[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64077-64078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25147]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-20-0987]


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 Qualitative Information Collection on 
Emerging Diseases among the Foreign-born in the US 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 August 8, 2019 to obtain comments from the 
public and affected agencies. CDC received two non-substantive 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

Qualitative Information Collection on Emerging Diseases Among the 
Foreign-born in the US

(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 US.
    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 550 respondents 
and 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.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondents                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Foreign-born from specific country of   Screeners for focus                  300               1           10/60
 birth in the United States.             groups (assuming 2
                                         screenings for each
                                         recruited participant
                                         in focus groups) (150 x
                                         2 = 300).
Foreign-born from specific country of   Focus Groups                         150               1               2
 birth in the United States.             (Approximately 15 focus
                                         groups/year and 10
                                         participants per focus
                                         group).
Foreign-born community leaders and      Key informant interviews             100               1               1
 staff from organizations serving        (Approximately 100
 those communities.                      interviews/year).
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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. 2019-25147 Filed 11-19-19; 8:45 am]
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