[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36993-36995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15832]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-15-15UX]


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

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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

    Surveillance Data Collections for Ebola Virus Disease in West 
Africa--New--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa began 
March 10, 2014. The initial cases were from southern Guinea, near its 
rural border with Liberia and Sierra Leone. Highly mobile populations 
contributed to increasing waves of person-to-person transmission of EVD 
that occurred in multiple countries in West Africa. The Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) 
was activated on July 9, 2014, to help coordinate technical assistance 
and control activities and to deploy teams of public health experts to 
the affected countries. CDC established key public health surveillance 
and medical treatment objectives in collaboration with West African 
Ministries of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other 
key partners.
    CDC information collections for EVD case and contact surveillance 
were previously approved under ``2014 Emergency Response to Ebola in 
West Africa'' (OMB Control No. 0920-1033, expiration date 4/30/2015). 
The CDC used such expedited and emergency Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
clearance procedures to initiate urgently needed information 
collections in affected countries. These procedures allowed the agency 
to accomplish its mission on many fronts to quickly prevent public 
harm, illness, and death from the uncontrolled spread of EVD. As new 
knowledge about potential routes of Ebola transmission was encountered 
during case surveillance activities, forms for sexual transmission were 
developed and are included as part of this information collection 
effort.
    The main goal of this information collection request (ICR) is to 
receive and maintain Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance in advance 
of any Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The CDC seeks to gain a three-
year approval to continue the current, and to initiate any new Ebola 
surveillance data collections without delay. Because it is impossible 
to predict when and where a new Ebola outbreak may occur, we estimate 
time burden based on population estimates of 21 countries in the West 
Africa region. Therefore, CDC provides data collection forms that will 
be readily available in English, French, Portuguese, and Arabic 
translations.
    There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The 
total annualized time burden requested is 428,750 hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
         Type of respondent                   Form name              Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever              15,476               1           10/60
                                      Case Investigation Short
                                      Form (English).
General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever              10,122               1           10/60
                                      Case Investigation Short
                                      Form (French).
General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever                 176               1           10/60
                                      Case Investigation Short
                                      Form (Portuguese).
General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever               1,226               1           10/60
                                      Case Investigation Short
                                      Form (Arabic).
General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever               1,720               1           20/60
                                      Case Investigation Form
                                      (English).
General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever               1,125               1           20/60
                                      Case Investigation Form
                                      (French).
General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever                  19               1           20/60
                                      Case Investigation Form
                                      (Portuguese).
General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever                 136               1           20/60
                                      Case Investigation Form
                                      (Arabic).
General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever             171,960               1           15/60
                                      Contact Listing Form
                                      (English).
General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever             112,470               1           15/60
                                      Contact Listing Form
                                      (French).
General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever               1,950               1           15/60
                                      Contact Listing Form
                                      (Portuguese).
General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever              13,620               1           15/60
                                      Contact Listing Form
                                      (Arabic).
General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever             171,960               1           63/60
                                      Contact Tracing Follow-Up
                                      Form (English).
General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever             112,470               1           63/60
                                      Contact Tracing Follow-Up
                                      Form (French).
General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever               1,950               1           63/60
                                      Contact Tracing Follow-Up
                                      Form (Portuguese).
General Public.....................  Viral Hemorrhagic Fever              13,620               1           63/60
                                      Contact Tracing Follow-Up
                                      Form (Arabic).
General Public.....................  Ebola Virus Disease Case            171,960               1            5/60
                                      Contact Questionnaire
                                      (English).
General Public.....................  Ebola Virus Disease Case            112,470               1            5/60
                                      Contact Questionnaire
                                      (French).
General Public.....................  Ebola Virus Disease Case              1,950               1            5/60
                                      Contact Questionnaire
                                      (Portuguese).
General Public.....................  Ebola Virus Disease Case             13,620               1            5/60
                                      Contact Questionnaire
                                      (Arabic).

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General Public.....................  Ebola Outbreak Response               3,439               1           30/60
                                      Sexual Transmission Adult
                                      Case Investigation Form
                                      (English).
General Public.....................  Ebola Outbreak Response               2,249               1           30/60
                                      Sexual Transmission Adult
                                      Case Investigation Form
                                      (French).
General Public.....................  Ebola Outbreak Response                  39               1           30/60
                                      Sexual Transmission Adult
                                      Case Investigation Form
                                      (Portuguese).
General Public.....................  Ebola Outbreak Response                 273               1           30/60
                                      Sexual Transmission Adult
                                      Case Investigation Form
                                      (Arabic).
Healthcare Workers or Proxy........  Healthcare Worker Ebola               2,455               1           30/60
                                      Virus Disease Exposure
                                      Report--West Africa (CDC-
                                      WHO) (English).
Healthcare Workers or Proxy........  Healthcare Worker Ebola               1,687               1           30/60
                                      Virus Disease Exposure
                                      Report--West Africa (CDC-
                                      WHO) (French).
Healthcare Workers or Proxy........  Healthcare Worker Ebola                  29               1           30/60
                                      Virus Disease Exposure
                                      Report--West Africa (CDC-
                                      WHO) (Portuguese).
Healthcare Workers or Proxy........  Healthcare Worker Ebola                 204               1           30/60
                                      Virus Disease Exposure
                                      Report--West Africa (CDC-
                                      WHO) (Arabic).
Healthcare Workers or Proxy........  Healthcare Worker Ebola                  52               1           30/60
                                      Virus Investigation
                                      Questionnaire (Liberia).
Healthcare Workers or Proxy........  Healthcare Worker Ebola                  73               1           30/60
                                      Virus Disease Exposure
                                      Report (Sierra Leone).
Healthcare Workers or Proxy........  Health Facility Assessment            3,439               1           30/60
                                      and Case Finding Survey
                                      (English).
Healthcare Workers or Proxy........  Health Facility Assessment            2,249               1           30/60
                                      and Case Finding Survey
                                      (French).
Healthcare Workers or Proxy........  Health Facility Assessment               39               1           30/60
                                      and Case Finding Survey
                                      (Portuguese).
Healthcare Workers or Proxy........  Health Facility Assessment              273               1           30/60
                                      and Case Finding Survey
                                      (Arabic).
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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. 2015-15832 Filed 6-26-15; 8:45 am]
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