[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65322-65323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25862]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-14-0892]
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 or
send comments to LeRoy Richardson, 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 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
Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Surveillance (0920-0892,
Expiration 07/31/2014)--Extension--National Center for Emerging and
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Steady increases in the rate and severity of Clostridium difficile
infection (CDI) indicate a clear need to conduct longitudinal
assessments to continue to monitor changes in CDI epidemiology,
including changes in risk factors for disease, as well as increases The
surveillance population will consist of persons residing in the
catchment area of the participating Emerging Infections Program (EIP)
sites who are 1 year of age or older. This surveillance poses no more
than minimal risk to the study participants as there will be no
interventions or modifications to the care study participants receive.
EIP surveillance personnel will perform active case finding from
laboratory reports of stool specimens testing positive for C. difficile
toxin and abstract data on cases using a standardized case report form.
For a subset of cases (e.g., community-associated C. difficile cases)
sites will administer a health interview.
CDC requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extension of
standardized data collection for an additional three years. The
epidemiology of C. difficile continues to evolve and incidence of
disease is still high with no significant declines being observed.
Continuing to understand what put persons at risk for C. difficile in
the community is critical to inform prevention strategies. There are no
changes in the burden estimates or data collection instruments from
what is shown in the current inventory.
A total of 600 individuals who develop CDI will be contacted for a
telephone interview annually and of those it is estimated that 500 will
meet study inclusion criteria. The interview screening is estimated to
take 5 minutes and the full telephone interview is estimated to take 40
minutes. Therefore, the total estimated annualized burden for this data
collection is estimated to be 383 hours.
There are no costs to the respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Avg. burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Persons in the community Screening Form.. 600 1 5/60 50
infected with C. difficile.
Telephone 500 1 40/60 333
Interview.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 383
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-25862 Filed 10-30-13; 8:45 am]
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