[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56840-56841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26398]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-10-10AD]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
Alternatively, to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instrument, call 404-639-5960 and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, 
CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333; comments may also be sent by e-mail to [email protected].
    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 a 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; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of information technology. Written comments 
should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    School Dismissal Monitoring System--New--National Center for 
Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    During the spring 2009 H1N1 outbreak, the U.S. Department of 
Education (ED) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
received numerous daily requests about the overall number of school 
dismissals nationwide including the number of students and teachers 
impacted by the outbreak. Illness among school-aged students (K-12) in 
many states and cities resulted in at least 1351 school dismissals due 
to rapidly increasing absenteeism among students or staff that impacted 
at least 824,966 students and 53,217 teachers.
    Although a system was put in place to track school closures in 
conjunction with the Department of Education (ED), no formal monitoring 
system was established, making it difficult to monitor reports of 
school dismissal and to gauge the impact of the outbreak.
    CDC has recently issued guidance for school closure for the 2009-
2010 school year. To address the need to monitor reports of school 
closure, CDC and ED have established a School Dismissal Monitoring 
System to report on novel influenza A (H1N1)-related school or school 
district dismissals in the United States. Although the School Dismissal 
Monitoring System is currently approved to collect data under OMB 
Control Number 0920-0008, Emergency Epidemic Investigations, CDC would 
like to continue the data collection long term. Thus, CDC is requesting 
a separate OMB Control Number for this data collection.
    The purpose of the School Dismissal Monitoring System is to 
generate accurate, real-time, national summary data daily on the number 
of school dismissals and the number of students and teachers impacted 
by the school dismissals. CDC will use the summary data to fully 
understand how schools are responding to CDC community mitigation 
guidance among schools, students, household contacts and for overall 
awareness of the impact of influenza outbreaks on school systems and 
communities.
    Respondents are schools, school districts, and local public health 
agencies. Respondents will use a common reporting form to submit data 
to CDC. The reporting form includes the following data elements: Name 
of school district; zip code of school district; date the school or 
school district was dismissed; and the date school or school district 
is projected to reopen. Optional data elements include: name of person 
submitting information; the organization/agency; phone number of the 
organization/agency; and e-mail address. There is no cost to 
respondents other than their time to complete the data collection.

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                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of     Responses per    burden per     Total burden
                   Respondent                       respondents     respondent    respondent (in    (in hours)
                                                                                      hours)
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School, school district or public health                     100               1            5/60               8
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............               8
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    Dated: October 27, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-26398 Filed 11-2-09; 8:45 am]
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