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For burden calculations, we assume 

one respondent per laboratory and we 

also assume respondents will include 

microbiology supervisors, laboratory 

directors, and laboratory managers, 

approximately in a 50%:25%:25% 

distribution, respectively. According to 

ASM, the burden hours per respondent 

who will be invited to participate in the 

BCC baseline and post-dissemination 

surveys and the BSI, UT and CDI 

baseline surveys will be 20 minutes. 

This time frame was specified based on 

ASM’s previous experiences conducting 

laboratory surveys. Each survey will be 

pilot tested with 9 or fewer respondents 

before dissemination to assure that 

completing the surveys does not extend 

past 20 minutes. 

CDC is requesting a three-year OMB 

approval to collect this information. 

There are no costs to respondents other 

than their time. 

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) 

Microbiology Supervisors ..................................... BCC .............................. 2,100 2 20/60 1,400 

BSI ................................ 2,100 1 20/60 700 

UT ................................. 2,100 1 20/60 700 

CDI ................................ 2,100 1 20/60 700 

Laboratory Directors ............................................. BCC .............................. 1,050 2 20/60 700 

BSI ................................ 1,050 1 20/60 350 

UT ................................. 1,050 1 20/60 350 

CDI ................................ 1,050 1 20/60 350 

Laboratory Managers ........................................... BCC .............................. 1,050 2 20/60 700 

BSI ................................ 1,050 1 20/60 350 

UT ................................. 1,050 1 20/60 350 

CDI ................................ 1,050 1 20/60 350 

Total ............................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 7,000 

Leroy A. Richardson, 

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–15–0931] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce public 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To 

request more information on the below 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the information collection plan and 

instruments, call 404–639–7570 or send 

comments to Leroy A. Richardson, 1600 

Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 

30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval. Comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. Burden means 

the total time, effort, or financial 

resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, disclose or 

provide information to or for a Federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; to develop, 

acquire, install and utilize technology 

and systems for the purpose of 

collecting, validating and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning 

Surveillance System (HHLPSS) (OMB 

No. 0920–0931, expires 04/30/2015)— 

Extension—National Center for 

Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The overarching goal of the Healthy 

Homes and Lead Poisoning Surveillance 

System (HHLPSS) is to support healthy 

homes surveillance activities at the state 

and national levels. CDC is requesting a 

three-year extension of Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval for up to 40 state and local 

Healthy Homes Childhood Lead 

Poisoning Prevention Programs (CLPPP) 

and the state-based Adult Blood Lead 

Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) 

programs. The programs will report 

information (e.g., presence of lead paint, 

age of housing, occupation of adults and 

type of housing) to the CDC. They will 

use the system as designed. 

Over the last three years, 7 states have 

adopted the HHLPPS and 13 are in betatesting. In October 2014, CDC began 

funding 40 state and local blood lead 

surveillance programs. Many of these 

programs and their subcontractors at the 

local level will come on line with 

HHLPSS in the next year. 

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The objectives for this surveillance 

system are two-fold. First, the HHLPSS 

allows CDC to systematically track how 

the state and local programs conduct 

case management and follow-up of 

residents with housing-related health 

outcomes. Second, the system allows for 

identification and collection of 

information on other housing-related 

risk factors. Childhood and adult lead 

poisoning is just one of many adverse 

health conditions that are related to 

common housing deficiencies. Multiple 

hazards in housing (e.g., mold, vermin, 

radon and the lack of safety devices) 

continue to adversely affect the health 

of residents. HHLPSS offers a 

coordinated, comprehensive, and 

systematic public health approach to 

eliminate multiple housing-related 

health hazards. 

HHLPSS enables flexibility to 

evaluate housing where the risk for lead 

poisoning is high, regardless of whether 

children less than 6 years of age 

currently reside there. Thus HHLPSS 

supports CDC efforts for primary 

prevention of childhood and adult lead 

poisoning. Over the past several decades 

there has been a remarkable reduction 

in environmental sources of lead, 

improved protection from occupational 

lead exposure, and an overall decreasing 

trend in the prevalence of elevated 

blood lead levels (BLLs) in U.S. adults. 

As a result, the U.S. national BLL 

geometric mean among adults was 1.2 

mg/dL during 2009–2010. Nonetheless, 

lead exposures continue to occur at 

unacceptable levels. Current research 

continues to find that BLLs previously 

considered harmless can have harmful 

effects in adults, such as decreased renal 

function and increased risk for 

hypertension and essential tremor at 

BLLs <10 mg/dL. 

There is no cost to respondents other 

than their time. The total estimated 

annual burden hours is 640. 

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 

hours 

State, Local, and Territorial Health 

Departments.

Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning 

Surveillance System (HHLPSS) 

Variables.

40 4 4 640 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 640 

Leroy A. Richardson, 

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–15–14HW] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) has submitted the 

following information collection request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for 

the proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Your 

comments should address any of the 

following: (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 or 

send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written 

comments and/or suggestions regarding 

the items contained in this notice 

should be directed to the Attention: 

CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management 

and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or 

by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Evaluating the Effectiveness of 

Interventions for Airplane Cargo 

Baggage Handling—New—National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and 

Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The mission of the National Institute 

for Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) is to promote worker safety 

and health through research and 

prevention. Under Public Law 91–596, 

sections 20 and 22 (Section 20–22, 

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 

1970), NIOSH has the responsibility to 

conduct research to advance the health 

and safety of workers. In this capacity, 

NIOSH is seeking a three-year approval 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to conduct a study to 

assess the effectiveness and cost-benefit 

of engineering interventions for 

reducing musculoskeletal disorders 

(MSDs) among baggage handlers 

working at airports. 

In recent years (2009–2012), the 

overall annual incidence rate of workrelated injuries resulting in days away 

from work, job transfer, or restricted 

work in the airport passenger 

transportation industry was 

approximately 7%. This is one of the 

highest rates in all job categories tracked 

by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). 

A very large proportion of the injury 

cases in the airport passenger 

transportation industry are 

musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), 

especially low back disorders, which 

were found primarily in baggage 

handlers working in the ramp or tarmac 

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