[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12612-12613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06306]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-19-19ABV; Docket No. CDC-2019-0019]


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 efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 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 on Soil-
transmitted Helminth Infections in Alabama and Mississippi. CDC 
requests OMB approval to collect information on prevalence and 
distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infections and potential risk 
factors.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 3, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2019-
0019 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Lead, 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 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 Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7118. 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 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

    Investigation on soil-transmitted helminth infections in Alabama 
and Mississippi--New--Center for Global Health (CGH), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are intestinal worms transmitted 
through contaminated soil. They include roundworms (Ascaris 
lumbricoides), whipworms (Trichuris trichiura), hookworms (Ancylostoma 
duodenale and Necator americanus) and the worm Strongyloides 
stercoralis. These infections were widespread across the American South 
through the early 20th

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century, yet despite the historically high burden of STH infections in 
these endemic areas of the United States, few resources have been 
devoted to surveillance, prevention, and treatment of STH infections in 
recent years and they are missed by routine information collection 
systems. As a result, the current prevalence of STH infections in 
previously endemic areas is unknown, but socioeconomic and 
environmental conditions favorable to ongoing transmission persist in 
areas of the south, including Alabama and Mississippi. Collecting this 
data, along with biological specimens to document infection, is 
critical to determine the prevalence of STH infections, their 
distribution, and risk factors associated with infection. This data 
will be used to inform the development and implementation of effective 
and sustainable prevention and control measures in affected areas.
    The core data elements were developed with input from community 
advocates, and local, state, and federal public health and 
environmental health partners in both Alabama and Mississippi. The 
questionnaires have been designed for self-completion by respondents. 
The data that are collected will be pooled and analyzed by university 
partners and CDC, to generate hypotheses about potential risk factors 
for infection.
    CDC requests OMB approval to collect critical information, not 
available otherwise, on the prevalence and distribution of disease and 
on risk factors, knowledge, attitudes and/or practices related to STH 
infections among residents in at-risk areas in Alabama and Mississippi. 
This information is critical for planning and implementation of disease 
prevention and control strategies targeting STH infections in the 
southeastern United States.
    This data collection is not expected to entail substantial burden 
for respondents. The estimated total annualized burden associated with 
this data collection is 220 hours (approximately 958 individuals 
interviewed x 10 minutes/response). There will be no costs to 
respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response  (in     (in hrs.)
                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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Individuals...................  Questionnaire--A             600               1           10/60             100
                                 labama.
Individuals...................  Questionnaire--M             358               1           10/60              60
                                 ississippi.
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Individuals...................  Anthropometric               358               1           10/60              60
                                 data--Mississip
                                 pi.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             220
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-06306 Filed 4-1-19; 8:45 am]
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