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proposed slate of candidates and 

provides a slate of nominees for 

consideration to the Secretary of HHS 

for final selection. HHS notifies selected 

candidates of their appointment near 

the start of the term in October, or as 

soon as the HHS selection process is 

completed. Note that the need for 

different expertise varies from year to 

year and a candidate who is not selected 

in one year may be reconsidered in a 

subsequent year. 

Candidates should submit the 

following items: 

• Current curriculum vitae, including 

complete contact information 

(telephone numbers, mailing address, 

email address); 

• The category of membership 

(environmental medicine or 

environmental health specialist, 

occupational physician, pulmonary 

physician, representative of WTC 

responders, certified-eligible WTC 

survivor representative, industrial 

hygienist, toxicologist, epidemiologist, 

or mental health professional) that the 

candidate is qualified to represent; 

• A summary of the background, 

experience, and qualifications that 

demonstrates the candidate’s suitability 

for the nominated membership category; 

and 

• At least one letter of 

recommendation from person(s) not 

employed by HHS. Candidates may 

submit letter(s) from current HHS 

employees if they wish, but at least one 

letter must be submitted by a person not 

employed by an HHS agency (e.g., CDC, 

National Institutes of Health, Food and 

Drug Administration). 

Nominations may be submitted by the 

candidate or by the person/organization 

recommending the candidate. 

The Director, Office of Strategic 

Business Initiatives, Office of the Chief 

Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, has been 

delegated the authority to sign Federal 

Register notices pertaining to 

announcements of meetings and other 

committee management activities, for 

both the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Kalwant Smagh, 

Director, Office of Strategic Business 

Initiatives, Office of the Chief Operating 

Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–24–1307] 

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 ‘‘Shigella 

Hypothesis Generating Questionnaire 

(SHGQ)’’ 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 July 14, 

2023 to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. CDC 

received two 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 

Shigella Hypothesis Generating 

Questionnaire (SHGQ) (OMB Control 

No. 0920–1307, Exp. 11/30/2023)— 

Extension—National Center for 

Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 

Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Shigella are a family of bacteria that 

cause the diarrheal disease shigellosis. It 

is estimated that Shigella causes about 

450,000 cases of diarrhea in the United 

States annually, with increasing 

evidence of antimicrobial resistance. 

From 2009 through 2021, there have 

been 1,252 outbreaks of shigellosis in 

the United States, with most of these 

outbreaks attributed to person to person 

spread. Outbreaks of shigellosis have 

been reported in a range of settings such 

as community-wide, daycares, schools, 

restaurants, and retirement homes. 

Outbreaks of shigellosis have impacted 

a range of populations such as children, 

men who have sex with men, people 

experiencing homelessness, tight knit 

religious communities, international 

travelers, and refugees/displaced 

persons. Finally, outbreaks of shigellosis 

have been attributed to a range of 

transmission modes including personto-person/no common source, sexual 

person-to person contact, contaminated 

food, and contaminated water. 

As part of Shigella outbreak 

investigations, it is common for state 

and local health departments to conduct 

comprehensive interviews with cases 

and contacts to identify how individuals 

became sick with shigellosis, to identify 

individuals who could have come into 

contact with an individual sick with 

shigellosis, and to identify strategies to 

control the cluster or outbreak. As 

person-to-person contact is the most 

common mode of transmission for 

shigellosis, and shigellosis is highly 

contagious, it can be challenging to 

identify how individuals could have 

become ill. As a result, comprehensive 

hypothesis generating questionnaires 

focused on a range of settings, activities, 

and potential modes of transmission are 

needed to guide prevention and control 

activities. 


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The Shigella Hypothesis Generating 

Questionnaire (SHGQ) will be 

administered by state and local public 

health officials via telephone interviews 

or self-administered web-based surveys 

with cases of shigellosis or their proxy 

who are part of a shigellosis cluster or 

outbreak. The SHGQ will collect 

information on demographics 

characteristics, household information 

and family member event and activity 

attendance, clinical signs and 

symptoms, medical care and treatment 

information, travel history, contact with 

international travelers or other ill 

individuals, event and activity 

attendance, limited food and water 

exposure, work, visit, and volunteer 

locations, childcare and school 

attendance, and recent sexual partner(s) 

and activity. This interview/survey 

activity is consistent with the state’s 

existing authority to investigate reports 

of notifiable diseases for routine 

surveillance purposes; therefore, formal 

consent to participate in the activity is 

not required. However, cases may 

choose not to participate and may 

choose not to answer any question they 

do not wish to answer. It will take 

health department personnel 

approximately 45 minutes to administer 

the questionnaire to an estimated 1,500 

patient respondents. This results in an 

estimated annual burden to the public 

of 1,125 hours. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Shigellosis case patients identified as part of 

outbreak or cluster investigations.

Shigella Hypothesis Generating Questionnaire.1500 1 45/60 

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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–24–23AQ] 

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 ‘‘Understanding 

HIV/STD Risk and Enhancing PrEP 

Implementation Messaging in a Diverse 

Community-Based Sample of Gay, 

Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex 

with Men in a Transformational Era 

(MIC–DROP)’’ 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 November 

16, 2022, to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. CDC 

received two 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 

‘‘Understanding HIV/STD Risk and 

Enhancing PrEP Implementation 

Messaging in a Diverse CommunityBased Sample of Gay, Bisexual, and 

Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in 

a Transformational Era (MIC–DROP)’’— 

New—National Center for HIV, Viral 

Hepatitis, STD, TB Prevention 

(NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

CDC is requesting approval for three 

years for a data collection titled 

‘‘Understanding HIV/STD Risk and 

Enhancing PrEP Implementation 

Messaging in a Diverse CommunityBased Sample of Gay, Bisexual, and 

Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in 

a Transformational Era (MIC–DROP).’’ 

The purpose of the information 

collection is to understand men’s 

strategies to prevent HIV and sexually 

transmitted infections (STIs), including 

preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use and 

adherence, condom use, sexual risktaking behavior, and substance-using 

behaviors. This study will assess men’s 

use and preferences for prevention 

modalities and their awareness, 

knowledge, beliefs, and perceptions 

about products that prevent the 

transmission of HIV and other sexually 

transmitted diseases (STD). This study 

will also conduct structured 

assessments to identify HIV prevention 

gaps and test prevention messages for 

men who have sex with men (MSM). 

The information collected in this 

study will be used to: (1) describe realworld HIV and STI prevention strategies 

including PrEP and condom use and 


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