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businesses offering pest control services
to residents in areas where I. scapularis
ticks transmit diseases to humans.
Specifically, these target populations
include those residing or working in the
14 highest incidence states for Lyme
disease (CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, MN, NH,
NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, VA, WI). We
anticipate conducting one to two
surveys per year, for a maximum of six
surveys conducted over a three year
period. Depending on the survey, we
aim to enroll 500–10,000 participants
per study. It is expected that we will
instrument will be provided with each
individual project submission for OMB
review. The maximum estimated,
annualized burden hours are 98,833
hours. There is no cost to respondents
other than their time.
Insights gained from KAP surveys will
aid in prioritizing which prevention
methods should be evaluated in future
randomized, controlled trials and
ultimately help target promotion of
proven prevention methods that could
yield substantial reductions in TBD
incidence.
need to target recruitment to about twice
as many people as we intend to enroll.
Surveys may be conducted daily,
weekly, monthly, or bi-monthly per
participant for a defined period of time
(whether by phone or web survey),
depending on the survey or study. The
surveys will range in duration from
approximately 5–30 minutes. Each
participant may be surveyed 1–64 times
in one year; this variance is due to
differences in the type of information
collected for a given survey.
Specific burden estimates for each
study and each information collection
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent *
Number of
respondents *
Average
burden per
response
(in hours) *
Total
burden
hours
Type of respondent
Form name
General public, individuals or households.
Screening instrument .......................
20,000
1
15/60
5,000
Pest Control Operators .....................
Consent form ....................................
Introductory Surveys ........................
Monthly surveys ...............................
Final surveys ....................................
Daily surveys ....................................
PCO Survey .....................................
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
1,000
1
1
12
1
60
1
20/60
30/60
15/60
30/60
5/60
30/60
3,333
5,000
30,000
5,000
50,000
500
Total ...........................................
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
98,833
Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for
the proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address any of the
following: (a) Evaluate whether the
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proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) 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 submission of
responses; and (e) Assess information
collection costs.
To request additional information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy
of the information collection plan and
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice
should be directed to the Attention:
CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or
by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
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Proposed Project
Monitoring and Coordinating Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE) in
Healthcare to Enhance Domestic
Preparedness for Ebola Response—
New—National Center for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) has the authority under the
Occupational Safety and Health Act [29
CFR 671] to ‘‘develop recommendations
for health and safety standards’’, to
‘‘develop information on safe levels of
exposure to toxic materials and harmful
physical agents and substances’’, and to
‘‘conduct research on new safety and
health problems’’. There is growing
national concern for better
understanding of the particular personal
protective equipment (PPE) needs of
healthcare workers to ensure the health
and safety of this workforce during
times of pandemic disease or
bioterrorist threat. The use and
effectiveness of the proper PPE are
paramount to the management and
mitigation of the effects of a disaster.
NIOSH is requesting a three approval
from OMB to develop an ongoing
Personal Protective Technology (PPT)
sentinel surveillance system in the
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hospital setting that will document data
used to evaluate and monitor use and
effectiveness for PPE usage in healthcare
workers including Ebola protection.
NIOSH conducted a pilot study and
partnered with four hospitals where
respirator-related data were collected
from a variety of stakeholders (less than
10 respondents) including Infection
Control, Occupational Health,
Emergency Preparedness,
Environmental Health & Safety, and
Purchasing. Surveillance metrics were
established and shared with pilot
participants on a regular basis
throughout the pilot. Partners identified
key performance indicators that this
data might provide, such as the average
number of respirators used per isolation
order in the hospital, and identification
of stakeholders and protocols impacting
effective respirator use.
Recommendations were made for
monitoring schedules and survey
improvement. The data collected during
the pilot study provided experience and
knowledge of respirator selection,
availability, fit testing, usage patterns,
outcomes, and confounders of respirator
use and effectiveness at the four
participating hospitals.
NIOSH now seeks approval to execute
an approach for a minimum viable
product (MVP) multi-hospital (15–20),
real-time monitoring phase. The 15–20
facilities shall reflect the tiered
approach recommended by CDC
involving Frontline Healthcare
Facilities, Ebola Assessment Hospitals
and Ebola Treatment Centers. The effort
shall be built upon the experience and
knowledge obtained from the pilot
projects, and shall be structured as the
next step in the establishment of a
national system to monitor usage and
training for PPE used to protect against
the Ebola virus based on current CDC
recommendations. With this effort, the
contractor shall develop and deploy the
system to include a contingent of the
domestic acute healthcare facilities in
this three tier approach. The system
content shall include status information
for all PPE categories identified for
protection against the hazards of Ebola
exposure. The system will use a general
interface engine designed to accept,
validate, and process data from
multiple, disparate sources.
The system will be developed to
identify PPE replenishment needs to
facilitate local, state, and eventually
regional resource sharing and local
purchasing as needed. It will also be
compatible with PPE previously used at
these facilities to allow seamless
continuity of patient care and worker
protection. This capacity will offer a
much-improved process for monitoring
and maintaining appropriate PPE
supplies through the constant, real-time
monitoring of user demand, thus
avoiding the misdirection of tens of
millions of dollars’ worth of respirators
and other PPE to facilities that may not
use distributed supplies due to a
mismatch between products typically
used and the supplies provided.
Respondents targeted for this study
include hospital managers (also referred
to in some cases as executives,
coordinators or supervisors). These
individuals are responsible for the dayto-day administration and/or
implementation of the MVP. It is
estimated that a sample of up to 20
hospitals will agree to participate among
a variety of Ebola and Frontline
treatment facilities. Participation will
require no more than 255 minutes of
workers’ time per quarter. The hospitals
will complete a baseline form and will
Type of respondent
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Hospital
Hospital
Hospital
Hospital
Hospital
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
The baseline form is completed once
by each hospital as they come onboard.
It is the same as the annual survey but
will take longer to complete, because all
fields in the collection tool will need to
be entered. The annual form is
completed by the hospitals in each year
following their start and will take about
a third of the time to complete than the
baseline form. Example: Year one, 5
hospitals on start (baseline); year two, 6
new (baseline) and 5 from previous year
(annual); year three, 9 new (baseline)
and 11 from previous years (annual).
Thus, taking the sum of the previous
year hospitals (annual) leads to a total
of 16. The quarterly form is completed
by all participating hospitals four times
a year. The emergency and crisis forms
are completed by all participating
hospitals as needed, but at least once for
training, and uses the annualized
number in the baseline form.
The total estimated annual burden
hours are 230. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time.
Number of
respondents
Form name
...........................................................
...........................................................
...........................................................
...........................................................
...........................................................
also send quarterly and annual response
as explained in the table below.
The Emergency and Crisis surveys are
administered to hospitals via text
message. The emergency survey is
designed for an event spanning multiple
weeks (e.g., pandemic). There are 3
preset questions that are related to Ebola
and PPT supply concerns. The crisis
survey is designed for an unanticipated
scenario in which we may need to push
ad hoc questions on a daily basis to
hospitals. They will only be
administered in a non-routine situation.
During the 3 year approval period, we
will test/train hospitals on each survey.
However, they will not be part of the
regular data collection.
Baseline ..........................................................
Annual ............................................................
Quarterly .........................................................
Emergency .....................................................
Crisis ..............................................................
7
5
12
7
7
Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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burden per
response
(in hours)
8
3
3
15/60
10/60
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-16-16KA]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a)
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; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) 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 submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Monitoring and Coordinating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in
Healthcare to Enhance Domestic Preparedness for Ebola Response--New--
National Center for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
has the authority under the Occupational Safety and Health Act [29 CFR
671] to ``develop recommendations for health and safety standards'', to
``develop information on safe levels of exposure to toxic materials and
harmful physical agents and substances'', and to ``conduct research on
new safety and health problems''. There is growing national concern for
better understanding of the particular personal protective equipment
(PPE) needs of healthcare workers to ensure the health and safety of
this workforce during times of pandemic disease or bioterrorist threat.
The use and effectiveness of the proper PPE are paramount to the
management and mitigation of the effects of a disaster. NIOSH is
requesting a three approval from OMB to develop an ongoing Personal
Protective Technology (PPT) sentinel surveillance system in the
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hospital setting that will document data used to evaluate and monitor
use and effectiveness for PPE usage in healthcare workers including
Ebola protection.
NIOSH conducted a pilot study and partnered with four hospitals
where respirator-related data were collected from a variety of
stakeholders (less than 10 respondents) including Infection Control,
Occupational Health, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Health &
Safety, and Purchasing. Surveillance metrics were established and
shared with pilot participants on a regular basis throughout the pilot.
Partners identified key performance indicators that this data might
provide, such as the average number of respirators used per isolation
order in the hospital, and identification of stakeholders and protocols
impacting effective respirator use. Recommendations were made for
monitoring schedules and survey improvement. The data collected during
the pilot study provided experience and knowledge of respirator
selection, availability, fit testing, usage patterns, outcomes, and
confounders of respirator use and effectiveness at the four
participating hospitals.
NIOSH now seeks approval to execute an approach for a minimum
viable product (MVP) multi-hospital (15-20), real-time monitoring
phase. The 15-20 facilities shall reflect the tiered approach
recommended by CDC involving Frontline Healthcare Facilities, Ebola
Assessment Hospitals and Ebola Treatment Centers. The effort shall be
built upon the experience and knowledge obtained from the pilot
projects, and shall be structured as the next step in the establishment
of a national system to monitor usage and training for PPE used to
protect against the Ebola virus based on current CDC recommendations.
With this effort, the contractor shall develop and deploy the system to
include a contingent of the domestic acute healthcare facilities in
this three tier approach. The system content shall include status
information for all PPE categories identified for protection against
the hazards of Ebola exposure. The system will use a general interface
engine designed to accept, validate, and process data from multiple,
disparate sources.
The system will be developed to identify PPE replenishment needs to
facilitate local, state, and eventually regional resource sharing and
local purchasing as needed. It will also be compatible with PPE
previously used at these facilities to allow seamless continuity of
patient care and worker protection. This capacity will offer a much-
improved process for monitoring and maintaining appropriate PPE
supplies through the constant, real-time monitoring of user demand,
thus avoiding the misdirection of tens of millions of dollars' worth of
respirators and other PPE to facilities that may not use distributed
supplies due to a mismatch between products typically used and the
supplies provided.
Respondents targeted for this study include hospital managers (also
referred to in some cases as executives, coordinators or supervisors).
These individuals are responsible for the day-to-day administration
and/or implementation of the MVP. It is estimated that a sample of up
to 20 hospitals will agree to participate among a variety of Ebola and
Frontline treatment facilities. Participation will require no more than
255 minutes of workers' time per quarter. The hospitals will complete a
baseline form and will also send quarterly and annual response as
explained in the table below.
The Emergency and Crisis surveys are administered to hospitals via
text message. The emergency survey is designed for an event spanning
multiple weeks (e.g., pandemic). There are 3 preset questions that are
related to Ebola and PPT supply concerns. The crisis survey is designed
for an unanticipated scenario in which we may need to push ad hoc
questions on a daily basis to hospitals. They will only be administered
in a non-routine situation. During the 3 year approval period, we will
test/train hospitals on each survey. However, they will not be part of
the regular data collection.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
The baseline form is completed once by each hospital as they come
onboard. It is the same as the annual survey but will take longer to
complete, because all fields in the collection tool will need to be
entered. The annual form is completed by the hospitals in each year
following their start and will take about a third of the time to
complete than the baseline form. Example: Year one, 5 hospitals on
start (baseline); year two, 6 new (baseline) and 5 from previous year
(annual); year three, 9 new (baseline) and 11 from previous years
(annual). Thus, taking the sum of the previous year hospitals (annual)
leads to a total of 16. The quarterly form is completed by all
participating hospitals four times a year. The emergency and crisis
forms are completed by all participating hospitals as needed, but at
least once for training, and uses the annualized number in the baseline
form.
The total estimated annual burden hours are 230. There are no costs
to respondents other than their time.
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hospital.............................. Baseline................ 7 1 8
Hospital.............................. Annual.................. 5 1 3
Hospital.............................. Quarterly............... 12 4 3
Hospital.............................. Emergency............... 7 4 15/60
Hospital.............................. Crisis.................. 7 7 10/60
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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