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government agencies, universities, and 

research institutions to request a permit 

for the importation of biological agents, 

infectious substances, or vectors of 

human disease. This form currently 

requests applicant and sender contact 

information; description of material for 

importation; facility isolation and 

containment information; and personnel 

qualifications. CDC plans to revise this 

application to: 

(1) Based on processing applications, 

remove questions that duplicative or not 

required to process the import permit 

request such as CDC plans to revise this 

application to request information on 

where the imported material will be 

stored at the recipient facility and who 

would be responsible for this location 

and revise the format for the form to 

ease of user to complete the form. 

(2) Request information the biosafety 

officer’s contact information for the 

permittee to provide biosafety 

information in case the permittee is 

unavailable. 

These additional data requests will 

not affect the burden hours. 

In addition, CDC proposes to revise 

the Application for Permit to Import 

Biological Agents, Infectious Substances 

and Vectors of Human Disease into the 

United States form to verify that the 

recipient for subsequent transfers has 

implemented biosafety measures 

commensurate with the hazard posed by 

the infectious biological agent, 

infectious substance, and/or vector to be 

imported, and the level of risk given its 

intended use. CDC believes that it will 

take the applicant additional 10 minutes 

to complete this section for subsequent 

transfers. Estimates of burden for the 

additional questions survey are based 

on information obtained from the CDC 

import permit database on the number 

of permits issued for 2016 for 

subsequent transfers, which is 380 

permits. 

The Application for Permit to Import 

or Transport Live Bats form is used by 

laboratory facilities such as those 

operated by government agencies, 

universities, research institutions, and 

for educational, exhibition, or scientific 

purposes to request a permit for the 

importation, and any subsequent 

distribution after importation, of live 

bats. This form currently requests the 

applicant and sender contact 

information; a description and intended 

use of bats to be imported; and facility 

isolation and containment information. 

CDC plans to revise this application to 

add a question about what personal 

protective measures will be used. This 

additional data request will not affect 

the burden hours. 

Estimates of burden for the survey are 

based on information obtained from the 

CDC import permit database on the 

number of permits issued on annual 

basis since 2010. The total estimated 

burden for the one-time data collection 

is 1592. 

There are no costs to respondents 

except 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 

hours 

Applicants Requesting to Import Biological Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors.Application for Permit to Import Biological Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors of Human 

Disease into the United States.

2380 1 30/60 1190 

Applicants Requesting to Import Biological Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors.Application for Permit to Import Biological Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors of Human 

Disease into the United States 

Guidance.

2380 1 10/60 397 

Applicants Requesting to Import Live 

Bats.

Application for a Permit to Import 

Live Bats.

10 1 20/60 3 

Applicants Requesting to Import Live 

Bats.

Application for a Permit to Import 

Live Bats.

10 1 10/60 2 

Total ........................................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1592 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20509 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–17–17HO] 

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 

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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 

Test Predictability of Falls Screening 

Tools—New—National Center for Injury 

Prevention and Control (NCIPC), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Falls are the leading cause of fatal and 

nonfatal injuries among adults aged 65 

and older in the US and represent a 

significant burden to the healthcare 

system. The first step in clinical falls 

prevention is for health care 

practitioners to administer a fall risk 

screening. The screening identifies 

whether adults 65 and older are at 

‘‘increased risk’’ for a fall. Additional 

assessments and follow-up medical care 

(e.g., medication review, vitamin D 

supplements, vision testing, and 

physical therapy) are then given to those 

at increased risk. The initial screening 

step is critical because it identifies who 

will receive the assessments and followup care, which has the potential to place 

a large burden on health care 

practitioners and the health care system. 

Given the demands on health care 

practitioners, among them to reduce 

health care costs, it is important to have 

a screening tool that can reliably 

identify adults 65 and older who are 

likely to fall and thus need this 

additional care. Although there are a 

number of tools used to screen older 

adults for fall risk, there is currently no 

standard for fall risk screening across 

care settings. This is in part because 

many of the existing tools have never 

been tested to determine how well they 

predict future falls. Thus, research is 

needed to test the ability of existing 

screening tools and questions to predict 

falls in subsequent years. 

The proposed data collection will 

compile a brief set of screening 

questions that are clinically useful for 

quickly sorting patients into risk levels 

for falls. It is expected that the screening 

questions identified in this project will 

be recommended for use by CDC as the 

standard for screening of falls for adults 

65 and older in clinical settings. 

Questions will be asked to a nationally 

representative sample of adults 65 and 

older, who will then be followed with 

surveys repeated monthly over the 

following year to determine whether 

and how often they fall. Study data will 

be collected by internet or phone 

interviews, depending on respondents’ 

preference. Interviews will consist of a 

baseline survey beginning immediately 

after OMB approval, 11 brief monthly 

update surveys for the 11 months after 

initial survey, and a final survey 

(similar in content to the baseline 

survey) 12 months after initial survey. 

At baseline, exploratory factor 

analysis and confirmatory factor 

analysis will be used to demonstrate 

which survey items have the greatest 

likelihood of predicting future falls. To 

narrow down the larger list of survey 

items, item response theory will be 

used. Descriptive data analysis 

techniques will be used at every data 

collection time point in order to clean 

the data and to look for trends and 

outliers. Univariate and multivariate 

data analysis (primarily logistic 

regression) techniques will be used at 6 

and 12 months after initial survey in 

order to determine which survey 

questions are related to fall status with 

statistical significance and to identify 

which survey questions have the 

greatest likelihood of predicting fall 

status while considering whether 

separate tools are necessary for key 

subgroups at high risk for falls, such as 

women and persons with prior history 

of falls. 

OMB approval is requested for two 

years for this new collection. Findings 

from this data collection will be used to 

examine the predictability (sensitivity 

and specificity) of various sets of 

screening questions on the occurrence 

of falls, including medically treated 

falls. The estimated annual burden 

hours are 2,970. There are no costs to 

respondents. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Participating AmeriSpeak Panelists ................ Initial Postcard-Email ..................................... 1,463 1 2/60 

Baseline Survey Web Mode .......................... 570 1 20/60 

Baseline Survey Phone Mode ....................... 380 1 30/60 

Monthly Update Survey (months 1–11) Web 

Mode.

570 11 10/60 

Monthly Update Survey (months 1–11) 

Phone Mode.

380 11 15/60 

Final Survey Web Mode ................................ 570 1 20/60 

Final Survey Phone Mode ............................. 380 1 30/60 

Falls Diary ...................................................... 276 2 5/60 

Proxy Respondents ......................................... Proxy Survey Web Mode ...............................

Proxy Survey Phone Mode ............................

57 

38 

4 

4 

3/60 

5/60 

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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. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20507 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[CDC–2015–0021; Docket Number NIOSH– 

153–C] 

Final Skin Notation Profiles 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: NIOSH announces the 

availability of the following 9 Skin 

Notation Profile documents: 1- 

Bromopropane [CAS No. 106–94–5], 

Disulfoton [CAS No. 298–04–4], 

Heptachlor [CAS No. 76–44–8], 2- 

Hydropropyl acrylate [CAS No. 999–61– 

1], Trichloroethylene [CAS No. 79–01– 

7], Tetraethyl lead [CAS No. 78–00–2], 

Tetramethyl lead [CAS No. 75–74–1], 

Dimethyl sulfate [CAS No. 77–78–1], 

Arsenic and compounds [CAS No. 

7440–38–2]. 

DATES: The final Skin Notation Profile 

documents were published on August 

17, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: These documents may be 

obtained at the following link: http://

www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/skin/skinnotation_profiles.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Naomi Hudson, Dr. Ph.D., NIOSH, 

Education and Information Division 

(EID), Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 1090 

Tusculum Ave., MS–C32, Cincinnati, 

OH 45226, phone 513/533–8388 (not a 

toll-free number), email: iuz8@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 1, 

2015, NIOSH published a request for 

public review in the Federal Register 

[80 FR 24932] on skin notation profiles 

and technical documents. All comments 

received were reviewed and addressed 

where appropriate. 

Dated: September 18, 2017. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20126 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60 Day–17–1053; Docket No. CDC–2017– 

0079] 

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 Monitoring and Reporting 

System for the Division of Community 

Health’s Cooperative Agreement 

Programs. CDC seeks to continue the 

collection of information from awardees 

funded through the Racial and Ethnic 

Approaches to Community health 

(REACH) cooperative agreement to 

provide semi-annual reports to CDC 

describing their work plan, activities 

and progress toward achieving 

objectives during the fourth year of 

funding. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 27, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2017– 

0079 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 comment 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, 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.