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Filing Party: Paul Coleman; Hoppel, 

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Synopsis: The amendment clarifies 

the geographic scope of the Agreement. 

By Order of the Federal Maritime 

Commission. 

Dated: September 15, 2017. 

Rachel E. Dickon, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–17–17AYG; Docket No. CDC–2017– 

0071] 

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 efforts to reduce public 

burden and maximize the utility of 

government information, 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. This notice invites 

comment on a proposed information 

collection project titled ‘‘Effective 

Communication in Public Health 

Emergencies—Developing CommunityCentered Tools for People with Special 

Health Care Needs.’’ 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 20, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2017– 

0071 by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, 

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. All relevant comments 

received will be posted without change 

to Regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. For 

access to the docket to read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

Regulations.gov. 

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 Leroy A. 

Richardson, 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 OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, we are 

publishing this notice of a proposed 

data collection as described below. 

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. 

Proposed Project 

Effective Communication in Public 

Health Emergencies—Developing 

Community-Centered Tools for People 

with Special Health Care Needs—New— 

Office of Public Health Preparedness 

and Response (OPHPR), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Individuals with access and mobility 

challenges, chronic illness, intellectual 

and developmental disabilities, and 

other communication difficulties 

require targeted messages before, 

during, and after disasters to ensure that 

they fully appreciate the risks to their 

health and safety and can take measures 

to avoid harm. Significant research has 

highlighted the unique information 

needs for at-risk populations in general, 

as well as more specific populations 

such as minority communities, limitedEnglish proficiency communities, and 

persons with physical or 

communication disabilities. However, 

there has been minimal translation of 

this research into practical tools for 

sharing information, nor has the 

research been extended to the families 

of children and youth with special 

heath care needs. 

Research has also shown that families 

and individuals are more likely to 

prepare for emergencies or follow 

health-related emergency directives 

when the information comes from a 

health care professional, particularly 

someone engaged in their care. There is 

very little information about the 

capacity of these trusted sources to 

reach at-risk individuals during 

disasters, or their coordination with 

government risk communication efforts. 

Finally, although social media is used 

by at-risk populations on a daily basis, 

relatively little is known about how 

these populations use social media 

during disasters, as the majority of the 

studies analyzing channels used by atrisk populations were completed before 

the widespread use of social media in 

disasters. 

This study will utilize a multi-tiered, 

mixed methods approach to data 

collection to study the communication 

needs of two target populations during 

disasters: Families with children and 

youth with special health care needs 

(CYSHCN); and individuals with 

Autism Spectrum Disorders, as well as 

families with children who have Autism 

Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Data 

collection will consist of surveys, as 


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well as focus groups and interviews. For 

each population, we will collect data 

from (1) families (i.e., parents/caregivers 

of children and adolescents, as well as 

adolescents themselves) with special 

health care needs and ASD; and (2) the 

medical, social service and other 

providers who serve them. In addition, 

we will collect data from emergencyresponse agency representatives and 

experts in health information and 

communications technology to ask 

cross-cutting questions regarding the 

use of technology to communicate 

during disasters, and the perspectives 

and needs of individuals and agencies 

charged with leading disaster response 

efforts. 

The data resulting from this study 

will be used to develop specific tools, 

protocols, and message templates that 

can be used for communicating during 

emergencies and disasters with families 

with CYSHCN and ASD. 

CDC plans to begin the information 

collection one month after OMB 

approval and continue for twenty two 

months. Information in identifiable form 

will not be linked to interview 

responses. No CDC staff will participate 

in the collection of data or otherwise 

have contact with the participants. 

Drexel will store all the data, and CDC 

will only receive coded and aggregated 

data so it will not be possible to link 

responses with individual subjects. Data 

will be treated in a secure manner and 

will not be disclosed, unless otherwise 

compelled by law. 

The total estimated annualized time 

burden to respondents is 419 hours. 

This information collection request is 

a new request and approval is requested 

for 24 months. 

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 

Families/Caregivers (CYSHCN) ........................ CYSHCN Family/Caregiver Survey .................. 150 1 15/60 38 

Families/Caregivers (ASD) ................................ ASD Family/Caregiver Survey .......................... 200 1 15/60 50 

Providers (CYSHCN) ......................................... CYSHCN Provider Survey ................................ 250 1 15/60 63

Providers (ASD) ................................................. ASD Provider Survey ........................................ 150 1 15/60 38 

Families/Caregivers (CYSHCN) ........................ CYSHCN Family/Caregiver Interviews ............. 50 1 1 50 

Families/Caregivers (ASD) ................................ ASD Family/Caregiver Interviews ..................... 30 1 1 30 

Families/Caregivers (CYSHCN and ASD) ........ CYSHCN & ASD Family/Caregiver Evaluation 

Focus Group.

30 1 1.5 45 

Providers (CYSHCN) ......................................... CYSHCN Provider Focus Group ...................... 20 1 1.5 30 

Providers (ASD) ................................................. ASD Provider Focus Group .............................. 10 1 1.5 15 

Emergency Response Organizations ................ Emergency Response Focus Group ................ 10 1 1.5 15 

Health IT Professionals ..................................... Health IT Focus Group ..................................... 10 1 1.5 15 

Providers ............................................................ Provider Evaluation Focus Group ..................... 20 1 1.5 30 

Total ............................................................ ........................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 419 

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–17–0666] 

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. CDC previously 

published a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection 

Submitted for Public Comment and 

Recommendations’’ notice on May 30, 

2017 to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. CDC 

received one comment related to the 

first notice. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow an additional 30 days for 

public comments. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. 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 or 

send an email to omb@cdc.gov. 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 

National Healthcare Safety Network 

(NHSN) (OMB No. 0920–0666), exp. 

11/30/2019—Revision—National Center 

for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 

Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The National Healthcare Safety 

Network (NHSN) is a system designed to 

accumulate, exchange, and integrate 

relevant information and resources 

among private and public stakeholders 

to support local and national efforts to 

protect patients and promote healthcare 

safety. Specifically, CDC uses the data to 


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