[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51274-51275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20811]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-15-15AMG]


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;

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(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

    FoodNet Population Survey--Existing Collection In Use Without an 
OMB Control Number--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 
Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Foodborne illnesses represent a significant public health burden in 
the United States. It is estimated that each year, 48 million Americans 
(1 in 6) become ill, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die as the 
result of a foodborne illness. Since 1996, the Foodborne Diseases 
Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) has conducted active population-
based surveillance for Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, 
Listeria, Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 and 
non-O157, Shigella, Vibrio, and Yersinia infections. Data from FoodNet 
serve as the nation's ``report card'' on food safety by monitoring 
progress toward CDC Healthy People 2020 objectives.
    Evaluation of efforts to control foodborne illnesses can only be 
done effectively if there is an accurate estimate of the total number 
of illness that occur and if these estimates are recalculated and 
monitored over time. Total burden estimates of begin with an accurate 
and reliable estimate of the number of acute gastrointestinal illness 
episodes that occur in the general community. To more precisely 
estimate this and to describe the frequency of important exposures 
associated with illness, FoodNet created the Population Survey.
    The FoodNet Population Survey is a survey of persons residing in 
the surveillance area. Data are collected on the prevalence and 
severity of acute gastrointestinal illness in the general population, 
describe common symptoms associated with diarrhea, and determine the 
proportion of persons with diarrhea who seek medical care. The survey 
also collects data on exposures (e.g. food, water, animal contact) 
commonly associated with foodborne illness. Information about food 
exposures in the general public has proved invaluable during outbreak 
investigations. The ability to compare exposures reported by outbreak 
cases to the `background' exposure in the general population allows 
investigators to more quickly pinpoint a source and enact control 
measures. To date, five 12-month cycles of the survey have been 
completed without an existing OMB number: 1996-1997, 1998-1999, 2000-
2001, 2002-2003, and 2006-2007. Data has been shared with participating 
state health departments and multiple programs at CDC, is available to 
the public through a summary report posted to the FoodNet Web site, and 
also available via individual data requests. More than two dozen 
manuscripts highlighting population survey data have been published. We 
seek to continue this important work.
    The total annual burden is 6,000 hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                   Number of     Average  burden
         Type of respondents                 Form name            Number of      responses per    per  response
                                                                 respondents       respondent       (in hours)
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U.S. General Population.............  Population Survey......          18,000                1            20/60
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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. 2015-20811 Filed 8-21-15; 8:45 am]
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