44794 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2017 / Notices 

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–17–17NW] 

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 April 27, 

2017 to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. CDC 

received one comment related to the 

previous 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 

A Novel Framework for Structuring 

Industry-Tuned Public-Private 

Partnerships and Economic Incentives 

for U.S. Health Emergency Preparedness 

and Response—New—Office of Public 

Health Preparedness and Response 

(OPHPR), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Despite the important role of publicprivate partnerships in supporting the 

US’s public health preparedness and 

response mission, many partnership 

efforts are not successful due to poorly 

aligned incentives or lack of awareness 

of external market factors. There is little 

research or information on private 

sector incentive structures and 

partnership opportunities and barriers 

specific to public health preparedness 

and response. This study will evaluate 

the effectiveness of public-private 

partnership incentives from the 

perspective of private sector industries 

within the public health preparedness 

and response space. 

Study activities include the following: 

(1) Identification of public-private 

partnership incentives and target 

industries for public health 

preparedness and response; (2) 

interviews with industry leaders (in 

person or via telephone) to identify 

related public health emergency 

preparedness activities and partnership 

opportunities and barriers; (3) survey of 

private sector organization managers 

using on-line technology (Qualtrics) on 

key issues and attractiveness of 

partnership opportunities and 

incentives; and (4) framework 

development to identify partnership 

target organizations, opportunities, and 

incentives to promote public health 

emergency preparedness capabilities. 

CDC proposes to collect information 

from the private industry leaders in the 

public health preparedness and 

response space to accomplish this goal. 

The information collection project is 

composed of two parts: (1) Interviews 

and (2) an on-line general survey. The 

targeted interviews will seek 

respondents in the following eight 

sectors: Pharmaceutical/life sciences 

(n=8), health IT/mobile (n=8), retailers/ 

distributors (n=6), academia/research 

organization (n=6), hospital/healthcare 

provider (n=5), health insurance (n=4), 

logistics/transportation (n=4), and 

charitable organization/foundation 

(n=4). The interview questions and the 

information collected will vary 

significantly across the different sectors. 

The survey portion of the information 

collection consists of a larger survey 

administered to 200 individuals to reach 

a total sample population of 100 

(assuming a 50% response rate). CDC 

will conduct the interviews and 

administer the survey only one time to 

each individual respondent. CDC plans 

to conduct interviews and surveys 

within six months after OMB approval. 

Members of the research team will 

conduct the interviews. CDC will 

administer the surveys using the secure 

online software Qualtrics, and 

respondents will receive an email with 

a unique link that will direct them to 

the Qualtrics survey platform. The 

research team will then transfer data to 

CDC’s preferred Secure File Transfer 

Protocol (SFTP) client for secure storage 

and access. After this transfer, CDC will 

destroy all copies of the data that reside 

outside of the SFTP. Only the research 

team will have access to the interview 

transcripts and survey responses that 

will link responses to personally 

identifiable information. Researchers 

will use locked file cabinets to store 

securely, any printed or hand-written 

documents containing personal 

identifiable information. Once scanned 

or otherwise transferred into electronic 

files (which will also be transferred to 

the SFTP client), researchers will 

appropriately destroy the information. 

Only the research team will have 

access to the SFTP, which will require 

the user to enter a host address, 

username, password and port number. 

Any information removed from the 

SFTP client to be shared with outside 

parties will be presented in aggregated 

and de-identified form, unless otherwise 

compelled by law. CDC will retain and 

destroy all records in accordance with 

the applicable CDC Records Control 

Schedule. 

OPHPR is requesting an approval 

period of one year to collect this 

information. There is no cost to 

respondents other than the time to 

participate. The total estimated annual 

burden hours is 70 hours. A summary 

of annualized burden hours is below. 

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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) 

Private Sector Organization Senior Leader .... Interview Plan ................................................. 45 1 1 

Private Sector Organization Manager ............ Survey Plan .................................................... 100 1 15/60 

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–17–0199; Docket No. CDC–2017– 

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 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 the Import Permit 

Applications information collection 

project. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 27, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2017– 

0058 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. 

Please note: All public comments 

should be submitted 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 Leroy A. 

Richardson, of the 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 is 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 to respond to a collection of 

information, search data sources, and 

complete and review the collection of 

information; and to transmit or 

otherwise disclose the information. 

Proposed Project 

Importation of Etiologic Agents (42 

CFR 71.54) (OMB Control No. 0920– 

0199, exp. 12/31/2019)—Revision— 

Office of Public Health Preparedness 

and Response (OPHPR), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Section 361 of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264), as 

amended, authorizes the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services to make 

and enforce such regulations as are 

necessary to prevent the introduction, 

transmission, or spread of 

communicable diseases from foreign 

countries into the States or possessions, 

or from one State or possession into any 

other State or possession. Part 71 of 

Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations 

(Foreign Quarantine) sets forth 

provisions to prevent the introduction, 

transmission, and spread of 

communicable disease from foreign 

countries into the United States. 

Subpart F—Importations—contains 

provisions for the importation of 

infectious biological agents, infectious 

substances, and vectors (42 CFR 71.54); 

requiring persons that import these 

materials to obtain a permit issued by 

the CDC. 

The Application for Permit to Import 

Biological Agents, Infectious Substances 

and Vectors of Human Disease into the 

United States form is used by laboratory 

facilities, such as those operated by