[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 32553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8714]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-06-0463x]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Assessment of Healthcare-associated Adverse Events--New--National 
Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) disseminates 
notices and alerts through a voluntary electronic mail subscriber list 
(i.e., Rapid Notification System) to inform healthcare personnel about 
healthcare-associated disease outbreaks and clusters or adverse events 
that may be of national importance and recommendation for preventing 
infections and antimicrobial resistance.
    DHQP is occasionally involved in gathering information to determine 
if a recognized adverse event (e.g., an infection following the use of 
a particular product, type of equipment, or with a microorganism that 
has rarely been reported) has occurred on a national level in 
healthcare facilities. The information gained from this assessment will 
be used to target corrective actions or educational strategies to 
improve the public's health by preventing future adverse events.
    To rapidly determine the scope of adverse events at the time soon 
after a public health notification or product recall, DHQP seeks to 
conduct short surveys using OMB approved questions among participants 
in the Rapid Notification System, National Nosocomial Infection 
Surveillance (NNIS), and other CDC networks (e.g., partners in 
healthcare working on innovative infection reduction projects such as 
the Pittsburgh Healthcare Regional Initiative and the Prevention 
Epidemiology Centers). The survey will also be posted on the DHQP 
website to reach additional healthcare professionals. The number of 
questions in each survey will range from 5 to 10. Data will be 
collected using a Web-based data collection form.
    There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The 
total estimated annualized burden hours are 67.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of
                           Respondents                               Number of     responses per      Average
                                                                    respondents     respondent     burden hours
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Healthcare professionals........................................             400               1           10/60
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    Dated: May 15, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E6-8714 Filed 6-5-06; 8:45 am]
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