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‘‘Information Collection 9000–0035,
Claims and Appeals’’ on your attached
document.
• Mail: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW,
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only and cite Information Collection
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collection. Comments received generally
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Charles Gray, Procurement Analyst,
Federal Acquisition Policy Division,
GSA, 703–795–6328 or via email at
charles.gray@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of functions
of the FAR, and whether it will have
practical utility; whether our estimate of
the public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on
valid assumptions and methodology;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways in which we can
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, through the use of appropriate
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB),
1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC
20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please
cite OMB Control No. 9000–0035,
Claims and Appeals, in all
correspondence.
A. Purpose
It is the Government’s policy to try to
resolve all contractual issues by mutual
agreement at the contracting officer’s
level without litigation. Reasonable
efforts should be made to resolve
controversies prior to submission of a
contractor’s claim. The Contract
Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 7103)
requires that claims exceeding $100,000
must be accompanied by a certification
that (1) the claim is made in good faith;
(2) supporting data are accurate and
complete; and (3) the amount requested
accurately reflects the contract
adjustment for which the contractor
believes the Government is liable. The
information, as required by FAR clause
52.233–1, Disputes, is used by a
contracting officer to decide or resolve
the claim. Contractors may appeal the
contracting officer’s decision by
submitting written appeals to the
appropriate officials.
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B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 4,500.
Responses per Respondent: 3.
Annual Responses: 13,500.
Hours per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 13,500.
C. Public Comments
A 60-day notice published in the
Federal Register at 83 FR 22687, on
May 16, 2018. No comments were
received. Public comments are
particularly invited on: Whether this
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[60Day–18–0960; Docket No. CDC–2018–
0074]
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 Epidemiologic Study of Health
Effects Associated With Low Pressure
Events in Drinking Water Distribution
Systems.
SUMMARY:
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CDC must receive written
comments on or before October 29,
2018.
DATES:
You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2018–
0074 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
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–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 Jeffrey M. Zirger,
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
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;
ADDRESSES:
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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.
Proposed Project
Epidemiologic Study of Health Effects
Associated With Low Pressure Events in
Drinking Water Distribution Systems—
Reinstatement With Change—National
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In the United States (U.S.), drinking
water distribution systems are designed
to deliver safe, pressurized drinking
water to our homes, hospitals, schools
and businesses. However, the water
distribution infrastructure is 50–100
years old in much of the U.S. and an
estimated 240,000 water main breaks
occur each year. Failures in the
distribution system such as water main
breaks, cross-connections, back-flow,
and pressure fluctuations can result in
potential intrusion of microbes and
other contaminants that can cause
health effects, including acute
gastrointestinal and respiratory illness.
Approximately 200 million cases of
acute gastrointestinal illness occur in
The water systems will be
geographically diverse and will include
both chlorinated and chloraminated
systems. These water utilities will
provide information about low pressure
events that occur during the study
period using a standardized form
(approximately 13 events per utility).
Utilities will provide address listings of
households in areas exposed to the low
pressure event and comparable
households in an unexposed area to
CDC staff, who will randomly select
participants and send them an
introductory letter and questionnaire.
Consenting household respondents will
be asked about symptoms and duration
of any recent gastrointestinal or
respiratory illness, tap water
consumption, and other exposures
including international travel, daycare
attendance or employment, animal
contacts, and recreational water
exposures. Study participants may
choose between two methods of survey
response: A mail-in paper survey and a
web-based survey.
the U.S. each year, but we lack reliable
data to assess how many of these cases
are associated with drinking water.
Further, data are even more limited on
the human health risks associated with
exposure to drinking water during and
after the occurrence of low pressure
events (such as water main breaks) in
drinking water distribution systems.
Studies in both Norway and Sweden
found that people exposed to low
pressure events in the water distribution
system had a higher risk for
gastrointestinal illness. A similar study
is needed in the United States.
The purpose of this data collection is
to conduct an epidemiologic study in
the U.S. to assess whether individuals
exposed to low pressure events in the
water distribution system are at an
increased risk for acute gastrointestinal
or respiratory illness. This study would
be, to our knowledge, the first U.S.
study to systematically examine the
association between low pressure events
and acute gastrointestinal and
respiratory illnesses. Study findings will
inform the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), CDC, and other drinking
water stakeholders of the potential
health risks associated with low
pressure events in drinking water
distribution systems and whether
additional measures (e.g., new
standards, additional research, or policy
development) are needed to reduce the
risk for health effects associated with
low pressure events in the drinking
water distribution system.
We will conduct a cohort study
among households that receive water
from seven water utilities across the
U.S.
Participation in this study will be
voluntary. No financial compensation
will be provided to study participants.
The study duration is anticipated to last
78 months. An estimated 7,900
individuals will be contacted and we
anticipate 6,320 utility customers (18
years of age or older) will consent to
participate in this study. The total
estimated annualized hours associated
with this study reinstatement is
expected to be 199 hours per year. There
are no costs to respondents other than
their time.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Form name
Water Utility customer .......................................
Water Utility Environmental Engineer ...............
Water Utility Billing clerk ....................................
Paper-based questionnaire ...............................
Web-based questionnaire .................................
LPE form, ultrafilter and grab samples .............
LPE form, grab samples ...................................
Line listings .......................................................
Line listings .......................................................
240
160
5
5
5
5
1
1
3
2
5
5
(12/60)
(12/60)
(145/60)
(45/60)
2
1
48
32
36
8
50
25
Total ............................................................
...........................................................................
........................
........................
........................
199
Water utility maintenance worker ......................
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Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting 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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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-18-0960; Docket No. CDC-2018-0074]
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 Epidemiologic Study of Health
Effects Associated With Low Pressure Events in Drinking Water
Distribution Systems.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before October 29, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2018-
0074 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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-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 Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 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;
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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.
Proposed Project
Epidemiologic Study of Health Effects Associated With Low Pressure
Events in Drinking Water Distribution Systems--Reinstatement With
Change--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
(NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In the United States (U.S.), drinking water distribution systems
are designed to deliver safe, pressurized drinking water to our homes,
hospitals, schools and businesses. However, the water distribution
infrastructure is 50-100 years old in much of the U.S. and an estimated
240,000 water main breaks occur each year. Failures in the distribution
system such as water main breaks, cross-connections, back-flow, and
pressure fluctuations can result in potential intrusion of microbes and
other contaminants that can cause health effects, including acute
gastrointestinal and respiratory illness.
Approximately 200 million cases of acute gastrointestinal illness
occur in the U.S. each year, but we lack reliable data to assess how
many of these cases are associated with drinking water. Further, data
are even more limited on the human health risks associated with
exposure to drinking water during and after the occurrence of low
pressure events (such as water main breaks) in drinking water
distribution systems. Studies in both Norway and Sweden found that
people exposed to low pressure events in the water distribution system
had a higher risk for gastrointestinal illness. A similar study is
needed in the United States.
The purpose of this data collection is to conduct an epidemiologic
study in the U.S. to assess whether individuals exposed to low pressure
events in the water distribution system are at an increased risk for
acute gastrointestinal or respiratory illness. This study would be, to
our knowledge, the first U.S. study to systematically examine the
association between low pressure events and acute gastrointestinal and
respiratory illnesses. Study findings will inform the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), CDC, and other drinking water stakeholders of
the potential health risks associated with low pressure events in
drinking water distribution systems and whether additional measures
(e.g., new standards, additional research, or policy development) are
needed to reduce the risk for health effects associated with low
pressure events in the drinking water distribution system.
We will conduct a cohort study among households that receive water
from seven water utilities across the U.S.
The water systems will be geographically diverse and will include
both chlorinated and chloraminated systems. These water utilities will
provide information about low pressure events that occur during the
study period using a standardized form (approximately 13 events per
utility). Utilities will provide address listings of households in
areas exposed to the low pressure event and comparable households in an
unexposed area to CDC staff, who will randomly select participants and
send them an introductory letter and questionnaire. Consenting
household respondents will be asked about symptoms and duration of any
recent gastrointestinal or respiratory illness, tap water consumption,
and other exposures including international travel, daycare attendance
or employment, animal contacts, and recreational water exposures. Study
participants may choose between two methods of survey response: A mail-
in paper survey and a web-based survey.
Participation in this study will be voluntary. No financial
compensation will be provided to study participants. The study duration
is anticipated to last 78 months. An estimated 7,900 individuals will
be contacted and we anticipate 6,320 utility customers (18 years of age
or older) will consent to participate in this study. The total
estimated annualized hours associated with this study reinstatement is
expected to be 199 hours per year. There are no costs 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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Water Utility customer........ Paper-based 240 1 (12/60) 48
questionnaire.
Web-based 160 1 (12/60) 32
questionnaire.
Water utility maintenance LPE form, 5 3 (145/60) 36
worker. ultrafilter and
grab samples.
LPE form, grab 5 2 (45/60) 8
samples.
Water Utility Environmental Line listings... 5 5 2 50
Engineer.
Water Utility Billing clerk... Line listings... 5 5 1 25
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 199
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting 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.
[FR Doc. 2018-18699 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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