[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9744-9745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02564]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-17-0881]


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

    Data Calls for the Laboratory Response Network (OMB Control Number 
0920-0881, Expires 4/30/2017)--Revision--National Center for Emerging 
and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is submitting 
a request for a three year revision for OMB Control No. 0920-0881, an 
existing collection conducted by Laboratory Response Network (LRN), 
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID).
    The Department of Health and Human Services established LRN in 
accordance with Presidential Decision Directive 39, which outlined 
national anti-terrorism policies and assigned specific missions to 
Federal departments and agencies. The LRN's mission is to maintain an 
integrated national and international network of laboratories that can 
respond to acts of biological, chemical, or radiological terrorism and 
other public health emergencies. Federal, state and local public health 
laboratories voluntarily join the LRN.
    The LRN Program Office maintains a database of information for each 
member laboratory that includes contact information as well as staff 
and equipment inventories. However, semiannually or during emergency 
response, the LRN Program Office may conduct a Special Data Call to 
obtain additional information from LRN Member Laboratories in regards 
to biological or chemical terrorism preparedness.
    LRN has used the ``Data Calls for the Laboratory Response Network'' 
generic mechanism (OMB Control No. 0920-0881) twice during the last 
three years. Once in 2014, LRN surveyed its members to ascertain which, 
if any, labs would be willing to test clinical specimens for Ebola 
virus. The information gathered led to an emergency deployment of a new 
Ebola assay for LRN members. It is critical for the LRN to know which 
labs have equipment to support an agent specific assay during an 
emergency. In 2015, LRN surveyed members via broadcast email asking how 
many facilities had a specific version of an instrument. The 
information was used to help the LRN program office determine if new 
procedures should be written and made available to members to support 
the instrument in question.
    Special Data calls may be conducted via queries that are 
distributed by broadcast emails or by survey tools (i.e. Survey 
Monkey).
    The only cost to respondents is their time to respond to the data 
call. Authorizing legislation comes from Section 301 of the Public 
Health Service Act.

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                                        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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Public Health laboratorians...........  Special Data Call.......             136               1           30/60
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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. 2017-02564 Filed 2-7-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P