Blood Lead Surveillance System (BLSS) - NIOSH

OMB Control No: 0920-0931	ICR Reference No: 201805-0920-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201805-0920-004
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CDC	Agency Tracking No: 0920-0931-18AHR
Title: Blood Lead Surveillance System (BLSS) - NIOSH
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/31/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/22/2018
Terms of Clearance: Previous TOC still appy.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2021	05/31/2021	05/31/2021
Responses	409	0	409
Time Burden (Hours)	1,226	0	1,226
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Healthy Homes Lead Poisoning Surveillance System (HHLPSS) builds upon previous efforts by the National Blood Lead Surveillance System (NBLSS) to characterize the home environment in terms of not only lead poisoning risk factors, but also other home-based risk factors. This Revision of 0920-0931 is requested to re-focus the scope of the joint NCEH and NIOSH program collections on blood lead surveillance. This joint ICR includes two data collection systems that provide a coordinated, comprehensive, and systematic public health approach to the surveillance and monitoring of blood lead levels (BLLs) for children < 16 years old and occupationally-exposed adults ≥ 16 years old in the U.S. The Revision to 0920-0931 included the following: 1. We request to change the title of the ICR from ‘Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Surveillance System (HHLPSS)’ to ‘Blood Lead Surveillance System (BLSS)’ to more explicitly reflect the information collected by the NCEH Childhood Blood Lead Surveillance (CBLS) and the NIOSH Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) Systems. 2. We request to remove the NCEH ‘healthy homes’ variables from the existing HHLPSS ICR, as this data has never been collected at the national level, and to replace the HHLPSS variable list with the updated CBLS variable list. 3. We request to add specific ABLES data fields to the Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Software System (HHLPSS) that is used by many state and local agencies to collect and manage blood lead surveillance data. 4. We request to add 20 new CBLS respondents, over the 40 that were previously approved, due to the addition of newly-funded programs in FY17 and FY18. 5. We request to add 12 new ABLES respondents, over the 28 that were previously approved, due to the additional interest expressed by states for voluntary reporting. 6. We request to increase the annual time burden from 640 hours to 1,226 hours to account mainly for the increase in the number of respondents and for additional adjustments to the estimation. This is an increase of 586 annual burden hours. 7. We are working to integrate the information technology (IT) systems Childhood Blood Lead Surveillance (CBLS) and Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES). Following approval of the newly termed BLSS, OMB asked that NIOSH provide evidence that the public facing NIOSH website has changed to include new language. This Non-Substantive Change Request is being submitted to confirm that the ABLES content is finalized on the website. NIOSH also put an emphasis on occupational lead exposure and linked it back to HP2020 goal. In addition, we added a webpage detailing ABLES standardized variables, format, and instruction for data submission. Below are the websites and screenshots with the updated information. NIOSH would like to request that the NOA be updated to reflect the finalized website. This Change Request has no effect on the Burden Hours currently requested.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 4002 Name of Law: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act    PL: Pub.L. 114 - 322 2204 Name of Law: Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act    PL: Pub.L. 91 - 596 20 Name of Law: 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act    US Code: 42 USC 241 Name of Law: Research and investigations generally

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 16839	04/06/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 52047	11/09/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

IC Title Form No. Form Name ABLES Aggregate Records Form and Brief Narrative Report 0920-0931 ABLES Aggregate Records Form and Brief Narrative Report ABLES Case Records Form and Brief Narrative Report 0920-0931 ABLES Case Records Form and Brief Narrative Report CBLS Aggregate Records - FY14/FY17 State or Local Health Departments 0920-0931 CBLS Aggregate Records - Excel CBLS Variables - FY14/FY17 State or Local Health Departments 0920-0931 CBLS Variables - Text Files CBLS Variables - FY17 State or Local Health Departments 0920-0931 CBLS Variables - Text Files CBLS Variables - FY18 State or Local Health Departments 0920-0931 CBLS Variables - Text Files HHLPSS Variables 0920-0931 HHLPSS Variables

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	409	409	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,226	1,226	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Revision of 0920-0931 serves to combine efforts from NCEH and NIOSH into the ICR Blood Lead Level Surveillance. It results in an increase in 586 Burden Hours

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,780,833

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Jeffrey Zirger 404 639-7118 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 05/22/2018

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