[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5029-5030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01386]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-VRP-OPH-NPS0028014; PPWOVPADH0, PPMPRHS1Y.Y00000 (200); OMB 
Control Number 1024-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; National Park Service, 
Office of Public Health, Disease Reporting and Surveillance Forms

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
by facsimile at 202-395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments to 
Phadrea Ponds, Acting, Information Collection Clearance Officer, 
National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525; or 
by email at [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 
1024-DRSS in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR contact Maria Said, U.S. Public Health Service 
Epidemiology Branch Chief, Office of Public Health, National Park 
Service 1849 C Street NW, Room 2543, Mailstop 2560, Washington, DC 
20240; or by phone at (202) 513-7151 or by email at [email protected]. 
Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-DRSS in the subject line of 
your comments. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    On December 15, 2016, we published a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information for 60 days, 
ending on February 13, 2017 (81 FR 90867). We received one request by 
phone, from the Senior Attorney Advisor with the Office of Legal 
Counsel, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on December 30, 
2016. The request was to review the forms and supporting statement 
associated with this proposed information collection. We responded on 
January 12, 2017 that the package was still under development. Once the 
surveys were complete, we responded to request feedback on the final 
instrument; however, we did not receive a reply, despite several 
follow-up attempts.
    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. We are especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the 
proper functions of the NPS, (2) will this information be processed and 
used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) 
how might the NPS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the NPS minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you 
should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal 
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you can ask us in your comment to

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withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: The NPS Organic Act of 1916 (54 U.S.C. 100101 et seq.) 
and the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S. Code Chapter 6A) give the 
NPS broad authority to collect information in an effort to protect and 
promote visitor health across the National Parks. Each year, the NPS 
Office of Public Health (OPH) responds to multiple service-wide 
incidents involving human disease transmission within the park system. 
Many of these incidents involve the spread of gastrointestinal illness 
and are thought to be attributable to norovirus, which is a common and 
highly contagious virus spread through contaminated food or water, from 
person-to-person, or by contaminated surfaces, etc. In the event of 
illness incidents, public health responders also consider and 
investigate the possibility of other etiological agents. The Disease 
Reporting and Surveillance System (DRSS) will provide information on 
the symptoms, duration, and location of illness, which allows public 
health workers to work rapidly and appropriately to address the 
incidents.
    This is a request to approve two forms currently in use without a 
valid OMB control number. The Concession Employee Illness Reporting and 
Tour Vehicle Passenger Illness Reporting forms have been in use in 
Yellowstone National Park (YELL) since 2008. We are now requesting 
approval to use these forms at Yellowstone, Grand Teton (GRTE) and 
Glacier (GLAC) National Parks because visitors tend to visit these 
three parks in succession during a single trip.
    Title of Collection: National Park Service Office of Public Health 
Disease Reporting and Surveillance Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/households and private 
sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 390.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 390.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Concession Employee 
Illness: 10 minutes; Tour Vehicle Passenger Illness: 15 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 73.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

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                                                                                     Estimated
                                                                     Number of      burden per     Total annual
                              Form                                   completed      respondent    burden (hours)
                                                                       forms         (minutes)
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Concession Employee Illness.....................................             300              10              50
Tour Vehicle Passenger Illness..................................            * 90              15              23
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    Total.......................................................             390  ..............              73
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* 30 forms per park (YELL, GLAC, GRTE).

    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Phadrea Ponds,
Acting, NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-01386 Filed 1-27-20; 8:45 am]
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