[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73769-73770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30061]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-16-15AUJ]


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

    Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program (PCNASP)--New--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and 
results in approximately 130,000 deaths per year. Stroke outcomes 
depend upon the rapid recognition of signs and symptoms of stroke, 
prompt transport to a treatment facility, and early rehabilitation. 
Improving outcomes requires a coordinated systems approach involving 
pre-hospital care, emergency department and hospital care, 
rehabilitation, prevention of complications, and ongoing secondary 
prevention.
    Through the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program (PCNASP), 
CDC has been continuously working to measure and improve acute stroke 
care using well-known quality improvement strategies coupled with 
frequent evaluation of results. PCNASP awardees are state health 
departments who work with participating hospitals and EMS agencies in 
their jurisdictions to improve quality of care for stroke patients.
    Nine awardees were funded under five-year cooperative agreements 
effective July 1, 2015. Awardees and their selected hospital partners 
will systematically collect and report data on stroke care data across 
the continuum of care which includes pre-hospital (EMS), in-hospital, 
and post-hospital phases of care. In addition, PCNASP awardees will 
also request information from hospitals that admit and treat stroke 
patients in awardees' jurisdictions. This information is needed to 
understand the capacity and infrastructure of the systems for acute 
stroke care.
    Hospitals will transmit pre-hospital and post-hospital information 
to their awardee quarterly. The average burden per response is 15 
minutes for pre-hospital and post-hospital information transmission. 
There is no burden for hospitals to transmit in-hospital data, because 
awardees use their own processes to extract in-hospital data from 
hospitals' electronic systems. Each hospital will collect and transmit 
hospital inventory information to its PCNASP awardee annually. This 
average burden per response is 30 minutes.
    The average burden per response for awardees to transmit pre-
hospital, in-hospital, and post-hospital data to CDC will vary between 
30-90 minutes. The burden will be 30 minutes each for independent 
submission of information relating to the pre-hospital, in-hospital, 
and post-hospital phases of patient care. Alternatively, the burden 
will be 90 minutes for awardees who transmit pre-, in-, and post-
hospital data as one

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combined file. CDC accepts file transmissions as individual phases or 
combined. In addition, each PCNASP awardee will prepare an annual 
aggregate hospital inventory file for transmission to CDC. The average 
burden of reporting hospital inventory information for each PCNASP 
awardee is eight hours per response.
    All patient, hospital, and EMS provider data that is submitted to 
CDC by PCNASP awardees will be de-identified and occur through secure 
data systems. Proposed data elements and quality indicators may be 
updated over time to include new or revised items based on evolving 
recommendations and standards in the field to improve the quality of 
stroke care.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. Participation is 
voluntary and there are no costs to respondents other than their time. 
The total estimated annualized burden hours are 382.

                                        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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PCNASP Hospital Partners..............  Pre-hospital quality of               78               4           15/60
                                         care data.
                                        Post-hospital quality of              20               4           15/60
                                         care data.
                                        Hospital inventory data.             315               1           30/60
PCNASP Awardee........................  Pre-hospital quality of                9               4           30/60
                                         care data.
                                        In-hospital quality of                 9               4           30/60
                                         care data.
                                        Post-hospital quality of               9               4           30/60
                                         care data.
                                        Hospital inventory data.               9               1               8
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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. 2015-30061 Filed 11-24-15; 8:45 am]
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