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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 ‘‘Environmental
Public Health Tracking Network
(Tracking Network)’’ 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 February
10, 2020 to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. CDC
received three 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
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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.
Comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. 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
Environmental Public Health
Tracking Network (Tracking Network)
(OMB Control No. 0920–1175, Exp. 04/
30/2020)—Revision—National Center
for Environmental Health (NCEH),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In September 2000, the Pew
Environmental Health Commission
issued a report entitled ‘‘America’s
Environmental Health Gap: Why the
Country Needs a Nationwide Health
Tracking Network.’’ In this report, the
Commission documented that the
existing environmental health systems
were inadequate and fragmented and
recommended a ‘‘Nationwide Health
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Tracking Network for disease and
exposures.’’ In response to the report,
Congress appropriated funds in the
fiscal year 2002’s budget for the CDC to
establish the National Environmental
Public Health Tracking Network
(Tracking Network).
Continuously since 2008, and at the
national level, the program collects data
from (1) other CDC programs such as the
National Center for Health Statistics, (2)
other federal agencies such as the
Environmental Protection Agency, (3)
publicly accessible systems such as the
Census Bureau, and (4) funded and
unfunded state and local health
departments (SLHD). These data are
integrated into and disseminated from
the Tracking Network and used for
analyses which can inform national
programs, interventions, or policies;
guide further development and
activities within the Tracking Program;
or advance the practice and science of
environmental public health tracking.
The Tracking Program also collects
information from funded SLHD to
monitor their progress related to their
funding and for program evaluation.
This information collection request
(ICR) is focused on data and information
gathered by the Tracking Program from
SLHD. The CDC requests a three-year
approval to revise the ‘‘Environmental
Public Health Tracking Network
(Tracking Network)’’ (OMB Control No.
0920–1175; Expiration Date 04/30/
2020). Specifically, CDC seeks to make
the following changes:
1. For Tracking Data, minor changes
are requested for the Radon Testing
Form—removed 33 elements and added
four elements.
2. For Program Data, minor changes
are requested for the following
instruments:
a. EPHT Work Plan—added ten
keyword questions.
b. Public Health Action Report—
added four questions.
c. Performance Measurement Strategy
Report—removed two questions/
elements and reduce reporting to once
a year.
d. Communication Plan Template and
Guide—streamlined template for more
efficient reporting.
e. Partnership Plan Template and
Guide—partnership plan was separated
from communication plan for clarity.
f. Website Analytics Template—
created an excel reporting template with
one cell for each question.
3. Add four respondents to the 26
SLHDs currently funded to account for
the data voluntarily received from
unfunded SLHDs and to allow for
potential program growth over the next
three years.
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4. Increase the annualized number of
responses from 598 in to 628 (net
increase 30 responses) and the
annualized time burden from 20,244 to
21,860 hours (net increase 1,616 hours).
The three-year approval will allow
CDC to continue collecting health,
exposure, and hazard data for
environmental health surveillance as
well as program monitoring information
from funded SLHD through the current
five-year cooperative agreement—
‘‘Enhancing Innovation and Capabilities
of the Environmental Public Health
Tracking Network’’ (CDC–RFA–EH17–
1720).
The Tracking Network provides the
United States with accurate and timely
standardized data from existing health,
exposure, and hazard surveillance
systems and supports ongoing efforts
within the public health and
environmental sectors. The goal of the
Tracking Network is to improve health
tracking, exposure and hazard
monitoring, and response capacity.
When such data are available, the
Tracking Program obtains data from
national or public sources in order to
reduce the burden on SLHD. When data
are not available nationally or publicly,
the Tracking Program relies on funded
SLHD to obtain and submit these data
to the Tracking Network. Data from
unfunded SLHD are accepted but not
requested or solicited.
Data submitted annually by SLHD to
the Tracking Program include: (1) Birth
defects prevalence, (2) childhood lead
blood levels, if a SLHD does not already
report such data to CDC, (3) community
drinking water monitoring, (4)
emergency department visits, (5)
hospitalizations, and (6) radon testing.
The Tracking Program receives
childhood lead blood levels data from
CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program (under the Healthy
Homes and Lead Poisoning Surveillance
System [HHLPSS—OMB Control No.
0920–0931, expiration date 5/31/2021]).
A metadata record, a file describing the
original source and collection
procedures for the data being submitted,
is also submitted with each dataset (one
per dataset for a total of six metadata
records per year) using the Tracking
Program’s metadata creation tool.
Standardized extraction, formatting,
and submission processes are developed
in collaboration between CDC and
SLHD for each dataset. Additions or
modifications to these standardized
datasets will also be developed
collaboratively in order to improve the
accuracy, completeness, efficiency, or
utility of data submitted to CDC. Such
changes will occur at most once a year.
Examples of changes to data processes
may include: (1) Addition of new
variables or outcomes, (2) updates to
case definitions, (3) modifications to
temporal or spatial aggregation, and (4)
changes in formatting for submission.
As required, the Tracking Network will
submit future additions and
modifications as nonsubstantive change
requests or revision ICRs.
Over the past three years, these data
have been
• Used to calculate standardized
measures for environmental health
surveillance.
• Integrated into the Tracking
Network and disseminated to the public
via the Tracking Network’s National
Public Portal at https://
ephtracking.cdc.gov/showHome.action.
• Queried 577,058 times via the
Tracking Network’s National Public
Portal.
Conduct analyses such as
• A review of air and water quality
differences between rural and urban
counties.
• The development of standardized
sub-county geographies for
disseminating health data.
• An analysis of the short-term
associations between air pollution and
respiratory emergency department visits
across all age groups.
The Tracking Program also collects
program monitoring information from
funded SLHD. In addition to standard
reporting required by CDC’s
Procurement and Grants Office, the
Tracking Program also collects
information from funded SLHD for the
purposes of program evaluation and
monitoring. This information includes
an Environmental Public Health
Tracking Workplan Template, a
Performance Measurement Strategy
Report, a Communication Plan, a
Partnership Plan, and a website
Analytics Template. Each of these forms
are collected annually as documents
emailed to the Tracking Program. A
public health action (PHA) report is
submitted at least once and up to four
times a year via email to the Tracking
Program as funded SLHD have PHA to
report.
Over the past three years, these data
were used to identify funded SLHD in
need of additional technical assistance,
identify common challenges and
successes, improve communication
between funded SLHD and CDC, and to
monitor funded SLHD compliance with
funding requirements.
There are no costs for the respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated time burden is 21,860 hours.
This estimate includes the time it takes
to extract the data from the original data
source(s), standardize and format the
data to match the corresponding
Tracking Network data form, and submit
the data to the Tracking Network. In
some cases, the data at the source are
centralized and easily extracted. In
other cases, like for radon data, the data
are not. In those cases, the number of
hours for extracting and standardizing
the data is much greater.
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Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Form name
State and local health department ..................
Birth defects prevalence ................................
Childhood lead blood levels ...........................
Community drinking water monitoring ...........
Emergency department visits .........................
Hospitalizations ..............................................
Radon testing .................................................
Metadata records ...........................................
EPHT Work Plan ............................................
Public Health Action Report ...........................
Performance Measurement Strategy Report
Communications plan .....................................
Partnership plan .............................................
Website analytics ...........................................
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Medicare Program; Application From
Community Health Accreditation
Partner (CHAP) for Initial CMSApproval of Its Home Infusion Therapy
Accreditation Program
Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, HHS.
ACTION: Notice with request for
comment.
AGENCY:
This proposed notice
acknowledges the receipt of an
application from Community Health
Accreditation Partner for initial
recognition as a national accrediting
organization for suppliers of home
infusion therapy services that wish to
participate in the Medicare program.
The statute requires that within 60 days
of receipt of an organization’s complete
application, the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) publish a
notice that identifies the national
accrediting body making the request,
describes the nature of the request, and
provides at least a 30-day public
comment period.
DATES: To be assured consideration,
comments must be received at one of
the addresses provided below, no later
than 5 p.m. on May 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: In commenting, please refer
to file code CMS–3393–PN.
Comments, including mass comment
submissions, must be submitted in one
of the following three ways (please
choose only one of the ways listed):
1. Electronically. You may submit
electronic comments on this regulation
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the ‘‘Submit a comment’’ instructions.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address ONLY: Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Department of
Health and Human Services, Attention:
CMS–3393–PN, P.O. Box 8016,
Baltimore, MD 21244–8010.
Please allow sufficient time for mailed
comments to be received before the
close of the comment period.
3. By express or overnight mail. You
may send written comments to the
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following address ONLY: Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services,
Department of Health and Human
Services, Attention: CMS–3393–PN,
Mail Stop C4–26–05, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
For information on viewing public
comments, see the beginning of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina Mister-Ward, (410)786–2441.
Shannon Freeland, (410) 786- 4348.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Inspection of Public Comments: All
comments received before the close of
the comment period are available for
viewing by the public, including any
personally identifiable or confidential
business information that is included in
a comment. We post all comments
received before the close of the
comment period on the following
website as soon as possible after they
have been received: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the search
instructions on that website to view
public comments.
I. Background
Home infusion therapy (HIT) is a
treatment option for Medicare
beneficiaries with a wide range of acute
and chronic conditions. Section 5012 of
the 21st Century Cures Act (Pub. L. 114–
255, enacted December 13, 2016) added
section 1861(iii) to the Social Security
Act (the Act), establishing a new
Medicare benefit for HIT services.
Section 1861(iii)(1) of the Act defines
‘‘home infusion therapy’’ as professional
services, including nursing services;
training and education not otherwise
covered under the Durable Medical
Equipment (DME) benefit; remote
monitoring; and other monitoring
services. Home infusion therapy must
be furnished by a qualified HIT supplier
and furnished in the individual’s home.
The individual must:
• Be under the care of an applicable
provider (that is, physician, nurse
practitioner, or physician assistant); and
• Have a plan of care established and
periodically reviewed by a physician in
coordination with the furnishing of
home infusion drugs under Part B, that
prescribes the type, amount, and
duration of infusion therapy services
that are to be furnished.
Section 1861(iii)(3)(D)(i)(III) of the Act
requires that a qualified HIT supplier be
accredited by an accrediting
organization (AO) designated by the
Secretary in accordance with section
1834(u)(5) of the Act. Section
1834(u)(5)(A) of the Act identifies
factors for designating AOs and in
reviewing and modifying the list of
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designated AOs. These statutory factors
are as follows:
• The ability of the organization to
conduct timely reviews of accreditation
applications.
• The ability of the organization to
take into account the capacities of
suppliers located in a rural area (as
defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the
Act).
• Whether the organization has
established reasonable fees to be
charged to suppliers applying for
accreditation.
• Such other factors as the Secretary
determines appropriate.
Section 1834(u)(5)(B) of the Act
requires the Secretary to designate AOs
to accredit HIT suppliers furnishing HIT
not later than January 1, 2021. Section
1861(iii)(3)(D)(i)(III) of the Act requires
a ‘‘qualified home infusion therapy
supplier’’ to be accredited by a CMSapproved AO, pursuant to section
1834(u)(5) of the Act.
On March 1, 2019, we published a
solicitation notice entitled, ‘‘Medicare
Program; Solicitation of Independent
Accrediting Organizations To
Participate in the Home Infusion
Therapy Supplier Accreditation
Program’’ (84 FR 7057). This notice
informed national AOs that accredit HIT
suppliers of an opportunity to submit
applications to participate in the HIT
supplier accreditation program. We
stated that complete applications would
be considered for the January 1, 2021
designation deadline if received by
February 1, 2020.
Regulations for the approval and
oversight of AOs for HIT organizations
are located at 42 CFR part 488, subpart
L. The requirements for HIT suppliers
are located at 42 CFR part 486, subpart
I.
II. Approval of Accreditation
Organizations
Section 1834(u)(5) of the Act and the
regulations at § 488.1010 require that
our findings concerning review and
approval of a national AO’s
requirements consider, among other
factors, the applying AO’s requirements
for accreditation; survey procedures;
resources for conducting required
surveys; capacity to furnish information
for use in enforcement activities;
monitoring procedures for provider
entities found not in compliance with
the conditions or requirements; and
ability to provide CMS with the
necessary data.
Section 488.1020(a) requires that we
publish, after receipt of an
organization’s complete application, a
notice identifying the national
accrediting body making the request,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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 ``Environmental Public Health Tracking
Network (Tracking Network)'' 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 February 10, 2020 to obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. CDC received three 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. Comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 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
Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (Tracking Network)
(OMB Control No. 0920-1175, Exp. 04/30/2020)--Revision--National Center
for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In September 2000, the Pew Environmental Health Commission issued a
report entitled ``America's Environmental Health Gap: Why the Country
Needs a Nationwide Health Tracking Network.'' In this report, the
Commission documented that the existing environmental health systems
were inadequate and fragmented and recommended a ``Nationwide Health
Tracking Network for disease and exposures.'' In response to the
report, Congress appropriated funds in the fiscal year 2002's budget
for the CDC to establish the National Environmental Public Health
Tracking Network (Tracking Network).
Continuously since 2008, and at the national level, the program
collects data from (1) other CDC programs such as the National Center
for Health Statistics, (2) other federal agencies such as the
Environmental Protection Agency, (3) publicly accessible systems such
as the Census Bureau, and (4) funded and unfunded state and local
health departments (SLHD). These data are integrated into and
disseminated from the Tracking Network and used for analyses which can
inform national programs, interventions, or policies; guide further
development and activities within the Tracking Program; or advance the
practice and science of environmental public health tracking. The
Tracking Program also collects information from funded SLHD to monitor
their progress related to their funding and for program evaluation.
This information collection request (ICR) is focused on data and
information gathered by the Tracking Program from SLHD. The CDC
requests a three-year approval to revise the ``Environmental Public
Health Tracking Network (Tracking Network)'' (OMB Control No. 0920-
1175; Expiration Date 04/30/2020). Specifically, CDC seeks to make the
following changes:
1. For Tracking Data, minor changes are requested for the Radon
Testing Form--removed 33 elements and added four elements.
2. For Program Data, minor changes are requested for the following
instruments:
a. EPHT Work Plan--added ten keyword questions.
b. Public Health Action Report--added four questions.
c. Performance Measurement Strategy Report--removed two questions/
elements and reduce reporting to once a year.
d. Communication Plan Template and Guide--streamlined template for
more efficient reporting.
e. Partnership Plan Template and Guide--partnership plan was
separated from communication plan for clarity.
f. Website Analytics Template--created an excel reporting template
with one cell for each question.
3. Add four respondents to the 26 SLHDs currently funded to account
for the data voluntarily received from unfunded SLHDs and to allow for
potential program growth over the next three years.
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4. Increase the annualized number of responses from 598 in to 628
(net increase 30 responses) and the annualized time burden from 20,244
to 21,860 hours (net increase 1,616 hours).
The three-year approval will allow CDC to continue collecting
health, exposure, and hazard data for environmental health surveillance
as well as program monitoring information from funded SLHD through the
current five-year cooperative agreement--``Enhancing Innovation and
Capabilities of the Environmental Public Health Tracking Network''
(CDC-RFA-EH17-1720).
The Tracking Network provides the United States with accurate and
timely standardized data from existing health, exposure, and hazard
surveillance systems and supports ongoing efforts within the public
health and environmental sectors. The goal of the Tracking Network is
to improve health tracking, exposure and hazard monitoring, and
response capacity. When such data are available, the Tracking Program
obtains data from national or public sources in order to reduce the
burden on SLHD. When data are not available nationally or publicly, the
Tracking Program relies on funded SLHD to obtain and submit these data
to the Tracking Network. Data from unfunded SLHD are accepted but not
requested or solicited.
Data submitted annually by SLHD to the Tracking Program include:
(1) Birth defects prevalence, (2) childhood lead blood levels, if a
SLHD does not already report such data to CDC, (3) community drinking
water monitoring, (4) emergency department visits, (5)
hospitalizations, and (6) radon testing. The Tracking Program receives
childhood lead blood levels data from CDC's Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program (under the Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning
Surveillance System [HHLPSS--OMB Control No. 0920-0931, expiration date
5/31/2021]). A metadata record, a file describing the original source
and collection procedures for the data being submitted, is also
submitted with each dataset (one per dataset for a total of six
metadata records per year) using the Tracking Program's metadata
creation tool.
Standardized extraction, formatting, and submission processes are
developed in collaboration between CDC and SLHD for each dataset.
Additions or modifications to these standardized datasets will also be
developed collaboratively in order to improve the accuracy,
completeness, efficiency, or utility of data submitted to CDC. Such
changes will occur at most once a year. Examples of changes to data
processes may include: (1) Addition of new variables or outcomes, (2)
updates to case definitions, (3) modifications to temporal or spatial
aggregation, and (4) changes in formatting for submission. As required,
the Tracking Network will submit future additions and modifications as
nonsubstantive change requests or revision ICRs.
Over the past three years, these data have been
Used to calculate standardized measures for environmental
health surveillance.
Integrated into the Tracking Network and disseminated to
the public via the Tracking Network's National Public Portal at https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/showHome.action.
Queried 577,058 times via the Tracking Network's National
Public Portal.
Conduct analyses such as
A review of air and water quality differences between
rural and urban counties.
The development of standardized sub-county geographies for
disseminating health data.
An analysis of the short-term associations between air
pollution and respiratory emergency department visits across all age
groups.
The Tracking Program also collects program monitoring information
from funded SLHD. In addition to standard reporting required by CDC's
Procurement and Grants Office, the Tracking Program also collects
information from funded SLHD for the purposes of program evaluation and
monitoring. This information includes an Environmental Public Health
Tracking Workplan Template, a Performance Measurement Strategy Report,
a Communication Plan, a Partnership Plan, and a website Analytics
Template. Each of these forms are collected annually as documents
emailed to the Tracking Program. A public health action (PHA) report is
submitted at least once and up to four times a year via email to the
Tracking Program as funded SLHD have PHA to report.
Over the past three years, these data were used to identify funded
SLHD in need of additional technical assistance, identify common
challenges and successes, improve communication between funded SLHD and
CDC, and to monitor funded SLHD compliance with funding requirements.
There are no costs for the respondents other than their time. The
total estimated time burden is 21,860 hours. This estimate includes the
time it takes to extract the data from the original data source(s),
standardize and format the data to match the corresponding Tracking
Network data form, and submit the data to the Tracking Network. In some
cases, the data at the source are centralized and easily extracted. In
other cases, like for radon data, the data are not. In those cases, the
number of hours for extracting and standardizing the data is much
greater.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Avg. burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hrs.)
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State and local health department..... Birth defects prevalence 22 1 80
Childhood lead blood 18 1 80
levels.
Community drinking water 30 1 100
monitoring.
Emergency department 30 1 80
visits.
Hospitalizations........ 30 1 80
Radon testing........... 18 1 100
Metadata records........ 30 6 20
EPHT Work Plan.......... 30 1 40
Public Health Action 30 4 20
Report.
Performance Measurement 30 1 20
Strategy Report.
Communications plan..... 30 1 20
Partnership plan........ 30 1 20
Website analytics....... 30 2 1
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-08793 Filed 4-24-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
