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Requirement to Report Agency Travel,
Transportation, and Relocation Data and
Costs.
AGENCY:
The purpose of this notice is
to inform Federal agencies that FTR
Bulletin 18–02, pertaining to the
reporting of travel, transportation, and
relocation data and costs is now
available online at www.gsa.gov/
ftrbulletin.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
has submitted the information
collection request titled Community
Assessment for Public Health
Emergency Response (CASPER) to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. CDC
previously published a ‘‘Proposed Data
Collection Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations’’
notice on May 31, 2017 to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies. CDC did not receive comments
related to the previous notice. This
notice serves to allow an additional 30
days for public and affected agency
comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this
proposed information collection project.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
that:
(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. Direct
written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the items contained in this
notice to the Attention: CDC Desk
Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
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Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
395–5806. Provide written comments
within 30 days of notice publication.
Proposed Project
Community Assessment for Public
Health Emergency Response (CASPER)
(OMB Control Number 0920–1036,
Expiration 12/31/2017)—Revision—
National Center for Environmental
Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH) is
requesting a revision of a currently
approved generic information collection
plan to reduce the number of burden
hours associated with conducting
Community Assessments for Public
Health Emergency Response (CASPERs).
Specifically, NCEH seeks to make the
following changes:
• Decrease the number of proposed
CASPERs conducted annually from 15
to 6.
• Decrease the number of total annual
respondents from 3,200 to 1,284,
resulting in a burden reduction of 946
hours.
• Update respondent costs to reflect
current wage data from 2015.
CASPER is an effective public health
tool designed to quickly provide lowcost, household-based information
about a community’s needs and health
status in a simple, easy-to-understand
format for decision-makers during a
public health emergency. A CASPER
can be conducted as part of disaster/
emergency response to help inform
decision-making and resource
distribution.
CASPERs comprise household
interviews (approximately 30-minutes
long) with an adult (≥18 years of age)
household member. Households are
identified using a 2-stage process so that
they are representative of an entire area.
Data are collected about the current
household needs (e.g., water, medicine,
medical services), aggregated, and
provided to the state or other
responding agency.
Each time a CASPER is conducted, it
is tailored to the current needs of public
health and, if appropriate, emergency
managers. Because these CASPERs are
requested by states during disasters or
emergencies, it is important that CDC
have the ability to gain urgent approval
for data collection.
In the past three years, CDC has
conducted two CASPERs. These
CASPERs were in support of the
California Drought in Mariposa County
and the West Virginia Flooding of 2016.
The 2016 California Drought CASPER
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was a successful collaboration between
California Department of Public Health,
the Mariposa County Health
Department, and CDC, which helped
characterize the impacts of drought in
Mariposa County as well as actions
households have taken. These results
were useful in allocating resources for
response to the drought and in
strengthening the emergency
preparedness capacity of Mariposa
County. The 2016 West Virginia Flood
CASPERs assessed household disaster
preparedness, access to health care,
health impacts due to flood damage,
health information sources, and stage of
disaster recovery. Approval of this
revised generic information collection
plan will allow CDC to continue to
provide low-cost, household-based
information about a community’s needs
and health status in a simple, easy-tounderstand format for decision makers
during public health emergencies.
Based on the experience of the past
three years, NCEH requests changes to
this generic information collection plan
to reduce the number of CASPERs
conducted annually, reduce the number
of referral forms completed, and update
respondent costs to reflect wage data
from 2015. The revised estimated
burden is based on conducting 6
emergency CASPERs per year,
interviewing 210 households (the
respondents) per CASPER, and
completing 24 referral forms per year.
The total burden requested for this
generic information collection plan is
631 hours from 1,284 respondents (see
table below). This is a reduction in
burden of 946 hours from the previously
approved generic information collection
plan. There is no cost to respondents
other than their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Form name
Households in the selected geographic area
to be assessed.
Households in the selected geographic area
to be assessed.
CASPER Questionnaire .................................
1,260
1
30/60
Referral Form .................................................
24
1
2/60
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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Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
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 ‘‘Rapid Response Suicide
Investigation Data Collection.’’ CDC will
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Number of
respondents
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Type of
respondents
use information collected to respond to
urgent requests for CDC assistance.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before January 8, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2017–
0102 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(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 Leroy A.
Richardson, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia
30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email:
omb@cdc.gov.
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
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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; and
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.
5. Assess information collection costs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-18-1036]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information
collection request titled Community Assessment for Public Health
Emergency Response (CASPER) to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed
Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations''
notice on May 31, 2017 to obtain comments from the public and affected
agencies. CDC did not receive comments related to the previous notice.
This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and
affected agency comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(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. Direct written comments
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.
Proposed Project
Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER)
(OMB Control Number 0920-1036, Expiration 12/31/2017)--Revision--
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) is requesting a
revision of a currently approved generic information collection plan to
reduce the number of burden hours associated with conducting Community
Assessments for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPERs).
Specifically, NCEH seeks to make the following changes:
Decrease the number of proposed CASPERs conducted annually
from 15 to 6.
Decrease the number of total annual respondents from 3,200
to 1,284, resulting in a burden reduction of 946 hours.
Update respondent costs to reflect current wage data from
2015.
CASPER is an effective public health tool designed to quickly
provide low-cost, household-based information about a community's needs
and health status in a simple, easy-to-understand format for decision-
makers during a public health emergency. A CASPER can be conducted as
part of disaster/emergency response to help inform decision-making and
resource distribution.
CASPERs comprise household interviews (approximately 30-minutes
long) with an adult (>=18 years of age) household member. Households
are identified using a 2-stage process so that they are representative
of an entire area. Data are collected about the current household needs
(e.g., water, medicine, medical services), aggregated, and provided to
the state or other responding agency.
Each time a CASPER is conducted, it is tailored to the current
needs of public health and, if appropriate, emergency managers. Because
these CASPERs are requested by states during disasters or emergencies,
it is important that CDC have the ability to gain urgent approval for
data collection.
In the past three years, CDC has conducted two CASPERs. These
CASPERs were in support of the California Drought in Mariposa County
and the West Virginia Flooding of 2016. The 2016 California Drought
CASPER
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was a successful collaboration between California Department of Public
Health, the Mariposa County Health Department, and CDC, which helped
characterize the impacts of drought in Mariposa County as well as
actions households have taken. These results were useful in allocating
resources for response to the drought and in strengthening the
emergency preparedness capacity of Mariposa County. The 2016 West
Virginia Flood CASPERs assessed household disaster preparedness, access
to health care, health impacts due to flood damage, health information
sources, and stage of disaster recovery. Approval of this revised
generic information collection plan will allow CDC to continue to
provide low-cost, household-based information about a community's needs
and health status in a simple, easy-to-understand format for decision
makers during public health emergencies.
Based on the experience of the past three years, NCEH requests
changes to this generic information collection plan to reduce the
number of CASPERs conducted annually, reduce the number of referral
forms completed, and update respondent costs to reflect wage data from
2015. The revised estimated burden is based on conducting 6 emergency
CASPERs per year, interviewing 210 households (the respondents) per
CASPER, and completing 24 referral forms per year. The total burden
requested for this generic information collection plan is 631 hours
from 1,284 respondents (see table below). This is a reduction in burden
of 946 hours from the previously approved generic information
collection plan. 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
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Households in the selected geographic CASPER Questionnaire.... 1,260 1 30/60
area to be assessed.
Households in the selected geographic Referral Form........... 24 1 2/60
area to be assessed.
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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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