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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Retail managers .............................................. Manager Telephone Recruiting Script ........... 889 1 3/60 

Manager Interview/Assessment ..................... 400 1 30/60 

Observation .................................................... 400 1 30/60 

Retail food workers ......................................... Worker Recruiting/Informed Consent Script .. 2,000 1 2/60 

Worker Interview/Assessment ........................ 2,000 1 10/60 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17345 Filed 8–12–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–21–21HE; Docket No. CDC–2021– 

0081] 

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 proposed and/or 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 Case Investigation 

Form for Animals with SARS–CoV–2. 

This proposed information collection is 

designed to improve the scientific 

community’s understanding of SARS– 

CoV–2 infections in animals. 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before October 12, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2021– 

0081 by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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–D74, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30329. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

Docket Number. CDC will post, without 

change, all relevant comments to 

Regulations.gov. 

Please note: Submit all comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking portal 

(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– 

D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 

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 Case Investigation Form 

for Animals with SARS–CoV–2—New— 

National Center for Emerging and 

Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The proposed collection includes a 

standardized form that collects and 

compiles epidemiologic data on animals 

infected with SARS–CoV–2, including 

exposure history to people or other 

sources, clinical presentation, 

diagnostic testing data, and the risk the 

animal may pose of transmitting SARS– 

CoV–2 to human or animal hosts. The 

form is intended to guide state, tribal, 

local and territorial health officials 

conducting an epidemiological 

investigation when an animal with 

suspected or confirmed SARS–CoV–2 

infection is identified. Data collected 

will focus primarily on animal subjects, 

and there is no Personal Identifiable 

Information (PII) requested on the form. 

Steps have been taken to minimize 

duplication of effort, including 

consultation with state, tribal, local, 

territorial, and federal partners 

(including USDA and FDA), and 

international agencies. 

The epidemiological information on 

animals infected with SARS–CoV–2 that 

is collected will be used to refine 

guidance and recommendations, 

identify high-risk exposures and 

transmission events, and advance 

surveillance directives for future 

emerging infectious diseases. CDC 

requests approval for an estimated 1,000 


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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) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

State officials (state and local public 

health veterinarians and state animal health officials).

One Health Investigation Form-Animal Cases of SARS–CoV–2.50 20 1 1,000 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, 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–21–0572] 

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 Health Message 

Testing System (HMTS) 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 May 26, 

2021 to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. CDC 

received one non-substantive comment. 

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 

Health Message Testing System 

(HMTS) (OMB Control No. 0920–0572, 

Exp. 8/31/2021)—Extension—Office of 

the Associate Director for 

Communication (OADC), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Before CDC disseminates a health 

message to the public, the message 

always undergoes scientific review. 

However, even though the message is 

based on sound scientific content, there 

is no guarantee that the public will 

understand a health message or that the 

message will move people to take 

recommended action. Communication 

theorists and researchers agree that for 

health messages to be as clear and 

influential as possible, target audience 

members or representatives must be 

involved in developing the messages 

and provisional versions of the 

messages must be tested with members 

of the target audience. 

Increasingly, there are circumstances 

when CDC must move swiftly to protect 

life, prevent disease, or calm public 

anxiety. Health message testing is even 

more important in these instances, 

because of the critical nature of the 

information need. In the interest of 

timely health message dissemination, 

many programs forgo the important step 

of testing messages on dimensions such 

as clarity, salience, appeal, and 

persuasiveness (i.e., the ability to 

influence behavioral intention). 

Skipping this step avoids the delay 

involved in the standard OMB review 

process, but at a high potential cost. 

Untested messages can waste 

communication resources and 

opportunities because the messages can 

be perceived as unclear or irrelevant. 

Untested messages can also have 

unintended consequences, such as 

jeopardizing the credibility of Federal 

health officials. 

The Health Message Testing System 

(HMTS), a Generic information 

collection, enables programs across CDC 

to collect the information they require 

in a timely manner to: 

• Ensure quality and prevent waste in 

the dissemination of health information 

by CDC to the public, 

• Refine message concepts and to test 

draft materials for clarity, salience, 

appeal, and persuasiveness to target 

audiences, 

• Guide the action of health 

communication officials who are 

responding to health emergencies, 

Congressionally-mandated campaigns 

with short timeframes, media-generated 

public concern, time-limited 

communication opportunities, trends, 

and the need to refresh materials or 

dissemination strategies in an ongoing 

campaign, 

Each testing instrument will be based 

on specific health issues or topics. 

Although it is not possible to develop 

one instrument for use in all instances, 

the same kinds of questions are asked in 


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