[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29321-29322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10376]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-22-22FC; Docket No. CDC-2022-0061]


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), located 
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 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 information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project 
titled Assessing the Capacity of Vector Management Programs in the 
United States to Provide Comprehensive Community-level Tick Management 
Services. Data will be collected from vector management programs in the 
United States to determine their capacity and interest in providing 
comprehensive community-level tick management services.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before July 12, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0061, by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.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, GA 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to www.regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (www.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, GA 30329; Telephone: 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.

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Proposed Project

    Assessing the Capacity of Vector Management Programs in the United 
States to Provide Comprehensive Community-level Tick Management 
Services--New--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    A number of previously conducted surveys have focused on private 
pest management firms or agencies in a single state. The overall 
capacity for publicly-funded comprehensive tick management in the 
regions of interest remains poorly understood, especially in high 
incidence areas. Data collected by engaging vector management program 
staff will inform the development of sustainable and effective 
community-level tick management programs by assessing the feasibility 
of program components, the resources necessary to add new functions to 
existing vector management programs, and the expected costs associated 
with delivering comprehensive tick management services. This survey 
will identify robust vector management programs with which CDC can 
partner to refine guidance for the development of comprehensive 
community-level tick management programs, which can be adapted to 
specific regional ecologies and communities. Ultimately, this survey is 
an important first step toward developing a community of practice for 
publicly-funded, comprehensive tick management programs in the United 
States. The survey will lay the groundwork for efforts to establish 
local entities capable of first evaluating the efficacy of tick control 
methods, and then broadly deploying those measures proven effective and 
acceptable in order to: (a) Reduce the number of infected ticks in the 
environment, and (b) reduce human bites by infected ticks.
    The primary goals of this project are two-fold: (1) Assess the 
current tick management capacity and knowledge in vector management 
programs that receive public funding in the Upper Midwest, mid-
Atlantic, Northeast, and Pacific coast states; and (2) determine the 
services that vector management program staff believe should be part of 
comprehensive tick management programs if they are developed in the 
future. We also hope to identify barriers to the development of 
comprehensive tick management programs and ways CDC can begin to 
address gaps.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 63 annual burden hours. 
There is no cost to respondents other than their time to participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response (in     (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Public Vector Control           Comprehensive                200               1           15/60              50
 Operators.                      Community-level
                                 Tick Management
                                 Services Survey.
Private Vector Control          Comprehensive                100               1            8/60              13
 Operators.                      Community-level
                                 Tick Management
                                 Services Survey.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............              63
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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. 2022-10376 Filed 5-12-22; 8:45 am]
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