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 Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-18-0932; Docket No. CDC-2018-0094]
 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 information collection project titled 
                        *Information Collection for Evaluation of Education, Communication, and Training Activities for Mobile Populations.*
                         This data collection will enable to evaluate its mobile populations and stakeholders communication, training, and education material's effectiveness.
 DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before December 29, 2017.
 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2018-0094 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. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments to 
                        *Regulations.gov*. *Please note:*
                         Submit all Federal comments 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 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; and 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. 5. Assess information collection costs. Proposed Project Information Collection for Evaluation of Education, Communication, and Training Activities for Mobile Populations (OMB Control Number 0920-0932, Expires 7/31/2018)—Extension—National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 
                    ( print page 50132)
                    Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The CDC's Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) seeks to request a three-year extension of a currently approved generic information collection plan to conduct evaluation research. Information gathered from this plan's associated data collections will help CDC plan and implement health communication, education, and training activities to improve health and prevent the spread of disease. These activities include communicating, educating, and training with international travelers and other mobile populations, training healthcare providers, and educating public health departments, federal partners, and other stakeholders. CDC proposes to change the current title of this generic plan from “Information Collection for Evaluation of Education, Communication, and Training Activities for the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine” to “Information Collection for Evaluation of Education, Communication, and Training Activities for Mobile Populations.” In the past three years, OMB approved two individual information collections under this generic plan, where both resulted in collaborations between multiple divisions within the NCEZID. DGMQ proposes a less exclusive project title because multiple divisions across NCEZID frequently collaborate on various activities. DGMQ does not propose any other changes for this extension request. DGMQ has aligned the proposed information collections with DGMQ's mission to reduce morbidity and mortality among immigrants, refugees, travelers, expatriates, and other globally mobile populations, and to prevent the introduction, transmission, or spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries into the United States. This mission is supported by delegated legal authorities outlined in the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 264) and in regulations that are codified in 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 70 and 71, and 34. Approval of this extension request will enable DGMQ to continue collecting information in an expedited manner. To help improve and inform activities during both routine and emergency public health events, DGMQ seeks to collect the following information types: Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of key audiences (such as refugees, immigrants, migrants, international travelers, travel industry partners, healthcare providers, non-profit agencies, customs brokers and forwarders, schools, state and local health departments). This generic information collection plan will help DGMQ continue to refine efforts prove valuable for communication activities that must occur quickly in response to public health emergencies. DGMQ staff will use a variety of data collection methods for this proposed project: Interviews, focus groups, surveys, and pre/post-tests. Depending on the research questions and audiences involved, data may be gathered in-person, by telephone, online, or using some combination of these formats. CDC may collect data in quantitative and/or qualitative forms. CDC will assess numerous audience variables under the auspices of this generic information collection plan. These include, but are not limited to, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, behavioral intentions, practices, behaviors, skills, self-efficacy, and information needs and sources. Insights gained from evaluation research will assist in the development, refinement, implementation, and demonstration of outcomes and impact of communication, education, and training activities. DGMQ estimates that 17,500 respondents and 7,982 hours of burden will be involved in evaluation research activities each year. The collected information will not impose a cost burden on the respondents beyond that associated with their time to provide the required data. 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)General Public
Focus Groups Screening form
1,050
1
10/60
175Healthcare Professionals
Focus Groups Screening form
450
1
10/60
75General Public
Focus Groups
525
1
90/60
788Healthcare Professionals
Focus Groups
225
1
90/60
338General Public
Interview Screening Form
700
1
10/60
117Healthcare Professionals
Interview Screening Form
300
1
10/60
50General Public
Interviews
350
1
1
350Healthcare Professionals Interviews
Interviews
150
1
1
150General Public
Survey Screening Forms
5,250
1
10/60
875Healthcare Professionals
Survey Screening Forms
2,250
1
10/60
375General Public
Surveys
2,625
1
45/60
1,969Healthcare Professionals
Surveys
1,125
1
45/60
844General Public
Pre/Post Tests
1,750
1
45/60
1,313Healthcare Professionals
Pre/Post Tests
750
1
45/60
563Total




7,982
 
 
 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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