[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26109-26110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11647]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-19-1150; Docket No. CDC-2019-0047]


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 Lyme and other Tickborne Diseases 
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Surveys. This will allow for survey 
development, pre-testing activities, and survey administration to be 
carried out during the years 2020-2022 by the Division of Vector-Borne 
Diseases (DVBD), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases 
(NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data 
collection for which approval is sought will allow DVBD to use survey 
results to inform implementation of future TBD prevention 
interventions.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 5, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2019-
0047 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, 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: 404-639-7570; 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

    Generic Clearance for Lyme and other Tickborne Diseases Knowledge, 
Attitudes, and Practices Surveys--Extension--National Center for 
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of 
Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD) and other programs working on tickborne 
diseases (TBDs) are requesting a three year extension without change 
for a generic clearance to conduct TBD prevention studies to include 
knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) surveys regarding ticks and 
tickborne diseases (TBDs) among residents and businesses offering pest 
control services in Lyme disease endemic areas of the United States. 
The data collection for which approval is sought will allow DVBD to use 
survey results to inform implementation of future TBD prevention 
interventions. TBDs are a substantial and growing public health problem 
in the United States. From 2004-2016, over 490,000 cases of TBDs were 
reported to CDC, including cases of anaplasmosis, babesiosis, 
ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and tularemia 
(CDC, 2018). Lyme disease accounted for 82% of all TBDs, with over 
400,000 cases reported during this time period. In addition, several 
novel tickborne pathogens have recently been found to cause human 
disease in the United States. Factors driving the emergence of TBDs are 
not well defined and current prevention methods have been insufficient 
to curb the increase in cases. Data is lacking on how often certain 
prevention measures are used by individuals at risk as well as what the 
barriers to using certain prevention measure are.
    The primary target population for these data collections are 
individuals and their household members who are at risk for TBDs 
associated with I. scapularis ticks and who may be exposed to these 
ticks residentially, recreationally, and/or occupationally. The 
secondary target population includes owners and employees of businesses 
offering pest control services to residents in areas where I. 
scapularis ticks transmit diseases to humans. Specifically, these 
target populations include those residing or working in the 15 highest 
incidence states for Lyme disease (CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, MN, NH, NJ, NY, 
PA, RI, VT, VA, WI and WV). We anticipate conducting one to two surveys 
per year, for a maximum of six surveys conducted over a three year 
period. Depending on the survey, we aim to enroll 500-10,000 
participants per study. It is expected that we will need to target 
recruitment to about twice as many people as we intend to enroll. 
Surveys may be conducted daily, weekly, monthly, or bi-monthly per 
participant for a defined period of time (whether by phone or web 
survey), depending on the survey or study. The surveys will range in 
duration from approximately 5-30 minutes. Each participant may be 
surveyed 1-64 times

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in one year; this variance is due to differences in the type of 
information collected for a given survey. Specific burden estimates for 
each study and each information collection instrument will be provided 
with each individual project submission for OMB review. Insights gained 
from KAP surveys will aid in prioritizing which prevention methods 
should be evaluated in future randomized, controlled trials and 
ultimately help target promotion of proven prevention methods that 
could yield substantial reductions in TBD incidence.
    The maximum estimated, annualized burden hours are 98,830 hours. 
There is no cost 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 respondent            Form name      respondents *   responses per   response (in        hours
                                                                   respondent *      hours) *
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General public, individuals or  Screening                 20,000               1           15/60           5,000
 households.                     instrument
                                 (Attachment 1).
                                Consent form              10,000               1           20/60           3,330
                                 (Attachment 2).
                                Introductory              10,000               1           30/60           5,000
                                 Surveys
                                 (Attachment 3).
                                Monthly surveys           10,000              12           15/60          30,000
                                 (Attachment 4).
                                Final surveys             10,000               1           30/60           5,000
                                 (Attachment 5).
                                Daily surveys             10,000              60            5/60          50,000
                                 (Attachment 6).
Pest Control Operators........  PCO Survey                 1,000               1           30/60             500
                                 (Attachment 7).
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............          98,830
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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. 2019-11647 Filed 6-4-19; 8:45 am]
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