[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52164-52165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16759]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-23-23HC; Docket No. CDC-2023-0066]


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 Food safety knowledge, attitude, and practices survey of 
correctional workers. The proposed data collection will create a 
baseline for the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of 
correctional staff working in a variety of U.S. correctional facilities 
and will assess the overall food safety approaches to training, and the 
receptiveness of correctional staff to being a part of food safety at 
their facilities.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before October 6, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0066 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

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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

    Food safety knowledge, attitude, and practices survey of 
correctional workers--New--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In 2017, an analysis of Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance 
System (FDOSS) epidemiology data demonstrated a disproportionately high 
burden of foodborne outbreaks and outbreak-associated illnesses in 
correctional facilities compared to other settings. The CDC is 
implementing training and policy initiatives to reduce foodborne 
illness in correctional facilities. However, CDC has little 
understanding of current training and overall food safety culture among 
individuals working in correctional settings. The proposed survey will 
allow for the collection of baseline knowledge, attitude, and practices 
(KAP) of correctional staff working in a variety of U.S. correctional 
facilities (including Federal, State, Tribal, local and private 
facilities). The survey will assess overall food safety approaches to 
training, and the receptiveness of correctional staff to being a part 
of food safety at their facilities. The information collection request 
will be open for three years to allow for a follow-up survey to support 
program evaluation of CDC programmatic and policy initiatives 2-3 years 
following the initial assessment. There is no legal requirement for CDC 
to collect this information. However, CDC is the Federal authority on 
identifying and preventing foodborne illness and as such, is best 
suited to collect data in support of improved food safety practices at 
State, local, Federal, and Tribal correctional facilities.
    Following the initial baseline data collection, CDC plans to 
develop food safety best practices which are tailored to the needs and 
risks of correctional facilities. Best practices will be disseminated 
via pilot training initiatives through the Integrated Food Safety 
Centers of Excellence (CoEs) supported by CDC's ELC Cooperative 
Agreement (CDC RFA CK19-1904). The overall goal of program will be to 
reduce foodborne illness outbreaks in correctional facilities by 
increasing training and implementing policy to improve food safety.
    CDC requests OMB approval or an estimated 5,000 annual burden 
hours. There is no cost to respondents other than their time to 
participate.

                                        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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Correctional workers..........  KAP survey of              5,000               2           30/60           5,000
                                 correctional
                                 workers,
                                 baseline and
                                 follow-up
                                 assessments.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           5,000
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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. 2023-16759 Filed 8-4-23; 8:45 am]
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