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adverse outcomes, determining the 

prevalence of prolonged detection of 

ZIKV RNA is essential for clinical 

management of pregnant women with 

ZIKV infection and public health 

planning for the outbreak. Further, 

understanding persistent ZIKV RNA in 

congenitally-exposed infants is also 

important for clinical management of 

infants and identifying adverse 

outcomes that may present several 

months after birth. Finally, 

understanding the relationship between 

persistence and viral load may inform 

clinical guidance and management of 

pregnant women and their families. 

In this study, we will estimate the 

prevalence and duration of persistent 

ZIKV RNA in pregnant women and 

congenitally exposed infants. We will 

also evaluate the diagnostic utility of 

PCR testing for ZIKV RNA on capillary 

blood and determine if persistent ZIKV 

RNA in pregnant women is associated 

with adverse outcomes or infection in 

infants. Finally, we will examine the 

association of different factors that are 

associated with persistent detection of 

ZIKV RNA in pregnant women and 

congenitally exposed infants. 

This study will provide critical data 

in establishing guidance for testing in 

pregnant women and congenitally 

exposed infants. There are no costs to 

the respondents other than their time. 

The total estimated annual burden 

hours are 785. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

ZIKV positive Pregnant women ...................... Pregnant women screening form ................... 150 1 2/60 

ZIKV positive Pregnant women ...................... Pregnant women enrollment questionnaire ... 150 1 8/60 

ZIKV positive Pregnant women ...................... Pregnant women symptom questionnaire ..... 150 1 8/60 

ZIKV positive Pregnant women ...................... Pregnant women follow-up questionnaire ...... 150 30 8/60 

ZIKV positive Pregnant women ...................... Infant enrollment and delivery questionnaire 150 1 8/60 

ZIKV positive Pregnant women ...................... Infant follow-up questionnaire ........................ 150 6 8/60 

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–18–0931; Docket No. CDC–2017– 

0096] 

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 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 ‘‘Healthy Homes and Lead 

Poisoning Surveillance System 

(HHLPSS)’’. 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. 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before January 8, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2017– 

0096 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, 


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e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

5. Assess information collection costs. 

Proposed Project 

Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning 

Surveillance System (HHLPSS) (OMB 

Control Number 0920–0931, expires 05/ 

31/2018)—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 

an 18-month extension to collect data 

from 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 state programs will 

report information (e.g., presence of lead 

paint, age of housing, occupation of 

adults and type of housing) to the CDC 

under a one-year cost extension of the 

Fiscal Year 2014 Funding Opportunity 

Announcement (Funding Opportunity 

Announcement Number CDC–RFA–14– 

1408) titled ‘‘(PPHF) Childhood Lead 

Poisoning Prevention.’’ The 18-month 

extension will allow CDC to collect data 

for the third-year supplement, which 

represents the fourth and final year of 

awardee blood lead surveillance data 

under this program announcement. 

Over the last three years, seven states 

have adopted the HHLPPS and 13 are in 

beta-testing. Since October 2014, CDC 

has funded up to 40 state and local 

blood lead surveillance programs. All of 

these programs or their subcontractors 

at the local level are submitting lead 

surveillance data for an additional year. 

The objectives for this surveillance 

system remain two-fold. First, the 

HHLPSS allows CDC to track, 

systematically, how the state and local 

programs conduct case management and 

follow-up of residents with housingrelated 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 related 

to common housing deficiencies. 

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

vermin, radon and the lack of safety 

devices) continue to affect, adversely, 

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 time 

burden is 640 hours. There are no 

changes to the requested burden hours 

or the data collection. 

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) 

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–18–17ADT] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

has submitted the information 

collection request titled ‘‘Who’s at Risk: 

From Hazards to Communities—An 

Approach for Operationalizing CDC 

Guidelines to Determine Risks, and 

Define, Locate, and Reach At-Risk 

Populations in Public Health 

Emergencies’’ to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. CDC previously 

published a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection 

Submitted for Public Comment and 

Recommendations’’ notice on May 18, 

2017 to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. CDC did 

not receive comments related to the 

previous notice. This notice serves to 

allow an additional 30 days for public 

and affected agency comments. 

CDC will accept all comments for this 

proposed information collection project. 

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 


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