[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 223 (Friday, November 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70929-70930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29240]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-11-10ES]


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) 395-5806. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Data Calls for the Laboratory Response Network--Existing collection 
in use without an OMB Control Number (Generic Clearance)--National 
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, NCEZID, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    This request is for approval of an Existing collection in use 
without an OMB Control Number (Generic clearance).
    The Laboratory Response Network (LRN) was established by the 
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC) in accordance with Presidential Decision Directive 
39, which outlined national anti-terrorism policies and assigned 
specific missions to federal departments and agencies. The LRN's 
mission is to maintain an integrated national and international network 
of laboratories that can respond to acts of biological, chemical, or 
radiological terrorism and other public health emergencies. Federal, 
state and local public health laboratories voluntarily join the LRN.

[[Page 70930]]

    The LRN Program Office maintains a database of information through 
a restricted Web site available only to member laboratories that 
include contact information (i.e. phone numbers, e-mail address) as 
well as staff and equipment inventories. The collection of personal 
identifiable information for the purpose of communication with members 
was approved under OMB 0920-0850. However, semiannually or during 
emergency response the LRN Program Office may conduct a Special Data 
Call to obtain additional information from LRN Member Laboratories in 
regards to biological or chemical terrorism preparedness. Special Data 
Calls may be conducted via queries that are distributed by broadcast e-
mails or by survey tools (i.e. Survey Monkey). These special data calls 
vary in nature. Some requested information may be the number of surge 
staff available to support an emerging threat like H1N1. As technology 
changes, LRN may also query laboratories to see if they have already 
purchased equipment to support this new technology.
    There will be no cost to respondents other than their time to 
respond to the data call. The total annualized burden for this 
information collection request is 400 hours.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                 Average number  Average  burden
         Type of respondents                   Forms              Number of       of responses    per  response
                                                                 respondents     per respondent      (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Health Laboratorians.........  Special Data Call......             200                4            30/60
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Dated: November 15, 2010.
Carol Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-29240 Filed 11-18-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P