[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3548-3549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01262]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-22-1308; Docket No. CDC-2022-0007]


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 Validated Follow-up Interview of 
Clinicians on Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Interventions. This 
collection aims to perform an interview of outpatient clinicians 
regarding the acceptability and perceived clinician level barriers 
associated with our year-long implementation of interventions designed 
around the Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before March 25, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0007 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 H21-8, 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 H21-8, 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

    Validated Interview and Survey of Outpatient Providers on 
Antibiotic Stewardship Interventions (OMB Control No. 0920-1308)--
Reinstatement--Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing is a major driver of 
antibiotic resistance which is an urgent national and global health 
threat. Additionally, inappropriate antibiotic prescribing contributes 
to avoidable adverse drug events that cause substantial harm to 
patients. Most antibiotic prescribing originates in traditional 
outpatient settings such as physician offices and emergency departments 
and at least 30% of these prescriptions are completely unnecessary. 
Over the past decade there has been rapid growth in non-traditional 
outpatient settings including Urgent Care clinics. Recent evidence 
shows that when compared to traditional office settings, inappropriate 
antibiotic prescribing is substantially higher in Urgent Care clinics 
making this an important priority for antibiotic stewardship. The 
design, development, and evaluation of durable stewardship 
interventions addressing the unique setting of Urgent Care clinics is 
an important area of unmet need. This data will assess knowledge, 
attitudes, and practices related to antibiotic prescribing among 
clinicians after implementation of a year-long Urgent Care stewardship 
initiative.
    CDC requests approval for an estimated 62 annual burden hours. 
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

                                        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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Urgent Care Clinician.........  Interview Guide.              20               1               1              20
Urgent Care Clinician.........  Survey..........             125               1           20/60              42
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............              62
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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. 2022-01262 Filed 1-21-22; 8:45 am]
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