Notice2022-08216
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
April 18, 2022
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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 continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a request for extension of an approved information collection titled Emergency Epidemic Investigation Data Collections. CDC uses the information collected to identify prevention and control measures in response to outbreaks and other public health events.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 74 (Monday, April 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22892-22894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08216]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60-Day-22-1011; Docket No. CDC-2022-0047]
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 continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a request for extension of an approved
information collection titled Emergency Epidemic Investigation Data
Collections. CDC uses the information collected to identify prevention
and control measures in response to outbreaks and other public health
events.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 17, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0047 by either 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 H21-8, 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.
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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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ef1f3fcdefdfafdb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82edefe0c2e1e6e1ace5edf4">[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, 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
Emergency Epidemic Investigation Data Collections (OMB Control No.
0920-1011, Exp. 1/31/2023)--Extension --Division of Scientific
Education and Professional Development (DSEPD), Center for
Surveillance, Education, and Laboratory Services (CSELS), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC previously conducted Emergency Epidemic Investigations (EEIs)
under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 0920-0008. In
2013, CDC received OMB approval (OMB Control No. 0920-1011) for a new
OMB generic clearance for a three-year period to collect vital
information during EEIs in response to outbreaks or other urgent public
health events (i.e., natural, biological, chemical, nuclear,
radiological), characterized by undetermined agents, undetermined
sources, undetermined transmission, or undetermined risk factors. This
generic clearance was approved in 2020 for a three-year extension,
which expires on 1/31/2023. CDC seeks OMB approval for an extension of
this Generic clearance for an additional three-year period.
Supporting effective emergency epidemic investigations is one of
the most important ways that CDC protects the health of the public. CDC
is frequently called upon to conduct EEIs at the request of local,
state, or international health authorities seeking support to respond
to outbreaks or urgent public health events. In response to external
partner requests, CDC provides necessary epidemiologic support to
identify the agents, sources, modes of transmission, or risk factors to
effectively implement rapid prevention and control measures to protect
the public's health. Data collection is a critical component of the
epidemiologic support provided by CDC; data are analyzed to determine
the agents, sources, modes of transmission, or risk factors so that
effective prevention and control measures can be implemented. During an
unanticipated outbreak or urgent public health event, immediate action
by CDC is necessary to minimize or prevent public harm. The legal
justification for EEIs are found in the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. Sec. 301 [241] (a)).
Successful investigations are dependent on rapid and flexible data
collection that evolves during the investigation and is customized to
the unique circumstances of each outbreak or urgent public health
event. Data collection elements will be those necessary to identify the
agents, sources, mode of transmission, or risk factors. Examples of
potential data collection methods include telephone or face-to-face
interview; email, web, or other type of electronic questionnaire;
paper-and-pencil questionnaire; focus groups; medical record review and
abstraction; laboratory record review and abstraction; collection of
clinical samples; and environmental assessment. Respondents will vary
depending on the nature of the outbreak or urgent public health event.
Examples of potential respondents include health care professionals,
patients, laboratorians, and the general public.
CDC projects 60 EEIs in response to outbreaks or urgent public
health events characterized by undetermined agents, undetermined
sources, undetermined transmission, or undetermined risk factors
annually. The projected average number of respondents is 200 per EEI,
for a total of 12,000 respondents. CDC estimates the average burden per
response is 30 minutes and each respondent will be asked to respond
once. Based on the reported burden for EEIs that have been performed
during previous years, the total estimated annual burden hours are
6,000. Participation in EEIs is voluntary and there are no anticipated
costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden Total burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response hours (in
respondents respondent (in hours) hours)
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Emergency Epidemic Emergency 12,000 1 30/60 6,000
Investigation Participants. Epidemic
Investigation
Data Collection
Instruments.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 6,000
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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. 2022-08216 Filed 4-15-22; 8:45 am]
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