[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9624-9625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03710]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-22CR; Docket No. CDC-2022-0026]
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 Homeless Service Providers
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Body Lice, Fleas and
Associated Diseases. This proposed study is designed to improve CDC's
understanding of homeless service providers knowledge, attitudes, and
practices regarding vector-borne diseases that can affect persons
experiencing homelessness.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before April 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0026, by either 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 H21-8, 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 H21-8, 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;
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; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Homeless Service Providers Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices
Regarding Body Lice, Fleas and Associated Diseases--New--National
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This proposed information collection aims to improve CDC's
understanding of homeless service providers knowledge, attitudes, and
practices regarding vector-borne diseases that can affect persons
experiencing homelessness (PEH). Insights gained from this information
collection will be used to develop guidance for control of vector-borne
diseases among PEH and to improve educational outreach regarding these
diseases.
Several bacterial vector-borne diseases that are spread by body
lice and fleas disproportionately affect PEH. Given the potential
severity of louse- and flea-borne diseases, as well as their
disproportionate impact on PEH, understanding the knowledge and gaps in
knowledge of urban homeless service providers will allow for targeted
education and interventions to reduce the risk of louse- and flea-borne
disease among this vulnerable population. This investigation aims to
gain insight about gaps in understanding, prevention, and intervention
to inform tailored educational campaigns and intervention efforts to
reduce risk of infestation with body lice and fleas and their
associated diseases.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 38 annual burden hours.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
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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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Homeless Service Providers--Shelter Workers and Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices 150 1 10/60 25
Volunteers. About Body Lice- and Flea-borne
Diseases: Survey for Shelter Workers.
Homeless Service Providers--Street Outreach Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices 50 1 10/60 9
Team. About Body Lice- and Flea-borne
Diseases: Survey for Street/Outreach
Workers.
Supervisor--Shelter............................ Site Assessment Form for Homeless 30 1 5/60 3
Service Sites.
Supervisor--Street Outreach Teams.............. Site Assessment Form for Street/ 10 1 5/60 1
Outreach Workers.
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Total...................................... ....................................... .............. .............. .............. 38
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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. 2022-03710 Filed 2-18-22; 8:45 am]
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