[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44309-44311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18212]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-19-1166; Docket No. CDC-2019-0070]


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 ``Poison Center Collaborations 
for Public Health Emergencies.'' This information collection is 
designed to create a timely mechanism which will allow a network of 
regional, state and local poison centers, supported by CDC, to obtain 
critical exposure and health information during a public health 
emergency.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before October 22, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2019-
0070 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,

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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

    Poison Center Collaborations for Public Health Emergencies (OMB 
Control No. 0920-1166, Exp. 2/29/2020)--Extension--National Center for 
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is requesting 
a three-year Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for an extension 
to the Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR) titled 
Poison Center Collaborations for Public Health Emergencies (OMB Control 
No. 0920-1166).
    CDC's key partner, the American Association of Poison Control 
Centers (AAPCC), is a national network of 55 poison centers working to 
prevent and treat poison exposures. The goal for this new Generic ICR 
is to create a timely mechanism to allow poison centers, in 
collaboration with CDC, to obtain critical exposure and health 
information during public health emergencies. This information is not 
captured during initial poison center calls about triage and treatment 
of potential poison exposures. Additional data collections are needed 
quickly to further characterize exposures, risk factors, and illnesses.
    When a public health emergency of interest to CDC and AAPCC occurs, 
the CDC and AAPCC hold a meeting to mutually decide whether the 
incident needs further investigation. For a public health emergency to 
be selected for call-back, adverse health effects must have occurred 
and a response is needed to prevent further morbidity and mortality. 
The event must meet the criteria below:
    (1) The event is a public health emergency causing adverse health 
effects.
    (2) Timely data are urgently needed to inform rapid public health 
action to prevent or reduce injury, disease, or death.
    (3) The event is characterized by a natural or man-made disaster, 
contaminated food or water, a new or existing consumer product, or an 
emerging public health threat.
    (4) The event has resulted in calls to a poison center, and the 
poison center agrees to conduct the call-back data collection.
    (5) The event is domestic.
    (6) Data collection will be completed in 60 days or less.
    Trained poison center staff will conduct the call-back telephone 
survey, after administering consent. Respondents will include 
individuals who call poison centers about exposures related to the 
select public health emergencies. These respondents include adults, 18 
years and older; adolescents, 15 to less than 18 years; and parents or 
guardians on behalf of their children less than 15 years of age.
    The total estimate of 300 annual respondents is based on poison 
center experience which assumes two incidents per year with 
approximately 150 respondents per event. The average burden per 
respondent is approximately 40 minutes for the call-back questionnaire. 
We anticipate a total annualized burden of 200 hours. There is no cost 
to the respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Adult Poison Center Callers...  Call-back                    210               1           40/60             140
                                 Questionnaire
                                 for Self.
Adolescent Poison Center        Call-back                     30               1           40/60              20
 Callers.                        Questionnaire
                                 for Self.
Parent or Guardian Poison       Call-back                     60               1           40/60              40
 Center Callers.                 Questionnaire
                                 for Proxy.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             200
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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. 2019-18212 Filed 8-22-19; 8:45 am]
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