2954 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 17, 2024 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–24–1316] 

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 ‘‘Aerosols from 

cyanobacterial blooms: Exposures and 

Health Effects in a Highly Exposed 

Population’’ 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 October 

16, 2023 to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. CDC 

received one comment related to this 

30-day notice. 

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 

Aerosols from Cyanobacterial Blooms: 

Exposures and Health Effects in a 

Highly Exposed Population (OMB 

Control No. 0920–1316, Exp. 1/31/ 

2024)—Extension—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), requests a three-year Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for a 

renewal of the information collection 

request titled Aerosols from 

Cyanobacterial Blooms: Exposures and 

Health Effects in a Highly Exposed 

Population. NCEH is authorized to 

conduct research under the Public 

Health Service Act, Section 301, 

‘‘Research and investigation,’’ (42 U.S.C. 

241). 

Toxins produced by blooms of algae, 

cyanobacteria, and seaweed (herein 

called harmful algal blooms or HABS) 

are among the most potent natural 

chemicals. Exposure to these toxins can 

induce a wide variety of reported and 

documented effects in people and 

animals. Published studies demonstrate 

that people and animals are at risk for 

health effects from exposure to HABS, 

whether through eating contaminated 

food, drinking contaminated water, or 

inhaling contaminated aerosols. 

Although there is substantial published 

work describing the public health 

impacts from these blooms, unanswered 

questions remain, including quantitative 

assessments of exposure and 

characterization of the clinical 

presentations of illnesses associated 

with HAB exposures. 

HAB events and associated 

environmental impacts (e.g., geographic 

and temporal extent, composition, toxin 

production) are difficult, if not 

impossible to predict and track. 

Specifically, for the previously 

approved project, we were not able to 

align the physical occurrence of a 

specific type of a HAB of significant 

magnitude with government approvals 

and resource commitments. Therefore, 

we request a three-year Extension of the 

original Information Collection Request 

(ICR). 

CDC requests OMB approval for an 

estimated 1,273 annual burden hours. 

There is no cost to respondents other 

than their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of 

respondents Form name Number of respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Interested community members ....... Screening/baseline Survey ........................................... 84 1 15/60 

Eligible study respondents ............... Symptom Survey ........................................................... 67 10 15/60 

Eligible study respondents ............... Record of Time Spent Outdoors ................................... 67 5 10/60 

Eligible study respondents ............... Provide blood specimen ............................................... 67 3 15/60 

Eligible study respondents ............... Provide specimens (urine, nasal swabs, lung function 

test).

67 10 1 

Eligible study respondents ............... Be outfitted with personal air sampler .......................... 67 5 45/60 

Eligble study respondents ................ Provide fish (if respondent went fishing and caught 

fish).

67 5 10/60 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 17, 2024 / Notices 2955 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Public Health Ethics and 

Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00716 Filed 1–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day-24–1319] 

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 ’’National 

Surveillance of Community Water 

Systems and Corresponding Populations 

with the Recommended Fluoridation 

Level’’ 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 21, 2023 to obtain 

comments from the public and affected 

agencies. CDC received three comments 

related to the previous notice. All 

comments were determined to be 

outside the scope of this project. 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 

National Surveillance of Community 

Water Systems and Corresponding 

Populations with the Recommended 

Fluoridation Level (OMB Control No. 

0920–1319, Exp. 2/29/2024)— 

Extension—National Center for Chronic 

Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Community water fluoridation is the 

process of adjusting the fluoride 

concentration of a community water 

system (CWS) to the level beneficial for 

prevention of dental caries as 

recommended by the US Public Health 

Service (PHS). CWS fluoridation is a 

major factor contributing to the large 

decline in caries in the U.S. in the past 

75 years and is recognized as one of 10 

great public health achievements of the 

twentieth century. Community water 

fluoridation reduces dental caries by 

25% and is a safe and the most costeffective way to deliver fluoride to 

people of all ages, regardless of 

education and income level. It is 

especially important for populations 

with limited access to preventive dental 

measures. 

CDC is authorized to collect the 

information under the Public Health 

Service Act. This data collection aligns 

with CDC’s strategy to use public health 

surveillance to inform programs and 

policies to improve the oral health of 

the nation by reducing disparities and 

expanding access to effective prevention 

programs. CDC uses the Water 

Fluoridation Reporting System (WFRS) 

to collect water fluoridation coverage 

and quality throughout the US. 

Respondents to the information 

collection are state fluoridation 

managers or other state government 

officials designated by the state dental 

director or drinking water administrator. 

State participation in the data collection 

is voluntary. This data allows CDC and 

states to monitor the performance and 

efficiency of their water fluoridation 

programs, which will improve and 

extend program delivery. 

CDC requests OMB approval for an 

estimated 2,783 annual burden hours. 

There is no cost to respondents other 

than their time to participate. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of 

respondents Form name Number of respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

State Official ........................... Fluoridation status and population .......................................... 50 1 37.5 

State Official ........................... Fluoride testing data ............................................................... 33 1 27.5 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Public Health Ethics and 

Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1