[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39432-39433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12937]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-23-1308]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled Validated Interview and Survey of Outpatient 
Providers on Antibiotic Stewardship Interventions to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. CDC previously 
published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations'' notice on March 31, 2023, to obtain comments from the 
public and affected agencies. CDC received two comments related to the 
previous notice. This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days for 
public and affected agency comments.

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    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (a) 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;
    (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    (d) 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 submission of responses; and
    (e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570. Comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Direct 
written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in 
this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management 
and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 
395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice 
publication.

Proposed Project

    Validated Interview and Survey of Outpatient Providers on 
Antibiotic Stewardship Interventions (OMB Control No. 0920-1308)--
Reinstatement--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    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.
    Data will be collected through semi-structured, in-person 
interviews with a sample of 40 clinicians, including nine clinicians 
from our original qualitative study to determine changes in perceptions 
over time from this baseline. In addition, we are proposing to sample 
an additional 31 clinicians to ensure that we do not introduce 
unnecessary bias and limit generalizability of the deep contextual 
information that would put our results at risk with a smaller sample 
size. Data will also be collected through a validated survey 
disseminated to clinicians employed by Intermountain. CDC expects about 
250 clinicians to respond to our survey. Information gained from 
respondents to the two methods of collection will be used to refine, 
enhance and improve our stewardship program while allowing us to more 
deeply understand the unique environment and barriers found in clinics.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 123 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
                                                                   respondents     respondent       (in hours)
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Urgent Care Clinician................  Interview Guide.........              40               1                1
Urgent Care Clinician................  Survey..................             250               1            20/60
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health 
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-12937 Filed 6-15-23; 8:45 am]
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