Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations, 71800-71801 [2012-29174]

Download as PDF 71800 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 233 / Tuesday, December 4, 2012 / Notices EIPs are designed to: (1) Address issues that the EIP network is particularly suited to investigate; (2) maintain sufficient flexibility for emergency response and new problems as they arise; (3) develop and evaluate public health interventions to inform public health policy and treatment guidelines; (4) incorporate training as a key function; and (5) prioritize projects that lead directly to the prevention of disease. Proposed respondents will include state health departments who may collaborate with one or more of the following: academic institutions, local health departments, public health and clinical laboratories, infection control professionals, and healthcare providers. Frequency of reporting will be determined as cases arise. The total estimated burden is 12,153 hours. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS * No. of respondents No. of responses per respondent Avg. burden per response (in hours) Total burden (in hours) Type of respondent Form name State Health Department .................. State Health Department .................. ABCs Case Report Form ................. Invasive Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ABCs Case Report Form. ABCs Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children Case Report Form. Neonatal Infection Expanded Tracking Form. ABCs Legionellosis Case Report Form. Campylobacter ................................. Cryptosporidium ............................... Cyclospora ....................................... Listeria monocytogenes ................... Salmonella ........................................ Shiga toxin producing E. coli ........... Shigella ............................................. Vibrio ................................................ Yersinia ............................................ Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome ........... All Age Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Project Case Report Form. 10 10 809 609 20/60 20/60 2697 2030 10 41 10/60 68 10 37 20/60 123 10 100 20/60 333 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 637 130 3 13 827 90 178 20 16 10 400 20/60 10/60 10/60 20/60 20/60 20/60 10/60 10/60 10/60 60/60 15/60 2123 217 5 43 2757 300 297 33 27 100 1000 ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 12,153 State Health Department .................. State Health Department .................. State Health Department .................. State State State State State State State State State State State Health Health Health Health Health Health Health Health Health Health Health Department Department Department Department Department Department Department Department Department Department Department .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. .................. Total ........................................... Dated: November 27, 2012. Ron A. Otten, Director Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2012–29172 Filed 12–3–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60 Day-13–0017] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:31 Dec 03, 2012 Jkt 229001 request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404–639–7570 and send comments to Ron Otten, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is 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. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Proposed Project Application for Training (0920–0017, Expiration 03/31/2013)—Revision— PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office (SEPDPO), Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description CDC offers public health training activities to professionals worldwide. Employees of hospitals, universities, medical centers, laboratories, State and Federal agencies, and State and local health departments apply for training to learn up-to-date public health practices. CDC’s training activities include laboratory training, classroom study, online training, and distance learning. CDC uses two training application forms, the Training and Continuing Education Online New Participant Registration Form and the National Laboratory Training Network Registration Form, to collect information necessary to manage and conduct training pertinent to the agency’s mission. CDC requests OMB approval to continue to collect information through E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM 04DEN1 71801 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 233 / Tuesday, December 4, 2012 / Notices these forms to (1) grant public health professionals the continuing education (CE) they need to maintain professional licenses and certifications, (2) create a transcript or summary of training at the participant’s request, (3) generate management reports, and (4) maintain training statistics; and a revision that will allow CDC to comply with new continuing education accreditation organization requirements for collection of additional profession-specific data. CDC is accredited by six different continuing education (CE) organizations to award CE: (1) The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) to provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs), (2) the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide Continuing Medical Education credits (CME), (3) the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANNC) to provide Continuing course. CDC uses the email address to verify the participant’s electronic request for transcripts, verify course certificates, and send confirmation that a participant is registered for a course. Tracking course attendance and meeting accrediting organizations’ standards for reporting, require uniform standardized training application forms. The standardized data these forms request for laboratory training, classroom study, online training, and distance learning are not requested elsewhere. In other words, these forms do not duplicate requests for information from participants. Data are collected only once per course or once per new registration. The annual burden table has been updated to reflect an increase in distance learning to 6,792 burden hours; that is an average burden of 5 minutes per respondent. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. Nurse Education credits (CNE), (4) the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) to award CHES credit, (5) the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to provide continuing pharmacy credit, and (6) the American Association of Veterinary State Boards to award Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) credit. The accrediting organizations require a method of tracking participants who complete an educational activity and demographic data allows CDC to do so. Also, several of the organizations require a permanent record that includes the participant’s name, address, and phone number, to facilitate retrieval of historical information about when a participant completed a course or several courses during a time period. This information provides the basis for a transcript or for determining whether a person is enrolled in more than one ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS No. of responses per respondent No. of respondents Avg. burden per response (in hrs) Total burden (in hrs) Type of respondents Form name Health Professionals ......................... Training and Continuing Education Online New Participant Registration Form (36.5). National Laboratory Training Network Registration Form (32.1). 75,000 1 5/60 6,250 6,500 1 5/60 542 ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 6,792 Laboratorians .................................... Total ........................................... Dated: November 26, 2012. Ron A. Otten, Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2012–29174 Filed 12–3–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [Document Identifier: CMS–10418] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:31 Dec 03, 2012 Jkt 229001 Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. 1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Annual MLR and Rebate Calculation Report and MLR Rebate Notices; Use: Under Section 2718 of the Affordable Care Act and implementing regulation at 45 CFR part 158, a health insurance issuer (issuer) offering group or individual health insurance coverage must submit a report to the Secretary concerning the amount the issuer spends each year on claims, quality PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 improvement expenses, non-claims costs, federal and state taxes and licensing and regulatory fees, and the amount of earned premium. An issuer must provide an annual rebate if the amount it spends on certain costs compared to its premium revenue (excluding federal and states taxes and licensing and regulatory fees) does not meet a certain ratio, referred to as the medical loss ratio (MLR). An interim final rule (IFR) implementing the MLR was published on December 1, 2010 (75 FR 74865) and modified by technical corrections on December 30, 2010 (75 FR 82277), which added part 158 to Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The IFR was effective January 1, 2011. A final rule regarding selected provisions of the IFR was published on December 7, 2011 (76 FR 76574, CMS–9998–FC) and an interim final rule regarding an issue not included in issuers’ reporting obligations (disbursement of rebates by non-federal governmental plans) was also published December 7, 2011 (76 FR 76596, CMS–9998–IFC2) Both rules published on December 7, 2011 and E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM 04DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71800-71801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29174]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-13-0017]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-7570 
and send comments to Ron Otten, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 
30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is 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. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Application for Training (0920-0017, Expiration 03/31/2013)--
Revision--Scientific Education and Professional Development Program 
Office (SEPDPO), Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory 
Services (OSELS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC offers public health training activities to professionals 
worldwide. Employees of hospitals, universities, medical centers, 
laboratories, State and Federal agencies, and State and local health 
departments apply for training to learn up-to-date public health 
practices. CDC's training activities include laboratory training, 
classroom study, online training, and distance learning. CDC uses two 
training application forms, the Training and Continuing Education 
Online New Participant Registration Form and the National Laboratory 
Training Network Registration Form, to collect information necessary to 
manage and conduct training pertinent to the agency's mission.
    CDC requests OMB approval to continue to collect information 
through

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these forms to (1) grant public health professionals the continuing 
education (CE) they need to maintain professional licenses and 
certifications, (2) create a transcript or summary of training at the 
participant's request, (3) generate management reports, and (4) 
maintain training statistics; and a revision that will allow CDC to 
comply with new continuing education accreditation organization 
requirements for collection of additional profession-specific data.
    CDC is accredited by six different continuing education (CE) 
organizations to award CE: (1) The International Association for 
Continuing Education and Training (IACET) to provide Continuing 
Education Units (CEUs), (2) the Accreditation Council for Continuing 
Medical Education (ACCME) to provide Continuing Medical Education 
credits (CME), (3) the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANNC) to 
provide Continuing Nurse Education credits (CNE), (4) the National 
Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) to award CHES 
credit, (5) the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to 
provide continuing pharmacy credit, and (6) the American Association of 
Veterinary State Boards to award Registry of Approved Continuing 
Education (RACE) credit. The accrediting organizations require a method 
of tracking participants who complete an educational activity and 
demographic data allows CDC to do so. Also, several of the 
organizations require a permanent record that includes the 
participant's name, address, and phone number, to facilitate retrieval 
of historical information about when a participant completed a course 
or several courses during a time period. This information provides the 
basis for a transcript or for determining whether a person is enrolled 
in more than one course. CDC uses the email address to verify the 
participant's electronic request for transcripts, verify course 
certificates, and send confirmation that a participant is registered 
for a course.
    Tracking course attendance and meeting accrediting organizations' 
standards for reporting, require uniform standardized training 
application forms. The standardized data these forms request for 
laboratory training, classroom study, online training, and distance 
learning are not requested elsewhere. In other words, these forms do 
not duplicate requests for information from participants. Data are 
collected only once per course or once per new registration. The annual 
burden table has been updated to reflect an increase in distance 
learning to 6,792 burden hours; that is an average burden of 5 minutes 
per respondent. There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                      No. of        Avg. burden
      Type of respondents           Form name         No. of       responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs)        (in hrs)
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Health Professionals..........  Training and              75,000               1            5/60           6,250
                                 Continuing
                                 Education
                                 Online New
                                 Participant
                                 Registration
                                 Form (36.5).
Laboratorians.................  National                   6,500               1            5/60             542
                                 Laboratory
                                 Training
                                 Network
                                 Registration
                                 Form (32.1).
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           6,792
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    Dated: November 26, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate 
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-29174 Filed 12-3-12; 8:45 am]
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