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• Participation in ship and onshore
activities,
• Locations of eating and drinking,
and
• Foods and beverages consumed
both on the ship and on shore. Rapid
and flexible data collection is
imperative given the mobile
environment, the remaining duration of
the voyage left for investigation, and the
loss to follow-up if delays allow
passengers to disembark and leave the
ship, including those returning to
locations outside of the United States.
This Generic Clearance will cover
investigations that meet all the
following criteria:
• The investigation is urgent in
nature (i.e., timely data are needed to
Type of respondents
Cruise
Cruise
Cruise
Cruise
Cruise
Cruise
ship
ship
ship
ship
ship
ship
Number of
respondents
Form name
• Investigations conducted for the
primary purpose of program evaluation,
surveillance, needs assessment, or
research (e.g., to contribute to
generalizable knowledge).
• Investigations with data collection
expected for greater than 30 days.
VSP estimates 10 CSOIs annually in
response to cruise ship AGE outbreaks.
The estimated number of respondents is
1,300 per CSOI, for a total of 13,000
respondents per year. The average time
burden is 15 minutes for each
respondent. Therefore, the total
estimated annual burden in hours is
4,063. There is no cost to respondents
other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
crew ............................
crew ............................
crew ............................
passenger ...................
passenger ...................
passenger ...................
Self-administered questionnaire ....
Interview ........................................
Biospecimen collection ..................
Self-administered questionnaire ....
Interview ........................................
Biospecimen collection ..................
3,000
450
300
10,000
1,500
1,000
1
1
1
1
1
1
15/60
15/60
15/60
15/60
15/60
15/60
750
113
75
2,500
375
250
Total ........................................
........................................................
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4,063
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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inform rapid public health action to
prevent or reduce morbidity or
mortality).
• The investigation is characterized
by undetermined agents, undetermined
sources, undetermined modes of
transmission, or undetermined risk
factors.
• One or more CDC staff (including
trainees and fellows) will be deployed
to the field.
• Data collection is completed in 30
days or less (most CSOIs involve two to
five days of data collection).
This Generic Clearance excludes each
of the following:
• Investigations related to non-urgent
outbreaks or events.
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
Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net)
Program’’ 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 9,
2024, to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. CDC
received three comments related to the
previous notice. This notice serves to
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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
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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 Health Specialists
(EHS-Net) Program (OMB Control
Number 0920–0792, Exp. 1/31/2025)—
Revision—National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), is requesting a three-year
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
approval for a Revision of this Generic
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Clearance for data collections to support
research focused on identifying and
addressing environmental factors
associated with foodborne illness
outbreaks and other food safety issues.
These data are essential to
environmental public health regulators’
efforts to respond more effectively to
and prevent future outbreaks and food
safety-associated events.
An estimated 47.8 million foodborne
illnesses occur annually in the United
States, resulting in 127,839
hospitalizations, and 3,037 deaths
annually. These figures indicate that
foodborne illness is a significant
problem in the U.S. Reducing foodborne
illness requires identification and
understanding of the environmental
factors that cause these illnesses. CDC
needs to know how and why food
becomes contaminated with foodborne
illness pathogens. This information can
then be used to determine effective food
safety prevention methods. Ultimately,
these actions can lead to increased
regulatory program effectiveness and
decreased foodborne illness. The
purpose of this food safety research
program is to identify and understand
environmental factors associated with
foodborne illness and outbreaks. This
Form name
Retail managers ..............................................
Manager Telephone Recruiting Script ...........
Manager Interview/Assessment .....................
Observation ....................................................
Worker Recruiting/Informed Consent Script ..
Worker Interview/Assessment ........................
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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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifiers: CMS–10387]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information (including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information) and to allow
60 days for public comment on the
proposed action. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding our
burden estimates or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including
the necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions,
the accuracy of the estimated burden,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected, and the use of automated
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meetings, scientific journal
publications, and website postings. Data
from these studies have been presented
in 13 articles in peer-reviewed scientific
journals, in multiple presentations at
national food safety conferences, and on
CDC’s website.
The current package is a Revision of
the previous PRA clearance from 2021.
This package includes the potential for
sites to offer incentives to participants
in EHS-Net data collection activities.
This will not result in an increased cost
to the Federal Government because the
cost of incentives is included in the
existing EHS-Net cooperative
agreement. The annual cost to the
Federal Government has increased by a
maximum of $614 per year to cover the
cost of Spanish translation of the
manager and worker interview forms by
the CDC Multilingual Services Team.
CDC requests OMB approval for an
estimated 844 annual burden hours.
There is no change in the estimated
annualized burden hours from the
previous PRA Clearance and there is no
cost to respondents other than their time
to participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Retail food workers .........................................
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program is conducted by the
Environmental Health Specialists
Network (EHS-Net), a collaborative
project of CDC, FDA, USDA, and local
and state sites.
Environmental factors associated with
foodborne illness include both food
safety practices (e.g., inadequate
cleaning practices) and the factors in the
environment associated with those
practices (e.g., worker and retail food
establishment characteristics). To
understand these factors, we need to
collect data from those who prepare
food (i.e., food workers) and on the
environments in which the food is
prepared (i.e., retail food establishment
kitchens). Thus, data collection methods
for this generic package include: (1)
manager and worker interviews/
information collection instruments; and
(2) observation of kitchen environments.
Both methods allow data collection on
food safety practices and environmental
factors associated with those practices.
To date, EHS-Net has conducted six
studies under this Generic Clearance.
The data from these studies have been
disseminated to environmental public
health/food safety regulatory programs
and the food industry in the form of
presentations at conferences and
Number of
responses per
respondent
889
400
400
2,000
2,000
1
1
1
1
1
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
3/60
30/60
30/60
2/60
10/60
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology to minimize the
information collection burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by
January 24, 2025.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
reference the document identifier or
OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in
any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send your
comments electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to find the information collection
document(s) that are accepting
comments.
2. By Regular Mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-25-0792]
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 Health Specialists Network
(EHS-Net) Program'' 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 9, 2024, 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 Health Specialists (EHS-Net) Program (OMB Control
Number 0920-0792, Exp. 1/31/2025)--Revision--National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is requesting a three-year
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) approval for a Revision of this Generic
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Clearance for data collections to support research focused on
identifying and addressing environmental factors associated with
foodborne illness outbreaks and other food safety issues. These data
are essential to environmental public health regulators' efforts to
respond more effectively to and prevent future outbreaks and food
safety-associated events.
An estimated 47.8 million foodborne illnesses occur annually in the
United States, resulting in 127,839 hospitalizations, and 3,037 deaths
annually. These figures indicate that foodborne illness is a
significant problem in the U.S. Reducing foodborne illness requires
identification and understanding of the environmental factors that
cause these illnesses. CDC needs to know how and why food becomes
contaminated with foodborne illness pathogens. This information can
then be used to determine effective food safety prevention methods.
Ultimately, these actions can lead to increased regulatory program
effectiveness and decreased foodborne illness. The purpose of this food
safety research program is to identify and understand environmental
factors associated with foodborne illness and outbreaks. This program
is conducted by the Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net),
a collaborative project of CDC, FDA, USDA, and local and state sites.
Environmental factors associated with foodborne illness include
both food safety practices (e.g., inadequate cleaning practices) and
the factors in the environment associated with those practices (e.g.,
worker and retail food establishment characteristics). To understand
these factors, we need to collect data from those who prepare food
(i.e., food workers) and on the environments in which the food is
prepared (i.e., retail food establishment kitchens). Thus, data
collection methods for this generic package include: (1) manager and
worker interviews/information collection instruments; and (2)
observation of kitchen environments. Both methods allow data collection
on food safety practices and environmental factors associated with
those practices.
To date, EHS-Net has conducted six studies under this Generic
Clearance. The data from these studies have been disseminated to
environmental public health/food safety regulatory programs and the
food industry in the form of presentations at conferences and meetings,
scientific journal publications, and website postings. Data from these
studies have been presented in 13 articles in peer-reviewed scientific
journals, in multiple presentations at national food safety
conferences, and on CDC's website.
The current package is a Revision of the previous PRA clearance
from 2021. This package includes the potential for sites to offer
incentives to participants in EHS-Net data collection activities. This
will not result in an increased cost to the Federal Government because
the cost of incentives is included in the existing EHS-Net cooperative
agreement. The annual cost to the Federal Government has increased by a
maximum of $614 per year to cover the cost of Spanish translation of
the manager and worker interview forms by the CDC Multilingual Services
Team. CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 844 annual burden
hours. There is no change in the estimated annualized burden hours from
the previous PRA Clearance and there is no cost to respondents other
than their time to participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Retail managers....................... Manager Telephone 889 1 3/60
Recruiting Script.
Manager Interview/ 400 1 30/60
Assessment.
Observation............. 400 1 30/60
Retail food workers................... Worker Recruiting/ 2,000 1 2/60
Informed Consent Script.
Worker Interview/ 2,000 1 10/60
Assessment.
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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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