[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 72 (Friday, April 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25875-25876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07806]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-24-24EK; Docket No. CDC-2024-0026]
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 information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled B. multivorans Ice Machine Multistate Investigation. This is an
outbreak investigation which aims to evaluate the associations between
Burkholderia multivorans infections among hospitalized patients and
potential exposures to nonsterile ice and water from ice machines to
help inform measures to prevent ongoing transmission.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 11, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-
0026 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
B. multivorans Ice Machine Multistate Investigation--New--National
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC has been assisting state and local jurisdictions investigate
clusters of Burkholderia multivorans infections among patients admitted
across four hospitals in two non-contiguous states. The outbreak strain
of the bacteria has been identified in environmental samples from ice
machines. Molecular analysis has shown that the bacterial strain
identified in ice machines is genetically highly similar to the patient
isolates. Further investigation revealed that the same brand of ice
machine and the same filters, descaling/cleaning, and sanitizing
products were used by the four hospitals. Epidemiologic and laboratory
evidence suggest the possibility of contaminated nonsterile ice and
water from the same brand of ice machines as a common source of
exposure.
Further investigation is needed to identify the scope of the
outbreak and the source of the ice machine contamination. CDC has
deemed it necessary to conduct a national call for cases requesting
that public health authorities report cases and clusters of B.
multivorans. A case report form (CRF) was developed by CDC to assist
jurisdictions in this effort. Jurisdictions will gather information
using this case report form to assist in determining epidemiologic
characteristics and risk factors of patients with B. multivorans as
well as potential source(s) of B. multivorans, including ice machines
and ice machine-related products (e.g., cleaning solutions).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will share findings
and recommendations with public health and healthcare partners to
prevent further spread of B. multivorans infections; findings may also
be shared with other relevant stakeholders and/or published in
scientific journals to disseminate investigation outcomes. CDC requests
OMB approval for an estimated 120 annual burden hours. There are no
costs to respondents other than their time.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number Avg. burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.)
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HAI/AR Program staff.......... Burkholderia 40 1 3 120
multivorans
outbreak
investigation
case report
form.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 120
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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. 2024-07806 Filed 4-11-24; 8:45 am]
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