Notice2024-06094
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
March 22, 2024
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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 information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Generic Clearance for the Collection of Minimal Data Necessary for Case Data During an Emergency Response. This information collection will allow CDC to collect the minimum data necessary for confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of any disease or condition that is the subject of an emergency response.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 57 (Friday, March 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20476-20477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06094]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-24-24DU; Docket No. CDC-2024-0021]
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 information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled Generic Clearance for the Collection of Minimal Data Necessary
for Case Data During an Emergency Response. This information collection
will allow CDC to collect the minimum data necessary for confirmed,
probable, and suspected cases of any disease or condition that is the
subject of an emergency response.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before May 21, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-
0021 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#a6c9cbc4e6c5c2c588c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d4bbb9b694b7b0b7fab3bba2">[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
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Minimal Data Necessary for
Case Data During an Emergency Response--New--Office of Public Health
Data, Surveillance, and Technology (OPHDST), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
During a public health emergency response, state, tribal, local,
and territorial (STLT) health departments and CDC need to exchange data
on confirmed, probable, and suspected cases rapidly. Timely
notifications of cases from STLT to CDC are critical to provide
situational awareness at the federal level to support decision making,
particularly for public health threats that escalate quickly and cross
jurisdictions. To this end, collecting the minimum data necessary will
provide standardization and consistency among technical approaches and
Agency-wide processes. The harmonization across CDC programs and STLTs
will reduce the burden on STLTs and healthcare providers from ad hoc
requests for case data from CDC programs.
Section 319D of the Public Health Service Act (as amended Through
Pub. L. 118-35, enacted January 19, 2024) states that CDC shall define
the minimum data necessary as the Agency collaborates with STLTs and
other partners to improve the appropriate near real-time electronic
transmission of interoperable public health data for situational
awareness and response to public health emergencies. In addition, the
CDC Advisory Committee to the
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Director (ACD) recommends that CDC should establish the minimum data
necessary for core data sources including case data to be transmitted
to CDC from STLTs.
CDC requests a three-year approval for a New Generic Information
Collection Request (ICR), for the Collection of Minimal Data Necessary
for Case Data During an Emergency Response. This new ICR includes a
request for approval for CDC to collect the minimum data necessary for
confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of any disease or condition
that is the subject of an emergency response. Data may be sent to CDC
by STLT health departments through the National Notifiable Diseases
Surveillance System (NNDSS), Data Collation and Integration for Public
Health Event Response (DCIPHER), or other automated or non-automated
mechanisms including but not limited to fax, email, secure file upload,
and data entry to a secure website.
Data will be used for ongoing situational awareness and to monitor
the occurrence and spread of the disease or condition. Other uses may
include identifying populations or geographic areas at high risk;
planning prevention and control programs and policies; and allocating
resources appropriately. The data may also be used by CDC to obtain
travel histories and other information to describe and manage outbreaks
and conduct public health follow-up to minimize the spread of disease.
The burden estimates include the time that states, territories,
freely associated states, and cities will incur to submit confirmed,
probable, and suspected case data for diseases or conditions that are
the subject of an emergency response. The estimated annual burden for
the 60 respondents is 10,951 hours. There is no cost to respondents
other than their time to participate.
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) (in hours)
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States........................ Submission of 50 365 30/60 9,125
case data.
Territories................... Submission of 5 365 30/60 913
case data.
Freely Associated States...... Submission of 3 365 30/60 548
case data.
Cities........................ Submission of 2 365 30/60 365
case data.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 10,951
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-06094 Filed 3-21-24; 8:45 am]
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