[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38988-38989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16963]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-19-0987; Docket No. CDC-2019-0064]
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 Qualitative Information
Collection on Emerging Diseases among the Foreign-born in the U.S. that
enables CDC improve the planning and implementation of disease
prevention and control strategies targeting communicable diseases and
other emerging health issues among high-risk foreign-born communities
in specific and limited geographic areas in the United States where
high numbers of those populations live.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before October 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2019-
0064 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, of the 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:
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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
Qualitative Information Collection on Emerging Diseases among the
Foreign-born in the U.S. (OMB Control no. 0920-0987, Exp. 12/31/2019)--
Extension--Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ), National
Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division
of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ), requests approval for an
extension of the current generic information collection Qualitative
Information Collection on Emerging Diseases among the Foreign-born in
the U.S.
This qualitative data collection is needed by DGMQ because foreign-
born individuals are considered hard-to-reach populations and are often
missed by routine information collection systems in the United States.
As a consequence, limited information is available about the health
status, knowledge, attitudes, health beliefs and practices related to
communicable diseases and other emerging health issues (e.g.,
tuberculosis, parasitic diseases, lead poisoning, and mental health
issues) among foreign-born populations in the United States. Foreign-
born populations are very diverse in terms of countries of origin,
socio-demographic, cultural and linguistic characteristics and
geographic destinations in the U.S. Data is especially limited at the
local level.
The purpose of the extension is to continue efforts to improve the
agency's understanding of the health status, risk factors for disease,
and other health outcomes among foreign-born individuals in the United
States. Numerous types of data will be collected under the auspices of
this generic information collection. These include, but are not limited
to, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, behavioral intentions, practices,
behaviors, skills, self-efficacy, and health information needs and
sources.
Under the terms of this generic, CDC will employ focus groups and
key informant interviews to collect information. Depending on the
specific purpose, the information collection may be conducted either
in-person, by telephone, on paper, or online. For each generic
information collection, CDC will submit to OMB the project summary and
information collection tools.
CDC requests a total of 450 burden hours annually. The respondents
to these information collections are foreign-born individuals in the
United States. There is no cost to respondents other than the time
required to provide the information requested.
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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Foreign-born from specific Screeners for 300 1 10/60 50
country of birth in the focus groups
United States. (assuming 2
screenings for
each recruited
participant in
focus groups)
(150 x 2 = 300).
Foreign-born from specific Focus Groups 150 1 2 300
country of birth in the (Approximately
United States. 15 focus groups/
year and 10
participants
per focus
group).
Foreign-born community leaders Key informant 100 1 1 100
and staff from organizations interviews
serving those communities. (Approximately
100 interviews/
year).
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 450
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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. 2019-16963 Filed 8-7-19; 8:45 am]
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