World Trade Center Health Program; Request for Information, 38720-38721 [2021-15611]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 38720 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 138 / Thursday, July 22, 2021 / Notices cases requiring intensive care). These numbers indicate that the risk of overburdening the local healthcare systems by UC presenting with severe COVID–19 disease remains low. Based on the robust network of ORR care facilities and the testing and medical care available therein, as well as COVID–19 mitigation protocols including vaccination for personnel and eligible UC, there is very low likelihood that processing UC in accordance with existing Title 8 procedures will result in undue strain on the U.S. healthcare system or healthcare resources. Moreover, UC released to a vetted sponsor or placed in a permanent ORR shelter do not pose a significant level of risk for COVID–19 spread into the community because they are released after having undergone testing, quarantine and/or isolation, and vaccination when possible, and their sponsors are provided with appropriate medical and public health direction. CDC thus finds that, at this time,22 there is appropriate infrastructure in place to protect the children, caregivers, and local communities from elevated risk of COVID–19 transmission as a result of the introduction of UC, and U.S. healthcare resources are not significantly impacted by providing UC necessary care. CDC believes the COVID–19-related public health concerns associated with UC introduction can be adequately addressed without UC being subject to the October Order, thereby permitting the government to better address the humanitarian challenges for these children. Based on the foregoing, CDC is fully excepting UC from the October Order,23 and the February Notice is hereby superseded. This Order shall be immediately effective. I consulted with DHS and other federal departments as needed before I issued this Order and requested that DHS continue to aid in the enforcement of this Order because CDC does not have the capability, resources, or personnel needed to do so.24 This Order is not a rule subject to notice and comment under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Even if it were, notice and comment and a delay in effective date are not required because there is good cause to dispense with prior public notice and the opportunity to comment on this Order and a delayed effective date. Given the public health emergency caused by 22 This situation could change based on an increased influx of UC, changes in COVID–19 infection dynamics among UC, or unforeseen reductions in housing capacity. 23 See 86 FR 9942. 24 42 U.S.C. 268; 42 CFR 71.40(d). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Jul 21, 2021 Jkt 253001 COVID–19 and the highly unpredictable nature of its transmission and spread, it would be impracticable and contrary to public health practices and the public interest to delay the issuing and effective date of this Order with respect to UC. In addition, because this Order concerns the ongoing discussions with Canada and Mexico on how best to control COVID–19 transmission over our shared borders, it directly ‘‘involve[s] . . . a . . . foreign affairs function of the United States.’’ 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1). Notice and comment and a delay in effective date would not be required for that reason as well. Authority The authority for this Order is Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 265, 268) and 42 CFR 71.40. Dated: July 19,2021. Sherri Berger, Chief of Staff, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2021–15699 Filed 7–20–21; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Docket No. CDC–2021–0071; NIOSH–341] World Trade Center Health Program; Request for Information Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS. ACTION: Request for information. AGENCY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is soliciting public comment on the scope of an upcoming funding announcement for FY2022 regarding the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program’s research priorities involving WTC survivors. The WTC Health Program’s research program helps answer critical questions about potential 9/11-related physical and mental health conditions as well as diagnosing and treating health conditions on the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions. DATES: Comments must be received by August 23, 2021. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through either of the following two methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov (follow the instructions for submitting comments), or SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • By Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS C–34, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226–1998. Instructions: All written submissions received in response to this notice must include the agency name (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS) and docket number (CDC–2021–0071; NIOSH–341) for this action. All relevant comments, including any personal information provided, will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Weiss, Program Analyst, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS: C–48, Cincinnati, OH 45226; telephone (855) 818–1629 (this is a toll-free number); email NIOSHregs@cdc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title I of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111– 347, as amended by Pub. L. 114–113 and Pub. L. 116–59), added Title XXXIII to the Public Health Service (PHS) Act,1 establishing the WTC Health Program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The WTC Health Program provides medical monitoring and treatment benefits for health conditions on the List of WTCRelated Health Conditions (List) 2 to eligible firefighters and related personnel, law enforcement officers, and rescue, recovery, and cleanup workers who responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania (responders). The Program also provides benefits to eligible persons who were present in the dust or dust cloud on September 11, 2001, or who worked, resided, or attended school, childcare, or adult daycare in the New York City disaster area (survivors). The Zadroga Act also requires that the Program establish a research program on health conditions resulting from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, addressing the following topics: 3 • Physical and mental health conditions that may be related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; 1 Title XXXIII of the PHS Act is codified at 42 U.S.C. 300mm to 300mm–61. Those portions of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 found in Titles II and III of Public Law 111– 347 do not pertain to the WTC Health Program and are codified elsewhere. 2 The List of WTC-Related Health Conditions is established in 42 U.S.C. 300mm–22(a)(3)–(4) and 300mm–32(b); additional conditions may be added through rulemaking and the complete list is provided in WTC Health Program regulations at 42 CFR 88.15. 3 42 U.S.C. 300mm–51(a). E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1 38721 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 138 / Thursday, July 22, 2021 / Notices • Diagnosing WTC-related health conditions for which there have been diagnostic uncertainty; and • Treating WTC-related health conditions for which there have been treatment uncertainty. new or improved treatment, care, or practices)? (3) What are the primary research needs of WTC survivors (adults and/or children) and similar survivor populations south of 14th street in Manhattan and in Brooklyn? Request for Information The WTC Health Program conducts research among members receiving monitoring or treatment in the Program and in sampled populations outside the New York City disaster area in Manhattan as far north as 14th Street and in Brooklyn. WTC survivors include individuals who lived, worked, went to school, or attended child or adult day care in the NYC Disaster Area on September 11, 2001, or in the following days, weeks, or months and those otherwise meeting the eligibility criteria in 42 CFR 88.8. NIOSH is soliciting public comments from any interested party regarding research priorities for WTC Health Program FY2022 research projects on WTC survivors (adults and children) and similar survivor populations south of 14th street in Manhattan and in Brooklyn. Specifically, NIOSH seeks input on the following questions: (1) What are the most important research gaps that need to be addressed within the scope of the research solicitation? (For NIOSH-funded research projects related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and areas of interest based on the Program’s Research Agenda, please visit the WTC Health Program Research Gateway.) (2) What are the most important areas of diagnostic and treatment uncertainty that could most benefit from intervention research (information that bridges the gap between science and practice, care, or treatment by addressing the barriers, challenges, and needs to advance implementation of John J. Howard, Administrator, World Trade Center Health Program and Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services. [FR Doc. 2021–15611 Filed 7–21–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Early Head Start–Child Care Partnerships Sustainability Study (OMB #0970–0471) Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, HHS. ACTION: Request for public comment. AGENCY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval to collect information for the Early Head Start– Child Care Partnerships Sustainability Study. SUMMARY: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must make a decision about the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. DATES: Written 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description: This information collection is to provide nationally descriptive, longitudinal data on partnerships between Early Head Start programs and child care providers to inform program planning, technical assistance, and research. The proposed data collection is a follow-up study of the 2015 (National Descriptive Study (NDS) of Early Head Start–Child Care Partnerships (OMB 0970–0471) that obtained information about the EHS programs, community-based child care centers, and family child care providers participating in the federal grants supporting the implementation of Early Head Start–child care partnerships (EHS–CCPs). The current information collection request will follow up with EHS programs and child care providers who participated in the NDS to understand whether and how partnerships have been sustained or have dissolved, and which features of partnerships support or impede sustainability. Data collection activities will include surveys of directors of 2015 EHS–CCP grantees and of child care provider directors/managers who were selected for participation in the NDS, as well as semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of providers whose partnerships have dissolved and have been sustained since 2016. Respondents: Early Head Start program directors and child care providers. ADDRESSES: ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Number of respondents (total over request period) lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Instrument EHS Program Director Survey ............................................. Provider Survey (Sustained Partnership Provider Survey and Dissolved Partnership Provider Survey) ................... Dissolved Partnership Provider Semi-structured Interview Protocol ............................................................................ Sustained Partnership Provider Semi-structured Interview Protocol ............................................................................ Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 162. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Jul 21, 2021 Jkt 253001 Number of responses per respondent (total over request period) Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Total burden (in hours) Annual burden (in hours) 335 1 .58 194 65 470 1 .50 235 78 48 1 .83 40 13 24 1 .83 20 6 Authority: Sec 645A and 649 of the Improving Head Start for School PO 00000 Average burden per response (in hours) Sfmt 4703 Readiness Act of 2007 and the E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 138 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38720-38721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2021-0071; NIOSH-341]


World Trade Center Health Program; Request for Information

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS.

ACTION: Request for information.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH), within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
is soliciting public comment on the scope of an upcoming funding 
announcement for FY2022 regarding the World Trade Center (WTC) Health 
Program's research priorities involving WTC survivors. The WTC Health 
Program's research program helps answer critical questions about 
potential 9/11-related physical and mental health conditions as well as 
diagnosing and treating health conditions on the List of WTC-Related 
Health Conditions.

DATES: Comments must be received by August 23, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through either of the following 
two methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov 
(follow the instructions for submitting comments), or
     By Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 
MS C-34, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226-1998.
    Instructions: All written submissions received in response to this 
notice must include the agency name (Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, HHS) and docket number (CDC-2021-0071; NIOSH-341) for this 
action. All relevant comments, including any personal information 
provided, will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Weiss, Program Analyst, 1090 
Tusculum Avenue, MS: C-48, Cincinnati, OH 45226; telephone (855) 818-
1629 (this is a toll-free number); email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title I of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and 
Compensation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-347, as amended by Pub. L. 114-
113 and Pub. L. 116-59), added Title XXXIII to the Public Health 
Service (PHS) Act,\1\ establishing the WTC Health Program within the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The WTC Health Program 
provides medical monitoring and treatment benefits for health 
conditions on the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions (List) \2\ to 
eligible firefighters and related personnel, law enforcement officers, 
and rescue, recovery, and cleanup workers who responded to the 
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City, at the 
Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania (responders). The Program 
also provides benefits to eligible persons who were present in the dust 
or dust cloud on September 11, 2001, or who worked, resided, or 
attended school, childcare, or adult daycare in the New York City 
disaster area (survivors).
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    \1\ Title XXXIII of the PHS Act is codified at 42 U.S.C. 300mm 
to 300mm-61. Those portions of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and 
Compensation Act of 2010 found in Titles II and III of Public Law 
111-347 do not pertain to the WTC Health Program and are codified 
elsewhere.
    \2\ The List of WTC-Related Health Conditions is established in 
42 U.S.C. 300mm-22(a)(3)-(4) and 300mm-32(b); additional conditions 
may be added through rulemaking and the complete list is provided in 
WTC Health Program regulations at 42 CFR 88.15.
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    The Zadroga Act also requires that the Program establish a research 
program on health conditions resulting from the September 11, 2001, 
terrorist attacks, addressing the following topics: \3\
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    \3\ 42 U.S.C. 300mm-51(a).
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     Physical and mental health conditions that may be related 
to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks;

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     Diagnosing WTC-related health conditions for which there 
have been diagnostic uncertainty; and
     Treating WTC-related health conditions for which there 
have been treatment uncertainty.

Request for Information

    The WTC Health Program conducts research among members receiving 
monitoring or treatment in the Program and in sampled populations 
outside the New York City disaster area in Manhattan as far north as 
14th Street and in Brooklyn. WTC survivors include individuals who 
lived, worked, went to school, or attended child or adult day care in 
the NYC Disaster Area on September 11, 2001, or in the following days, 
weeks, or months and those otherwise meeting the eligibility criteria 
in 42 CFR 88.8. NIOSH is soliciting public comments from any interested 
party regarding research priorities for WTC Health Program FY2022 
research projects on WTC survivors (adults and children) and similar 
survivor populations south of 14th street in Manhattan and in Brooklyn. 
Specifically, NIOSH seeks input on the following questions:
    (1) What are the most important research gaps that need to be 
addressed within the scope of the research solicitation? (For NIOSH-
funded research projects related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist 
attacks and areas of interest based on the Program's Research Agenda, 
please visit the WTC Health Program Research Gateway.)
    (2) What are the most important areas of diagnostic and treatment 
uncertainty that could most benefit from intervention research 
(information that bridges the gap between science and practice, care, 
or treatment by addressing the barriers, challenges, and needs to 
advance implementation of new or improved treatment, care, or 
practices)?
    (3) What are the primary research needs of WTC survivors (adults 
and/or children) and similar survivor populations south of 14th street 
in Manhattan and in Brooklyn?

John J. Howard,
Administrator, World Trade Center Health Program and Director, National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2021-15611 Filed 7-21-21; 8:45 am]
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