[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 175 (Monday, September 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55815-55817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19562]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-22-1317; Docket No. CDC-2022-0107]


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 continuing information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project 
titled, National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Coronavirus (COVID-
19) Surveillance in Healthcare Facilities. Data collected through this 
version of NHSN is intended to inform the federal government's 
understanding of disease patterns, including the changing burden of 
disease, and develop policies for prevention and control of problems 
related to COVID-19.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before November 14, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0107 by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.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 www.regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (www.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; Telephone: 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

    National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Coronavirus (COVID-19) 
Surveillance in Healthcare Facilities (OMB Control No. 0920-1317, Exp. 
1/31/2024)--Revision--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Hospitals are key partners in the U.S. response to COVID-19. The 
response is locally executed, state managed, and federally supported. 
At the federal level, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 
(HHS) COVID-19 Response Function, the White House Coronavirus Response 
Team, and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 
Response Function work together to support the effective operations of 
the American healthcare system. This collection initially began in 
March 2020 through a letter from then Vice President Pence to the 
nation's 4,700 hospitals, asking them to submit data daily on the 
number of patients tested for COVID-19, as well as information on bed 
capacity and requirements for other supplies. (https://www.cms.gov/files/document/32920-hospital-letter-vice-president-pence.pdf). CDC's 
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) COVID-19 Module (OMB Control 
No. 0920-1290) was approved March 26, 2020 for the collection of 
hospital COVID-19 data. The NHSN COVID-19 Module also collects COVID-19 
data from long-term care facilities and dialysis centers (collection 
was later revised and given OMB Control No. 0920-1317). Beginning July 
2020, at the request of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, the 
collection of COVID-19 data from hospitals was moved to HHS/ASPR and 
housed in the TeleTracking portal. Collection of data from the other 
facilities remained with CDC under the NHSN COVID-19 Module.
    Beginning in mid-December 2022, NHSN will resume the responsibility 
for collection of COVID-19 hospital data and will incorporate the 
TeleTracking data collection into 0920-1317. The purpose of this 
Revision request is to move the burden associated with collection of 
COVID-19 related data from hospitals to the CDC NHSN COVID-19 module. 
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 8,467,590 annual burden 
hours. 3,290,200 in burden hours will be added to this previous 
collection for the addition of the TeleTracking portal. There are no 
additional costs to respondents other than their time to participate.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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LTCF personnel................  NHSN and Secure           11,500               1           60/60          11,500
                                 Access
                                 Management
                                 Services (SAMS)
                                 enrollment.
LTCF personnel................  COVID-19 Module,          11,621              52           40/60         402,861
                                 Long Term Care
                                 Facility:
                                 Resident Impact
                                 and Facility
                                 Capacity form
                                 (57.144).
Business and financial          COVID-19 Module,           1,870              52           40/60          64,827
 operations occupations.         Long Term Care
                                 Facility:
                                 Resident Impact
                                 and Facility
                                 Capacity form
                                 (57.144).
State and local health          COVID-19 Module,           1,870              52           40/60          64,827
 department occupations.         Long Term Care
                                 Facility:
                                 Resident Impact
                                 and Facility
                                 Capacity form
                                 (57.144).
LTCF personnel................  COVID-19 Module,           5,811               1           40/60           3,874
                                 Long Term Care
                                 Facility
                                 Resident Impact
                                 and Facility
                                 Capacity form
                                 (57.144)
                                 (retrospective
                                 data entry).
Business and financial          COVID-19 Module,             935               1           40/60             623
 operations occupations.         Long Term Care
                                 Facility
                                 Resident Impact
                                 and Facility
                                 Capacity form
                                 (57.144)
                                 (retrospective
                                 data entry).
State and local health          COVID-19 Module,             935               1           40/60             623
 department occupations.         Long Term Care
                                 Facility
                                 Resident Impact
                                 and Facility
                                 Capacity form
                                 (57.144)
                                 (retrospective
                                 data entry).
LTCF personnel................  COVID-19 Module,          11,621              52           15/60         151,073
                                 Long Term Care
                                 Facility: Staff
                                 and Personnel
                                 Impact form
                                 (57.145).
Business and financial          COVID-19 Module,           1,870              52           15/60          24,310
 operations occupations.         Long Term Care
                                 Facility: Staff
                                 and Personnel
                                 Impact form
                                 (57.145).
State and local health          COVID-19 Module,           1,870              52           15/60          24,310
 department occupations.         Long Term Care
                                 Facility: Staff
                                 and Personnel
                                 Impact form
                                 (57.145).
LTCF personnel................  COVID-19 Module,           5,811               1           15/60           1,453
                                 Long Term Care
                                 Facility Staff
                                 and Personnel
                                 Impact form
                                 (57.145)
                                 (retrospective
                                 data entry).
Business and financial          COVID-19 Module,             935               1           15/60             234
 operations occupations.         Long Term Care
                                 Facility Staff
                                 and Personnel
                                 Impact form
                                 (57.145)
                                 (retrospective
                                 data entry).
State and local health          COVID-19 Module,             935               1           15/60             234
 department occupations.         Long Term Care
                                 Facility Staff
                                 and Personnel
                                 Impact form
                                 (57.145)
                                 (retrospective
                                 data entry).
LTCF personnel................  COVID-19 Module,          11,621              52           10/60         100,715
                                 Long-Term Care
                                 Facility:
                                 Resident
                                 Therapeutics
                                 (57.158).
Business and financial          COVID-19 Module,           1,870              52           10/60          16,207
 operations occupations.         Long-Term Care
                                 Facility:
                                 Resident
                                 Therapeutics
                                 (57.158).
State and local health          COVID-19 Module,           1,870              52           10/60          16,207
 department occupations.         Long-Term Care
                                 Facility:
                                 Resident
                                 Therapeutics
                                 (57.158).
LTCF personnel................  LTCF VA Resident             188              36           35/60           3,948
                                 COVID-19 Event
                                 Form.
LTCF personnel................  LTCF VA Staff                188              36           20/60           2,256
                                 and Personnel
                                 COVID-19 Event
                                 Form.
Facility personnel............  Weekly                    12,600              52           90/60         982,800
                                 Healthcare
                                 Personnel COVID-
                                 19 Vaccination
                                 Cumulative
                                 Summary.
LTCF personnel................  Weekly Resident           16,864              52           75/60       1,096,160
                                 COVID-19
                                 Vaccination
                                 Cumulative
                                 Summary for
                                 Long-Term Care
                                 Facilities.
Microbiologist (IP)...........  Weekly Patient             7,700              52          75/100         500,500
                                 COVID-19
                                 Vaccination
                                 Cumulative
                                 Summary for
                                 Dialysis
                                 Facilities.
LTCF personnel................  Monthly                   16,864               9            5/60          12,648
                                 Reporting Plan
                                 form for Long-
                                 term Care
                                 Facilities.

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Microbiologist (IP)...........  Healthcare                 7,700               9            5/60           5,775
                                 Personnel
                                 Safety Monthly
                                 Reporting Plan--
                                 completed by
                                 Dialysis
                                 Facilities.
Microbiologist (IP)...........  Healthcare                   394              12            5/60             394
                                 Personnel
                                 Safety Monthly
                                 Reporting Plan--
                                 completed by
                                 Inpatient
                                 Psychiatric
                                 Facilities.
Microbiologist (IP)...........  COVID-19                   4,900             104           20/60         169,867
                                 Dialysis
                                 Component Form.
Hospitals.....................  NHSN COVID-19              6,000             365           90/60       3,285,000
                                 Hospital Module.
Infusion Centers and            NHSN COVID-19                400              52           15/60           5,200
 Outpatient Clinics reporting    Hospital Module.
 Inventory & use of
 therapeutics (MABs).
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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. 2022-19562 Filed 9-9-22; 8:45 am]
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