83 FR 16860 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 74 (April 17, 2018)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 74 (April 17, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-08007 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 16860-16862] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-08007] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-18-0792; Docket No. CDC-2018-0031] 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 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 and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled, Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-NET) Program Generic Package. The goal of this food safety research program is to collect data in retail food establishments that will identify and help to understand environmental factors (e.g., manager food safety certification, implementation of food safety practices, etc.) associated with retail-related foodborne illness and outbreaks. DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 18, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2018- 0031 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. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments to Regulations.gov. Please note: Submit all comments 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 Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: omb@cdc.gov. 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 [[Page 16861]] 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; and 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. 5. Assess information collection costs. Proposed Project Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-NET) Program Generic Package (OMB Control Number 0920-0792; expiration date 9/30/2018)-- Revision--National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is requesting a three-year Office of Management and Budget approval for the revision Generic Information Collection plan titled the Environmental Health Specialists (EHS-Net). The EHS-Net program focuses on identifying the environmental causes of foodborne illness. In October 2008, OMB approved the EHS-Net program generic information collection plan. OMB approved renewal collections in both 2012 and 2015. To date, EHS-Net has conducted five individual data collections under this plan. CDC seeks a revision to conduct information collections through 2021. The CDC plans to revise the plan in the following ways: (1) The burden hours have increased to allow for additional statistical designs. The number of restaurants per site (8 EHS-Net sites, which has remained the same) has increased from 47 to 50 restaurants (totaling 400 restaurants); the sample size was increased to detect a greater odds ratio and establish a stronger power. (2) The number of respondents has increased to gather additional food worker responses per establishment. Collecting data from additional food workers (increased to 10 food workers per restaurant from 1 food worker per restaurant, totaling 4,000 food workers) will help minimize the potential bias of only having one worker represent all of food workers in a given establishment. Additionally, going forward the restaurant observation data collection by the health department (HD) staff will also be included in the burden table. (3) We expect to conduct up to three studies in a 5-year cooperative period; based on a more accurate study schedule in a 5-year EHS-Net cooperative agreement. Therefore, due to an increase in the number of restaurants, food workers interviews and addition of restaurant observation activity the estimated annual burden hours expected to increase from 295 to 1,777 annual hours. The goal of this information collection is to improve food safety and reduce foodborne illness, which supports the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2020 Goal. Reducing foodborne illness first requires identification and understanding of the environmental factors that cause these illnesses. We need to know how and why food becomes contaminated with foodborne illness pathogens. This information can then be used to determine effective food safety prevention methods. Ultimately, these actions can lead to increased regulatory program effectiveness and decreased foodborne illness. The purpose of the information collection is to gather data that will help us identify and understand environmental factors associated with foodborne illness. Specifically, the information will be used to: (a) Describe retail food establishment food handling and food safety practices and manager/worker and establishment characteristics, (b) Determine how retail food establishment and worker characteristics are related to food handling and food safety practices. The program Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net), conducted by a collaborative project of CDC, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and local and state sites. Environmental factors associated with foodborne illness include both food safety practices (e.g., inadequate cleaning practices) and the factors in the environment associated with those practices (e.g., worker and retail food establishment characteristics). To understand these factors, we need to continue to collect data from those who prepare food (i.e., food workers) and on the environments in which the food is prepared (i.e., retail food establishment kitchens). Thus, data collection methods for this generic information collection plane include: (1) Screener; (2) manager and food worker interviews/surveys; and (3) observation of kitchen/restaurant environments. These methods allow data collection on food safety practices and environmental factors associated with those practices. For each data collection, CDC will collect data in approximately 50 retail food establishments per site. Thus, there will be approximately 400 establishments per data collection (an estimated 8 sites with 50 establishments). The total estimated annual burden for each data collection will be 1,777 hours. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Managers...................... EHS-Net Manager 889 1 3/60 44 Recruiting Script. Managers...................... EHS-Net Manager 400 1 30/60 200 Informed Consent and Interview. [[Page 16862]] Food Workers.................. EHS-Net Food 4,000 1 20/60 1,333 Worker Recruiting Screener, Informed Consent and Interview. HD staff...................... EHS-Net 400 1 30/60 200 Restaurant Observation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 1,777 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 2018-08007 Filed 4-16-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
Number of Minutes per Total burden
Form name responses per
respondents response hours
respondent
OMR Measure Profile/Sub-Element Profile ..................................................... 70 1 16/60 18.7
Total .......................................................................................................... 70 1 16/60 18.7
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated cost time to participate in the OMR. The estimated at an average of $711.72
burden associated with the respondent’s total cost burden to respondents is annually.
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Average
Number of Total burden Total cost
Form name hourly wage
respondents hours burden
rate †
OMR Measure Profile/Sub-Element Profile ..................................................... 70 18.7 $38.06 $711.72
Total .......................................................................................................... 70 18.7 38.06 711.72
* Based on the mean wages for Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, 29–0000. National Compensation Survey: Occupational
Wages in the United States May 2016, ‘‘U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.’’ Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
oes290000.htm.
Request for Comments DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
HUMAN SERVICES identified by Docket No. CDC–2018–
In accordance with the Paperwork 0031 by any of the following methods:
Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s Centers for Disease Control and • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
information collection are requested Prevention Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
with regard to any of the following: (a) for submitting comments.
Whether the proposed collection of [60Day–18–0792; Docket No. CDC–2018– • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
information is necessary for the proper 0031] Information Collection Review Office,
performance of AHRQ health care Centers for Disease Control and
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research and health care information
for Public Comment and D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
dissemination functions, including
Recommendations Instructions: All submissions received
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and must include the agency name and
AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including Prevention (CDC), Department of Health Docket Number. CDC will post, without
hours and costs) of the proposed and Human Services (HHS). change, all relevant comments to
collection(s) of information; (c) ways to ACTION: Notice with comment period.
Regulations.gov.
enhance the quality, utility and clarity Please note: Submit all comments
of the information to be collected; and SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease through the Federal eRulemaking portal
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
its continuing effort to reduce public address listed above.
collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of burden and maximize the utility of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
automated collection techniques or government information, invites the request more information on the
general public and other Federal proposed project or to obtain a copy of
other forms of information technology.
agencies the opportunity to comment on the information collection plan and
Comments submitted in response to a proposed and/or continuing instruments, contact Leroy A.
this notice will be summarized and information collection, as required by Richardson, Information Collection
included in the Agency’s subsequent the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Review Office, Centers for Disease
request for OMB approval of the This notice invites comment on a Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
proposed information collection. All proposed information collection project Road NE, MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia
comments will become a matter of titled, Environmental Health Specialists 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email:
public record. Network (EHS–NET) Program Generic omb@cdc.gov.
Package. The goal of this food safety SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Karen Migdail, research program is to collect data in Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
Chief of Staff. retail food establishments that will (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
[FR Doc. 2018–08009 Filed 4–16–18; 8:45 am] identify and help to understand must obtain approval from the Office of
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BILLING CODE 4160–90–P environmental factors (e.g., manager Management and Budget (OMB) for each
food safety certification, collection of information they conduct
implementation of food safety practices, or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
etc.) associated with retail-related requires Federal agencies to provide a
foodborne illness and outbreaks. 60-day notice in the Federal Register
DATES: CDC must receive written concerning each proposed collection of
comments on or before June 18, 2018. information, including each new
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Average
Number of
Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response (in hours)
respondent (in hours)
Food Workers ................................... EHS-Net Food Worker Recruiting 4,000 1 20/60 1,333
Screener, Informed Consent and
Interview.
HD staff ............................................. EHS-Net Restaurant Observation .... 400 1 30/60 200
Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,777
Leroy A. Richardson, 1. Electronically. You may submit 489 and those pertaining to activities
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, electronic comments on this regulation relating to the survey and certification
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow of facilities are at 42 CFR part 488. The
Associate Director for Science, Office of the the ‘‘Submit a comment’’ instructions. regulations at 42 CFR part 482 specify
Director, Centers for Disease Control and 2. By regular mail. You may mail the minimum conditions that a hospital
Prevention. written comments to the following must meet to participate in the Medicare
[FR Doc. 2018–08007 Filed 4–16–18; 8:45 am] address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & program.
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P Medicaid Services, Department of Generally, to enter into an agreement,
Health and Human Services, Attention: a hospital must first be certified by a
CMS–3357–PN, P.O. Box 8016, state survey agency as complying with
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Baltimore, MD 21244–8010. the conditions or requirements set forth
HUMAN SERVICES Please allow sufficient time for mailed in part 482 of our regulations.
comments to be received before the Thereafter, the hospital is subject to
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid close of the comment period. regular surveys by a state survey agency
Services 3. By express or overnight mail. You to determine whether it continues to
may send written comments to the meet these requirements. There is an
[CMS–3357–PN] following address ONLY: Centers for alternative; however, to surveys by state
Medicare & Medicaid Services, agencies.
Medicare and Medicaid Program; Department of Health and Human Section 1865(a)(1) of the Act provides
Application From DNV GL—Healthcare Services, Attention: CMS–3357–PN, that, if a provider entity demonstrates
(DNV GL) for Continued Approval of Its Mail Stop C4–26–05, 7500 Security through accreditation by an approved
Hospital Accreditation Program Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850. national accrediting organization that all
For information on viewing public applicable Medicare conditions are met
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
comments, see the beginning of the or exceeded, we may deem those
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. provider entities as having met the
ACTION: Notice with request for
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: requirements. Accreditation by an
comment. Karena Meushaw (410) 786–6609, accrediting organization is voluntary
SUMMARY: This proposed notice Patricia Chmielewski, (410) 786–6899 or and is not required for Medicare
acknowledges the receipt of an Monda Shaver, (410) 786–3410. participation.
application from DNV GL—Healthcare SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If an accrediting organization is
Inspection of Public Comments: All recognized by the Secretary of the
for continued recognition as a national
comments received before the close of Department of Health and Human
accrediting organization for hospitals
the comment period are available for Services (the Secretary) as having
that wish to participate in the Medicare
viewing by the public, including any standards for accreditation that meet or
or Medicaid programs. The statute
personally identifiable or confidential exceed Medicare requirements, any
requires that we publish, within 60 days
business information that is included in provider entity accredited by the
of receipt of an organization’s complete
a comment. We post all comments national accrediting body’s approved
application, a notice that identifies the
received before the close of the program may be deemed to meet the
national accrediting body making the
comment period on the following Medicare conditions. A national
request, describes the nature of the
website as soon as possible after they accrediting organization applying for
request, and provides at least a 30-day approval of its accreditation program
public comment period. have been received: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the search under part 488, subpart A, must provide
DATES: To be assured consideration, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
instructions on that website to view
comments must be received at one of public comments. Services (CMS) with reasonable
the addresses provided below, no later assurance that the accrediting
than 5 p.m. on May 17, 2018. I. Background organization requires the accredited
ADDRESSES: In commenting, refer to file Under the Medicare program, eligible provider entities to meet requirements
code CMS–3357–PN. Because of staff beneficiaries may receive covered that are at least as stringent as the
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and resource limitations, we cannot services from a hospital, provided that Medicare conditions. Our regulations
accept comments by facsimile (FAX) certain requirements are met. Section concerning the approval of accrediting
transmission. 1861(e) of the Social Security Act (the organizations are set forth at § 488.5.
Comments, including mass comment Act), establishes distinct criteria for The regulations at § 488.5(e)(2)(i)
submissions, must be submitted in one facilities seeking designation as a require accrediting organizations to
of the following three ways (please hospital. Regulations concerning reapply for continued approval of its
choose only one of the ways listed): provider agreements are at 42 CFR part accreditation program every 6 years or
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