[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34341-34342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12705]
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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
Prevalence Survey of Healthcare-Associated Infections and
Antimicrobial Use in U.S. Nursing Homes--New--National Center for
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and encouraging
appropriate use of antimicrobials are priorities of both the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. The burden and epidemiology of HAIs and
antimicrobial use in U.S. nursing homes is currently unknown.
Understanding the scope and magnitude of all types of HAIs in patient
populations across the spectrum of U.S. healthcare facilities is
essential to the development of effective prevention and control
strategies and policies.
HAI prevalence and antimicrobial use estimates can be obtained
through prevalence surveys in which data are collected in healthcare
facilities during a short, specified time period. Essential steps in
reducing the occurrence of HAIs and the prevalence of resistant
pathogens include estimating the burden, types, and causative organisms
of HAIs; assessing the nature and extent of antimicrobial use in U.S.
healthcare facilities; and assessing the nature and extent of
antimicrobial use.
Prevalence surveys, in which data are collected in healthcare
facilities during a short, specified time period represent an efficient
and cost-effective alternative to prospective studies of HAI and
antimicrobial use incidence. Given the absence of existing HAI and
antimicrobial use data collection mechanisms for nursing homes,
prevalence surveys represent a robust method for obtaining the
surveillance data required to identify HAIs and antibiotic use
practices that should be targeted for more intensive surveillance and
to guide and evaluate prevention efforts.
The methods for the data collection are based on those used in CDC
hospital prevalence surveys and informed by a CDC pilot survey
conducted in nine U.S. nursing homes. The survey will be performed by
the CDC through the Emerging Infections Program (EIP), a collaboration
with CDC and 10 state health departments with experience in HAI
surveillance and data collection. Respondents are nursing homes
certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services in EIP
states. Nursing homes will be randomly selected for participation. The
EIP will recruit 20 nursing homes in each of the 10 EIP sites. Nursing
home participation is voluntary.
OMB approval is requested for three years. Participation is
voluntary and there are no costs to respondents other than their time.
The total estimated annual burden hours are 5,217.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Avgerage
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hrs.)
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Director of Nursing, Registered Nurse, Healthcare Facility 200 1 45/60
Infection Control and Prevention Assessment.
Officer.
Registered Nurse...................... Residents by Location 200 38 20/60
Form.
Licensed Practical or Licensed 200..................... 38 20/60
Vocational Nurses.
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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. 2016-12705 Filed 5-27-16; 8:45 am]
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