[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65322-65323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25862]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-14-0892]


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 or 
send comments to LeRoy Richardson, 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 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

    Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Surveillance (0920-0892, 
Expiration 07/31/2014)--Extension--National Center for Emerging and 
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Steady increases in the rate and severity of Clostridium difficile 
infection (CDI) indicate a clear need to conduct longitudinal 
assessments to continue to monitor changes in CDI epidemiology, 
including changes in risk factors for disease, as well as increases The 
surveillance population will consist of persons residing in the 
catchment area of the participating Emerging Infections Program (EIP) 
sites who are 1 year of age or older. This surveillance poses no more 
than minimal risk to the study participants as there will be no 
interventions or modifications to the care study participants receive. 
EIP surveillance personnel will perform active case finding from 
laboratory reports of stool specimens testing positive for C. difficile 
toxin and abstract data on cases using a standardized case report form. 
For a subset of cases (e.g., community-associated C. difficile cases) 
sites will administer a health interview.
    CDC requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extension of 
standardized data collection for an additional three years. The 
epidemiology of C. difficile continues to evolve and incidence of 
disease is still high with no significant declines being observed. 
Continuing to understand what put persons at risk for C. difficile in 
the community is critical to inform prevention strategies. There are no 
changes in the burden estimates or data collection instruments from 
what is shown in the current inventory.
    A total of 600 individuals who develop CDI will be contacted for a 
telephone interview annually and of those it is estimated that 500 will 
meet study inclusion criteria. The interview screening is estimated to 
take 5 minutes and the full telephone interview is estimated to take 40 
minutes. Therefore, the total estimated annualized burden for this data 
collection is estimated to be 383 hours.
    There are no costs to the respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of      Avg. burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)       (in hrs.)
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Persons in the community        Screening Form..             600               1            5/60              50
 infected with C. difficile.
                                Telephone                    500               1           40/60             333
                                 Interview.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             383
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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. 2013-25862 Filed 10-30-13; 8:45 am]
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