[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71799-71800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29172]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-13-13DB]
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 S. Lane, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74,
Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including 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
Emerging Infections Program--New--National Center for Emerging and
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Emerging Infections Programs (EIPs) are population-based
centers of excellence established through a network of state health
departments collaborating with academic institutions; local health
departments; public health and clinical laboratories; infection control
professionals; and healthcare providers. EIPs assist in local, state,
and national efforts to prevent, control, and monitor the public health
impact of infectious diseases. Various parts of the EIP have received
separate Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearances (Active
Bacterial Core Surveillance [ABCs]--OMB number 0920-0802 and All Age
Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance--OMB number 0920-0852); however
this request seeks to have these core EIP activities under one
clearance.
Activities of the EIPs fall into the following general categories:
(1) Active surveillance; (2) applied public health epidemiologic and
laboratory activities; (3) implementation and evaluation of pilot
prevention/intervention projects; and (4) flexible response to public
health emergencies. Activities of the
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EIPs are designed to: (1) Address issues that the EIP network is
particularly suited to investigate; (2) maintain sufficient flexibility
for emergency response and new problems as they arise; (3) develop and
evaluate public health interventions to inform public health policy and
treatment guidelines; (4) incorporate training as a key function; and
(5) prioritize projects that lead directly to the prevention of
disease. Proposed respondents will include state health departments who
may collaborate with one or more of the following: academic
institutions, local health departments, public health and clinical
laboratories, infection control professionals, and healthcare
providers. Frequency of reporting will be determined as cases arise.
The total estimated burden is 12,153 hours. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours *
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No. of Avg. burden
Type of respondent Form name No. of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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State Health Department....... ABCs Case Report 10 809 20/60 2697
Form.
State Health Department....... Invasive 10 609 20/60 2030
Methicillin-
resistant
Staphylococcus
aureus ABCs
Case Report
Form.
State Health Department....... ABCs Invasive 10 41 10/60 68
Pneumococcal
Disease in
Children Case
Report Form.
State Health Department....... Neonatal 10 37 20/60 123
Infection
Expanded
Tracking Form.
State Health Department....... ABCs 10 100 20/60 333
Legionellosis
Case Report
Form.
State Health Department....... Campylobacter... 10 637 20/60 2123
State Health Department....... Cryptosporidium. 10 130 10/60 217
State Health Department....... Cyclospora...... 10 3 10/60 5
State Health Department....... Listeria 10 13 20/60 43
monocytogenes.
State Health Department....... Salmonella...... 10 827 20/60 2757
State Health Department....... Shiga toxin 10 90 20/60 300
producing E.
coli.
State Health Department....... Shigella........ 10 178 10/60 297
State Health Department....... Vibrio.......... 10 20 10/60 33
State Health Department....... Yersinia........ 10 16 10/60 27
State Health Department....... Hemolytic Uremic 10 10 60/60 100
Syndrome.
State Health Department....... All Age 10 400 15/60 1000
Influenza
Hospitalization
Surveillance
Project Case
Report Form.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 12,153
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Dated: November 27, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate
Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-29172 Filed 12-3-12; 8:45 am]
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