[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 72 (Friday, April 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20164-20165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07839]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-21-21EJ; Docket No. CDC-2021-0038]


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 SimpleReport Mobile Application. 
SimpleReport is a free web-based application that provides an easy way 
to manage the testing workflow, to record results for rapid point of 
care COVID tests, to report the results to the appropriate public 
health department on behalf of the testing site, and to comply with 
existing requirements.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 15, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0038 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: 404-639-7118; 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;
    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; and
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    SimpleReport Mobile Application--New--Office of Science (OS), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    SimpleReport is a free web-based application that provides an easy 
way to manage the testing workflow, to record results for rapid point 
of care COVID tests, to report the results to the appropriate public 
health department on behalf of the testing site, and to comply with 
existing requirements. The data collected through this application is 
crucial for public health departments to take action during the current 
health crisis. Currently, many point of care

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tests are reported on paper, on fax, or are not reported at all.
    SimpleReport will help public health departments get faster, better 
data and help them:

 Do contact tracing and case investigation faster with positive 
cases
 Identify outbreaks in the community faster
 Calculate percent positivity for testing continuously

    SimpleReport will allow the user, after the administration of a 
test, to load in patient data, data about the facility, and data about 
the testing device. The user can then use the application as a part of 
their testing workflow to manage their work. Information submitted to 
the application will be sent to the appropriate State, Local, 
Territorial, or Tribal Public Health Department. The Health Department, 
as appropriate, may share the anonymized data with CDC for public 
health purposes.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 379,600 annual burden 
hours. There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                      Average         Average
                                                     Number of       number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondent            Form name       respondents    responses per     response         (hours)
                                                                    respondent        (hours)
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Testing Facility Users........  SimpleReport              10,000               1           10/60           1,600
                                 Use--User
                                 Training.
Testing Facility Users........  SimpleReport              10,000               1            6/60           1,000
                                 Use--Inputting
                                 Patient Data
                                 and Test Result
                                 Reporting.
Testing Facility Users........  SimpleReport              10,000              12            6/60          12,000
                                 Use--Repeated
                                 Tests on
                                 Existing Users.
Testing Facility Users........  Long-Term                250,000               1           10/60          40,000
                                 Program--User
                                 Training.
Testing Facility Users........  Long-Term                250,000               1            6/60          25,000
                                 Program--Inputt
                                 ing Patient
                                 Data and Test
                                 Result
                                 Reporting.
Testing Facility Users........  Long-Term                250,000              12            6/60         300,000
                                 Program--Repeat
                                 ed Tests on
                                 Existing Users.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............         379,600
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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. 2021-07839 Filed 4-15-21; 8:45 am]
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