[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46675-46677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16882]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-16-1011; Docket No. CDC-2016-0061]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part
of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the
utility of government information, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a request for
extension of an approved information collection entitled Emergency
Epidemic
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Investigation Data Collections (OMB Control No. 0920-1011). CDC will
use the information collected to identify prevention and control
measures in response to outbreaks and other public health events.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 16,
2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0061 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the
Federal eRulemaking portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan
and instruments, contact the Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information
collection before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire,
install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to
train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of
information, to search data sources, to complete and review the
collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Proposed Project
Emergency Epidemic Investigation Data Collections (OMB control
number 0920-1011), Expiration 03-31-2017-Extension--Division of
Scientific Education and Professional Development, Center for
Surveillance, Education, and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC previously conducted Emergency Epidemic Investigations (EEIs)
under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 0920-0008.
In 2013, CDC received OMB approval (OMB control number 0920-1011) for a
new OMB generic clearance for a 3-year period to collect vital
information during EEIs in response to urgent outbreaks or events
(i.e., natural, biological, chemical, nuclear, radiological)
characterized by undetermined agents, undetermined sources,
undetermined transmission, or undetermined risk factors. CDC seeks OMB
approval for an extension of this generic clearance (OMB control number
0920-1011) for a 3-year period.
Supporting effective emergency epidemic investigations is one of
the most important ways that CDC protects the health of the public. CDC
is frequently called upon to conduct EEIs at the request of local,
state, or international health authorities seeking support to respond
to urgent outbreaks or urgent public health-related events. In response
to external partner requests, CDC provides necessary epidemiologic
support to identify the agents, sources, modes of transmission, or risk
factors to effectively implement rapid prevention and control measures
to protect the public's health. Data collection is a critical component
of the epidemiologic support provided by CDC; data are analyzed to
determine the agents, sources, modes of transmission, or risk factors
so that effective prevention and control measures can be implemented.
During an unanticipated outbreak or event, immediate action by CDC is
necessary to minimize or prevent public harm. The legal justification
for EEIs are found in the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Sec.
301[241](a).
Successful investigations are dependent on rapid and flexible data
collection that evolves during the investigation and is customized to
the unique circumstances of each outbreak or event. Data collection
elements will be those necessary to identify the agents, sources, mode
of transmission, or risk factors. Examples of potential data collection
methods include telephone or face-to-face interview; email, web or
other type of electronic questionnaire; paper-and-pencil questionnaire;
focus groups; medical record review; laboratory record review;
collection of clinical samples; and environmental assessment.
Respondents will vary depending on the nature of the outbreak or event;
examples of potential respondents include health care professionals,
patients, laboratorians, and the general public. Participation in EEIs
is voluntary and there are no anticipated costs to respondents other
than their time. CDC will use the information gathered during EEIs to
rapidly identify and effectively implement measures to minimize or
prevent public harm.
CDC projects 60 EEIs in response to outbreaks or events
characterized by undetermined agents, undetermined sources,
undetermined transmission, or undetermined risk factors annually. The
projected average number of respondents is 200 per EEI, for a total of
12,000 respondents. CDC estimates the average burden per response is
0.5 hours and each respondent will be asked to respond once. Therefore,
the total estimated annual burden hours are 6,000. These estimates are
based on the reported burden for EEIs that have been performed during
the previous two years.
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OMB approval is requested for three years. Participation is based
on previous Emergency Epidemic Investigations. There are no costs to
respondents.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Total number Average burden Total burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of of responses per response hours (in
respondents per respondent (in hours) hours)
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Emergency Epidemic Emergency 12,000 1 30/60 6,000
Investigation Participants. Epidemic
Investigation
Data Collection
Instruments.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 6,000
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting 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.
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