Notice2022-19562
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
September 12, 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 proposed information collection project titled, National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Coronavirus (COVID- 19) Surveillance in Healthcare Facilities. Data collected through this version of NHSN is intended to inform the federal government's understanding of disease patterns, including the changing burden of disease, and develop policies for prevention and control of problems related to COVID-19.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 175 (Monday, September 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19562]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-1317; Docket No. CDC-2022-0107]
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 proposed information collection project
titled, National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Coronavirus (COVID-
19) Surveillance in Healthcare Facilities. Data collected through this
version of NHSN is intended to inform the federal government's
understanding of disease patterns, including the changing burden of
disease, and develop policies for prevention and control of problems
related to COVID-19.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before November 14,
2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0107 by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>) 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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 404-639-7570;
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5936343b193a3d3a773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee81838cae8d8a8dc0898198">[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
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Surveillance in Healthcare Facilities (OMB Control No. 0920-1317, Exp.
1/31/2024)--Revision--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Hospitals are key partners in the U.S. response to COVID-19. The
response is locally executed, state managed, and federally supported.
At the federal level, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
(HHS) COVID-19 Response Function, the White House Coronavirus Response
Team, and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) COVID-19
Response Function work together to support the effective operations of
the American healthcare system. This collection initially began in
March 2020 through a letter from then Vice President Pence to the
nation's 4,700 hospitals, asking them to submit data daily on the
number of patients tested for COVID-19, as well as information on bed
capacity and requirements for other supplies. (<a href="https://www.cms.gov/files/document/32920-hospital-letter-vice-president-pence.pdf">https://www.cms.gov/files/document/32920-hospital-letter-vice-president-pence.pdf</a>). CDC's
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) COVID-19 Module (OMB Control
No. 0920-1290) was approved March 26, 2020 for the collection of
hospital COVID-19 data. The NHSN COVID-19 Module also collects COVID-19
data from long-term care facilities and dialysis centers (collection
was later revised and given OMB Control No. 0920-1317). Beginning July
2020, at the request of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, the
collection of COVID-19 data from hospitals was moved to HHS/ASPR and
housed in the TeleTracking portal. Collection of data from the other
facilities remained with CDC under the NHSN COVID-19 Module.
Beginning in mid-December 2022, NHSN will resume the responsibility
for collection of COVID-19 hospital data and will incorporate the
TeleTracking data collection into 0920-1317. The purpose of this
Revision request is to move the burden associated with collection of
COVID-19 related data from hospitals to the CDC NHSN COVID-19 module.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 8,467,590 annual burden
hours. 3,290,200 in burden hours will be added to this previous
collection for the addition of the TeleTracking portal. There are no
additional costs to respondents other than their time to participate.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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LTCF personnel................ NHSN and Secure 11,500 1 60/60 11,500
Access
Management
Services (SAMS)
enrollment.
LTCF personnel................ COVID-19 Module, 11,621 52 40/60 402,861
Long Term Care
Facility:
Resident Impact
and Facility
Capacity form
(57.144).
Business and financial COVID-19 Module, 1,870 52 40/60 64,827
operations occupations. Long Term Care
Facility:
Resident Impact
and Facility
Capacity form
(57.144).
State and local health COVID-19 Module, 1,870 52 40/60 64,827
department occupations. Long Term Care
Facility:
Resident Impact
and Facility
Capacity form
(57.144).
LTCF personnel................ COVID-19 Module, 5,811 1 40/60 3,874
Long Term Care
Facility
Resident Impact
and Facility
Capacity form
(57.144)
(retrospective
data entry).
Business and financial COVID-19 Module, 935 1 40/60 623
operations occupations. Long Term Care
Facility
Resident Impact
and Facility
Capacity form
(57.144)
(retrospective
data entry).
State and local health COVID-19 Module, 935 1 40/60 623
department occupations. Long Term Care
Facility
Resident Impact
and Facility
Capacity form
(57.144)
(retrospective
data entry).
LTCF personnel................ COVID-19 Module, 11,621 52 15/60 151,073
Long Term Care
Facility: Staff
and Personnel
Impact form
(57.145).
Business and financial COVID-19 Module, 1,870 52 15/60 24,310
operations occupations. Long Term Care
Facility: Staff
and Personnel
Impact form
(57.145).
State and local health COVID-19 Module, 1,870 52 15/60 24,310
department occupations. Long Term Care
Facility: Staff
and Personnel
Impact form
(57.145).
LTCF personnel................ COVID-19 Module, 5,811 1 15/60 1,453
Long Term Care
Facility Staff
and Personnel
Impact form
(57.145)
(retrospective
data entry).
Business and financial COVID-19 Module, 935 1 15/60 234
operations occupations. Long Term Care
Facility Staff
and Personnel
Impact form
(57.145)
(retrospective
data entry).
State and local health COVID-19 Module, 935 1 15/60 234
department occupations. Long Term Care
Facility Staff
and Personnel
Impact form
(57.145)
(retrospective
data entry).
LTCF personnel................ COVID-19 Module, 11,621 52 10/60 100,715
Long-Term Care
Facility:
Resident
Therapeutics
(57.158).
Business and financial COVID-19 Module, 1,870 52 10/60 16,207
operations occupations. Long-Term Care
Facility:
Resident
Therapeutics
(57.158).
State and local health COVID-19 Module, 1,870 52 10/60 16,207
department occupations. Long-Term Care
Facility:
Resident
Therapeutics
(57.158).
LTCF personnel................ LTCF VA Resident 188 36 35/60 3,948
COVID-19 Event
Form.
LTCF personnel................ LTCF VA Staff 188 36 20/60 2,256
and Personnel
COVID-19 Event
Form.
Facility personnel............ Weekly 12,600 52 90/60 982,800
Healthcare
Personnel COVID-
19 Vaccination
Cumulative
Summary.
LTCF personnel................ Weekly Resident 16,864 52 75/60 1,096,160
COVID-19
Vaccination
Cumulative
Summary for
Long-Term Care
Facilities.
Microbiologist (IP)........... Weekly Patient 7,700 52 75/100 500,500
COVID-19
Vaccination
Cumulative
Summary for
Dialysis
Facilities.
LTCF personnel................ Monthly 16,864 9 5/60 12,648
Reporting Plan
form for Long-
term Care
Facilities.
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Microbiologist (IP)........... Healthcare 7,700 9 5/60 5,775
Personnel
Safety Monthly
Reporting Plan--
completed by
Dialysis
Facilities.
Microbiologist (IP)........... Healthcare 394 12 5/60 394
Personnel
Safety Monthly
Reporting Plan--
completed by
Inpatient
Psychiatric
Facilities.
Microbiologist (IP)........... COVID-19 4,900 104 20/60 169,867
Dialysis
Component Form.
Hospitals..................... NHSN COVID-19 6,000 365 90/60 3,285,000
Hospital Module.
Infusion Centers and NHSN COVID-19 400 52 15/60 5,200
Outpatient Clinics reporting Hospital Module.
Inventory & use of
therapeutics (MABs).
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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. 2022-19562 Filed 9-9-22; 8:45 am]
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