82_FR_52053 82 FR 51838 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

82 FR 51838 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 215 (November 8, 2017)

Page Range51838-51839
FR Document2017-24315

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 215 (Wednesday, November 8, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51838-51839]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24315]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-18-1039]


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 Information Collection on Cause-Specific 
Absenteeism in Schools and Evaluation of Influenza Transmission within 
Student Households 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 
April 27, 2017 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.
    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 or send an email to [email protected]. 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

    Information Collection on Cause-Specific Absenteeism in Schools and 
Evaluation of Influenza Transmission within Student Households--
Revision--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases 
(NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The CDC requests approval of a revised information collection to 
improve our understanding of the role of influenza-like illness (ILI)-
specific absenteeism in schools in predicting community-wide influenza 
transmission and to detect within-household transmission of influenza 
in households from which a student has been absent from school due to 
ILI.
    This information collection request aligns DGMQ/CDC's mission to 
reduce morbidity and mortality in mobile

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populations, and to prevent the introduction, transmission, or spread 
of communicable diseases within the United States. Insights gained from 
this information collection will assist in pandemic preparedness 
planning and implementation of CDC Pre-Pandemic Guidance on the use of 
school related measures, including school closures, to slow 
transmission during an influenza pandemic.
    School closures were considered an important measure during the 
earliest stage of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, because a pandemic vaccine 
was not available until October (six months later), and sufficient 
stocks to immunize all school-age children were not available until 
December. However, retrospective review of the U.S. government response 
to the pandemic identified a limited evidence-base regarding the 
effectiveness, acceptability, and feasibility of various school related 
measures during mild or moderately severe pandemics. Guidance updates 
will require an evidence-based rationale for determining the 
appropriate triggers, timing, and duration of school related measures, 
including school closures, during a pandemic.
    CDC staff proposes that the information collection for this project 
will target adult and child populations in a school district in 
Wisconsin. CDC will collect reports of individual student symptoms, 
vaccination status, recent travel, recent exposure to people with 
influenza symptoms, and duration of illness. In accordance with the 
revised proposal, CDC will also collect reports on household 
composition, and influenza vaccination status; symptoms and severity of 
illness; related healthcare visits; and missed work or school of the 
participating students' household members. This information 
accomplished through telephone and in-person interviews.
    CDC will use findings obtained from this information to inform and 
update CDC's Pre-pandemic Guidance on the implementation of school 
related measures to prevent the spread of influenza, especially school 
closures. Both state and local health departments in the United States 
use this guidance as an important planning and reference tool.
    CDC has enrolled in the study 651 students absent from school due 
to ILI since gaining OMB approval in December 2014, 651 students absent 
from school due to ILI. Of them, 58% were positive for at least one 
respiratory pathogen included in the PCR panel that tests for the 
presence of 17 common respiratory viruses, and 27% of the students were 
found to be positive for influenza. It was demonstrated that 
absenteeism due to ILI in school children was highly correlated with 
PCR-confirmed influenza in enrolled school children (r = 0.73; P < 
0.001) and with medically-attended influenza in the surrounding 
community (r = 0.72; P < 0.001) suggesting that ILI-specific school 
absenteeism can be considered a useful tool for predicting influenza 
outbreaks in the surrounding community. However, researchers require 
more observations during influenza seasons caused by other influenza 
strains to make these findings more robust.
    This revision adds a household transmission component to the 
ongoing approved information collection. In addition to collecting data 
and biospecimens from students who were absent from school because of 
the ILI, information and biospecimens will also be collected from 
household members of these students. This revision aims to enhance 
current knowledge and understanding of introduction of influenza 
infection to households that have school-age children as well as 
within-household transmission.
    There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The 
total estimated annual burden hours are 419.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondents                   Form name           respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Parents of children/adolescents or      Screening Form..........             345               1            5/60
 adult students (>=18 yo) attending     Acute Respiratory                    300               1           15/60
 schools.                                Infection and Influenza
                                         Surveillance Form.
                                        Household Study Form....             300               1            5/60
Student...............................  Biospecimen collection..             300               2            5/60
Household members.....................  Household Study Form....             720               2           10/60
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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. 2017-24315 Filed 11-7-17; 8:45 am]
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51838 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 215 / Wednesday, November 8, 2017 / Notices Background and Brief Description the United States to assess the capacities collaboration of CMHCs with health Compared to people without mental of these facilities to provide cancer care providers or community health illness (MI), people with MI have higher prevention services (e.g., cancer risk workers/organizations to provide these rates of cancer risk factors such as factor education, cancer screening services; and (4) describe any barriers to smoking and obesity. referrals, tobacco cessation counseling) providing these services. Researchers Many people with MI receive to clients. will ask respondents that provide cancer outpatient mental health care at With a goal to achieve a final analytic prevention services about best practices community mental health centers sample of at least 250 psychiatric and lessons learned. (CMHC), and some of these facilities clinicians and 250 administrators at CMHCs, researchers will interview a There will be no costs to the provide screening for cardiovascular subset of 5%-10% of each group by respondents other than their time. To disease and other chronic conditions. telephone. calculate the total burden, we estimated The extent to which cancer prevention services are provided at CMHCs is not The objectives of this study are to (1) 500 respondents for the surveys and 50 understood. describe the capacity of CMHCs to for the interviews. The average burden This project will use online provide cancer prevention services; (2) will vary from 15–20 minutes for the instruments and telephone interviews describe any written policies and surveys and one hour for the interviews. with psychiatric clinicians and procedures at CMHCS for providing The total estimated annual burden administrators at selected CMHCs across these services; (3) describe any hours are 392. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of re- Number of burden per Total burden Type of respondents Form name sponses per respondents response (in hours) respondent (in hours) Psychiatric clinicians ......................... Clinician Survey Instrument ............. 500 1 15/60 125 Administrators ................................... Administrator Survey Instrument ...... 500 1 20/60 167 Psychiatric clinicians ......................... Clinician Interview ............................ 50 1 1 50 Administrators ................................... Administrator Interview ..................... 50 1 1 50 Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 392 Leroy A. Richardson, received two comments related to the of the information collection plan and Chief, Information Collection Review Office, previous notice. This notice serves to instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the allow an additional 30 days for public send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct Associate Director for Science, Office of the and affected agency comments. written comments and/or suggestions Director, Centers for Disease Control and CDC will accept all comments for this regarding the items contained in this Prevention. proposed information collection project. notice to the Attention: CDC Desk [FR Doc. 2017–24316 Filed 11–7–17; 8:45 am] The Office of Management and Budget Officer, Office of Management and BILLING CODE 4163–18–P is particularly interested in comments Budget, 725 17th Street NW., that: Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) (a) Evaluate whether the proposed 395–5806. Provide written comments DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND collection of information is necessary within 30 days of notice publication. HUMAN SERVICES for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including Proposed Project Centers for Disease Control and whether the information will have Information Collection on Cause- Prevention practical utility; Specific Absenteeism in Schools and [30Day–18–1039] (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the Evaluation of Influenza Transmission agencies estimate of the burden of the within Student Households—Revision— Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork proposed collection of information, National Center for Emerging and Reduction Act Review including the validity of the Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), methodology and assumptions used; Centers for Disease Control and In accordance with the Paperwork (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and Prevention (CDC). Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for clarity of the information to be Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collected; Background and Brief Description has submitted the information (d) Minimize the burden of the The CDC requests approval of a collection request titled Information collection of information on those who revised information collection to Collection on Cause-Specific are to respond, including, through the improve our understanding of the role Absenteeism in Schools and Evaluation use of appropriate automated, of influenza-like illness (ILI)-specific of Influenza Transmission within electronic, mechanical, or other absenteeism in schools in predicting Student Households to the Office of technological collection techniques or community-wide influenza transmission ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Management and Budget (OMB) for other forms of information technology, and to detect within-household review and approval. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 215 / Wednesday, November 8, 2017 / Notices 51839 populations, and to prevent the in a school district in Wisconsin. CDC influenza. It was demonstrated that introduction, transmission, or spread of will collect reports of individual student absenteeism due to ILI in school communicable diseases within the symptoms, vaccination status, recent children was highly correlated with United States. Insights gained from this travel, recent exposure to people with PCR-confirmed influenza in enrolled information collection will assist in influenza symptoms, and duration of school children (r = 0.73; P < 0.001) and pandemic preparedness planning and illness. In accordance with the revised with medically-attended influenza in implementation of CDC Pre-Pandemic proposal, CDC will also collect reports the surrounding community (r = 0.72; P Guidance on the use of school related on household composition, and < 0.001) suggesting that ILI-specific measures, including school closures, to influenza vaccination status; symptoms school absenteeism can be considered a slow transmission during an influenza and severity of illness; related useful tool for predicting influenza pandemic. healthcare visits; and missed work or outbreaks in the surrounding School closures were considered an school of the participating students’ community. However, researchers important measure during the earliest household members. This information stage of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, require more observations during accomplished through telephone and in- because a pandemic vaccine was not influenza seasons caused by other person interviews. available until October (six months CDC will use findings obtained from influenza strains to make these findings later), and sufficient stocks to immunize this information to inform and update more robust. all school-age children were not CDC’s Pre-pandemic Guidance on the This revision adds a household available until December. However, implementation of school related transmission component to the ongoing retrospective review of the U.S. measures to prevent the spread of approved information collection. In government response to the pandemic influenza, especially school closures. addition to collecting data and identified a limited evidence-base Both state and local health departments biospecimens from students who were regarding the effectiveness, in the United States use this guidance absent from school because of the ILI, acceptability, and feasibility of various as an important planning and reference information and biospecimens will also school related measures during mild or tool. be collected from household members of moderately severe pandemics. Guidance CDC has enrolled in the study 651 these students. This revision aims to updates will require an evidence-based students absent from school due to ILI enhance current knowledge and rationale for determining the since gaining OMB approval in understanding of introduction of appropriate triggers, timing, and December 2014, 651 students absent influenza infection to households that duration of school related measures, from school due to ILI. Of them, 58% were positive for at least one respiratory have school-age children as well as including school closures, during a pathogen included in the PCR panel that within-household transmission. pandemic. CDC staff proposes that the tests for the presence of 17 common There are no costs to the respondents information collection for this project respiratory viruses, and 27% of the other than their time. The total will target adult and child populations students were found to be positive for estimated annual burden hours are 419. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of Number of burden per Type of respondents Form name responses per respondents response respondent (in hours) Parents of children/adolescents or adult stu- Screening Form .............................................. 345 1 5/60 dents (≥18 yo) attending schools. Acute Respiratory Infection and Influenza 300 1 15/60 Surveillance Form. Household Study Form .................................. 300 1 5/60 Student ............................................................ Biospecimen collection ................................... 300 2 5/60 Household members ....................................... Household Study Form .................................. 720 2 10/60 Leroy A. Richardson, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND (OMB) for review and approval. CDC Chief, Information Collection Review Office, HUMAN SERVICES previously published a ‘‘Proposed Data Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Collection Submitted for Public Associate Director for Science, Office of the Centers for Disease Control and Comment and Recommendations’’ Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notice on April 19, 2017 to obtain Prevention. comments from the public and affected [FR Doc. 2017–24315 Filed 11–7–17; 8:45 am] [30Day–18–17AZX] agencies. CDC did not receive comments BILLING CODE 4163–18–P Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork related to the previous notice. This Reduction Act Review notice serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency In accordance with the Paperwork comments. 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