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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued 

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(hours) 

Total 

annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Total ............................................................................ .............................................. .................... .................... .................... 655 

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. 2024–25989 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–25–1105; Docket No. CDC–2024– 

0092] 

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 One Health 

Harmful Algal Bloom System 

(OHHABS). This data collection is 

designed to support the understanding 

and prevention of Health Harmful Algal 

Blooms (HAB) and HAB-associated 

illnesses. 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before January 7, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2024– 

0092 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 

One Health Harmful Algal Bloom 

System (OHHABS) (OMB Control No. 

0920–1105, Exp. 11/30/2025)— 

Revision—National Center for Emerging 

and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases 

(NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are the 

rapid growth of algae or cyanobacteria 

(also called blue-green algae) that can 

cause harm to people, animals, or the 

local ecology. Algal toxins from harmful 

algal blooms (HABs) include some of 

the most potent natural chemicals; these 

toxins can contaminate surface water 

used for recreation and drinking, as well 

as food sources. HABs pose a threat to 

both humans and animals. Human and 

animal illnesses from exposures to 

HABs in fresh and marine waters have 

been documented in the United States. 

Animal illness may be an indicator of 

bloom toxicity; thus, it is necessary to 

provide a One Health approach for 

reporting HAB-associated illnesses and 

events. 

OHHABS was approved for data 

collection in 2016. The system was 

launched in June 2016 along with a CDC 

HAB-associated illnesses website to 

provide more information for the 

general public about potential illnesses 

and to share resources for HAB 

awareness and OHHABS with public 

health partners. Since 2016, CDC has 

provided technical assistance and 

training to states and territories 

interested in OHHABs and worked with 

contractors to implement new features 

for OHHABS. 

CDC estimates the annualized burden 

hours based on historical data of the 

actual number of respondents to 

OHHABS. Specifically, CDC estimates 

300 annual environmental reports, 90 

human reports, and 130 animal reports, 

by taking the average number of reports 

submitted to OHHABS during 2018– 

2022. CDC had six employees use mock 


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scenarios to complete the forms and 

then document time to complete the 

form in order to calculate burden time 

averages: the environmental form 

averaged 10 minutes, the human form 

eight minutes, and the animal form five 

minutes. Actual response times may 

vary based on the number of cases 

associated with an event. Based on these 

figures, the total estimated annualized 

burden is 73 hours, and 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) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

State/Territory ................ One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System 

(OHHABS) Environmental Form.

300 1 10/60 50 

State/Territory ................ One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System 

(OHHABS) Human Form.

90 1 8/60 12 

State/Territory ................ One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System 

(OHHABS) Animal Form.

130 1 5/60 11 

Total ....................... .............................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 73 

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 

Meeting of the Advisory Board on 

Radiation and Worker Health, National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and 

Health 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) announces the 

following meeting of the Advisory 

Board on Radiation and Worker Health 

(ABRWH or the Advisory Board). This 

is a virtual meeting. It is open to the 

public, with a public comment period. 

The public is also welcome to submit 

written comments in advance of the 

meeting, to the contact person listed in 

the addresses section below. The public 

is also welcomed to listen to the 

meeting by joining the teleconference 

(information below), limited only by the 

number of audio conference lines 

available (150). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

December 5, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 6 

p.m., EST. A public comment session 

will be held on December 5, 2024, at 5 

p.m., EST, and will conclude at 6 p.m., 

EST, or following the final call for 

public comment, whichever comes first. 

Written comments must be received 

on or before November 28, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by mail to: Rashaun Roberts, National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and 

Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, 

Mailstop C–24, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. 

Meeting Information: The USA tollfree dial-in numbers are: +1 669 254 

5252 US (San Jose); and +1 646 828 

7666 US (New York). The meeting ID is: 

160 6763 3819; the Passcode is: 

98685439; and the Web conference by 

Zoom meeting connection is: https://

cdc.zoomgov.com/j/ 

16067633819?pwd=RUdiYXlZZHFK

anpJOHZrcGJIbTlaZz09

amp;omn=1602240447. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rashaun Roberts, Ph.D., Designated 

Federal Officer, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety & Health, Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention, 

1090 Tusculum Avenue, Mailstop C–24, 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, Telephone: 

(513) 533–6800; Toll Free 1(800) 232– 

4636; Email: ocas@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Advisory Board was 

established under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000 to advise the 

President on a variety of policy and 

technical functions required to 

implement and effectively manage the 

new compensation program. Key 

functions of the Advisory Board include 

providing advice on the development of 

probability of causation guidelines, that 

have been promulgated by the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) as a final rule, advice on 

methods of dose reconstruction which 

have also been promulgated by HHS as 

a final rule; advice on the scientific 

validity and quality of dose estimation 

and reconstruction efforts being 

performed for purposes of the 

compensation program, and advice on 

petitions to add classes of workers to the 

Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). In 

December 2000, the President delegated 

responsibility for funding, staffing, and 

operating the Advisory Board to HHS, 

which subsequently delegated this 

authority to the CDC. NIOSH 

implements this responsibility for CDC. 

The charter was issued on August 3, 

2001, renewed at appropriate intervals, 

and rechartered under Executive Order 

13179 on March 22, 2024. Unless 

continued by the President the Board 

will terminate on September 30, 2025, 

consistent with E.O. 14109 of September 

29, 2023. 

Purpose: This Advisory Board is 

charged with (a) providing advice to the 

Secretary, HHS, on the development of 

guidelines under Executive Order 

13179; (b) providing advice to the 

Secretary, HHS, on the scientific 

validity and quality of dose 

reconstruction efforts performed for this 

program; and (c) upon request by the 

Secretary, HHS, advising the Secretary 

on whether there is a class of employees 

at any Department of Energy (DOE) 

facility who were exposed to radiation 

but for whom it is not feasible to 

estimate their radiation dose, and on 

whether there is reasonable likelihood 

that such radiation doses may have 

endangered the health of members of 

this class. 

Matters to be Considered: The agenda 

will include discussions on the 

following: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety & Health Program 

Update; Department of Labor Program 

Update; Department of Energy Program 

Update; SEC Petitions Status Update; 


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