[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47962-47963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12238]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-24-1317; Docket No. CDC-2024-0042]


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. This data collection is designed 
to standardize the data elements collected from across the country 
regarding the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare facilities.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 5, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-
0042 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. 
3/31/2026)--Revision--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 
Infection Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP), National 
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collects data from healthcare 
facilities in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). NHSN 
allows facilities to share data immediately with local, state, and 
national partners for impact monitoring, decision-making, and 
surveillance activities. The NHSN COVID-19 Modules (OMB Control No. 
0920-1317) are designed to standardize the data elements collected 
across the country regarding the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare 
facilities. In collecting standardized data, NHSN provides a vendor-
neutral platform and a national lens into the burden hospitals are 
experiencing in a way that is designed to support the public health 
response. NHSN is a platform that exists in nearly all acute-care 
hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis facilities in the US and can 
provide a secure, sturdy infrastructure.
    The ICR was previously approved in May 2024 for 8,864,813 responses 
and 6,460,072 burden hours. The proposed changes in this new ICR 
include revisions to 12 existing data collection forms and addition of 
two new data

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collection forms. In this Revision, CDC requests OMB approval for an 
estimated annual burden of 6,455,846 hours. There is no cost to 
respondents other than their time to participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                          Average
                                                            Number of      Number of     burden per     Total
    Type of respondent      Form No.          Form         respondents   responses per    response   burden  (in
                                                                          respondent     (in hours)     hours)
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Microbiologist...........      57.102  COVID-19 Hospital         5,200             365        90/60    2,847,000
                                        Data Form
                                        (excluding
                                        Psychiatric and
                                        Rehabilitation
                                        Facilities).
Microbiologist...........      57.103  COVID-19 Hospital           870             365        90/60      476,325
                                        Data Form
                                        (Psychiatric and
                                        Rehabilitation
                                        Facilities).
Microbiologist...........      57.140  National                 11,500               1         5/60          958
                                        Healthcare Safety
                                        Network (NHSN)
                                        Registration Form.
                               57.144  COVID-19 and             16,500              52        25/60      357,500
                                        Respiratory
                                        Pathogens Module
                                        Long Term Care
                                        Facility:
                                        Resident Impact
                                        and Facility
                                        Capacity Pathway.
Microbiologist...........      57.145  COVID-19 Module,         11,621              52         5/60       50,358
                                        Long Term Care
                                        Facility: Staff
                                        and Personnel
                                        Impact form.
Microbiologist...........      57.155  Point of Care             6,270             200        10/60      209,000
                                        Testing Results.
Microbiologist...........      57.159  VA Resident COVID-          195              25        35/60        2,844
                                        19 Event Form-
                                        LTCF.
Microbiologist...........      57.160  VA Staff and                176              25        30/60        2,200
                                        Personnel COVID-
                                        19 Event Form-
                                        LTCF.
Microbiologist...........      57.218  Weekly Respiratory       16,500              52        25/60      357,500
                                        Pathogen and
                                        Vaccination
                                        Summary for
                                        Residents of Long-
                                        Term Care
                                        Facilities (CSV).
Microbiologist...........      57.219  Healthcare               32,900              76        45/60    1,875,300
                                        Personnel COVID-
                                        19 Vaccination
                                        Cumulative
                                        Summary (CSV).
Microbiologist...........      57.220  Weekly Person             1,600              52        60/60       83,200
                                        Level Respiratory
                                        Pathogen and
                                        Vaccination for
                                        Residents of Long-
                                        Term Care
                                        Facilities-Long-
                                        term Care
                                        Facility
                                        Component (Manual
                                        Entry).
Microbiologist...........      57.220  Weekly Person             1,600              52        40/60       55,467
                                        Level Respiratory
                                        Pathogen and
                                        Vaccination for
                                        Residents of Long-
                                        Term Care
                                        Facilities-Long-
                                        term Care
                                        Facility
                                        Component (CSV
                                        Entry).
Microbiologist...........      57.221  Healthcare                   73              76        60/60        5,548
                                        Personnel COVID-
                                        19 Person Level
                                        Vaccination-Long-
                                        Term Care
                                        Component
                                        (Manual).
Microbiologist...........      57.221  Healthcare                   73              76        40/60        3,699
                                        Personnel COVID-
                                        19 Person Level
                                        Vaccination-Long-
                                        Term Care
                                        Component (CSV).
Microbiologist...........      57.221  Healthcare                   73              76        60/60        5,548
                                        Personnel COVID-
                                        19 Person Level
                                        Vaccination-
                                        Healthcare
                                        Personnel Safety
                                        Component
                                        (Manual).
Microbiologist...........      57.221  Healthcare                   73              76        40/60        3,699
                                        Personnel COVID-
                                        19 Person Level
                                        Vaccination-
                                        Healthcare
                                        Personnel Safety
                                        Component (CSV).
Microbiologist...........      57.509  Weekly Patient            7,700              12        75/60      115,500
                                        COVID-19
                                        Vaccination
                                        Cumulative
                                        Summary for
                                        Dialysis
                                        Facilities.
Microbiologist...........      57.510  COVID-19 Module             150              56        30/60        4,200
                                        Dialysis
                                        Outpatient
                                        Facility.
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    Total................  ..........  ..................  ...........  ..............  ...........    6,455,846
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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. 2024-12238 Filed 6-3-24; 8:45 am]
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