[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1937-1938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-472]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60-Day-12-0806]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call (404) 639-7570
and send comments to Kimberly Lane, CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600
Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email to
[email protected].
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including
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whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
All Age Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance (Flu Hosp)--OMB
0920-0806, revision Expiration March 31, 2012--National Center for
Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC is requesting extension of an OMB-approved data collection
instrument for monitoring laboratory-confirmed influenza
hospitalizations (OMB 0920-0806, Exp March 31, 2012). Previously, two
separate OMB-approved tools were used for this project: one for
pediatric influenza hospitalizations (persons <18 years of age) and one
for adult cases. As many of the same questions were asked separately in
both the pediatric and adult forms, the rationale for consolidating
these forms into one instrument is to minimize paperwork at the state/
site level. Using one collection tool should also decrease the
likelihood of errors in information collection and entry, improve the
timeliness of data transmission to CDC, and minimize the overall burden
on respondents of information collection.
The All Age Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance (Flu Hosp)
project is part of the Emerging Infections Program (EIP). EIP is a CDC-
state-academic institution collaborative network including California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New
York, Oregon and Tennessee. The consolidated Flu Hosp information
collection instrument will be used to more efficiently collect
demographic and clinical information about laboratory-confirmed
influenza hospitalizations among adults and children in a geographic-
and population-defined area of the United States. EIP sites will
continue collecting patient information during the influenza season
(October 1 of the current year to April 30 of the following year) and
transmit it to CDC on a weekly basis. Case reports are submitted as
soon as possible after case identification and investigation. Timely
reports to CDC allow for rapid identification of epidemics, outbreaks
and affected groups so that preventive measures can be quickly taken,
and pertinent recommendations and policies can be made. The Flu Hosp
data are also used for making influenza vaccination recommendations and
modeling the burden of influenza morbidity and mortality.
The entire data collection instrument can be completed from review
of the hospital medical records. The only exception is in regard to the
influenza vaccination status which, if not available in the medical
record, may involve an interview of the patient or patient proxy.
Influenza vaccination status information is crucial for allowing CDC to
assess the influenza vaccination program performance.
The respondents for the data collection instrument are the Flu Hosp
participating sites. There are no costs to respondents other than their
time for participating.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Health Department............. All Age 10 400 15/60 1000
Influenza
Hospitalization
Surveillance
Project Case
Report Form.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 1000
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Dated: January 6, 2012.
Kimberly Lane,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-472 Filed 1-11-12; 8:45 am]
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