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other than their time. Based on a 

maximum of 12 EIs per year and 100 

participants each, the estimated 

annualized burden hours are 600. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Exposure Investigation Participants .. Chemical Exposure Questions ......... 1,200 1 30/60 600 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 600 

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. 2024–25554 Filed 11–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–25–1424; Docket No. CDC–2024– 

0087] 

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 continuing information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. This notice invites 

comment on a proposed information 

collection project titled U.S. National 

Authority for Containment of Poliovirus 

Data Collection Tools. Data collection 

will capture information relating to a 

poliovirus containment breach or 

incident at a U.S. facility and will assist 

the U.S. National Authority for 

Containment of Poliovirus (U.S. NAC) 

in the initial stages of the investigation 

into the breach, and also gather 

information regarding personal 

protective equipment and practices used 

for work and/or storage of infectious 

materials or potentially infectious at 

laboratory facilities. 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before January 3, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2024– 

0087 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: 404–639–7570; Email: omb@

cdc.gov. 

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 

U.S. National Authority for 

Containment of Poliovirus Data 

Collection Tools (OMB Control No. 

0920–1424, Exp. 12/31/2026)— 

Revision—Office of Readiness and 

Response (ORR), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention CDC) 

Background and Brief Description 

The role of the National Authority for 

Containment of Poliovirus (U.S. NAC) is 

to ensure that the requirements 

established in the World Health 

Organization (WHO) Global Action Plan 

(GAP) III/IV standard are effectively 

implemented and maintained in 

facilities working with or storing 

infectious poliovirus or potentially 

infectious materials. 

Risk assessments following an 

incident are a critical component for 

adequate application of the GAP 

standard. To support risk assessment 

activities, The Facility Incident 

Reporting Form for Poliovirus Release 

and Potential Exposure and the Facility 

Incident Reporting Form for Poliovirus 

Theft or Loss was created for facilities 

to capture and submit incident 


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information to the U.S. NAC. These 

forms will not only address the 

biosafety and biosecurity containment 

emergency elements of the GAP 

standard but will also inform the U.S. 

NAC risk assessments and thereby, 

guide CDC’s determination of the 

emergency response level and direction. 

The information collected in the 

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 

Survey for Laboratories will assist the 

CDC, U.S. NAC and NIOSH with 

developing guidance and 

recommendations for PPE selection and 

use in support of poliovirus 

containment as well as identify 

laboratory PPE commonly used to 

evaluate laboratory PPE performance 

characteristics in testing studies. 

Information collected in the GAP 

Poliovirus Containment PoliovirusEssential Facility Assessment Checklist 

will aid U.S. facilities in preparing for 

an audit to obtain a poliovirus 

certificate of containment. Data 

collected from the GAP Poliovirus 

Containment Poliovirus-Essential 

Facility Questionnaire will collect 

additional information on poliovirus 

materials held by a U.S. facility, their 

work activities, and facility features. 

The Poliovirus Containment Sampling 

Plan and Sanitation Assessment Form 

for Wastewater (WW) Systems 

Supporting a Poliovirus-Essential 

Facility (PEF) in the United States will 

collect information to assess poliovirus 

essential facility’s wastewater system, 

the primary safeguards to reduce and 

control the release of poliovirus from 

the facility. In addition, it will verify the 

safeguards of local wastewater utilities 

that receive wastewater from the PEF. 

The Appeals and Complaints form is 

a new form that will be made available 

by the U.S. NAC of Poliovirus and will 

allow facilities or persons to appeal or 

forward complaints based on services 

provided. This form can be used to 

appeal or initiate complaints with 

regards to specific survey outreach that 

had been conducted or decisions 

rendered by the audit team after an 

audit. 

OMB approval is sought for three 

years. The annualized estimated time 

burden for this information collection is 

129 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) 

Total 

burden 

(in hours) 

Facility Staff/Leadership .... Facility Incident Reporting Form for Poliovirus Release or Potential Exposure.10 1 45/60 8 

Facility Staff/Leadership .... Facility Incident Reporting Form for Poliovirus Theft 

or Loss.

10 1 45/60 8 

Facility Staff/Leadership .... Personal Protective Equipment Survey for Laboratories.20 1 1.5 30 

Facility Staff/Leadership .... GAP Poliovirus Containment Poliovirus-Essential Facility Questionnaire.20 1 1.5 30 

Facility Staff/Leadership .... GAP Facility Assessment Checklist ............................ 20 1 1 20 

Facility Staff/Leadership .... The Poliovirus Containment Sampling Plan and Sanitation Assessment Form for Wastewater (WW) 

Systems Supporting a Poliovirus-Essential Facility 

(PEF) in the United States.

20 1 1.5 30 

Facility Staff/Leadership .... U.S. National Authority of Containment of Poliovirus 

‘‘Appeals and Complaints Form’’.

10 1 15/60 3 

Total ............................ ...................................................................................... .................... ........................ .................... 129 

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. 2024–25557 Filed 11–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day-25–0666] 

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 

Healthcare Safety Network’’ 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 April 23, 2024 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 


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