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Supporting Statement B

U.S. National Authority for Containment of Poliovirus Data Collection Tools

(OMB Control No. 0920-xxx)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Office of Readiness and Response

U.S. National Authority for Containment of Poliovirus (NAC)

Suganthi Suppiah

(404) 718-3461

kpe9@cdc.gov

October 23, 2023

B. Collections of Information Employing Statistical Methods

This collection of information does not employ statistical methods. Information is collected from poliovirus-essential facilities (PEFs).

1. Respondent Universe and Sampling Methods

This collection of information does not employ statistical methods, as described above. Information is collected from poliovirus-essential facilities (PEFs).

2. Procedures for the Collection of Information

The Facility Incident Reporting Forms for Poliovirus Release and Potential Exposure and Theft and Loss, the Global Action Plan (GAP) Poliovirus Containment Poliovirus-Essential Facility Assessment Checklist, the Global Action Plan (GAP) Poliovirus Containment Poliovirus-Essential Facility Questionnaire, and the Poliovirus Containment Sampling Points and Sanitation Assessment Form for Wastewater (WW) Systems Supporting a Poliovirus-Essential Facility (PEF) in the United States will be in a fillable form and include a paper and electronic based format. The NAC-NIOSH Personal Protective Equipment Survey for Laboratories will be a web based electronic survey using an anonymous REDCap survey. This information is collected by NAC staff as needed as incidents occur or once a year. All survey tools are available to PEFs in a fillable format, both paper and electronic based. Either an email or phone call by the U.S.NAC will accompany all survey tools when provided to the facility, with the exception of “Facility Incident Reporting Forms’, which is intended to be initiated by a PEF following release, exposure, theft or loss of poliovirus.

3. Methods to Maximize Response Rates and Deal with Nonresponse

All survey tools are available to PEFs in a fillable format, both paper and electronic based. Either an email or phone call by the U.S.NAC will accompany all survey tools when provided to the facility, with the exception of “Facility Incident Reporting Forms’, which is intended to be initiated by a PEF following release, exposure, theft or loss of poliovirus. Nonresponse by a PEF will be followed up by an email within 2 weeks of initiating the survey. If the U.S. NAC does not receive a response after a week of reminder, a phone call to the facility’s point of contact will occur. Since the surveys are voluntary, there are no consequence for non-responders. Typically, the response rate of surveys (i.e., Generic IC surveys) sent by the U.S.NAC are above 85%. It is expected that greater than 90% of facilities will be responsive to these 6 tools.

4. Tests of Procedures or Methods to be Undertaken

CDC has not conducted any tests of procedures.

5. Individuals Consulted on Statistical Aspects and Individuals Collecting and/or Analyzing Data

The data collected through the six U.S. NAC tools described in this document are typically analyzed by using Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and Access software. Simple calculations, summarizations, dashboard visualizations will be achieved using Microsoft Excel and Power BI while more complex data queries will be performed using Microsoft Access. Therefore, a consultant was not required to address statistical aspects of the design of this project.

Personnel collecting or analyzing data are staff of the U.S.NAC; external contractors have not been recruited to perform these tasks.