[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 179 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55631-55632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23226]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30 Day-15-15AIS]
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
CDC Burden of Canine Brucellosis Information Collection--New--
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Canine brucellosis is a bacterial infection caused by the organism
Brucella canis. Few seroprevalence studies have been done to estimate
the prevalence of canine brucellosis, most of which were conducted over
25 years ago. Two recent reports from Oklahoma and Wisconsin describe
increasing prevalence in dogs; however, the national burden is not
known. B. canis is also pathogenic to humans, although human infections
are thought to be rare in the United States.
Unlike Brucella abortus, B. melitensis, and B. suis, B. canis is
not classified as a select agent. As a result, laboratory
identification of the organism in humans does not require reporting to
the Laboratory Response Network. Brucella species-specific data are not
collected in the Nationally Notifiable Disease Surveillance System at
CDC, and there are no validated Brucella canis serological tests to
diagnose disease in humans. For these reasons, there are no national
estimates of B. canis prevalence in humans or canines.
Additionally, canine infections with other Brucella species have
been reported in the literature. Zoonotic transmission is a concern
with all Brucella species pathogenic to humans, and at least one human
infection with B. suis related to canine contact has been reported.
Neither the prevalence of canine brucellosis nor the potential risk of
zoonotic spread to humans is known.
There has been interest in human brucellosis caused by B. canis
among the public health community. However, the degree of public health
importance of human B. canis infections has not yet been ascertained.
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists approved a
position statement in 2012 that recommends increased focus on B. canis,
and urges CDC to support the development of a human diagnostic assay.
The purpose of this information collection request is to estimate
the burden of canine brucellosis in the United States, which will aid
in the determination of the level of public health importance of human
B. canis infections, and the potential for transmission of brucellosis
from dogs. An estimate of disease burden in dogs will provide an idea
of potential transmission between dogs and humans, and determine the
need for future human public health studies, which is critical during
this time of scarce resources.
Veterinary diagnostic laboratories throughout the United States
will be solicited to provide information on the quantity of test
requests and positive results for Brucella spp. in canines, outsourcing
of clinical testing, state-wide policies for reporting of positive
results, and policies for human exposure to clinical specimens or
isolates.
The laboratories were identified through multiple sources: A review
of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-approved Brucella
diagnostic laboratories, the National Animal Health Laboratory Network
laboratories, the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory
Diagnosticians (AAVLD), and an internet search.
The outcomes of this information collection are to assess the
burden of disease in the animal host (dogs, in this case), as well as
evaluate the knowledge and practices of occupational exposures to the
organism. The information collected will be used to guide a longer term
strategy for identification of human cases, understanding risk factors
and activities associated with zoonotic transmission, and eventually
validation of a human diagnostic assay. These strategies will be
implemented using other mechanisms.
The total annual burden is 139 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 hrs.)
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Veterinary diagnostic laboratory staff Burden of Canine 119 1 1
Brucellosis Information
Collection.
Non-responders (over estimation)...... Telephone script........ 119 1 5/60
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Other laboratories.................... Burden of Canine 10 1 1
Brucellosis Information
Collection.
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Total
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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. 2015-23226 Filed 9-15-15; 8:45 am]
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