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transfers Federal employees to duty 

stations in foreign areas (i.e., outside of 

the United States and its territories and 

possessions). Civilian employees 

located in foreign areas are eligible for 

different compensation authorities 

compared to employees located in the 

United States or its territories or 

possessions. Besides basic pay, certain 

foreign allowances are often used as 

recruitment or retention incentives to 

make foreign service more economically 

feasible. One type of allowance is called 

a ‘‘living quarters allowance,’’ or 

‘‘LQA,’’ and allows an agency to 

reimburse the cost of rental housing as 

well as utilities (such as electricity, 

natural gas, and water service). Under 

this authority (conveyed by the 

Overseas Differentials and Allowances 

Act of 1960, Pub. L. 86–707, Sept. 6, 

1960, codified at 5 U.S.C. 5923(a)(2)), 

not all job candidates or overseas 

employees are necessarily eligible (for 

example, if Government-provided 

housing is made available). In addition, 

for those job candidates eligible, the 

amount of the benefit varies by rank 

(i.e., GS grade), presence overseas with 

or without family, and overall family 

size. Detailed rules concerning 

eligibility and other matters are found in 

the State Department’s Department of 

State Standardized Regulations, 

sections 031.12 and chapter 130. 

To more effectively administer LQA, 

the General Services Administration 

(GSA) has created a new agency form, 

GSA Form 5039, Living Quarters 

Allowance Eligibility Questionnaire. 

This form collects basic demographic 

and housing-related information and 

also includes questions meant to 

coordinate housing benefits between the 

U.S. military and other Federal agencies 

(for example, if two spouses work for 

different Federal agencies). Individuals 

who complete this pre-employment 

questionnaire are considered job 

candidates and may be members of the 

public (if not already Federal civilian 

employees). The purpose of the data 

collection from job candidates is to 

ensure that eligible applicants receive 

allowance consideration, in the correct 

amounts based on the position and 

family size, and ineligible candidates 

are not erroneously provided with this 

significant monetary benefit. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 25 per year. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Total Annual Responses: 25. 

Hours per Response: 1. 

Total Burden Hours: 25. 

C. Public Comments 

A notice published in the Federal 

Register at 88 FR 16447 on March 17, 

2023. No comments were received. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: While 

the proposed GSA Form 5039 is not 

included within this article’s 

publication, a copy of the form can be 

obtained through the Regulatory 

Secretariat Division by calling 202–501– 

4755 or emailing GSARegSec@gsa.gov. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 3090– 

XXXX, Living Quarters Allowance 

Eligibility Questionnaire; GSA Form 

5039, in all correspondence. 

Lesley Briante, 

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[Docket No. CDC–2023–0075] 

National One Health Framework To 

Address Zoonotic Diseases and 

Advance Public Health Preparedness 

in the United States: A Framework for 

One Health Coordination and 

Collaboration Across Federal Agencies 

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), in the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), announces the opening 

of a docket to obtain comment on the 

draft National One Health Framework to 

Address Zoonotic Diseases and 

Advance Public Health Preparedness in 

the United States: A Framework for One 

Health Coordination and Collaboration 

across Federal Agencies (NOHFZoonoses). As directed by Congress 

through the House Appropriations 

Committee report accompanying the 

2021 omnibus appropriations bill and 

the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, CDC has partnered with the U.S. 

Department of the Interior (DOI), the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

and other departments and agencies to 

develop this One Health framework to 

address zoonotic diseases and advance 

public health preparedness. This 

framework will facilitate One Health 

collaboration for zoonotic disease 

prevention and control across the 

United States Government for the next 

five years. It describes a common vision, 

mission, and goals for key federal 

partners involved in implementing a 

One Health approach to address 

zoonotic diseases and advance public 

health preparedness in the United 

States. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 6, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2023– 

0075 by either of the methods listed 

below. Do not submit comments by 

email. CDC does not accept comments 

by email. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: RE: NOHF-Zoonoses Public 

Comments, 1600 Clifton Road NE, 

Mailstop H16–5, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name (Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention) and 

Docket Number. All relevant comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. For 

access to the docket to read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Natalie Wendling or Dominic Cristiano, 

One Health Office, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 

Road NE, Mailstop H16–5, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30329. Telephone: 404–639– 

8950. Email: onehealth@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation 

Interested persons or organizations 

are invited to participate by submitting 

written views, recommendations, and 

data. CDC and our federal partners 

invite input from interested parties 

throughout public health, agriculture, 

wildlife, environment, and other 

relevant sectors including authorities at 

the state, tribal, local, and territorial 

levels, non-governmental organizations, 

academic institutions, private sector, the 

public, and others on the proposed One 

Health framework to address zoonotic 

diseases and advance public health 

preparedness. This input is a valuable 

component in finalizing the framework, 

and the community’s time and 

consideration are appreciated. 

CDC and our federal partners invite 

public comments to inform revisions to 

the proposed framework and follow-up 

activities. Commenters are encouraged 

to answer the following questions: 

• Are there any new or proposed 

objectives that should be prioritized? 

• What attributes and characteristics 

of the proposed framework will most 

likely lead to success? 


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1H. Rept. 116–450—Departments of Labor, Health 

and Human Services, and Education, and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2021, H. Rept.116– 

450, 116th Cong. (2023), Title II—Department of 

Health and Human Services: pages 67–68 https:// 

www.congress.gov/congressional-report/116thcongress/house-report/450. 

2H.R. 2617, Public Law 117–328, ‘‘Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2023,’’ Division FF—Health 

and Human Services, Title II—Preparing for and 

Responding to Existing Viruses, Emerging New 

Threats, and Pandemics, Sec. 2235, pages 1297– 

1298 (Dec. 29, 2022), https://www.congress.gov/ 

117/bills/hr2617/BILLS-117hr2617enr.pdf. 

• Are there any specific barriers or 

gaps to achieving success? 

• Are there any critical steps or 

milestones necessary to successfully 

implement the proposed framework? 

• How do state, tribal, local, and 

territorial partners, non-governmental 

organizations, academic institutions, 

private sector partners, and other 

partners want to engage with federal 

collaborators to advance 

implementation of this framework? 

• What additional One Health issues 

should be prioritized in the future? 

• What information or 

recommendations are needed to ensure 

the guiding principles of health equity, 

sustainability, stewardship, and a 

multisectoral approach are adequately 

addressed in the framework? How can 

these guiding principles be elevated 

during follow-up development and 

drafting of implementation plans? 

Organizations should submit a single 

response reflective of the views of the 

organization/membership when 

possible. Please note that comments 

received, including attachments and 

other supporting materials, are part of 

the public record and are subject to 

public disclosure. Comments will be 

posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 

Therefore, do not include any 

information in your comment or 

supporting materials that you consider 

confidential or inappropriate for public 

disclosure. If you include your name, 

contact information, or other 

information that identifies you in the 

body of your comments, that 

information will be on public display. 

CDC will review all submissions and 

may choose to redact, or withhold, 

submissions containing private or 

proprietary information, such as Social 

Security numbers, medical information, 

inappropriate language or images, or 

duplicate/near duplicate examples of a 

mass-mail campaign. 

Background 

Previous multisectoral work has 

identified a need for a national One 

Health framework to address zoonotic 

diseases and advance public heath 

preparedness in the United States. In 

2017, CDC, DOI, and USDA organized a 

One Health Zoonotic Disease 

Prioritization (OHZDP) workshop for 

the United States. Participants included 

30 government officials from federal and 

state agencies who work to address 

zoonotic diseases in the public health, 

animal health, and environment sectors. 

The workshop used a One Health 

approach to identify and prioritize 

endemic and emerging zoonotic 

diseases of greatest national concern for 

the United States that should be jointly 

addressed by federal zoonotic disease 

programs. Participants also developed 

plans for implementing and 

strengthening One Health approaches to 

address these diseases in the United 

States. The development of the NOHFZoonoses responds to one of the 

recommendations from the OHZDP 

workshop. In addition, Congress 

directed CDC, in partnership with other 

departments and agencies, to develop a 

One Health framework to address 

zoonotic diseases and advance public 

health preparedness in both the House 

Appropriations Committee report 

accompanying the 2021 omnibus 

appropriations bill 1 and the 2023 

Consolidated Appropriations Act.2

The draft NOHF-Zoonoses, found in 

the Supporting Materials tab of the 

docket, is focused on coordinated 

federal activities in the United States 

and describes a common vision, 

mission, and goals for key federal 

partners involved in implementing a 

One Health approach to address 

zoonotic diseases. Successful federal 

One Health collaboration is contingent 

on continued strong partnerships and 

coordination with public health, 

agriculture, wildlife, plant, 

environment, and other relevant 

authorities at state, tribal, local, and 

territorial levels. One Health 

partnerships to address zoonotic 

diseases cross federal, state, tribal, local, 

and territorial government jurisdictions 

and involve non-governmental, 

academic, and private sector partners. 

All relevant sectors are encouraged to 

collaborate for effective and consistent 

One Health outcomes. 

Although this framework focuses 

primarily on zoonotic diseases and does 

not address other issues of One Health 

importance, the resulting partnerships, 

systems, and lessons will inform future 

One Health work and strengthen the 

nation’s ability to address other threats 

and promote health, safety, security, 

and resilience at the human-animalplant-environment interface. 

Additional background information 

can be found on the following websites. 

• Federal One Health Coordination: 

https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/whatwe-do/federal-coordination.html. 

• United States Joint External 

Evaluation: https://www.who.int/ 

publications/i/item/WHO-WHE-CPI2017.13. 

• United States One Health Zoonotic 

Disease Prioritization Report: https://

www.cdc.gov/onehealth/pdfs/us-ohzdpreport-508.pdf. 

CDC, USDA, and DOI will be offering 

three webinars to answer questions 

concerning the draft NOHF-Zoonoses. 

The time, date, and links to these 

webinars will be provided in a separate 

Federal Register notice. 

Dated: September 15, 2023. 

Tiffany Brown, 

Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–0438] 

Agency Information Collection 

Request; 30-Day Public Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirement of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Secretary (OS), Department of Health 

and Human Services, is publishing the 

following summary of a proposed 

collection for public comment. 

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be 

received on or before October 20, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherrette Funn, Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov 

or (202) 795–7714. When submitting 

comments or requesting information, 

please include the document identifier 

0990–0438–30D and project title for 

reference. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested 

persons are invited to send comments 

regarding this burden estimate or any 

other aspect of this collection of 

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