[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26546-26547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09087]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-23-23EH; Docket No. CDC-2023-0030]


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 Public Health Emergency 
Management Capacity Assessment Tool (PHEM Tool). The Center for Disease 
Control and Prevention's (CDC) Global Emergency Management Capacity 
Development (GEMCD) team will use the PHEM Tool to assess the public 
health emergency management (PHEM) program and Public Health Emergency 
Operations Center (PHEOC) capacity of Global Health Security Agenda 
(GHSA) countries.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 30, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0030 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, Georgia 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,

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Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 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.

Proposed Project

    Public Health Emergency Management Capacity Assessment Tool (PHEM 
Tool)--New--Office of Readiness and Response (ORR), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Global 
Emergency Management Capacity Development (GEMCD) team strengthens 
emergency management capacity development globally. It helps countries 
to prepare for, anticipate, and respond to all forms of public health 
threats. GEMCD's mission is to build resilient Public Health Emergency 
Management (PHEM) programs throughout the world.
    The GEMCD team's Emergency Management Technical Advisors (EMTAs) 
will use the PHEM Tool to guide an in-person interview with GHSA 
countries Ministry of Health, Public Health Emergency Operations Center 
(PHEOC) Manager, and optional additional staff, to characterize the 
country's PHEM program and capabilities. EMTAs will document responses 
in an excel based form that will be entered into and maintained in the 
CDCReady data base. Collected data will identify strengths and 
weaknesses, capabilities, and gaps in PHEM programs and PHEOCs in GHSA 
countries. Findings will guide GEMCD team program planning initiatives 
and determine appropriate technical assistance (TA) for GHSA countries. 
Data will be analyzed to identify the presence or absence of specific 
PHEM and PHEOC requirements, such as plans, policies, and procedures, 
etc. Additional analysis will focus upon the status of PHEM and PHEOC 
plans, policies, and procedures (e.g., date of publication, relevance). 
The survey will be conducted annually to identify progress and document 
changes from one year to the next in terms of PHEM program and PHEOC 
capabilities.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. The estimated annualized 
burden for this information collection is 72 hours. There is no cost to 
respondents other than their time.

                                        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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Ministry of Health personnel    PHEM Tool.......              12               1               6              72
 responsible for Public Health
 Emergency Management (PHEM)
 Program in participating GHSA
 countries.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............              72
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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. 2023-09087 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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