[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50131-50133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23561]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-18-0932; Docket No. CDC-2018-0094]


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 Information Collection for 
Evaluation of Education, Communication, and Training Activities for 
Mobile Populations. This data collection will enable to evaluate its 
mobile populations and stakeholders communication, training, and 
education material's effectiveness.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before December 29, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2018-
0094 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all Federal comments through the Federal 
eRulemaking portal (regulations.gov) 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 Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: 
[email protected].

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; and
    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.
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Information Collection for Evaluation of Education, Communication, 
and Training Activities for Mobile Populations (OMB Control Number 
0920-0932, Expires 7/31/2018)--Extension--National Center for Emerging 
and Zoonotic Infectious

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Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The CDC's Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) seeks 
to request a three-year extension of a currently approved generic 
information collection plan to conduct evaluation research. Information 
gathered from this plan's associated data collections will help CDC 
plan and implement health communication, education, and training 
activities to improve health and prevent the spread of disease. These 
activities include communicating, educating, and training with 
international travelers and other mobile populations, training 
healthcare providers, and educating public health departments, federal 
partners, and other stakeholders.
    CDC proposes to change the current title of this generic plan from 
``Information Collection for Evaluation of Education, Communication, 
and Training Activities for the Division of Global Migration and 
Quarantine'' to ``Information Collection for Evaluation of Education, 
Communication, and Training Activities for Mobile Populations.''
    In the past three years, OMB approved two individual information 
collections under this generic plan, where both resulted in 
collaborations between multiple divisions within the NCEZID. DGMQ 
proposes a less exclusive project title because multiple divisions 
across NCEZID frequently collaborate on various activities. DGMQ does 
not propose any other changes for this extension request.
    DGMQ has aligned the proposed information collections 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 outlined in the Public Health 
Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 264) and in regulations that are codified 
in 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 70 and 71, and 34.
    Approval of this extension request will enable DGMQ to continue 
collecting information in an expedited manner. To help improve and 
inform activities during both routine and emergency public health 
events, DGMQ seeks to collect the following information types: 
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). This 
generic information collection plan will help DGMQ continue to refine 
efforts prove 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, 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. CDC may collect data in quantitative and/
or qualitative forms. CDC will assess numerous audience variables under 
the auspices of this generic information collection plan. 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.
    DGMQ estimates that 17,500 respondents and 7,982 hours of burden 
will be involved in evaluation research activities each year. The 
collected information will not impose a cost burden on the respondents 
beyond that associated with their time to provide the required data.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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General Public................  Focus Groups               1,050               1           10/60             175
                                 Screening form.
Healthcare Professionals......  Focus Groups                 450               1           10/60              75
                                 Screening form.
General Public................  Focus Groups....             525               1           90/60             788
Healthcare Professionals......  Focus Groups....             225               1           90/60             338
General Public................  Interview                    700               1           10/60             117
                                 Screening Form.
Healthcare Professionals......  Interview                    300               1           10/60              50
                                 Screening Form.
General Public................  Interviews......             350               1               1             350
Healthcare Professionals        Interviews......             150               1               1             150
 Interviews.
General Public................  Survey Screening           5,250               1           10/60             875
                                 Forms.
Healthcare Professionals......  Survey Screening           2,250               1           10/60             375
                                 Forms.
General Public................  Surveys.........           2,625               1           45/60           1,969
Healthcare Professionals......  Surveys.........           1,125               1           45/60             844
General Public................  Pre/Post Tests..           1,750               1           45/60           1,313
Healthcare Professionals......  Pre/Post Tests..             750               1           45/60             563
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           7,982
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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. 2017-23561 Filed 10-27-17; 8:45 am]
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