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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total 

burden 

(in hours) 

Airport directors or managers (All airports).COVID–19 Airport Testing Planner 

web form.

522 20 190/60 33,060 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05300 Filed 3–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–22–1105] 

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 ‘‘One Health 

Harmful Algal Bloom System 

(OHHABS)’’ 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, 2021 to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. CDC did 

not receive 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 

One Health Harmful Algal Bloom 

System (OHHABS) (OMB Control No. 

0920–1105, Exp. 3/31/2022)— 

Revision—National Center for Emerging 

and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases 

(NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), National Center for 

Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 

Diseases (NCEZID) requests a three-year 

Revision for the One Health Harmful 

Algal Bloom System (OHHABS) for 

harmful algal bloom (HAB) and HABassociated illness surveillance. 

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. Toxins 

from 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 throughout 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. 

HABs are an emerging public health 

concern. For 2016—2019, 22 states 

adopted use of the OHHABS and 

entered 669 reports, including 

information about 452 human illnesses 

and at least 481 animal illnesses 

associated with HAB events. Of the 669 

HAB event reports, 84% were associated 

with freshwater, resulting in 428 (95%) 

of human illnesses. In these freshwater 

settings, the most common signs and 

symptoms reported include generalized 

(e.g., headache, fever, fatigue), 

gastrointestinal, and dermatologic. 

Known adverse health effects from 

HABs in marine waters include 

respiratory illness and seafood 

poisoning. In 2007, 15 persons were 

affected with respiratory illness from 

exposures to brevetoxins, an algal toxin, 

during a Florida red tide. From 2007– 

2011, HAB-associated foodborne 

exposures were identified for 273 case 

reports of human illness through a 

separate five-year data collection effort 

with a subset of states. Of these reports, 

248 reported ciguatera fish poisoning 

(CFP) or poisoning by other toxins in 

seafood, including saxitoxin and 

brevetoxin. A review of national 

outbreak data reported to CDC for the 

time period 1998–2015, identified 

outbreaks CFP as the second most 

common cause of fish-associated 

foodborne disease outbreaks in the 

United States, among those outbreaks 

with a confirmed etiology. For this time 

period, 227 CFP outbreaks resulted in 

894 illnesses and 96 hospitalizations. 

For 2016–2018, an additional 47 

outbreak investigations implicated CFP, 

resulting in 147 illnesses and 12 

hospitalizations. 

Domestic animal, livestock, and 

wildlife HAB-associated illnesses have 

also been documented in the United 

States. Between 2016 and 2019, 79 cases 

of domestic pet illness were reported to 

OHHABS, with 39% (n=31) resulting in 

death. During the same time period, 

there were at least 53 livestock illnesses 

and 349 wildlife illnesses reported. The 


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majority of livestock (96%) and wildlife 

(58%) cases resulted in death. 

Factors that influence the occurrence 

of HABs include water temperature and 

nutrient levels. Warm waters with 

abundant phosphorus and nitrogen 

content (e.g., from urban or agricultural 

run-off) are more likely to form HABs. 

These conditions promote the growth of 

phytoplankton or algae that can produce 

toxins or otherwise cause illness in 

animals, people, and negatively impact 

the local ecology (e.g., reduced oxygen 

and light available for aquatic 

organisms) or economy (e.g., beach 

closures, shellfish bed closures). There 

is evidence that the frequency and 

severity of HABs may be affected by 

climate change, but that the impacts 

might vary due to the causal species, 

bloom location, or other factors. 

In response to HAB-related public 

health events in 2018, Congress 

appropriated funds to CDC to enhance 

HAB exposure activities, including 

surveillance, mitigation, and event 

response efforts. In years since, 

Congress has directed CDC to continue 

efforts to respond to HAB events, 

including OHHABS as a tool for 

national surveillance. OHHABS is a 

centralized data source for public health 

surveillance of HAB events and HABassociated illnesses. It uses a One 

Health approach that takes into 

consideration information from the 

environment, animal cases, and human 

cases. Outbreaks of HAB-associated 

human illnesses may already be 

reported to CDC by state and territorial 

public health agencies within the 

electronic National Outbreak Reporting 

System (NORS) (OMB Control No. 

0920–0004). OHHABS is the national 

database used for public health 

surveillance of HAB events and single 

cases of HAB-associated human or 

animal illness. A standardized datacollection system for HAB events and 

HAB-associated illnesses continues to 

be necessary to quantify and 

characterize HAB-associated illnesses, 

refine HAB event and case definitions, 

and inform One Health prevention 

efforts. 

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. In 2020, CDC and partners 

published the first summary of 

OHHABS data (years 2016—2018) in the 

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 

(MMWR). In 2021, CDC released a 2019 

OHHABS data summary online (https:// 

www.cdc.gov/habs/data/index.html) 

and upgraded the electronic platform to 

improve the user interface and system 

functionality. During this time CDC has 

also continued to coordinate a series of 

conference calls where state and federal 

partners may discuss their surveillance 

activities, needs, and priorities. CDC has 

also had the opportunity to 

communicate with additional HAB 

surveillance stakeholders, such as 

members of the veterinary community, 

state and federal environmental health 

staff, and others to provide information 

about OHHABS reporting through 

webinars, posters, and other 

presentations. 

This activity is authorized by Section 

301 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

U.S.C. 241). CDC requests OMB 

approval for an estimated 76 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/Territory ................................................. One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System 

(OHHABS) (electronic, year-round).

57 4 20/60 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05299 Filed 3–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–22–1092] 

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 ‘‘Sudden Death 

in the Young (SDY) Case Registry’’ 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 September 7, 2021 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 


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