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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–24–24EK; Docket No. CDC–2024–
0026]
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 information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on a proposed information
collection project titled B. multivorans
Ice Machine Multistate Investigation.
This is an outbreak investigation which
aims to evaluate the associations
between Burkholderia multivorans
infections among hospitalized patients
and potential exposures to nonsterile ice
and water from ice machines to help
inform measures to prevent ongoing
transmission.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before June 11, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2024–
0026 by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.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 H21–8, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
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SUMMARY:
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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
H21–8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329;
Telephone: 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;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
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; and
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5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
B. multivorans Ice Machine Multistate
Investigation—New—National Center
for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC has been assisting state and local
jurisdictions investigate clusters of
Burkholderia multivorans infections
among patients admitted across four
hospitals in two non-contiguous states.
The outbreak strain of the bacteria has
been identified in environmental
samples from ice machines. Molecular
analysis has shown that the bacterial
strain identified in ice machines is
genetically highly similar to the patient
isolates. Further investigation revealed
that the same brand of ice machine and
the same filters, descaling/cleaning, and
sanitizing products were used by the
four hospitals. Epidemiologic and
laboratory evidence suggest the
possibility of contaminated nonsterile
ice and water from the same brand of ice
machines as a common source of
exposure.
Further investigation is needed to
identify the scope of the outbreak and
the source of the ice machine
contamination. CDC has deemed it
necessary to conduct a national call for
cases requesting that public health
authorities report cases and clusters of
B. multivorans. A case report form (CRF)
was developed by CDC to assist
jurisdictions in this effort. Jurisdictions
will gather information using this case
report form to assist in determining
epidemiologic characteristics and risk
factors of patients with B. multivorans
as well as potential source(s) of B.
multivorans, including ice machines
and ice machine-related products (e.g.,
cleaning solutions).
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention will share findings and
recommendations with public health
and healthcare partners to prevent
further spread of B. multivorans
infections; findings may also be shared
with other relevant stakeholders and/or
published in scientific journals to
disseminate investigation outcomes.
CDC requests OMB approval for an
estimated 120 annual burden hours.
There are no costs to respondents other
than their time.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondent
HAI/AR Program staff ...
Total .......................
Burkholderia multivorans outbreak investigation
case report form.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Public Health Ethics and
Regulations, Office of Science, 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 ‘‘Exposures,
Health Effects, and Controls of
Chemicals from Thermal Spray Coating’’
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 August 7, 2023 to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies. CDC did not receive 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;
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Proposed Project
Exposures, health effects, and controls
of chemicals from thermal spray
coating—New—National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Thermal spray coating (TSC) is a
surface treatment process that enables
different types of feedstock material to
be deposited on to various substrates—
metals, metal alloys, ceramics, and
plastics. The process involves spraying
a liquid or molten metal coating product
under pressure onto a surface where it
solidifies and forms a solid coating. The
coating material can be pure metals,
metal alloys, carbides, oxides, ceramics,
and ceramic metals in wire or powder
form that will not decompose when
melted. Although TSC technology has
been around for decades, recently it has
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(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.
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been refined and optimized to impart
new properties and functionalities to
the coatings, applied through numerous
processes such as flame-, cold-, plasma, and electric arc-spraying, arising from
the different combinations of sources of
thermal and kinetic energy, form and
composition of the feedstock material
and other system configurations. TSC
processes are relatively simple to use,
economical, and have been applied to
almost all industrial sectors such as
automotive, aerospace, machine shops,
electronics, medical, shipyards, and
printing. Important uses include
coatings for wear prevention, repair,
restoration, thermal insulation/
conduction, corrosion/oxidation
resistance, seals, and decoration.
TSC is a fast-growing and emerging
industry and generates exposures that
are known to be hazardous in other
settings. However, effects of TSC
processes, quantitative exposures, and
subsequent health effects remain mostly
unknown because of paucity of
epidemiologic and exposure studies.
Limited data on exposures of workers
engaged in TSC and associated
operations and personal
communications with industrial
hygienists in this industry suggests
exposures can greatly exceed the current
occupational exposure limits, but the
prevalence of respiratory abnormalities
including occupational asthma and
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
in this population remains unknown. In
addition, many workplaces conduct
TSC work manually or semiautomatically, and some TSC tasks may
not be easily amenable to installation of
ventilation controls (e.g., during spraycoating of parts with wide surface area).
The purpose of the proposed data
collection is to conduct a survey of
thermal spray coating facilities to: (1)
better understand work practices and
controls related to metals, particles, and
gases generated during thermal spray
coating; (2) identify areas for potential
intervention; and (3) identify thermal
spray coating facilities willing to
participate in future NIOSH exposure
and health research. The burden hours
are estimated based on limited pilot
testing conducted internally using the
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-24-24EK; Docket No. CDC-2024-0026]
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 information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled B. multivorans Ice Machine Multistate Investigation. This is an
outbreak investigation which aims to evaluate the associations between
Burkholderia multivorans infections among hospitalized patients and
potential exposures to nonsterile ice and water from ice machines to
help inform measures to prevent ongoing transmission.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 11, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-
0026 by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to www.regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (www.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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 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;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
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; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
B. multivorans Ice Machine Multistate Investigation--New--National
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC has been assisting state and local jurisdictions investigate
clusters of Burkholderia multivorans infections among patients admitted
across four hospitals in two non-contiguous states. The outbreak strain
of the bacteria has been identified in environmental samples from ice
machines. Molecular analysis has shown that the bacterial strain
identified in ice machines is genetically highly similar to the patient
isolates. Further investigation revealed that the same brand of ice
machine and the same filters, descaling/cleaning, and sanitizing
products were used by the four hospitals. Epidemiologic and laboratory
evidence suggest the possibility of contaminated nonsterile ice and
water from the same brand of ice machines as a common source of
exposure.
Further investigation is needed to identify the scope of the
outbreak and the source of the ice machine contamination. CDC has
deemed it necessary to conduct a national call for cases requesting
that public health authorities report cases and clusters of B.
multivorans. A case report form (CRF) was developed by CDC to assist
jurisdictions in this effort. Jurisdictions will gather information
using this case report form to assist in determining epidemiologic
characteristics and risk factors of patients with B. multivorans as
well as potential source(s) of B. multivorans, including ice machines
and ice machine-related products (e.g., cleaning solutions).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will share findings
and recommendations with public health and healthcare partners to
prevent further spread of B. multivorans infections; findings may also
be shared with other relevant stakeholders and/or published in
scientific journals to disseminate investigation outcomes. CDC requests
OMB approval for an estimated 120 annual burden hours. There are no
costs to respondents other than their time.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number Avg. burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.)
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HAI/AR Program staff.......... Burkholderia 40 1 3 120
multivorans
outbreak
investigation
case report
form.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 120
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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