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Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA)
will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects. To request more
information on the proposed projects or
to obtain a copy of the information
collection plans, call the SAMHSA
Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276–
1243.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collections of information
are necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: Emergency Response
Grants Regulations—42 CFR Part 51—
(OMB No. 0930–0229)—Extension
This rule implements section 501(m)
of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290aa), which authorizes the
Secretary to make noncompetitive
grants, contracts or cooperative
agreements to public entities to enable
such entities to address emergency
substance abuse or mental health needs
in local communities. The rule
establishes criteria for determining that
a substance abuse or mental health
emergency exists, the minimum content
for an application, and reporting
requirements for recipients of such
funding. SAMHSA will use the
information in the applications to make
a determination that the requisite need
exists; that the mental health and/or
substance abuse needs are a direct result
of the precipitating event; that no other
local, state, tribal or Federal funding
sources are available to address the
need; that there is an adequate plan of
services; that the applicant has
appropriate organizational capability;
and, that the budget provides sufficient
justification and is consistent with the
documentation of need and the plan of
services. Eligible applicants may apply
to the Secretary for either of two types
of substance abuse and mental health
emergency response grants: Immediate
awards and Intermediate awards. The
former are designed to be funded up to
$50,000, or such greater amount as
determined by the Secretary on a caseby-case basis, and are to be used over
Immediate award application:
51d.4(a) and 51d.6(a)(2) ..........................................................................
51d.4(b) and 51d.6(a)(2) Immediate Awards ...........................................
51d.10(a)(1)—Immediate awards—mid-program report if applicable ......
Final report content for both types of awards:
51d.10(c) ...................................................................................................
Total ...................................................................................................
* This
Hours per
response
Annual burden
hours
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
10
2
6
6
1
3
*9
* 30
*6
18
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burden is carried under OMB No. 0920–0428.
Send comments to Summer King,
SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 7–1044, One Choke Cherry Road,
Rockville, MD 20857 AND e-mail her a
copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: November 5, 2010.
Elaine Parry,
Director, Office of Management, Technology
and Operations.
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Responses
per
respondent
Number of
respondents
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the initial 90-day period commencing as
soon as possible after the precipitating
event; the latter awards require more
documentation, including a needs
assessment, other data and related
budgetary detail. The Intermediate
awards have no predefined budget limit.
Typically, Intermediate awards would
be used to meet systemic mental health
and/or substance abuse needs during
the recovery period following the
Immediate award period. Such awards
may be used for up to one year, with a
possible second year supplement based
on submission of additional required
information and data. This program is
an approved user of the PHS–5161
application form, approved by OMB
under control number 0920–0428. The
quarterly financial status reports in
51d.10(a)(2) and (b)(2) are as permitted
by 45 CFR 92.41(b); the final program
report, financial status report and final
voucher in 51d.10(a)(3) and in
51d.10(b)(3–4) are in accordance with
45 CFR 92.50(b). Information collection
requirements of 45 CFR part 92 are
approved by OMB under control
number 0990–0169. The following table
presents annual burden estimates for the
information collection requirements of
this regulation.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[30-Day 11–0636]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of
information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35). To request a copy of these
requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance
Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
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comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) Secure
Communications Network (Epi–X)
(OMB No. 0929–0636 exp. 12/31/2010
formerly State-Based Evaluation of the
Alert Notification Component of CDC’s
Secure Communication Network (Epi–
X))—Revision—Office of Public Health
Preparedness and Response (OPHPR),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The classification of this Information
Collection (IC) is a revision of the StateBased Evaluation of the Alert
Notification Component of CDC’s
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Secure Communication Network (Epi–
X) OMB Control No. 0920–0636. During
this revision, we are requesting the title
be revised to read—Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) Secure
Communications Network (Epi–X).
This IC is also being revised to
improve the effectiveness of CDC
communications with its public health
partners during public health incident
responses. Improvements include the
addition of new data collection
instruments related to six specific
public health incidents. The addition of
these instruments and the associated
increase in burden hours is required to
ensure that CDC and other Federal
agencies will have secure, timely, and
accurate information from our public
health partners. This information is
required by CDC during a public health
incident for decision making and for
effective and efficient execution of
CDC’s response activities. Public health
partners include public health officials
and agencies at the state and local level.
From 2005–2009, CDC conducted
incident specific, public health
emergency response operations on
average of four public health incidents
a year with an average emergency
response length of 48 days for each
incident. The effectiveness and
efficiency of CDC’s response to any
public health incident depends on
information at the agency’s disposal to
characterize and monitor the incident,
make timely decisions, and take
appropriate actions to prevent or reduce
the impact of the incident.
Available information during many
public health incident responses is often
incomplete, is not easily validated by
state and local health authorities, and is
sometimes conflicting. This lack of
reliable information often creates a high
level of uncertainty with potential
negative impacts on public health
response operations.
Secure communications with CDC’s
state and local public health partners is
essential to de-conflict information,
validate incident status, and establish
and maintain accurate situation
awareness. Reliable, secure
communications are essential for the
agency to, make informed decisions,
and to respond in the most appropriate
manner possible in order to minimize
the impact of an incident on the public
health of the United States.
Epi–X is CDC’s Web-based
communication system for securely
communicating during public health
emergencies that have multijurisdictional impact and implications.
Epi–X was specifically designed to
provide public health decision-makers
at the state and local levels a secure,
reliable tool for communicating
information about sensitive, unusual, or
urgent public health incidents to
neighboring jurisdictions as well as to
CDC. The system was also designed to
generate a request for epidemiologic
assistance (Epi–Aid) from CDC using a
secure, paperless environment.
Epi–X designers have developed
functionalities that permit targeting of
critical outbreak information to specific
public health authorities who can act
quickly to prevent the spread of diseases
and other emergencies in multijurisdictional settings, such as those that
could occur during an influenza
pandemic, infection of food and water
resources, and natural disasters.
CDC has recognized a need to expand
the use of Epi–X to collect specific
response related information during
public health emergencies. Authorized
Officials from state and local health
departments impacted by the public
health incident will be surveyed only by
Epi–X. Respondents will be informed of
this data collection first through an Epi–
X Facilitator, who will work closely
with Epi–X program staff to ensure that
Epi–X incident specific IC is
understood. The survey instruments
will contain specific questions relevant
to the current and ongoing public health
incident and response activities.
The Web-based tool for data
collection under Epi–X already is
established for the current IC and has
been in use since 2003. CDC will adapt
it as needed to accommodate the data
collection instruments. Respondents
will receive the survey instrument as an
official CDC e-mail, which is clearly
labeled, ‘‘Epi–X Emergency Public
Health Incident Information Request.’’
The e-mail message will be
accompanied by a link to an Epi–X
Forum discussion web page.
Respondents can provide their answers
to the survey questions by posting
information within the discussion.
There are no costs to respondents
except their time. The total estimated
annual burden hours are 24,400.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of
respondent
No. of
respondents
State epidemiologists ...................................................................................................................
City and county health officials ....................................................................................................
Dated: November 4, 2010.
Carol Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
intention of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
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1
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approve the proposed
information collection project:
‘‘Development of the Guide to Patient
and Family Engagement in Health Care
Quality and Safety in the Hospital
Setting.’’ In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501–3520, AHRQ invites the public to
comment on this proposed information
collection.
Comments on this notice must be
received by January 14, 2011.
DATES:
Written comments should
be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30-Day 11-0636]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-5806.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Secure
Communications Network (Epi-X) (OMB No. 0929-0636 exp. 12/31/2010
formerly State-Based Evaluation of the Alert Notification Component of
CDC's Secure Communication Network (Epi-X))--Revision--Office of Public
Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The classification of this Information Collection (IC) is a
revision of the State-Based Evaluation of the Alert Notification
Component of CDC's
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Secure Communication Network (Epi-X) OMB Control No. 0920-0636. During
this revision, we are requesting the title be revised to read--Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Secure Communications Network
(Epi-X).
This IC is also being revised to improve the effectiveness of CDC
communications with its public health partners during public health
incident responses. Improvements include the addition of new data
collection instruments related to six specific public health incidents.
The addition of these instruments and the associated increase in burden
hours is required to ensure that CDC and other Federal agencies will
have secure, timely, and accurate information from our public health
partners. This information is required by CDC during a public health
incident for decision making and for effective and efficient execution
of CDC's response activities. Public health partners include public
health officials and agencies at the state and local level.
From 2005-2009, CDC conducted incident specific, public health
emergency response operations on average of four public health
incidents a year with an average emergency response length of 48 days
for each incident. The effectiveness and efficiency of CDC's response
to any public health incident depends on information at the agency's
disposal to characterize and monitor the incident, make timely
decisions, and take appropriate actions to prevent or reduce the impact
of the incident.
Available information during many public health incident responses
is often incomplete, is not easily validated by state and local health
authorities, and is sometimes conflicting. This lack of reliable
information often creates a high level of uncertainty with potential
negative impacts on public health response operations.
Secure communications with CDC's state and local public health
partners is essential to de-conflict information, validate incident
status, and establish and maintain accurate situation awareness.
Reliable, secure communications are essential for the agency to, make
informed decisions, and to respond in the most appropriate manner
possible in order to minimize the impact of an incident on the public
health of the United States.
Epi-X is CDC's Web-based communication system for securely
communicating during public health emergencies that have multi-
jurisdictional impact and implications. Epi-X was specifically designed
to provide public health decision-makers at the state and local levels
a secure, reliable tool for communicating information about sensitive,
unusual, or urgent public health incidents to neighboring jurisdictions
as well as to CDC. The system was also designed to generate a request
for epidemiologic assistance (Epi-Aid) from CDC using a secure,
paperless environment.
Epi-X designers have developed functionalities that permit
targeting of critical outbreak information to specific public health
authorities who can act quickly to prevent the spread of diseases and
other emergencies in multi-jurisdictional settings, such as those that
could occur during an influenza pandemic, infection of food and water
resources, and natural disasters.
CDC has recognized a need to expand the use of Epi-X to collect
specific response related information during public health emergencies.
Authorized Officials from state and local health departments impacted
by the public health incident will be surveyed only by Epi-X.
Respondents will be informed of this data collection first through an
Epi-X Facilitator, who will work closely with Epi-X program staff to
ensure that Epi-X incident specific IC is understood. The survey
instruments will contain specific questions relevant to the current and
ongoing public health incident and response activities.
The Web-based tool for data collection under Epi-X already is
established for the current IC and has been in use since 2003. CDC will
adapt it as needed to accommodate the data collection instruments.
Respondents will receive the survey instrument as an official CDC e-
mail, which is clearly labeled, ``Epi-X Emergency Public Health
Incident Information Request.'' The e-mail message will be accompanied
by a link to an Epi-X Forum discussion web page. Respondents can
provide their answers to the survey questions by posting information
within the discussion.
There are no costs to respondents except their time. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 24,400.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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No. of Average burden
Type of respondent No. of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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State epidemiologists........................................... 50 104 1
City and county health officials................................ 1600 12 1
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Dated: November 4, 2010.
Carol Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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