[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1937-1938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-472]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-12-0806]


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. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call (404) 639-7570 
and send comments to Kimberly Lane, CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 
Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email 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

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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; and (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. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

Proposed Project

    All Age Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance (Flu Hosp)--OMB 
0920-0806, revision Expiration March 31, 2012--National Center for 
Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC is requesting extension of an OMB-approved data collection 
instrument for monitoring laboratory-confirmed influenza 
hospitalizations (OMB 0920-0806, Exp March 31, 2012). Previously, two 
separate OMB-approved tools were used for this project: one for 
pediatric influenza hospitalizations (persons <18 years of age) and one 
for adult cases. As many of the same questions were asked separately in 
both the pediatric and adult forms, the rationale for consolidating 
these forms into one instrument is to minimize paperwork at the state/
site level. Using one collection tool should also decrease the 
likelihood of errors in information collection and entry, improve the 
timeliness of data transmission to CDC, and minimize the overall burden 
on respondents of information collection.
    The All Age Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance (Flu Hosp) 
project is part of the Emerging Infections Program (EIP). EIP is a CDC-
state-academic institution collaborative network including California, 
Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New 
York, Oregon and Tennessee. The consolidated Flu Hosp information 
collection instrument will be used to more efficiently collect 
demographic and clinical information about laboratory-confirmed 
influenza hospitalizations among adults and children in a geographic- 
and population-defined area of the United States. EIP sites will 
continue collecting patient information during the influenza season 
(October 1 of the current year to April 30 of the following year) and 
transmit it to CDC on a weekly basis. Case reports are submitted as 
soon as possible after case identification and investigation. Timely 
reports to CDC allow for rapid identification of epidemics, outbreaks 
and affected groups so that preventive measures can be quickly taken, 
and pertinent recommendations and policies can be made. The Flu Hosp 
data are also used for making influenza vaccination recommendations and 
modeling the burden of influenza morbidity and mortality.
    The entire data collection instrument can be completed from review 
of the hospital medical records. The only exception is in regard to the 
influenza vaccination status which, if not available in the medical 
record, may involve an interview of the patient or patient proxy. 
Influenza vaccination status information is crucial for allowing CDC to 
assess the influenza vaccination program performance.
    The respondents for the data collection instrument are the Flu Hosp 
participating sites. There are no costs to respondents other than their 
time for participating.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Health Department.............  All Age                       10             400           15/60            1000
                                 Influenza
                                 Hospitalization
                                 Surveillance
                                 Project Case
                                 Report Form.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............            1000
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    Dated: January 6, 2012.
Kimberly Lane,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-472 Filed 1-11-12; 8:45 am]
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