[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46828-46829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18844]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-14-0004]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and 
(e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be 
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    National Disease Surveillance Program--II. Disease Summaries (OMB 
No. 0920-0004, Expires 8/31/2014)--Revision--National Center for 
Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Surveillance of the incidence and distribution of disease has been 
an important function of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) since 
1878. Through the years, PHS/CDC has formulated practical methods of 
disease control through field investigations. The CDC National Disease 
Surveillance Program is based on the premise that diseases cannot be 
diagnosed, prevented, or controlled until existing knowledge is 
expanded and new ideas developed and implemented. Over the years, the 
mandate of CDC has broadened to include preventive health activities 
and the surveillance systems maintained have expanded.
    Data on disease and preventable conditions are collected in 
accordance with jointly approved plans by CDC and the Council of State 
and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE). Changes in the surveillance 
program and in reporting methods are effected in the same manner. At 
the beginning of this surveillance program in 1968, CSTE and CDC 
decided which diseases warranted surveillance. These diseases are 
reviewed and revised based on variations in the public's health. 
Surveillance forms are distributed to State and local health department 
staff, who voluntarily submit these reports to CDC on variable 
frequencies--weekly, monthly, or quarterly. CDC then calculates and 
publishes weekly statistics via the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly 
Report (MMWR), providing the states with timely aggregates of their 
submissions.
    The following diseases/conditions are included in this program: 
Influenza Virus, Caliciviruses, Respiratory and Enteric Viruses, 
Foodborne Outbreaks, Waterborne Outbreaks, and Enteroviruses. These 
data are essential on the local, state, and Federal levels for 
measuring trends in diseases, evaluating the effectiveness of current 
prevention strategies, and determining the need for modifying current 
prevention measures.
    This request is for revision of the currently approved data 
collection for three years. The revisions include shifting information 
collection management responsibilities from the National Center for 
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) to the National 
Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) and 
consolidating various forms to reflect more current technology trends. 
In addition, to gauge the potential threat to human health, a new 
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) patient 
investigation data collection form has been added. A new Adenovirus 
Typing Report form is also included and will allow for a passive 
surveillance mechanism which will enhance the adenovirus circulation 
data that's already collected by the National Respiratory and Enteric 
Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS). Furthermore, minor changes have 
been made to the forms related to Human Infection with Novel Influenza 
A Virus. The Harmful Algal Bloom-related Illness forms are being 
discontinued.
    The methodology for reporting varies depending on the occurrence, 
modes of transmission, infectious agents, and epidemiologic measures.
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
    The total estimated annual burden hours are 31,836.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
           Type of respondents--state epidemiologists               respondents    responses per   response (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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                            Form Name
 
Foodborne Disease Transmission--Person to Person--Animal Contact              54              32           20/60
 CDC 52.13......................................................
WHO Collaborating Center for Influenza: Influenza Virus                       35              52           10/60
 Surveillance (Internet; year round) (CDC 55.31)................
U.S. WHO Collaborating Laboratories Influenza Testing Methods                 87               1           10/60
 Assessment.....................................................
US Outpatient Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network                  1,800              52           10/60
 (ILINet) Weekly (CDC 55.20)....................................
US Outpatient Influenza-like Illness Surveillance Network                     75             365           10/60
 (ILINet) Daily ILINet, Reports of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI).
Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality Case Report Form.......              57               2           30/60

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Human Infection with Novel Influenza A Virus Case Report Form...              57               6           30/60
Human Infection with Novel Influenza A Virus with Suspected                   57               1           30/60
 Avian Source...................................................
Human Infection with Novel Influenza A Virus Severe Outcomes....              57               1          1.5/60
Novel Influenza A Virus Infection Contact Tracing Form..........              57               1           30/60
Novel Influenza A Virus Case Status Summary.....................              57               1           15/60
Novel Influenza A Virus Case Screening Form.....................              57               1           15/60
122 CMRS--City health officers or vital statistics registrars                 58             365           12/60
 Daily Mortality Report.........................................
122 CMRS--City health officers or vital statistics registrars                122              52           12/60
 Weekly Mortality Report........................................
Aggregate Hospitalization and Death Reporting Activity Weekly                 56              52           10/60
 Report Form....................................................
Antiviral Resistant Influenza Infection Case Report Form........              57               3           30/60
National Respiratory & Enteric Virus Surveillance System                     300              52           15/60
 (NREVSS) (CDC 55.83 Lab Assessment Form, 55.83A, B, D)
 (electronic)...................................................
National Enterovirus Surveillance Report: (CDC 55.9)                          25              12           15/60
 (electronic)...................................................
Adenovirus Typing Report Form...................................              25              12           15/60
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS) Patient                   57               3           25/60
 Under Investigation (PUI) Form.................................
Form for Submitting Specimens From Suspected Norovirus Outbreaks              20               5           15/60
Waterborne Disease Transmission CDC 52.12.......................              57               1           20/60
Influenza Virus (Electronic, Year Round), PHLIP--HL7 messaging                49              52            5/60
 Data Elements..................................................
-Influenza virus (electronic, year round) (PHIN-MS).............               3              52            5/60
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Leroy 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. 2014-18844 Filed 8-8-14; 8:45 am]
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