81 FR 93937 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 246 (December 22, 2016)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 246 (December 22, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-30778 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 246 (Thursday, December 22, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 93937-93939] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-30778] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-17-17IM; Docket No. CDC-2016-0120] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on Use of the Cyclosporiasis National Hypothesis Generating Questionnaire (CNHGQ) during Investigations of Foodborne Disease Clusters and Outbreaks. CDC seeks to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to collect information via the CNHGQ from persons who have developed [[Page 93938]] symptomatic cases of Cyclospora infection during periods in which increased numbers of such cases are reported (typically, during spring and summer months). DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 21, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016- 0120 by any of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to Regulations.gov. Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking portal (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 the Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS- D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 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 OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a proposed data collection as described below. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start- up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Proposed Project Use of the Cyclosporiasis National Hypothesis Generating Questionnaire (CNHGQ) during Investigations of Foodborne Disease Clusters and Outbreaks--New--Center for Global Health (CGH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description An estimated 1 in 6 Americans per year become ill with a foodborne disease. Foodborne outbreaks of cyclosporiasis--caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis--have been reported in the United States since the mid-1990s and have been linked to various types of fresh produce. During the 15-year period of 2000-2014, 31 U.S. foodborne outbreaks of cyclosporiasis were reported; the total case count was 1,562. It is likely that more cases (and outbreaks) occurred than were reported; in addition, because of insufficient data, many of the reported cases could not be directly linked to an outbreak or to a particular food vehicle. Collecting the requisite data for the initial hypothesis-generating phase of investigations of multistate foodborne disease outbreaks is associated with multiple challenges, including the need to have high- quality hypothesis-generating questionnaire(s) that can be used effectively in multijurisdictional investigations. Such a questionnaire was developed in the past for use in the context of foodborne outbreaks caused by bacterial pathogens; that questionnaire is referred to as the Standardized National Hypothesis Generating Questionnaire (SNHGQ). However, not all of the data elements in the SNHGQ are relevant to the parasite Cyclospora (e.g., questions about consumption of meat and dairy products); on the other hand, additional data elements (besides those in the SNHGQ) are needed to capture information pertinent to Cyclospora and to fresh produce vehicles of infection. Therefore, the Cyclosporiasis National Hypothesis Generating Questionnaire (CNHGQ) has been developed, by using core data elements from the SNHGQ and incorporating modifications pertinent to Cyclospora. The core data elements from the SNHGQ were developed by a series of working groups comprised of local, state, and federal public health partners. Subject matter experts at CDC have developed the CNHGQ, by modifying the SNHGQ to include and focus on data elements pertinent to Cyclospora/cyclosporiasis. Input also was solicited from state public health partners. Because relatively few data elements in the SNHGQ needed to be modified, a full vetting process was determined not to be necessary. The CNHGQ has been designed for administration over the telephone by public health officials, to collect data elements from case-patients or their proxies. The data that are collected will be pooled and analyzed at CDC, to generate hypotheses about potential vehicles/sources of infection. CDC requests OMB approval to collect information via the CNHGQ from persons who have developed symptomatic cases of Cyclospora infection during periods in which increased numbers of such cases are reported (typically, during spring and summer months). In part because molecular typing methods are not yet available for C. cayetanensis, it is important to interview all case-patients identified during periods of increased reporting, to help determine if their cases could be part of an outbreak(s). The CNHGQ is not expected to entail substantial burden for respondents. The estimated total annualized burden associated with administering the CNHGQ is 750 hours (approximately 1,000 individuals interviewed x 45 minutes/response). There will be no costs to respondents other than their time. [[Page 93939]] Estimated Annualized Burden Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Avg. burden Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden respondents respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Individuals................... Cyclosporiasis 1,000 1 45/60 750 National Hypothesis Generating Questionnaire. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 750 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 2016-30778 Filed 12-21-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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should be directed to the Attention: information collection will assist in the will target senior education officials,
CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management planning and implementation of CDC senior health officials, and
and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or Pre-Pandemic Community Mitigation representatives from the National
by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written Guidance on the use of school-based Association of School Nurses, school
comments should be received within 30 measures to slow transmission during safety organizations/law enforcement,
days of this notice. an influenza pandemic. and National Distance Learning
School-aged children are often the Association. CDC will collect qualitative
Proposed Project main introducers and an important data using focus group discussions on:
Feasibility of Social Distancing transmission source of influenza and (a) Current knowledge, attitudes, and
Measures in K–12 Schools in the United other respiratory viruses in their potential practices with regard to
States—New—National Center for families, and school-based outbreaks organizing and delivering K–12
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious frequently pre-date wide-spread instruction in ways that help increase
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease influenza transmission in the physical distance among students and/
Control and Prevention (CDC). surrounding communities. Therefore, or reduce duration of in-person
infection control measures undertaken instruction at schools (including use of
Background and Brief Description to reduce virus transmission among distance learning options), while
The Centers for Disease Control and children at schools may also help preserving the normal education
Prevention (CDC), National Center for prevent or postpone influenza outbreaks process; and (b) facilitating and
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious in communities. In respiratory inhibiting factors for implementing and
Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global transmission of influenza, proximity to sustaining the potential social
Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ), the person with influenza plays a distancing options in emergencies as an
requests approval of a new information significant role. Strategies that increase alternative to the complete student
collection to identify potential social physical distance between students and/ dismissal in K–12 schools.
distancing strategies to reduce person- or reduce the duration of person to
to-person contact among students and person contact in school settings may, Findings obtained from this
staff in K–12 schools that are theoretically, be effective in slowing information collection will be used to
implementable without causing major influenza transmission. There have been inform the update of CDC’s Pre-
detrimental effects to ongoing education no evaluations to date of feasibility of pandemic Community Mitigation
activities. CDC is requesting a one-year implementing social distancing Guidance on the implementation of
approval to collect information. measures other than school closures. school related measures to prevent the
The information collection for which Therefore, there is a need to research spread of influenza. This Guidance is
approval is sought is in accordance with alternative social distancing strategies used as an important planning and
DGMQ/CDC’s mission to reduce that can help reduce influenza reference tool for both State and local
morbidity and mortality in mobile transmission in schools while health departments in the United States.
populations, and to prevent the minimizing social and economic There are no costs to the respondents
introduction, transmission, or spread of burdens on the community. other than their time. The maximum
communicable diseases within the CDC staff proposes that the total estimated annual burden hours are
United States. Insights gained from this information collection for this package 640.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of Avg. burden
Number of
Type of respondents Form name responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hrs.)
Senior educators; senior health officials; representatives Focus Group Interview Guide 320 1 2
from the National Association of School Nurses, school (semi-structured question-
safety organizations/law enforcement, and National Dis- naire).
tance Learning Association.
Leroy A. Richardson, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND its continuing efforts to reduce public
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, HUMAN SERVICES burden and maximize the utility of
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the government information, invites the
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Centers for Disease Control and general public and other Federal
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agencies to take this opportunity to
Prevention. comment on proposed and/or
[60Day–17–17IM; Docket No. CDC–2016–
[FR Doc. 2016–30777 Filed 12–21–16; 8:45 am] 0120] continuing information collections, as
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P required by the Paperwork Reduction
Proposed Data Collection Submitted Act of 1995. This notice invites
for Public Comment and comment on Use of the Cyclosporiasis
Recommendations National Hypothesis Generating
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AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Questionnaire (CNHGQ) during
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health Investigations of Foodborne Disease
and Human Services (HHS). Clusters and Outbreaks. CDC seeks to
ACTION: Notice with comment period. request Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval to collect
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease information via the CNHGQ from
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of persons who have developed
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of Avg. burden
Type of Number of responses Total burden
Form name per response
respondents respondents per (in hrs.)
(in hrs.)
respondent
Individuals ..................... Cyclosporiasis National Hypothesis Generating 1,000 1 45/60 750
Questionnaire.
Total ....................... .............................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 750
Leroy A. Richardson, Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– burden of the collection of information
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. on respondents, including through the
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Instructions: All submissions received use of automated collection techniques
Associate Director for Science, Office of the must include the agency name and or other forms of information
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Docket Number. All relevant comments technology; and (e) estimates of capital
Prevention. received will be posted without change or start-up costs and costs of operation,
[FR Doc. 2016–30778 Filed 12–21–16; 8:45 am] to Regulations.gov, including any maintenance, and purchase of services
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P personal information provided. For to provide information. Burden means
access to the docket to read background the total time, effort, or financial
documents or comments received, go to resources expended by persons to
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Regulations.gov. generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
HUMAN SERVICES provide information to or for a Federal
Please note: All public comment should be
submitted through the Federal eRulemaking agency. This includes the time needed
Centers for Disease Control and portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the to review instructions; to develop,
Prevention address listed above. acquire, install and utilize technology
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To and systems for the purpose of
[60Day–17–0728; Docket No. CDC–2016– collecting, validating and verifying
0119] request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of information, processing and
Proposed Data Collection Submitted the information collection plan and maintaining information, and disclosing
for Public Comment and instruments, contact the Information and providing information; to train
Recommendations Collection Review Office, Centers for personnel and to be able to respond to
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 a collection of information, to search
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, data sources, to complete and review
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; the collection of information; and to
and Human Services (HHS). Email: omb@cdc.gov. transmit or otherwise disclose the
ACTION: Notice with comment period. information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) Proposed Project
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies National Notifiable Diseases
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
must obtain approval from the Office of Surveillance System (OMB Control
its continuing efforts to reduce public
Management and Budget (OMB) for each Number 0920–0728, expires 1/31/
burden and maximize the utility of
collection of information they conduct 2019)—Revision—Center for
government information, invites the
or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also Surveillance, Epidemiology and
general public and other Federal
requires Federal agencies to provide a Laboratory Services, CSELS), Centers for
agencies to take this opportunity to
60-day notice in the Federal Register Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
comment on proposed and/or
concerning each proposed collection of
continuing information collections, as Background and Brief Description
information, including each new
required by the Paperwork Reduction
proposed collection, each proposed The Public Health Services Act (42
Act of 1995. This notice invites
extension of existing collection of U.S.C. 241) authorizes CDC to
comment on the National Notifiable
information, and each reinstatement of disseminate nationally notifiable
Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS).
previously approved information condition information. The Nationally
The NNDSS is the nation’s public health
collection before submitting the Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
surveillance system that monitors the
collection to OMB for approval. To (NNDSS) is based on data collected at
occurrence and spread of diseases and
comply with this requirement, we are the state, territorial and local levels as
conditions that are nationally notifiable
publishing this notice of a proposed a result of legislation and regulations in
or under national surveillance.
data collection as described below. those jurisdictions that require health
DATES: Written comments must be Comments are invited on: (a) Whether care providers, medical laboratories,
received on or before February 21, 2017. the proposed collection of information and other entities to submit health-
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, is necessary for the proper performance related data on reportable conditions to
identified by Docket No. CDC–2016– of the functions of the agency, including public health departments. These
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0119 by any of the following methods: whether the information shall have reportable conditions, which include
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the infectious and non-infectious diseases,
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions agency’s estimate of the burden of the vary by jurisdiction depending upon
for submitting comments. proposed collection of information; (c) each jurisdiction’s health priorities and
• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and needs. Infectious disease agents and
Information Collection Review Office, clarity of the information to be environmental hazards often cross
Centers for Disease Control and collected; (d) ways to minimize the geographical boundaries. Each year, the
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