Notice2021-17348
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
August 13, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
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 One Health SARS-CoV-2 Animal Testing Form, which aims to improve the scientific community's understanding of the number of animals state officials report are tested for SARS-CoV-2, including the associated epidemiological data and testing results.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 154 (Friday, August 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44722-44723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17348]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-21-21HD; Docket No. CDC-2021-0080]
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.
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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 One Health SARS-CoV-2 Animal
Testing Form, which aims to improve the scientific community's
understanding of the number of animals state officials report are
tested for SARS-CoV-2, including the associated epidemiological data
and testing results.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before October 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0080 by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, 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 <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>.
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 Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2e41434c6e4d4a4d00494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2bdbfb092b1b6b1fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 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,
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including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
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; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
One Health SARS-CoV-2 Animal Testing Form--New--National Center for
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The goal of this project is to collect information from state,
tribal, local, and territorial partners on the scope and context of
SARS-CoV-2 testing in animals in order to understand and monitor
testing burden and prevalence of the virus among animal populations.
Currently, most animal samples that test positive for SARS-CoV-2 are
confirmed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
National Veterinary Services Lab (NVSL), and are reported to the World
Organization for Animal Health (OIE). However, no reporting
requirements or mechanisms are in place to determine the number of
negative results, total number of samples tested, and samples for which
testing was not approved by state, territorial, local, or tribal health
authorities. Additional information on the overall number of animals
tested for SARS-CoV-2 will allow us to refine our understanding of the
clinical course and presentation in animals, gain a sense of the burden
that SARS-COV-2 testing places on health officials, and develop an
estimate of national prevalence of SARS-CoV-2. In turn, these data can
help inform guidance and recommendations, as well as surveillance
directives for future emerging infectious diseases.
The need for these data has been discussed with federal, state,
tribal, local, and territorial partners and the questionnaire was
developed in consultation with these stakeholders. CDC requests
approval for an estimated 8,000 annual burden hours. There is no cost
to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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State public health State Level 80 400 15/60 8,000
veterinarians, State animal Veterinary
health officials, and Authority
wildlife veterinarians. Surveillance
Questionnaire.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-17348 Filed 8-12-21; 8:45 am]
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