[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39436-39437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12939]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-23-23GC; Docket No. CDC-2023-0049]


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 information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project 
titled NCEZID Rapid Message Testing & Development System. This 
collection will enable the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) to test health messages and gather 
information to inform the development of health messages.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 15, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0049 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, 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

    NCEZID Rapid Message Testing & Development System--New--National 
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases 
(NCEZID) offers numerous powerful resources to anticipate, prevent, and 
address outbreaks of infectious diseases. From researchers to emergency 
responders; from laboratories to surveillance of mobile populations; 
from collaborations at the Federal level to partnerships at the local 
level, NCEZID keeps people safe from threats like anthrax, Ebola virus, 
Zika virus, sepsis, mpox, and foodborne illnesses like Salmonella. 
These efforts are vital to protect and save lives.
    The ability to effectively communicate with the public about these 
threats is one of NCEZID's most vital roles. Particularly during an 
outbreak, it is critical that the public understands what is happening 
and why, and trusts and follows public health leaders' guidance. Recent 
public health responses to COVID-19 and mpox have underscored the need 
to improve the speed and content of health communications, particularly 
among populations at higher risk for zoonotic and infectious diseases. 
This Rapid Message Testing & Message Development System will enable 
NCEZID to collect information vital to the development of clear, 
salient, relevant, appealing, and persuasive messages related to 
outbreaks and other emerging and zoonotic diseases via a Generic 
mechanism. The Rapid Message Testing & Message Development System will 
also allow for the relatively rapid testing of messages when the need 
arises within the Center, prior to the dissemination of those messages 
and associated communications materials. The data collection is 
intended to ensure NCEZID messages are appropriate to target audiences. 
Data will guide revisions to existing or draft messages, inform the 
development of new messages, and otherwise enable message developers to 
make optimal decisions about message content, format, and dissemination 
so that NCEZID's messages effectively reach and resonate with their 
intended audiences. Proposed data collection methods include in-depth 
interviews, online or in-person focus groups, and online surveys.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 2,615 annual burden 
hours. There are no costs to respondents other than their time to 
participate.

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                                        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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Online surveys (general         Content question          10,000               1           10/60           1,667
 public).                        bank.
Online in-depth interview       Screening                    720               1            5/60              60
 screening (healthcare and       question bank.
 specialty audiences).
Online in-depth interviews      Content question              72               1               1              72
 (healthcare and specialty       bank.
 audiences).
Online focus group screening    Screening                  1,440               1            5/60             120
 (general public).               question bank.
Online focus groups (general    Content question             144               1               2             288
 public).                        bank.
Online focus group screening    Screening                  1,440               1            5/60             120
 (healthcare and specialty       question bank.
 audiences).
Online focus groups             Content question             144               1               2             288
 (healthcare and specialty       bank.
 audiences).
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,615
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health 
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-12939 Filed 6-15-23; 8:45 am]
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