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health by using effective interventions. 

CDC provides state and territorial health 

departments with funding, guidance, 

and technical assistance to monitor oral 

disease across populations and to 

implement and evaluate oral health 

interventions. 

The Association of State and 

Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) is 

a national non-profit organization 

representing the directors and staff of 

state public health agency programs for 

oral health. It was organized in 1948 

and is one of 20 affiliates of the 

Association of State and Territorial 

Health Officials (ASTHO). ASTDD 

formulates and promotes the 

establishment of national dental public 

health policy. In addition, ASTDD; 

assists state dental programs in the 

development and implementation of 

programs and policies for the 

prevention of oral diseases; builds 

awareness and strengthens dental public 

health professionals’ knowledge and 

skills by developing position papers and 

policy statements; provides information 

on oral health to health officials and 

policy makers; and conducts 

conferences for the dental public health 

community. The word ‘‘state’’ is used to 

indicate U.S. states, the District of 

Columbia, U.S. territories, and other 

U.S.-associated jurisdictions, except 

where explicitly noted otherwise. 

In 1994, ASTDD originated the annual 

Synopses of Dental Programs to share 

information among dental directors and 

partners. The Synopses of State Oral 

Health Programs (herby referred to as 

State Synopses) described program 

activities and successes and the 

challenges that programs faced during 

the previous year. In 1997, ASTDD 

changed the format to a more structured 

questionnaire. Since 1998, ASTDD has 

been supported to collect data through 

cooperative agreements with CDC. This 

collection is necessary because no other 

agency or entity produces similar 

analyses or reports, and the Synopsis 

questionnaire is the only national data 

collection source tracking states’ efforts 

to improve oral health and contributions 

to progress toward the national targets 

for Healthy People objectives for oral 

health. 

OMB approval is requested for three 

years. CDC requests approval for an 

estimated 299 annual burden hours. 

Participation is voluntary and there are 

no costs 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) 

State Oral Health Director or designated program contact.2022 Synopses of State Dental 

Public Health Programs.

51 1 5 299 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 299 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09783 Filed 5–5–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–22–22ES; Docket No. CDC–2022– 

0058] 

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 generic information collection 

project titled Assessing Respirator 

Perceptions, Experiences, and 

Maintenance. NIOSH proposes using 

surveys, interviews, focus groups, and 

physiological monitoring to assess 

current perceptions in respirator use as 

well as gaps in respirator use, 

maintenance, and programs. 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before July 5, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2022– 

0058 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 


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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 

Assessing Respirator Perceptions, 

Experiences, and Maintenance—New— 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), is requesting approval of a 

new Generic information collection for 

a period of three years under the project 

titled ‘‘Assessing Respirator 

Perceptions, Experiences, and 

Maintenance.’’ 

The National Personal Protective 

Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) is a 

division of NIOSH. NPPTL was 

established in 2001, at the request of 

Congress, with the mission of 

preventing disease, injury, and death for 

the millions of working men and 

women relying on personal protective 

technology (PPT). As the nation’s 

respirator approver for all workplaces 

(42 CFR part 84), the development of 

NPPTL filled a need for improved 

personal protective equipment (PPE) 

and focused research into PPT. To this 

end, NPPTL conducts respiratory 

protection research to examine 

exposures to inhalation hazards, dermal 

hazards, and any other hazardous 

environmental threats within an 

occupational setting. 

Federal regulations exist regarding the 

use of respirators in the workplace. The 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA) requires 

employers whose hazard management 

includes the use of respirators to have 

a respiratory protection program, which 

has specified components. Thus, the 

information collected from human 

subjects about their use of respirators is 

generally consistent across NPPTL 

studies with only the use conditions 

changing (e.g., respirator type or 

management implementation practices 

related to cleaning/decontamination, fit 

testing, and training). NPPTL requests a 

generic information collection package 

for information collected from 

individual workers and managers 

related to the perceptions, maintenance, 

and evaluation of respirator use on the 

job. 

Different types of data collection 

including surveys, focus groups, 

interviews, and physiological 

monitoring will be used to: (1) Assess 

workers’ health and safety knowledge, 

attitudes, skills, and other personal 

attributes as they relate to their 

respiratory protection use and 

maintenance, (2) identify and overcome 

barriers that workers face while using 

respiratory protection to prevent 

exposure to contaminants and other 

hazards, (3) understand organizations’ 

maintenance of respiratory protection 

programs (RPP), directives, and 

guidelines that support worker best 

practices, and (4) determine appropriate 

training, interventions, and programs 

that support activities around respirator 

use and maintenance. Data collection 

may focus on respirator types 

ubiquitous to the industry being 

studied, new to the industry being 

studied, or novel to any industry. These 

data collection efforts may occur either 

electronically or in the field. 

Respondents are expected to include 

a variety of employees from occupations 

such as public safety and emergency 

response, healthcare, and social 

assistance occupations who wear or 

manage respirator use on the job. 

Expected respondent job roles include 

industrial hygienists, occupational 

health professionals, infection control 

professionals, physicians, nurse 

practitioners, nurses, infection 

preventionists, fire department chiefs, 

battalion chiefs, sheriffs, shift 

supervisors, firefighters, police officers, 

and paramedics. 

CDC request OMB approval for an 

estimated 13,071 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) 

Industry employees who wear respirators or oversee respirator use.Informed consent ............................. 10,150 1 5/60 846 

Industry employees who wear respirators or oversee respirator use.Perceptions-based survey instrument.3,450 2 15/60 1,725 

Industry employees who wear respirators or oversee respirator use.Knowledge-based survey instrument 2,000 1 30/60 1,000 

Industry employees who wear respirators or oversee respirator use.Interview/Focus group ...................... 250 2 1 500 

Industry employees who wear a respirator as a part of their job.Physiological Monitoring: Heart rate, 

blood pressure, blood oxygen 

saturation, breathing rate.

1,000 1 9 9,000 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 13,071 


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Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09785 Filed 5–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–22–22ER; Docket No. CDC–2022– 

0057] 

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 information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. This notice invites 

comment on a proposed information 

collection project titled Formative 

Respirator and Personal Protective 

Clothing Laboratory Testing. NIOSH 

proposes using questionnaires, 

physiological monitoring/ 

measurements, anthropometric 

measurements, respirator fit 

measurements, self-perception data, and 

biomechanical measurements to assess 

gaps in respirator and personal 

protective clothing use among the 

Unites States working population. 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before July 5, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2022– 

0057 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 

Formative Respirator and Protective 

Clothing Laboratory Testing—New— 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), is requesting approval of a 

new generic information collection for a 

period of three years under the project 

titled Formative Respirator and Personal 

Protective Clothing Laboratory Testing. 

The National Personal Protective 

Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) is a 

division of NIOSH, which operates 

within the CDC. NIOSH is the federal 

institute specifically dedicated to 

generating new knowledge in the field 

of occupational safety and health and is 

responsible for transferring that 

knowledge into practice for the 

betterment of workers. 

NPPTL was established in 2001, at the 

request of Congress, with the mission of 

preventing disease, injury, and death for 

the millions of working men and 

women relying on personal protective 

technology (PPT). PPT plays an 

important role in keeping many workers 

within various industries safe while 

performing their professional duties. To 

achieve their mission, NPPTL conducts 

scientific research, develops guidance 

and authoritative recommendations, 

disseminates information, and responds 

to requests for workplace health hazard 

evaluations. The development of NPPTL 

filled a need for improved PPT and 

focused research into PPT. 

Respiratory protection is the 

cornerstone of NPPTL’s efforts. One of 

the primary responsibilities of NPPTL is 

to test and approve respirators used in 

U.S. occupational settings. This 

function ensures a standard level of 

quality and filtration efficiency for all 

respirators used within a U.S. 

workplace setting. The NPPTL 

Respirator Approval Program exists to 

increase the level of worker protection 

from airborne particulates, chemicals, 

and vapors. 

In addition to respirators, NPPTL 

conducts research on other types of 

PPT, including chemical-resistant 

clothing, hearing protection, gloves, eye 

and face protective devices, hard hats, 

sensors to detect hazardous substances, 

and communication devices used for 

safe deployment of emergency workers. 

The NPPTL’s PPT research examines 

exposure to inhalation hazards, dermal 

hazards, and any other hazardous 

environmental threats within an 

occupational setting. 

PPT performance requirements and 

test methods are specified within: (1) 

Federal regulations by NIOSH, the Food 

and Drug Administration (FDA), and the 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

(MSHA); and (2) voluntary consensus 


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