[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64913-64914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20338]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2023-0075]
National One Health Framework To Address Zoonotic Diseases and
Advance Public Health Preparedness in the United States: A Framework
for One Health Coordination and Collaboration Across Federal Agencies
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the opening of
a docket to obtain comment on the draft National One Health Framework
to Address Zoonotic Diseases and Advance Public Health Preparedness in
the United States: A Framework for One Health Coordination and
Collaboration across Federal Agencies (NOHF-Zoonoses). As directed by
Congress through the House Appropriations Committee report accompanying
the 2021 omnibus appropriations bill and the 2023 Consolidated
Appropriations Act, CDC has partnered with the U.S. Department of the
Interior (DOI), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other
departments and agencies to develop this One Health framework to
address zoonotic diseases and advance public health preparedness. This
framework will facilitate One Health collaboration for zoonotic disease
prevention and control across the United States Government for the next
five years. It describes a common vision, mission, and goals for key
federal partners involved in implementing a One Health approach to
address zoonotic diseases and advance public health preparedness in the
United States.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0075 by either of the methods listed below. Do not submit comments by
email. CDC does not accept comments by email.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: RE: NOHF-Zoonoses Public Comments, 1600 Clifton Road
NE, Mailstop H16-5, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and Docket Number. All
relevant comments received will be posted without change to http://regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background documents or comments received,
go to http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Natalie Wendling or Dominic Cristiano,
One Health Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, Mailstop H16-5, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Telephone:
404-639-8950. Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation
Interested persons or organizations are invited to participate by
submitting written views, recommendations, and data. CDC and our
federal partners invite input from interested parties throughout public
health, agriculture, wildlife, environment, and other relevant sectors
including authorities at the state, tribal, local, and territorial
levels, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, private
sector, the public, and others on the proposed One Health framework to
address zoonotic diseases and advance public health preparedness. This
input is a valuable component in finalizing the framework, and the
community's time and consideration are appreciated.
CDC and our federal partners invite public comments to inform
revisions to the proposed framework and follow-up activities.
Commenters are encouraged to answer the following questions:
Are there any new or proposed objectives that should be
prioritized?
What attributes and characteristics of the proposed
framework will most likely lead to success?
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Are there any specific barriers or gaps to achieving
success?
Are there any critical steps or milestones necessary to
successfully implement the proposed framework?
How do state, tribal, local, and territorial partners,
non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, private sector
partners, and other partners want to engage with federal collaborators
to advance implementation of this framework?
What additional One Health issues should be prioritized in
the future?
What information or recommendations are needed to ensure
the guiding principles of health equity, sustainability, stewardship,
and a multisectoral approach are adequately addressed in the framework?
How can these guiding principles be elevated during follow-up
development and drafting of implementation plans?
Organizations should submit a single response reflective of the
views of the organization/membership when possible. Please note that
comments received, including attachments and other supporting
materials, are part of the public record and are subject to public
disclosure. Comments will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Therefore, do not include any information in your comment or supporting
materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public
disclosure. If you include your name, contact information, or other
information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that
information will be on public display. CDC will review all submissions
and may choose to redact, or withhold, submissions containing private
or proprietary information, such as Social Security numbers, medical
information, inappropriate language or images, or duplicate/near
duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign.
Background
Previous multisectoral work has identified a need for a national
One Health framework to address zoonotic diseases and advance public
heath preparedness in the United States. In 2017, CDC, DOI, and USDA
organized a One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization (OHZDP) workshop
for the United States. Participants included 30 government officials
from federal and state agencies who work to address zoonotic diseases
in the public health, animal health, and environment sectors. The
workshop used a One Health approach to identify and prioritize endemic
and emerging zoonotic diseases of greatest national concern for the
United States that should be jointly addressed by federal zoonotic
disease programs. Participants also developed plans for implementing
and strengthening One Health approaches to address these diseases in
the United States. The development of the NOHF-Zoonoses responds to one
of the recommendations from the OHZDP workshop. In addition, Congress
directed CDC, in partnership with other departments and agencies, to
develop a One Health framework to address zoonotic diseases and advance
public health preparedness in both the House Appropriations Committee
report accompanying the 2021 omnibus appropriations bill \1\ and the
2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act.\2\
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\1\ H. Rept. 116-450--Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill,
2021, H. Rept.116-450, 116th Cong. (2023), Title II--Department of
Health and Human Services: pages 67-68 https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/116th-congress/house-report/450.
\2\ H.R. 2617, Public Law 117-328, ``Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2023,'' Division FF--Health and Human Services, Title II--
Preparing for and Responding to Existing Viruses, Emerging New
Threats, and Pandemics, Sec. 2235, pages 1297-1298 (Dec. 29, 2022),
https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr2617/BILLS-117hr2617enr.pdf.
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The draft NOHF-Zoonoses, found in the Supporting Materials tab of
the docket, is focused on coordinated federal activities in the United
States and describes a common vision, mission, and goals for key
federal partners involved in implementing a One Health approach to
address zoonotic diseases. Successful federal One Health collaboration
is contingent on continued strong partnerships and coordination with
public health, agriculture, wildlife, plant, environment, and other
relevant authorities at state, tribal, local, and territorial levels.
One Health partnerships to address zoonotic diseases cross federal,
state, tribal, local, and territorial government jurisdictions and
involve non-governmental, academic, and private sector partners. All
relevant sectors are encouraged to collaborate for effective and
consistent One Health outcomes.
Although this framework focuses primarily on zoonotic diseases and
does not address other issues of One Health importance, the resulting
partnerships, systems, and lessons will inform future One Health work
and strengthen the nation's ability to address other threats and
promote health, safety, security, and resilience at the human-animal-
plant-environment interface.
Additional background information can be found on the following
websites.
Federal One Health Coordination: https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/what-we-do/federal-coordination.html.
United States Joint External Evaluation: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-WHE-CPI-2017.13.
United States One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization
Report: https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/pdfs/us-ohzdp-report-508.pdf.
CDC, USDA, and DOI will be offering three webinars to answer
questions concerning the draft NOHF-Zoonoses. The time, date, and links
to these webinars will be provided in a separate Federal Register
notice.
Dated: September 15, 2023.
Tiffany Brown,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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