[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 154 (Friday, August 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44726-44727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17352]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-21-21HE; Docket No. CDC-2021-0081]


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 One Health Case Investigation 
Form for Animals with SARS-CoV-2. This proposed information collection 
is designed to improve the scientific community's understanding of 
SARS-CoV-2 infections in animals.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before October 12, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0081 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;
    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

    One Health Case Investigation Form for Animals with SARS-CoV-2--
New--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases 
(NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The proposed collection includes a standardized form that collects 
and compiles epidemiologic data on animals infected with SARS-CoV-2, 
including exposure history to people or other sources, clinical 
presentation, diagnostic testing data, and the risk the animal may pose 
of transmitting SARS-CoV-2 to human or animal hosts. The form is 
intended to guide state, tribal, local and territorial health officials 
conducting an epidemiological investigation when an animal with 
suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection is identified. Data 
collected will focus primarily on animal subjects, and there is no 
Personal Identifiable Information (PII) requested on the form. Steps 
have been taken to minimize duplication of effort, including 
consultation with state, tribal, local, territorial, and federal 
partners (including USDA and FDA), and international agencies.
    The epidemiological information on animals infected with SARS-CoV-2 
that is collected will be used to refine guidance and recommendations, 
identify high-risk exposures and transmission events, and advance 
surveillance directives for future emerging infectious diseases. CDC 
requests approval for an estimated 1,000

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annual burden hours. There is no cost to respondents other than their 
time to participate.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                          Number of      Average burden
               Type of respondents                             Form name                 Number of      responses per     per response     Total burden
                                                                                        respondents       respondent       (in hours)       (in hours)
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State officials (state and local public health    One Health Investigation Form-                  50               20                1            1,000
 veterinarians and state animal health             Animal Cases of SARS-CoV-2.
 officials).
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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. 2021-17352 Filed 8-12-21; 8:45 am]
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