[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34341-34342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12705]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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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

    Prevalence Survey of Healthcare-Associated Infections and 
Antimicrobial Use in U.S. Nursing Homes--New--National Center for 
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and encouraging 
appropriate use of antimicrobials are priorities of both the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention. The burden and epidemiology of HAIs and 
antimicrobial use in U.S. nursing homes is currently unknown. 
Understanding the scope and magnitude of all types of HAIs in patient 
populations across the spectrum of U.S. healthcare facilities is 
essential to the development of effective prevention and control 
strategies and policies.
    HAI prevalence and antimicrobial use estimates can be obtained 
through prevalence surveys in which data are collected in healthcare 
facilities during a short, specified time period. Essential steps in 
reducing the occurrence of HAIs and the prevalence of resistant 
pathogens include estimating the burden, types, and causative organisms 
of HAIs; assessing the nature and extent of antimicrobial use in U.S. 
healthcare facilities; and assessing the nature and extent of 
antimicrobial use.
    Prevalence surveys, in which data are collected in healthcare 
facilities during a short, specified time period represent an efficient 
and cost-effective alternative to prospective studies of HAI and 
antimicrobial use incidence. Given the absence of existing HAI and 
antimicrobial use data collection mechanisms for nursing homes, 
prevalence surveys represent a robust method for obtaining the 
surveillance data required to identify HAIs and antibiotic use 
practices that should be targeted for more intensive surveillance and 
to guide and evaluate prevention efforts.
    The methods for the data collection are based on those used in CDC 
hospital prevalence surveys and informed by a CDC pilot survey 
conducted in nine U.S. nursing homes. The survey will be performed by 
the CDC through the Emerging Infections Program (EIP), a collaboration 
with CDC and 10 state health departments with experience in HAI 
surveillance and data collection. Respondents are nursing homes 
certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services in EIP 
states. Nursing homes will be randomly selected for participation. The 
EIP will recruit 20 nursing homes in each of the 10 EIP sites. Nursing 
home participation is voluntary.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. Participation is 
voluntary and there are no costs to respondents other than their time. 
The total estimated annual burden hours are 5,217.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                     Avgerage
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondents                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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Director of Nursing, Registered Nurse,  Healthcare Facility                  200               1           45/60
 Infection Control and Prevention        Assessment.
 Officer.
Registered Nurse......................  Residents by Location                200              38           20/60
                                         Form.
Licensed Practical or Licensed          200.....................              38           20/60
 Vocational Nurses.
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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. 2016-12705 Filed 5-27-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P