[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42327-42328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17051]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Information Collection on Cause-Specific Absenteeism in Schools--
New--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
(NCEZID), Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division
of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ), requests approval of a new
information collection to better understand the triggers, timing and
duration of the use of school related measures for preventing and
controlling the spread of influenza during the next pandemic.
The information collection for which approval is sought is in
accordance with DGMQ/CDC's mission to reduce morbidity and mortality in
mobile populations, and to prevent the introduction, transmission, or
spread of communicable diseases within the United States. Insights
gained from this information collection will assist in the
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planning and implementation of CDC Pre-Pandemic Guidance on the use of
school related measures, including school closures, to slow
transmission during an influenza pandemic.
School closures were considered an important measure during the
earliest stage of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, because a pandemic vaccine
was not available until October (6 months later), and sufficient stocks
to immunize all school-age children were not available until December.
However, retrospective review of the U.S. government response to the
pandemic identified a limited evidence-base regarding the
effectiveness, acceptability, and feasibility of various school related
measures during mild or moderately severe pandemics. Guidance updates
will require an evidence-based rationale for determining the
appropriate triggers, timing, and duration of school related measures,
including school closures, during a pandemic.
CDC staff proposes that the information collection for this package
will target adult and child populations in a school district in
Wisconsin. CDC will collect reports of individual student symptoms,
vaccination status, recent travel, recent exposure to people with
influenza symptoms and duration of illness; this will be accomplished
through telephone and in-person interviews.
Findings obtained from this information collection will be used to
inform the update CDC's Pre-pandemic Guidance on the implementation of
school related measures to prevent the spread of influenza, especially
school closures. This Guidance is used as an important planning and
reference tool for both State and local health departments in the
United States.
CDC estimates that 1,500 participants could be recruited by
information collections covered by this information collection. It is
estimated that information collection activities will total 3,500
burden hours per year. There is no cost to respondents other than their
time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Parents of children/adolescents Screening Form.......... 1,500 4 5/60
attending schools (Wisconsin).
Parents of children/adolescents Acute Respiratory 1,500 4 30/60
attending schools (Wisconsin). Infection and Influenza
Surveillance Form.
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Leroy 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. 2014-17051 Filed 7-18-14; 8:45 am]
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