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Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
The Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR), 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 ‘‘Assessment of
Chemical Exposures (ACE)
Investigations.’’ The purpose of ACE
Investigations is to focus on performing
rapid epidemiological assessments to
assist state, regional, local, or tribal
health departments (the requesting
agencies) to respond to or prepare for
acute environmental incidents.
DATES: ATSDR must receive written
comments on or before April 26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. ATSDR–2020–
0005 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
SUMMARY:
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Docket Number. ATSDR 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.
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:
404–639–7118; 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;
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Proposed Project
Assessment of Chemical Exposures
(ACE) Investigations (OMB Control No.
0923–0051)—Reinstatement with
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Change—Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Background and Brief Description
The Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) is requesting
a three-year Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) clearance for the Revision of
‘‘Assessment of Chemical Exposures
(ACE) Investigations’’ information
collection request (ICR) (OMB Control
No. 0923–0051; Expiration Date 03/31/
2021). ATSDR conducts ACE
Investigations to assist state and local
health departments after acute
environmental incidents.
ATSDR has successfully completed
five investigations to date using this
valuable mechanism. ATSDR would like
to continue these impactful information
collections. A brief summary of recent
information collections approved under
this tool includes the following:
• During 2015, in U.S. Virgin Islands
there was a methyl bromide exposure
incident at a condominium resort
severely injuring a family and causing
symptoms in the first responders to the
incident. ATSDR interviewed all
potentially exposed persons who stayed
or worked at the resort to look for signs
of exposure. Under this ACE
investigation, ATSDR raised awareness
among pest control companies that
methyl bromide is currently prohibited
in homes and other residential settings.
Additionally, ATSDR raised awareness
among clinicians about the toxicologic
syndrome caused by exposure to methyl
bromide and the importance of notifying
first responders immediately when they
have encountered contaminated
patients.
• During 2016, the ACE Team
conducted a rash investigation in Flint,
Michigan. Persons who were exposed to
Flint municipal water and had current
or worsening rashes were surveyed and
referred to free dermatologist screening
if desired. Findings revealed that when
the city was using water from the Flint
River, there were large swings in
chorine, pH, and hardness, which could
be one possible explanation for the
eczema-related rashes.
• During 2016, the ACE Team also
conducted a follow-up investigation for
people who were referred to a
dermatologist in the first Flint
investigation. The follow-up interviews
resulted in improvements in medical
exam and referral processes that were
still on-going at the time.
The ACE Investigations have focused
on performing rapid epidemiological
assessments to assist state, regional,
local, or tribal health departments (the
requesting agencies) to respond to or
prepare for acute chemical releases.
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The main objectives for performing
these rapid assessments are to:
• Characterize exposure and acute
health effects of the affected community
to inform health officials and the
community;
• Identify needs (i.e., medical, mental
health, and basic) of those exposed
during the incidents to aid in planning
interventions in the community;
• Determine the sequence of events
responsible for the incident so that
actions can be taken to prevent future
incidents;
• Assess the impact of the incidents
on the emergency response and health
services use and share lessons learned
for use in hospital, local, and state
planning for environmental incidents;
and
• Identify cohorts that may be
followed and assessed for persistent
health effects resulting from
environmental releases.
Because each incident is different, it
is not possible to predict in advance
exactly what type of, and how many
respondents will be consented and
interviewed to effectively evaluate the
incident. Respondents typically include,
but are not limited to, emergency
responders such as police, fire,
hazardous material technicians,
emergency medical services, and
personnel at hospitals where patients
from the incident were treated.
Incidents may occur at businesses or in
the community setting; therefore,
respondents may also include business
owners, managers, workers, customers,
community residents, and those passing
through the affected area.
The multidisciplinary ACE Team
consisting of staff from ATSDR, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), and the requesting
agencies will be collecting data. ATSDR
has developed a quickly tailored series
of draft survey forms used in the field
to collect data that will meet the goals
of the investigation. ATSDR collections
will be administered based on time
permitted and urgency. For example, it
is preferable to administer the General
Survey to as many respondents as
possible. However, if there are time
constraints, the shorter Household
Survey or the former ACE Short Form,
now modified as the Epidemiologic
Contact Assessment Symptom Exposure
(Epi CASE) Survey, may be
administered instead. The individual
surveys collect information about
exposure, acute health effects, health
services use, medical history, needs
resulting from the incident,
communication during the release,
health impact on children, and
demographic data. Hospital personnel
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are asked about the surge, response and
communication, decontamination, and
lessons learned.
Depending on the situation, data
collected by face-to-face interviews,
telephone interviews, written surveys,
mailed surveys, or on-line surveys can
be collected. Medical charts may also be
considered for review. In rare situations,
an investigation might involve
collection of clinical specimens.
ATSDR is proposing to increase the
utility of this Generic ICR in response to
stakeholder requests. We would like to
expand the ACE toolkit to be more
inclusive of other types of
environmental incidents affecting the
community and which fall under
ATSDR’s mandate and, at times, the
mandates of our partners in the CDC’s
National Center for Environmental
Health (NCEH) and the National Center
for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH). In addition to acute chemical
releases, we propose to include
radiological and nuclear incidents,
explosions, natural disasters, and other
environmental incidents.
We propose revisions to select
information collection forms, which
will be deployed using handheld
devices whenever possible to reduce
burden, and to adjust the number of
responses and time per response for
several forms. A new brief Eligibility
Screener (900 responses per year; 30
hours) will be added prior to
administering consent for our surveys.
The Epi CASE Survey, formerly the ACE
Short Form, has been modified for the
expanded scope of eligible incidents
requested (1,000 responses per year; 250
hours). To reduce time burden, there
will be new field data entry screens and
deletion of unused questions for the
General Survey (800 responses per year;
333 hours), the Household Survey (120
responses per year; 20 hours) and for the
Hospital Survey (40 responses per year;
17 hours). We are retaining the Medical
Chart Abstraction Form (250 responses
per year; 125 hours) but are removing
the Veterinary Chart Abstraction Form
as it has not been used in the past.
ATSDR anticipates up to four ACE
investigations per year. We are
requesting approval for 3,110 annual
responses (increase of 1,820 responses
per year) and for 775 annual hours
(increase of 184 hours per year).
Participation in ACE investigations is
voluntary and there are no anticipated
costs to respondents other than their
time.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Total
burden
(in hr)
Form name
Residents, first responders, business
owners, employees, customers.
Eligibility Screener ............................
Epi CASE Survey .............................
General Survey ................................
Household Survey ............................
Hospital Survey ................................
Medical Chart Abstraction Form ......
900
1,000
800
120
40
25
1
1
1
1
1
10
2/60
15/60
25/60
10/60
25/60
30/60
30
250
333
20
17
125
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
775
Residents ..........................................
Hospital staff .....................................
Staff from state, local, or tribal health
agencies.
Total ...........................................
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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certain information by the Agency.
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required to publish notice in the
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[60Day-20-0051; Docket No. ATSDR-2020-0005]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
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 ``Assessment of Chemical
Exposures (ACE) Investigations.'' The purpose of ACE Investigations is
to focus on performing rapid epidemiological assessments to assist
state, regional, local, or tribal health departments (the requesting
agencies) to respond to or prepare for acute environmental incidents.
DATES: ATSDR must receive written comments on or before April 26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. ATSDR-
2020-0005 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. ATSDR 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: 404-639-7118; 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;
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
Assessment of Chemical Exposures (ACE) Investigations (OMB Control
No. 0923-0051)--Reinstatement with
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Change--Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Background and Brief Description
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is
requesting a three-year Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for the
Revision of ``Assessment of Chemical Exposures (ACE) Investigations''
information collection request (ICR) (OMB Control No. 0923-0051;
Expiration Date 03/31/2021). ATSDR conducts ACE Investigations to
assist state and local health departments after acute environmental
incidents.
ATSDR has successfully completed five investigations to date using
this valuable mechanism. ATSDR would like to continue these impactful
information collections. A brief summary of recent information
collections approved under this tool includes the following:
During 2015, in U.S. Virgin Islands there was a methyl
bromide exposure incident at a condominium resort severely injuring a
family and causing symptoms in the first responders to the incident.
ATSDR interviewed all potentially exposed persons who stayed or worked
at the resort to look for signs of exposure. Under this ACE
investigation, ATSDR raised awareness among pest control companies that
methyl bromide is currently prohibited in homes and other residential
settings. Additionally, ATSDR raised awareness among clinicians about
the toxicologic syndrome caused by exposure to methyl bromide and the
importance of notifying first responders immediately when they have
encountered contaminated patients.
During 2016, the ACE Team conducted a rash investigation
in Flint, Michigan. Persons who were exposed to Flint municipal water
and had current or worsening rashes were surveyed and referred to free
dermatologist screening if desired. Findings revealed that when the
city was using water from the Flint River, there were large swings in
chorine, pH, and hardness, which could be one possible explanation for
the eczema-related rashes.
During 2016, the ACE Team also conducted a follow-up
investigation for people who were referred to a dermatologist in the
first Flint investigation. The follow-up interviews resulted in
improvements in medical exam and referral processes that were still on-
going at the time.
The ACE Investigations have focused on performing rapid
epidemiological assessments to assist state, regional, local, or tribal
health departments (the requesting agencies) to respond to or prepare
for acute chemical releases.
The main objectives for performing these rapid assessments are to:
Characterize exposure and acute health effects of the
affected community to inform health officials and the community;
Identify needs (i.e., medical, mental health, and basic)
of those exposed during the incidents to aid in planning interventions
in the community;
Determine the sequence of events responsible for the
incident so that actions can be taken to prevent future incidents;
Assess the impact of the incidents on the emergency
response and health services use and share lessons learned for use in
hospital, local, and state planning for environmental incidents; and
Identify cohorts that may be followed and assessed for
persistent health effects resulting from environmental releases.
Because each incident is different, it is not possible to predict
in advance exactly what type of, and how many respondents will be
consented and interviewed to effectively evaluate the incident.
Respondents typically include, but are not limited to, emergency
responders such as police, fire, hazardous material technicians,
emergency medical services, and personnel at hospitals where patients
from the incident were treated. Incidents may occur at businesses or in
the community setting; therefore, respondents may also include business
owners, managers, workers, customers, community residents, and those
passing through the affected area.
The multidisciplinary ACE Team consisting of staff from ATSDR, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the requesting
agencies will be collecting data. ATSDR has developed a quickly
tailored series of draft survey forms used in the field to collect data
that will meet the goals of the investigation. ATSDR collections will
be administered based on time permitted and urgency. For example, it is
preferable to administer the General Survey to as many respondents as
possible. However, if there are time constraints, the shorter Household
Survey or the former ACE Short Form, now modified as the Epidemiologic
Contact Assessment Symptom Exposure (Epi CASE) Survey, may be
administered instead. The individual surveys collect information about
exposure, acute health effects, health services use, medical history,
needs resulting from the incident, communication during the release,
health impact on children, and demographic data. Hospital personnel are
asked about the surge, response and communication, decontamination, and
lessons learned.
Depending on the situation, data collected by face-to-face
interviews, telephone interviews, written surveys, mailed surveys, or
on-line surveys can be collected. Medical charts may also be considered
for review. In rare situations, an investigation might involve
collection of clinical specimens.
ATSDR is proposing to increase the utility of this Generic ICR in
response to stakeholder requests. We would like to expand the ACE
toolkit to be more inclusive of other types of environmental incidents
affecting the community and which fall under ATSDR's mandate and, at
times, the mandates of our partners in the CDC's National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH) and the National Center for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH). In addition to acute chemical releases, we
propose to include radiological and nuclear incidents, explosions,
natural disasters, and other environmental incidents.
We propose revisions to select information collection forms, which
will be deployed using handheld devices whenever possible to reduce
burden, and to adjust the number of responses and time per response for
several forms. A new brief Eligibility Screener (900 responses per
year; 30 hours) will be added prior to administering consent for our
surveys. The Epi CASE Survey, formerly the ACE Short Form, has been
modified for the expanded scope of eligible incidents requested (1,000
responses per year; 250 hours). To reduce time burden, there will be
new field data entry screens and deletion of unused questions for the
General Survey (800 responses per year; 333 hours), the Household
Survey (120 responses per year; 20 hours) and for the Hospital Survey
(40 responses per year; 17 hours). We are retaining the Medical Chart
Abstraction Form (250 responses per year; 125 hours) but are removing
the Veterinary Chart Abstraction Form as it has not been used in the
past.
ATSDR anticipates up to four ACE investigations per year. We are
requesting approval for 3,110 annual responses (increase of 1,820
responses per year) and for 775 annual hours (increase of 184 hours per
year). Participation in ACE investigations is voluntary and there are
no anticipated costs to respondents other than their time.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hr) (in hr)
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Residents, first responders, Eligibility 900 1 2/60 30
business owners, employees, Screener. 1,000 1 15/60 250
customers. Epi CASE Survey.
General Survey.. 800 1 25/60 333
Residents..................... Household Survey 120 1 10/60 20
Hospital staff................ Hospital Survey. 40 1 25/60 17
Staff from state, local, or Medical Chart 25 10 30/60 125
tribal health agencies. Abstraction
Form.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 775
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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. 2021-03703 Filed 2-23-21; 8:45 am]
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