[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51274-51275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20811]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-15-15AMG]
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;
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(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
FoodNet Population Survey--Existing Collection In Use Without an
OMB Control Number--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic
Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Foodborne illnesses represent a significant public health burden in
the United States. It is estimated that each year, 48 million Americans
(1 in 6) become ill, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die as the
result of a foodborne illness. Since 1996, the Foodborne Diseases
Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) has conducted active population-
based surveillance for Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora,
Listeria, Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 and
non-O157, Shigella, Vibrio, and Yersinia infections. Data from FoodNet
serve as the nation's ``report card'' on food safety by monitoring
progress toward CDC Healthy People 2020 objectives.
Evaluation of efforts to control foodborne illnesses can only be
done effectively if there is an accurate estimate of the total number
of illness that occur and if these estimates are recalculated and
monitored over time. Total burden estimates of begin with an accurate
and reliable estimate of the number of acute gastrointestinal illness
episodes that occur in the general community. To more precisely
estimate this and to describe the frequency of important exposures
associated with illness, FoodNet created the Population Survey.
The FoodNet Population Survey is a survey of persons residing in
the surveillance area. Data are collected on the prevalence and
severity of acute gastrointestinal illness in the general population,
describe common symptoms associated with diarrhea, and determine the
proportion of persons with diarrhea who seek medical care. The survey
also collects data on exposures (e.g. food, water, animal contact)
commonly associated with foodborne illness. Information about food
exposures in the general public has proved invaluable during outbreak
investigations. The ability to compare exposures reported by outbreak
cases to the `background' exposure in the general population allows
investigators to more quickly pinpoint a source and enact control
measures. To date, five 12-month cycles of the survey have been
completed without an existing OMB number: 1996-1997, 1998-1999, 2000-
2001, 2002-2003, and 2006-2007. Data has been shared with participating
state health departments and multiple programs at CDC, is available to
the public through a summary report posted to the FoodNet Web site, and
also available via individual data requests. More than two dozen
manuscripts highlighting population survey data have been published. We
seek to continue this important work.
The total annual burden is 6,000 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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U.S. General Population............. Population Survey...... 18,000 1 20/60
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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. 2015-20811 Filed 8-21-15; 8:45 am]
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