[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 56 (Monday, March 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16366-16367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06019]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-20-0004; Docket No. CDC-2020-0031]


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 National Disease Surveillance 
Program--II. Disease Summaries information collection. This collection 
is used to determine the prevalence of disease and for planning and 
evaluating programs for prevention and control of infectious diseases.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before May 22, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0031 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

    National Disease Surveillance Program II Disease Summaries (OMB 
Control Number 0920-0004, Expiration Date 10/31/2020) -- Revision -- 
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC requests a three-year approval for the revision of the National 
Disease Surveillance Program II Disease Summaries information 
collection. As with the previous approval, these data are essential for 
measuring trends in diseases, evaluating the effectiveness of current 
preventive strategies, and determining the need to modify current 
preventive measures. The following diseases in this surveillance 
program are Influenza Virus, Caliciviruses, Respiratory and Enteric 
Viruses. Proposed revisions include removal of the National Outbreak 
Reporting System (NORS) from this information collection request (NORS 
is now being submitted as its own information collection request, 
separate from 0920-0004), and addition of bocavirus and norovirus to 
two worksheets (CDC 55.83A and CDC 55.83D). The data will enable rapid 
detection and characterization of outbreaks of known pathogens, as well 
as potential newly emerging viral pathogens.
    The total burden estimate for all collection instruments in this 
revision request is 24,115. The frequency of response for each form 
will depend on the disease and surveillance need. This reduction in 
burden hours is primarily attributed to the removal of NORS from this 
information collection.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
   Type of respondents           Form name          respondents    responses per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Epidemiologist...........  Attachment E--WHO                  53              52           10/60             459
                            COLLABORATING CENTER
                            FOR INFLUENZA
                            Influenza Virus
                            Surveillance.
Epidemiologist...........  Attachment F--U.S.                113               1           10/60              19
                            WHO Collaborating
                            Laboratories
                            Influenza Testing
                            Methods Assessment.

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Epidemiologist...........  Attachment G--U.S.              1,800              52           10/60          15,600
                            Outpatient Influenza-
                            like Illness
                            Surveillance Network
                            (ILINet) Weekly--CDC
                            55.20.
Epidemiologist...........  Attachment H--U.S.              1,800               1            5/60             150
                            Outpatient Influenza-
                            like Illness
                            Surveillance Network
                            (ILINet) Workfolder
                            55.20E.
Epidemiologist...........  Attachment J--                     57               2           30/60              57
                            Influenza-Associated
                            Pediatric Mortality--
                            Case Report Form.
Epidemiologist...........  Attachment K--Human                57               2           30/60              57
                            Infection with Novel
                            Influenza A Virus
                            Case Report Form.
Epidemiologist...........  Attachment M--Human                57               1           90/60              86
                            Infection with Novel
                            Influenza A Virus
                            Severe Outcomes.
Epidemiologist...........  Attachment P--Novel                57               1           15/60              14
                            Influenza A Virus
                            Case Screening Form.
Epidemiologist...........  Attachment T--                     57               3           30/60              86
                            Antiviral Resistant
                            Influenza Infection
                            Case Report Form.
Epidemiologist...........  Attachment U--                    550              52           15/60           7,150
                            National Respiratory
                            & Enteric Virus
                            Surveillance System
                            (NREVSS) (55.83A, B,
                            D) (electronic).
Epidemiologist...........  Attachment V--                     20              12           15/60              60
                            National Enterovirus
                            Surveillance Report:
                            (CDC 55.9)
                            (electronic).
Epidemiologist...........  Attachment W--                     13               4           15/60              13
                            National Adenovirus
                            Type Reporting
                            System (NATRS).
Epidemiologist...........  Attachment X--Middle               57               3           25/60              71
                            East Respiratory
                            Syndrome (MERS)
                            Patient Under
                            Investigation (PUI)
                            Short Form.
Epidemiologist...........  Attachment Y--Viral                20               5            5/60               8
                            Gastroenteritis
                            Outbreak Submission
                            Form.
Epidemiologist...........  Attachment AA--                    57              52            5/60             247
                            Influenza Virus
                            (Electronic, Year
                            Round), PHLIP_HL7
                            messaging Data
                            Elements.
Epidemiologist...........  Attachment BB--                     3              52            5/60              13
                            Influenza virus
                            (electronic, year
                            round) (PHIN-MS).
Epidemiologist...........  Attachment CC--                    10               5           30/60              25
                            Suspect Respiratory
                            Virus Patient Form.
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    Total................  .....................  ..............  ..............  ..............          24,115
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-06019 Filed 3-20-20; 8:45 am]
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