80 FR 59154 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 190 (October 1, 2015)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 190 (October 1, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-24946 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 59154-59155] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-24946] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day-15-15AWV] Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (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 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice. Proposed Project Information Collection for Tuberculosis Data from Panel Physicians--Existing Collection in Use Without an OMB Control Number-- 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's (CDC), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ), Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health Branch (IRMH), requests approval for a new information collection to request quarterly reports on certain tuberculosis data from U.S. panel physicians. The respondents are panel physicians. More than 760 panel physicians perform overseas pre-departure medical examinations in accordance with requirements, referred to as technical instructions, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Quality Assessment Program (QAP). The role of QAP is to assist and guide panel physicians in the implementation of the Technical Instructions; evaluate the quality of the overseas medical examination for U.S.-bound immigrants and refugees; assess potential panel physician sites; and provide recommendations to the U.S. Department of State in matters of immigrant medical screening. To achieve DGMQ's mission, the Immigrant, Refugee and Migrant Health branch (IRMH) works with domestic and international programs to improve the health of U.S.-bound immigrants and refugees to protect the U.S. public by preventing the importation of infectious disease. These goals are accomplished through IRMH's oversight of medical exams required for all U.S.-bound immigrants and refugees who seek permanent residence in the U.S. IRMH is responsible for assisting and training the international panel physicians with the implementation of medical exam Technical Instructions (TI). Technical Instructions are detailed requirements and national policies regarding the medical screening and treatment of all U.S.-bound immigrants and refugees. Screening for tuberculosis (TB) is a particularly important component of the immigration medical exam and allows panel physicians to diagnose active TB disease prior to arrival in the United States. As part of the Technical Instructions requirements, panel [[Page 59155]] physicians perform chest x-rays and laboratory tests that aid in the identification of tuberculosis infection (Class B1 applicants) and diagnosis of active tuberculosis disease (Class A, inadmissible applicants). CDC uses these classifications to report new immigrant and refugee arrivals with a higher risk of developing TB disease to U.S. state and local health departments for further follow-up. Some information that panel physicians collect as part of the medical exam is not reported on the standard Department of State forms (DS-forms), thereby preventing CDC from evaluating TB trends in globally mobile populations and monitoring program effectiveness. CDC currently collects this data based on past understanding of panel physicians as instrumentalities of the federal government. CDC requests OMB approval now to comply with PRA requirements for data collection. CDC is requesting this data to be sent by panel physicians once per year. The consequences of reducing this frequency would be the loss of monitoring program impact and TB burdens in mobile populations and immigrants and refugees coming to the United States on an annual basis. The total hours requested is 2,648. There is no cost to the respondents other than their time. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response respondents respondent (in hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Panel Physicians (All TB Indicators Excel 353 1 7.5 sites). Spreadsheet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leroy A. Richardson, Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2015-24946 Filed 9-30-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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requires NAAB to cease and desist from By direction of the Commission. Proposed Project
restraining its members from (1) naming Donald S. Clark, Information Collection for
members or other competitors when Secretary. Tuberculosis Data from Panel
making statements comparing the [FR Doc. 2015–24874 Filed 9–30–15; 8:45 am] Physicians—Existing Collection in Use
products and services of a member with BILLING CODE 6750–01–P Without an OMB Control Number—
the products and services of any other National Center for Emerging and
member or competitor, and (2) Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID),
publicizing or disclosing price Centers for Disease Control and
information relating to the purchase or DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Prevention (CDC).
sale of animals. The Proposed Order HUMAN SERVICES
Background and Brief Description
does not prohibit NAAB from adopting Centers for Disease Control and
and enforcing reasonable restraints with The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
respect to representations that NAAB Prevention’s (CDC), National Center for
reasonably believes would be false or Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
[30Day–15–15AWV]
deceptive within the meaning of Section Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global
5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ),
Reduction Act Review Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health
Paragraph III of the Proposed Order Branch (IRMH), requests approval for a
requires NAAB to remove from its Web The Centers for Disease Control and new information collection to request
site and organization documents any Prevention (CDC) has submitted the quarterly reports on certain tuberculosis
statement that does not comply with the following information collection request data from U.S. panel physicians.
Proposed Order, and to publish on the to the Office of Management and Budget The respondents are panel physicians.
Web site any revision to the (OMB) for review and approval in More than 760 panel physicians perform
organization documents. NAAB must accordance with the Paperwork overseas pre-departure medical
publish an announcement that it has Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for examinations in accordance with
changed its Code of Ethics, and a the proposed information collection is requirements, referred to as technical
statement describing the Consent published to obtain comments from the instructions, provided by the Centers for
Agreement (‘‘the Settlement public and affected agencies. Disease Control and Prevention’s
Statement’’). NAAB must distribute the Written comments and suggestions Division of Global Migration and
Settlement Statement to NAAB’s board from the public and affected agencies Quarantine, Quality Assessment
of directors, officers, employees, and concerning the proposed collection of Program (QAP). The role of QAP is to
members. Paragraph III also requires information are encouraged. Your assist and guide panel physicians in the
NAAB to provide all new members and comments should address any of the implementation of the Technical
all members who receive a membership following: (a) Evaluate whether the Instructions; evaluate the quality of the
renewal notice with a copy of the proposed collection of information is overseas medical examination for U.S.-
necessary for the proper performance of bound immigrants and refugees; assess
Settlement Statement.
the functions of the agency, including potential panel physician sites; and
Paragraph IV of the Proposed Order whether the information will have provide recommendations to the U.S.
requires NAAB to design, maintain, and practical utility; (b) Evaluate the Department of State in matters of
operate an antitrust compliance accuracy of the agencies estimate of the immigrant medical screening.
program. NAAB will have to appoint burden of the proposed collection of To achieve DGMQ’s mission, the
Antitrust Counsel for the duration of the information, including the validity of Immigrant, Refugee and Migrant Health
Proposed Order. For a period of five the methodology and assumptions used; branch (IRMH) works with domestic
years, NAAB will have to provide in- (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and and international programs to improve
person annual training to its board of clarity of the information to be the health of U.S.-bound immigrants
directors, officers, and employees, and collected; (d) Minimize the burden of and refugees to protect the U.S. public
conduct a presentation at its annual the collection of information on those by preventing the importation of
convention that summarizes NAAB’s who are to respond, including through infectious disease. These goals are
obligations under the Proposed Order the use of appropriate automated, accomplished through IRMH’s oversight
and provides context-appropriate electronic, mechanical, or other of medical exams required for all U.S.-
guidance on compliance with the technological collection techniques or bound immigrants and refugees who
antitrust laws. NAAB must also other forms of information technology, seek permanent residence in the U.S.
implement policies and procedures to e.g., permitting electronic submission of IRMH is responsible for assisting and
enable persons to ask questions about, responses; and (e) Assess information training the international panel
collection costs. physicians with the implementation of
and report violations of, the Proposed
To request additional information on medical exam Technical Instructions
Order and the antitrust laws
the proposed project or to obtain a copy (TI). Technical Instructions are detailed
confidentially and without fear of
of the information collection plan and requirements and national policies
retaliation, and to discipline its board of instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or regarding the medical screening and
directors, officers, employees, members, send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written treatment of all U.S.-bound immigrants
and agents for failure to comply with
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comments and/or suggestions regarding and refugees.
the Proposed Order. the items contained in this notice Screening for tuberculosis (TB) is a
Paragraphs V–VII of the Proposed should be directed to the Attention: particularly important component of the
Order impose certain standard reporting CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management immigration medical exam and allows
and compliance requirements on NAAB. and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or panel physicians to diagnose active TB
The Proposed Order will expire in 20 by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written disease prior to arrival in the United
comments should be received within 30 States. As part of the Technical
years.
days of this notice. Instructions requirements, panel
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physicians perform chest x-rays and the medical exam is not reported on the requesting this data to be sent by panel
laboratory tests that aid in the standard Department of State forms (DS- physicians once per year. The
identification of tuberculosis infection forms), thereby preventing CDC from consequences of reducing this frequency
(Class B1 applicants) and diagnosis of evaluating TB trends in globally mobile would be the loss of monitoring
active tuberculosis disease (Class A, populations and monitoring program program impact and TB burdens in
inadmissible applicants). CDC uses effectiveness. mobile populations and immigrants and
these classifications to report new CDC currently collects this data based refugees coming to the United States on
immigrant and refugee arrivals with a on past understanding of panel an annual basis. The total hours
higher risk of developing TB disease to physicians as instrumentalities of the requested is 2,648. There is no cost to
U.S. state and local health departments federal government. CDC requests OMB
the respondents other than their time.
for further follow-up. Some information approval now to comply with PRA
that panel physicians collect as part of requirements for data collection. CDC is
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response
respondent (in hours)
International Panel Physicians (All sites) ....... TB Indicators Excel Spreadsheet .................. 353 1 7.5
Leroy A. Richardson, OMB No.: 0970–0435. The activities associated with the
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Description: The federal Office of CSDES are authorized by (1) 42 U.S.C.
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Child Support Enforcement offers the 652(a)(7), which requires OCSE to
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Child Support Document Exchange provide technical assistance to the states
Director, Centers for Disease Control and System (CSDES) application within the to help them establish effective systems
Prevention. OCSE Child Support Portal. The CSDES for collecting child support and spousal
[FR Doc. 2015–24946 Filed 9–30–15; 8:45 am] provides state agencies with a support, thereby helping state child
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P centralized, secure system for support agencies fulfill the federal
authorized users in state child support requirement to transmit requests for
agencies to electronically exchange child support case information and
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND child support and spousal support case provide requested information
HUMAN SERVICES information with other state child electronically to the greatest extent
support agencies. Using the CSDES
Administration for Children and possible as required by 45 CFR
benefits state child support agencies by
Families 303.7(a)(5); and (2) 42 U.S.C. 666(c)(1),
reducing delays, costs, and barriers
which requires state child support
associated with interstate case
Proposed Information Collection processing, increasing state collections, agencies to have expedited procedures
Activity; Comment Request improving document security, to obtain and promptly share
standardizing data sharing, increasing information with other state child
Proposed Projects support agencies.
state participation, and improving case
Title: Child Support Document processing and overall child and Respondents: State Child Support
Exchange System (CSDES). spousal support outcomes. Agencies.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of Average
Number of Total burden
Instrument responses per burden hours
respondents hours
respondent per response
On-line Data Entry Screens ............................................................................. 52 4,272 .0166667 3,702.41
(60 seconds)
In compliance with the requirements Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. the quality, utility, and clarity of the
of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Email address: infocollection@ information to be collected; and (d)
Reduction Act of 1995, the acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be ways to minimize the burden of the
Administration for Children and identified by the title of the information collection of information on
Families is soliciting public comment collection. respondents, including through the use
on the specific aspects of the The Department specifically requests of automated collection techniques or
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information collection described above. comments on: (a) Whether the proposed other forms of information technology.
Copies of the proposed collection of collection of information is necessary Consideration will be given to
information can be obtained and for the proper performance of the
comments may be forwarded by writing functions of the agency, including
to the Administration for Children and whether the information shall have
Families, Office of Planning, Research practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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