2022-27508. 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.

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 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 Awardee Lead Profile Assessment (ALPA). The ICR includes a survey to collect information to identify jurisdictional legal frameworks governing funded childhood lead poisoning prevention programs and strategies for implementing childhood lead poisoning prevention activities in the United States.

DATES:

CDC must receive written comments on or before February 21, 2023.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-0142 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: [phone]; Email: [e-mail].

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

Awardee Lead Profile Assessment (ALPA) (OMB Control No. 0920-1215, Exp. Date 03/31/2024)—Revision—National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is requesting a three-year Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for a Revision of an information collection request (ICR) titled “Awardee Lead Profile Assessment (ALPA)” (OMB Control No. 0920-1215; Exp. Date 03/31/2024). The goal of this ICR is to build on the CDC's existing childhood lead poisoning prevention program. CDC requires that ongoing and new CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs (CLPPPs), including the FY21 “Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance of Blood Lead Levels in Children” (CDC-RFA-EH21-2102), complete the ALPA annually. This annual information collection will be used to identify jurisdictional legal frameworks governing CDC-funded childhood lead poisoning programs (CLPPPs) in the United States and strategies for implementing childhood lead poisoning prevention activities. CDC will use this information to inform guidance, resource development, and technical assistance activities in support of the ultimate goal, which is eliminating lead exposure in children. The dissemination of these ALPA results will ensure that both funded and non-funded jurisdictions are able to: (1) identify policies and other factors that support or hinder childhood lead poisoning prevention efforts; (2) understand what strategies are being used by funded public health agencies to implement childhood lead poisoning prevention activities; and (3) use this knowledge to develop and apply similar strategies to support the national agenda to eliminate childhood lead poisoning.

CDC will now use one data collection mode, a web survey. Reporting via email will be eliminated. This program management survey has been revised in several ways, including the addition of new answer options and questions to understand usage of the updated blood lead reference value (BLRV). The time per response is the same from the 2021 estimate (47 minutes per response) despite revisions to the survey. This updated estimate is based on recent pilot tests of the revised survey among nine respondents, and includes the time needed to review the ALPA Training Manual.

CDC is requesting OMB approval for a total time burden of 59 hours and a total number of 75 respondents per year. These estimates remain unchanged from the previous PRA clearance.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

Type of respondent	Form name	Number of respondents	Number of responses per respondent	Average burden per response (in hours)	Total burden hours
State or Local Governments (or their bona fide fiscal agents)	ALPA Web Survey	75	1	47/60	59
Total					59

Jeffrey M. Zirger,

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.