[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31063-31064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14027]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-17-1146]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (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 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be 
directed to the Attention: 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.

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Proposed Project

    Survey of Surveillance Records of Aedes aegypti and Aedes 
albopictus from 1960 to Present (OMB Control Number 0920-1146, 
expiration date 11/30/2019)--Revision--National Center for Emerging and 
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Zika virus response necessitates the collection of county and 
sub-county level records for Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus, the 
vectors of Zika virus. This information will be used to update species 
distribution maps for the United States and to develop a model aimed at 
identifying where these vectors can survive and reproduce. CDC is 
seeking to revise the collection approved under OMB Control number 
0920-1146 for clearance to collect information for three years.
    In February 2016, OMB issued emergency clearance for a county-level 
survey of vector surveillance records for a limited number of years 
(2006-2015) (OMB Control No. 0920-1101, expiration date 8/31/2016). OMB 
then issued clearance for a follow-up information collection similar to 
the first (OMB Control No. 0920-1146, expiration date 11/30/2019) but 
expanded the years that were evaluated. The information collection in 
this request will be very similar of those surveys, but will collect 
these data monthly going forward.
    The previous two surveys aimed to describe the reported 
distribution of the Zika virus vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus 
from 1960 until late 2016 at county and sub-county spatial scales. The 
56 year data review was necessary because many recent records for these 
species of mosquitos were lacking, likely because from 2004-2015 most 
vector surveillance focused on vectors of West Nile virus (Culex spp.) 
rather than Zika vectors. The surveys yielded important data allowing 
CDC, states, and partners to understand the spread of these mosquitos 
in the U.S. as well as the environmental conditions necessary for them 
to survive. The surveys reviewed data records from 1960-2016 and 
resulted in a complete assessment of historical records of mosquito 
surveillance but were not designed to collect these types of data 
routinely over time.
    In this revision, we will also seek information on locations of the 
mosquito traps at sub-county spatial scales through an online data 
portal called MosquitoNET (https://www.cdc.gov/Arbonet/MosquitoNET) and 
will be expanded to include insecticide susceptibility and resistance 
data on local populations of mosquitos. Data will be collected monthly 
through the expiration date of this OMB approval. Such information will 
aid in (1) targeting vector control efforts to prevent mosquito-borne 
Zika virus transmission in the continental U.S. and (2) targeting 
future vector surveillance efforts. The resulting maps and models will 
inform the public and policy makers of the known distribution of these 
vectors, identify gaps in vector surveillance, and target allocation of 
surveillance and prevention resources.
    As part of the Zika response, efforts to identify Ae. aegypti and 
Ae. albopictus in the continental U.S. were substantially enhanced 
during 2016 and funding will be provided to states to continue to 
enhance surveillance for these vectors through the longstanding 
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Program that was expanded to now 
include mosquito surveillance.
    Respondents will include public health professionals who are 
recipients of ELC funding or their designated points of contact. The 
respondents will be contacted via ELC primary recipients and instructed 
to set up accounts on the MosquitoNET Web site via a simple process. 
Data collection from ELC recipients will then begin. In order to limit 
the burden of data entry on respondents who may be entering information 
for their state, they will have the option of submitting the data via 
email to CDC using an excel survey.
    This information collection request is authorized by Section 301 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241). The total estimated 
annualized number of burden hours is 189. There will be no anticipated 
costs to respondents other than 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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Public health professionals.........  MosquitoNET entry of                 64               12            15/60
                                       monthly surveillance
                                       records of Aedes
                                       aegypti and Aedes
                                       albopictus.
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-14027 Filed 7-3-17; 8:45 am]
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