Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Office of Public Health, Disease Reporting and Surveillance Forms, 31275-31276 [2023-10399]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31275-31276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10399]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-VRP-OPH-NPS0035461; PPWOVPADH0, PPMPRHS1Y.Y00000 (222); OMB 
Control Number 1024-0286]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Office of 
Public Health, Disease Reporting and Surveillance Forms

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing to revise an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 15, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions on the information 
collection requirements should be submitted by the date specified above 
in DATES to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 
Please provide a copy of your comments to theNPS Information Collection 
Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, (MS -242) 
Reston, VA 20191 (mail); or [email protected] (email). Please 
reference the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 
``1024-0286'' in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Dr. Maria Said, Branch Chief, U.S. Public 
Health Service Epidemiology, Office of Public Health, National Park 
Service, Washington, DC 20240 (mail); [email protected] (email) or 
(202) 513-7151 (telephone). Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-
0286 in the subject line of your comments. Individuals in the United 
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech 
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point of contact in the United States. 
You may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we 
provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an 
opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our 
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting 
burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection 
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
September 12, 2022 (87 FR 55845). No comments were received.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other 
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are 
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility.
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used.
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
    (4) How might the agency 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 response.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you 
should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal 
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.
    Abstract: The NPS Organic Act of 1916, 54 U.S.C. 100101 et seq., 
and the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S. Code chapter 6A, gives the 
NPS broad authority to collect information to protect and promote 
visitor health across the National Parks. Each year, the NPS Office of 
Public Health (OPH) responds to multiple service-wide incidents 
involving human disease transmission within the park system. Many of 
these incidents involve the spread of common and highly contagious 
viruses spread through contaminated food, water, person-to-person, or 
contaminated surfaces. In the event of illness incidents, public health 
responders also consider and investigate the possibility of other 
etiological agents. The Disease Reporting and Surveillance System 
(DRSS) provides information on the symptoms, duration, and location of 
illness, which allows public health workers to work rapidly and 
appropriately to address the incidents.
    NPS Forms 10-685 Concession Employee Illness Report and 10-686 Tour 
Vehicle Passenger Illness Report are used for monitoring health trends 
in NPS units, detecting potential clusters or outbreaks, and informing 
and implementing disease response and control activities. We are 
seeking to make the following revisions to update the forms.
    (1) adding two questions at the beginning of both forms to obtain 
the name and email address of the person completing the form
    (2) a question (on Form 10-685) about whether the sick employee 
received a diagnosis, and
    (3) adding the Office of Public Health's contact information,
    This data provides parks, OPH staff, managers of park 
concessioners, and

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park clinic concessioners with an early warning system for potential 
outbreaks to inform public health interventions.
    Title of Collection: Office of Public Health, Disease Reporting and 
Surveillance Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0286.
    Form Number: NPS Forms 10-685 and 10-686.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/households and private 
sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 590.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Concession Employee 
Illness: 10 minutes; Tour Vehicle Passenger Illness: 15 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 73.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct, or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The authority for this action is 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-10399 Filed 5-15-23; 8:45 am]
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