[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 57 (Friday, March 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12765-12766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05914]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-18-0931]


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 Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Surveillance 
System (HHLPSS) 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 [November 
8, 2017] to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC 
did not receive comments related to the previous notice. This notice 
serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency 
comments.
    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 or send an email to [email protected]. 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

    Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Surveillance System (HHLPSS) (OMB 
Control Number 0920-0931, expires 05/31/2018)--Extension--National 
Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The overarching goal of HHLPSS is to support healthy homes 
surveillance activities at the state and national levels. CDC seeks to 
request an OMB approval to extend the project for 18-months for up to 
40 state and local Healthy Homes Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention 
Programs (CLPPP) and the state-based Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and 
Surveillance (ABLES) programs. The state programs will report 
information (e.g., presence of lead paint, age of housing, occupation 
of adults and type of housing) to the CDC under a one-year cost 
extension of the FY14 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA No. CDC-
RFA-14-1408) titled ``(PPHF) Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention.'' The 
18-month extension will allow CDC to collect data for the third year

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supplement which represents the fourth and final year of awardee blood 
lead surveillance data under this program announcement.
    Over the last three years, seven states have adopted the HHLPSS and 
13 are in beta-testing. Since October 2014, CDC has funded up to 40 
state and local blood lead surveillance programs. All of these programs 
or their subcontractors at the local level are submitting lead 
surveillance data for an additional year.
    The objectives for this surveillance system remain two-fold. First, 
the HHLPSS allows CDC to systematically track how the state and local 
programs conduct case management and follow-up of residents with 
housing-related health outcomes. Second, the system allows for 
identification and collection of information on other housing-related 
risk factors. Childhood and adult lead poisoning is just one of many 
adverse health conditions that are related to common housing 
deficiencies. Multiple hazards in housing (e.g., mold, vermin, radon 
and the lack of safety devices) continue to adversely affect the health 
of residents. HHLPSS offers a coordinated, comprehensive, and 
systematic public health approach to eliminate multiple housing-related 
health hazards.
    HHLPSS enables flexibility to evaluate housing where the risk for 
lead poisoning is high, regardless of whether children less than 6 
years of age currently reside there. Thus, HHLPSS supports CDC efforts 
for primary prevention of childhood and adult lead poisoning. Over the 
past several decades there has been a remarkable reduction in 
environmental sources of lead, improved protection from occupational 
lead exposure, and an overall decreasing trend in the prevalence of 
elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in U.S. adults. As a result, the U.S. 
national BLL geometric mean among adults was 1.2 [micro]g/dL during 
2009-2010. Nonetheless, lead exposures continue to occur at 
unacceptable levels. Current research continues to find that BLLs 
previously considered harmless can have harmful effects in adults, such 
as decreased renal function and increased risk for hypertension and 
essential tremor at BLLs <10 [micro]g/dL.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The total 
estimated time burden hours is 640 hours. There are no changes to the 
requested burden hours or the data collection.

                                        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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State, Local, and Territorial Health  Healthy Homes and Lead               40                4                4
 Departments.                          Poisoning Surveillance
                                       System (HHLPSS)
                                       Variables.
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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. 2018-05914 Filed 3-22-18; 8:45 am]
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