83_FR_17494 83 FR 17418 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

83 FR 17418 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 76 (April 19, 2018)

Page Range17418-17419
FR Document2018-08163

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17418-17419]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08163]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-18-0900]


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 Contact Investigation Outcome Reporting Forms 
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 October 13, 2017 to 
obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC did not 
receive 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

    Contact Investigation Outcome Reporting Forms (OMB Control Number 
0920-0900, expiration date 06/30/2018)--Revision--National Center for 
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC's Division of Global Migration and Quarantine has a regulatory 
and public health mission to prevent the importation and spread of 
communicable disease into and within the United States. CDC works 
towards fulfilling this mission through a number of activities carried 
out at Quarantine Stations strategically placed at 20 U.S. ports of 
entry as well as coordinating activities at CDC headquarters in 
Atlanta, Georgia. A key portion of this mission is responding to 
reports of illness or death on air and maritime conveyances and 
investigating any potential exposures to determine if public health 
follow up is needed.
    CDC proposes to continue collecting passenger-level, epidemiologic, 
demographic, and health status data from state/local Health Departments 
and maritime operators at the conclusion of contact investigations of 
individuals believed to have been exposed to a communicable disease 
during travel. Health departments or maritime operators will obtain the 
information for CDC while conducting contact investigations according 
to their established policies and procedures.
    The current information collection request includes forms that are 
specific to investigations about Tuberculosis (TB), Measles, and 
Rubella. The request also includes a General form for other diseases of 
public health concern. In 2011, OMB initially approved the forms to 
facilitate the collection and reporting of pertinent information. Prior 
to 2011, there were no standardized tools for health departments and 
maritime operators to report the outcomes of state or vessel contact 
investigations to CDC.
    The collected information will assist CDC in fulfilling its 
regulatory responsibility to prevent the importation of communicable 
diseases from foreign countries (42 CFR part 71) and interstate control 
of communicable diseases in humans (42 CFR part 70). This information 
collection is also a critical piece of the standard operating 
procedures carried out by the 20 Quarantine Stations placed at key 
ports of entry around the United States. The purpose of all forms is 
the same: to facilitate the collection of information by public health 
partners to help CDC quarantine officials fully understand the extent 
of disease spread and transmission during travel and to inform the 
development and or refinement of investigative protocols aimed at 
reducing the spread of communicable disease.
    The respondents, state and local health departments and maritime 
conveyance operators (e.g., Cruise Ship Medical Staff/Cargo Ship 
Managers), may use the standardized forms to submit data voluntarily to 
CDC via a

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secure means of their choice (e.g., web-based application, fax or 
email).
    As part of this revision, CDC requests approval for a number of 
changes and adjustments:
     CDC is discontinuing all Ebola related forms;
     CDC is discontinuing all current maritime-related forms 
except a condensed maritime TB contact investigation follow-up form in 
an Excel format;
     CDC is requesting a downward revision of the estimated 
number of TB contact investigation forms used annually, but an upward 
revision of the amount of time requested from each respondent;
     CDC is requesting addition of varicella and influenza like 
illness outbreak contact investigation follow up forms;
     no changes are requested of the Air or Land associated 
forms; however adjustments in burden are requested.
    The proposed changes will result in a decrease of 673 burden hours 
(from 782 burden hours to 109 hours).
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time to complete 
the form and submit the data to CDC.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
        Type of respondents                   Form name              Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Cruise Ship Physicians/Cargo Ship    Clinically Active TB                     15               1           20/60
 Managers.                            Contact Investigation
                                      Outcome Reporting Form--
                                      Maritime.
Cruise Ship Physicians/Cargo Ship    Varicella Investigation                  29               1           20/60
 Managers.                            Outcome Reporting Form.
Cruise Ship Physicians/Cargo Ship    Influenza Like Illness                   45               1           20/60
 Managers.                            Investigation Outcome
                                      Reporting Form.
State/Local public health staff....  General Contact                          34               1            5/60
                                      Investigation Outcome
                                      Reporting Form--Air.
State/Local public health staff....  TB Contact Investigation                547               1            5/60
                                      Outcome Reporting Form--
                                      Air.
State/Local public health staff....  Measles Contact                         324               1            5/60
                                      Investigation Outcome
                                      Reporting Form--Air.
State/Local public health staff....  Rubella Contact                          27               1            5/60
                                      Investigation Outcome
                                      Reporting Form--Air.
State/Local public health staff....  General Contact                          15               1            5/60
                                      Investigation Outcome
                                      Reporting Form--Land.
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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. 2018-08163 Filed 4-18-18; 8:45 am]
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17418 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 76 / Thursday, April 19, 2018 / Notices ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued Average Number of Number of burden per Type of respondents Form name responses per respondents response respondent (in hours) Medical Record Clerk ..................................... Retrieving Patient Records (2017 and 2018+ 360 102 1/60 ED, OPD and ASL). Ancillary Service Executive—Reabstraction ... 2018+ Reabstraction Telephone Call (1)ED 17 1 5/60 only. Medical Record Clerk—Reabstraction ............ 2018+ Pulling and re-filing Patient Records 17 10 1/60 (1)ED only. Leroy A. Richardson, (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and CDC proposes to continue collecting Chief, Information Collection Review Office, clarity of the information to be passenger-level, epidemiologic, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the collected; demographic, and health status data Associate Director for Science, Office of the (d) Minimize the burden of the from state/local Health Departments and Director, Centers for Disease Control and collection of information on those who maritime operators at the conclusion of Prevention. are to respond, including, through the contact investigations of individuals [FR Doc. 2018–08164 Filed 4–18–18; 8:45 am] use of appropriate automated, believed to have been exposed to a BILLING CODE 4163–18–P electronic, mechanical, or other communicable disease during travel. technological collection techniques or Health departments or maritime other forms of information technology, operators will obtain the information for DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND e.g., permitting electronic submission of CDC while conducting contact HUMAN SERVICES responses; and investigations according to their (e) Assess information collection established policies and procedures. Centers for Disease Control and costs. Prevention The current information collection To request additional information on request includes forms that are specific the proposed project or to obtain a copy to investigations about Tuberculosis [30Day–18–0900] of the information collection plan and (TB), Measles, and Rubella. The request instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or also includes a General form for other Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct Reduction Act Review diseases of public health concern. In written comments and/or suggestions 2011, OMB initially approved the forms regarding the items contained in this to facilitate the collection and reporting In accordance with the Paperwork notice to the Attention: CDC Desk of pertinent information. Prior to 2011, Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Officer, Office of Management and there were no standardized tools for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Budget, 725 17th Street NW, health departments and maritime has submitted the information Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) operators to report the outcomes of state collection request titled Contact 395–5806. Provide written comments or vessel contact investigations to CDC. Investigation Outcome Reporting Forms within 30 days of notice publication. to the Office of Management and Budget The collected information will assist (OMB) for review and approval. CDC Proposed Project CDC in fulfilling its regulatory previously published a ‘‘Proposed Data Contact Investigation Outcome responsibility to prevent the Collection Submitted for Public Reporting Forms (OMB Control Number importation of communicable diseases Comment and Recommendations’’ 0920–0900, expiration date 06/30/ from foreign countries (42 CFR part 71) notice on October 13, 2017 to obtain 2018)—Revision—National Center for and interstate control of communicable comments from the public and affected Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious diseases in humans (42 CFR part 70). agencies. CDC did not receive comments Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease This information collection is also a related to the previous notice. This Control and Prevention (CDC). critical piece of the standard operating notice serves to allow an additional 30 procedures carried out by the 20 days for public and affected agency Background and Brief Description Quarantine Stations placed at key ports comments. CDC’s Division of Global Migration of entry around the United States. The CDC will accept all comments for this and Quarantine has a regulatory and purpose of all forms is the same: to proposed information collection project. public health mission to prevent the facilitate the collection of information The Office of Management and Budget importation and spread of by public health partners to help CDC is particularly interested in comments communicable disease into and within quarantine officials fully understand the that: the United States. CDC works towards extent of disease spread and (a) Evaluate whether the proposed fulfilling this mission through a number transmission during travel and to inform collection of information is necessary of activities carried out at Quarantine the development and or refinement of for the proper performance of the Stations strategically placed at 20 U.S. investigative protocols aimed at functions of the agency, including ports of entry as well as coordinating reducing the spread of communicable daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES whether the information will have activities at CDC headquarters in disease. practical utility; Atlanta, Georgia. A key portion of this The respondents, state and local (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the mission is responding to reports of health departments and maritime agencies estimate of the burden of the illness or death on air and maritime conveyance operators (e.g., Cruise Ship proposed collection of information, conveyances and investigating any Medical Staff/Cargo Ship Managers), including the validity of the potential exposures to determine if may use the standardized forms to methodology and assumptions used; public health follow up is needed. submit data voluntarily to CDC via a VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Apr 18, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 76 / Thursday, April 19, 2018 / Notices 17419 secure means of their choice (e.g., web- investigation follow-up form in an Excel outbreak contact investigation follow up based application, fax or email). format; forms; As part of this revision, CDC requests • CDC is requesting a downward • no changes are requested of the Air approval for a number of changes and revision of the estimated number of TB or Land associated forms; however adjustments: contact investigation forms used adjustments in burden are requested. The proposed changes will result in a • CDC is discontinuing all Ebola annually, but an upward revision of the decrease of 673 burden hours (from 782 related forms; amount of time requested from each burden hours to 109 hours). • CDC is discontinuing all current respondent; There is no cost to respondents other maritime-related forms except a • CDC is requesting addition of than their time to complete the form and condensed maritime TB contact varicella and influenza like illness submit the data to CDC. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of Number of burden per Type of respondents Form name responses per respondents response respondent (in hours) Cruise Ship Physicians/Cargo Ship Managers Clinically Active TB Contact Investigation 15 1 20/60 Outcome Reporting Form—Maritime. Cruise Ship Physicians/Cargo Ship Managers Varicella Investigation Outcome Reporting 29 1 20/60 Form. Cruise Ship Physicians/Cargo Ship Managers Influenza Like Illness Investigation Outcome 45 1 20/60 Reporting Form. State/Local public health staff ......................... General Contact Investigation Outcome Re- 34 1 5/60 porting Form—Air. State/Local public health staff ......................... TB Contact Investigation Outcome Reporting 547 1 5/60 Form—Air. State/Local public health staff ......................... Measles Contact Investigation Outcome Re- 324 1 5/60 porting Form—Air. State/Local public health staff ......................... Rubella Contact Investigation Outcome Re- 27 1 5/60 porting Form—Air. State/Local public health staff ......................... General Contact Investigation Outcome Re- 15 1 5/60 porting Form—Land. Leroy A. Richardson, Department of Health and Human providers, and the perception of the Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Services (HHS) is proposing data organizational culture change, if Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the collection activities as part of a project applicable. Associate Director for Science, Office of the to identify and describe exemplars of (2) Frontline workers’ interviews will Director, Centers for Disease Control and TANF organizational culture as well as collect information about frontline Prevention. successful strategies human services staffs’ role in service delivery, client [FR Doc. 2018–08163 Filed 4–18–18; 8:45 am] offices have undertaken to improve their experiences, peer interaction and social BILLING CODE 4163–18–P organizational culture. This qualitative institutions within the agency, agency study intends to use this information to goals, organizational learning and increase understanding of how various innovation, and the perception of the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND agencies’ organizational cultures organizational culture change initiative, HUMAN SERVICES influence TANF clients’ experiences, if applicable. Administration for Children and service delivery, and frontline workers. (3) The focus groups will collect Families The information collection activities information about program participants’ to be submitted in the package include: perceptions of agency processes, their Submission for OMB Review; (1) Leadership and supervisor communication with agency staff, and Comment Request interviews will collect information on their assessment of the agency’s program structure and staffing, client organizational culture. Title: TANF Office Culture Study. experiences, agency goals and Respondents: Individuals receiving OMB No.: New Collection. performance management, TANF and related services, TANF Description: The Administration for organizational learning and innovation, directors, and managers and staff at Children and Families (ACF), U.S. cultural congruence across service local TANF offices. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Average Total Annual Number of Annual burden daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Instrument number of number of responses per burden hours per respondents respondents respondent hours response Leadership and Supervisor Interview Guide ....................... 24 8 1 1.5 12 Frontline Staff Interview Guide ............................................ 12 4 1 1 4 Focus Group Guide ............................................................. 54 18 1 1.5 27 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Apr 18, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1


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