[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57488-57490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24969]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-19-0978; Docket No. CDC-2018-0098]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or 
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
information collection project titled Emerging Infections Program 
(EIP). The EIP is a population-based surveillance activity performed 
via active, laboratory case finding that is used for detecting, 
identifying, and monitoring emerging pathogens.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before January 14, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2018-
0098 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they 
conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires Federal agencies 
to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each 
proposed collection of information, including each new proposed 
collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. 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;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. 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 
submissions of responses.
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Emerging Infections Program OMB# 0920-0978 Exp. Date: 05/31/2021--
Revision--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases 
(NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Emerging Infections Programs (EIPs) are population-based 
centers of excellence established through a network of state health 
departments collaborating with academic institutions; local health 
departments; public health and clinical laboratories; infection control 
professionals; and healthcare providers. EIPs assist in local, state, 
and national efforts to prevent, control, and monitor the public health 
impact of infectious diseases.
    Activities of the EIPs fall into the following general categories: 
(1) Active surveillance; (2) applied public health epidemiologic and 
laboratory activities; (3) implementation and evaluation of

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pilot prevention/intervention projects; and (4) flexible response to 
public health emergencies. Activities of the EIPs are designed to: (1) 
Address issues that the EIP network is particularly suited to 
investigate; (2) maintain sufficient flexibility for emergency response 
and new problems as they arise; (3) develop and evaluate public health 
interventions to inform public health policy and treatment guidelines; 
(4) incorporate training as a key function; and (5) prioritize projects 
that lead directly to the prevention of disease.
    A revision is being submitted to make existing collection 
instruments clearer and to add several new forms specifically surveying 
laboratory practices. These forms will allow the EIP to better detect, 
identify, track changes in laboratory testing methodology, gather 
information about laboratory utilization in the EIP catchment area to 
ensure that all cases are being captured, and survey EIP staff to 
evaluate program quality.
    The total estimated burden is 40,601 hours. There is no cost to 
respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of      Avg. burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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State Health Department.......  ABCs Case Report              10             809           20/60            2697
                                 Form.
                                ABCs Invasive                 10              22           10/60              37
                                 Pneumococcal
                                 Disease in
                                 Children Case
                                 Report Form.
                                ABCs                          10               6           10/60              10
                                 H.influenzae
                                 Neonatal Sepsis
                                 Expanded
                                 Surveillance
                                 Form.
                                ABCs Severe GAS               10             136           20/60             453
                                 Infection
                                 Supplemental
                                 Form.
                                ABCs Neonatal                 10              37           20/60             123
                                 Infection
                                 Expanded
                                 Tracking Form.
                                FoodNet                       10             942           21/60            3297
                                 Campylobacter.
                                FoodNet                       10             163           10/60             272
                                 Cyclospora.
                                FoodNet Listeria              10              15           20/60              50
                                 monocytogenes.
                                FoodNet                       10             789           21/60            2761
                                 Salmonella.
                                FoodNet Shiga                 10             205           20/60             683
                                 toxin producing
                                 E. coli.
                                FoodNet Shigella              10             213           10/60             355
                                FoodNet Vibrio..              10              34           10/60              56
                                FoodNet Yersinia              10              48           10/60              80
                                FoodNet                       10              10               1             100
                                 Hemolytic
                                 Uremic Syndrome
                                 Case Report
                                 Form.
                                FoodNet Clinical              10              70           20/60             233
                                 Laboratory
                                 Practices and
                                 Testing Volume--
                                 NEW.
                                Influenza                     10            1000           25/60            4167
                                 Hospitalization
                                 Surveillance
                                 Network Case
                                 Report Form.
                                Influenza                     10             333            5/60             278
                                 Hospitalization
                                 Surveillance
                                 Project
                                 Vaccination
                                 Phone Script
                                 Consent Form
                                 (English/
                                 Spanish).
                                Influenza                     10             333            5/60             278
                                 Hospitalization
                                 Surveillance
                                 Project
                                 Vaccination
                                 Phone Script
                                 (English/
                                 Spanish).
                                Influenza                     10             333            5/60             278
                                 Hospitalization
                                 Surveillance
                                 Project
                                 Provider
                                 Vaccination
                                 History Fax
                                 Form (Children/
                                 Adults).
                                FluSurv-NET                   10              23           10/60              38
                                 Laboratory
                                 Survey--NEW.
                                HAIC CDI Case                 10            1650           35/60            9625
                                 Report Form.
                                HAIC CDI Annual               10              16           10/60              27
                                 Laboratory
                                 Survey--NEW.
                                HAIC CDI Annual               10               1           15/60               3
                                 Surveillance
                                 Officers
                                 Survey--NEW.
                                HAIC CDI LTCF                 10              45            5/60              38
                                 Survey--NEW.
                                HAIC Multi-site               10             500           25/60            2083
                                 Gram-Negative
                                 Bacilli Case
                                 Report Form
                                 (MuGSI-CRE/
                                 CRAB).
                                HAIC Multi-site               10            1200           25/60            5000
                                 Gram-Negative
                                 Surveillance
                                 Initiative--Ext
                                 ended-Spectrum
                                 Beta-Lactamase-
                                 Producing
                                 Enterobacteriac
                                 eae (MuGSI-
                                 ESBL).
                                HAIC Invasive                 10             474           25/60            1975
                                 Methicillin-
                                 resistant
                                 Staphylococcus
                                 aureus (MRSA).
                                HAIC Invasive                 10             754           25/60            3142
                                 Methicillin-
                                 sensitive
                                 Staphylococcus
                                 aureus (MSSA).
                                HAIC Invasive                 10              11            8/60              15
                                 Staphylococcus
                                 aureus Annual
                                 Laboratory
                                 Survey--NEW.
                                HAIC Invasive                 10               1           10/60               2
                                 Staphylococcus
                                 aureus Annual
                                 Surveillance
                                 Officers
                                 Survey--NEW.
                                HAIC Candidemia                9             800           20/60            2400
                                 Case Report
                                 Form.
                                HAIC Candidemia                9              15           20/60              45
                                 Periodic
                                 Laboratory
                                 Survey--NEW.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............          40,601
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-24969 Filed 11-14-18; 8:45 am]
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