Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations, 71797-71798 [2012-29175]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
71797
Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 233 / Tuesday, December 4, 2012 / Notices
conducted quality improvement projects
and had relevant data for completion of
evidence reviews. Phase 2 (September
2007–November 2008) and Phase 3
(December 2008–September 2009),
involved further methods development
and pilot tests to obtain, review, and
evaluate published and unpublished
evidence for practices associated with
the topics of patient specimen
identification, communicating critical
value test results, and blood culture
contamination. Exploratory work by
LMBP registrant network and submit
readily available unpublished studies;
quality improvement projects,
evaluations, assessments, and other
analyses relying on unlinked,
anonymous data using the LMBP
Submission Form. LMBP registrants will
also be able to submit unpublished
studies/data for evidence reviews on an
annual basis using this form. There is no
cost to respondents other than their
time.
CDC supports the existence of relevant
unpublished studies or completed
quality improvement projects related to
laboratory medicine practices from
healthcare organizations. The objective
for successive LMBP evidence reviews
of practice effectiveness is to
supplement the published evidence
with unpublished evidence to fill in
gaps in the literature. Healthcare
organizations and facilities (laboratory,
hospital, clinic) will have the
opportunity to voluntarily enroll in an
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
No. of
responses per
respondent
No. of
respondents
Respondents
Average
burden per
response
(in hrs)
Total burden
(in hours) *
Healthcare Organizations ................................................................................
150
1
40/60
100
Total ..........................................................................................................
........................
........................
........................
100
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.
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 information technology. Written
comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
[FR Doc. 2012–29176 Filed 12–3–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P
Proposed Project
School Dismissal Monitoring System
(OMB Control No. 0920–0849 Exp. 5/31/
2013)—Revision—National Center
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60 Day-13–0849]
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
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 a
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
VerDate Mar<15>2010
17:31 Dec 03, 2012
Jkt 229001
Background and Brief Description
In the spring of 2009, the beginning of
H1N1 influenza pandemic, illness
among school-aged students (K–12) in
many states and cities resulted in at
least 1,351 school dismissals due to
rapidly increasing absenteeism among
students or staff. These dismissals
impacted at least 824,966 students and
53,217 teachers. During that time, the
U.S. Department of Education (ED) and
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) received numerous
daily requests about the overall number
of school dismissals nationwide and the
number of students and teachers
impacted by the school dismissals. CDC
and ED recognized the importance of
having a mechanism in place to collect
this information and gauge the impact of
school dismissals during the pandemic.
Although an informal process was put
in place in conjunction with ED to track
school closures, there was no formal
monitoring system established.
Consequently, CDC and ED launched
the School Dismissal Monitoring System
PO 00000
Frm 00026
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
to track reports of school closures
during public health emergencies and
generate accurate, real-time, national
summary data daily on the number of
closed schools and the number of
students and teachers impacted by the
dismissals. The system, initially
approved under OMB Control No. 0920–
0008, Emergency Epidemic
Investigations, facilitated CDC’s and
ED’s efforts to track implementation of
CDC pandemic guidance, characterized
factors associated with differences in
morbidity and mortality due to
pandemic influenza in the schools and
surrounding communities, and
described the characteristics of the
schools experiencing outbreaks as well
as control measures undertaken by those
schools. In the fall of 2009, CDC’s
School Dismissal Monitoring System
detected 1,947 school dismissals
impacting approximately 623,616
students and 40,521 teachers
nationwide. These data were used
widely throughout the U.S. Government
for situational awareness and
specifically at CDC to assess the impact
of CDC guidance and community
mitigation efforts in response to the
2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
The purpose of this monitoring
system is to generate accurate, real-time,
national summary data daily on the
number of school dismissals and the
number of students and teachers
impacted by the dismissals due to
public health emergencies. This
collection request includes dismissals
initiated for infectious disease outbreaks
or weather related events when school
dismissals are recommended by federal,
state or local public health authorities.
E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM
04DEN1
71798
Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 233 / Tuesday, December 4, 2012 / Notices
Respondents for this data collection are
individuals representing schools, school
districts, and public health agencies.
CDC has determined that the
information to be collected is necessary
to study the impact of a public health
emergency as it relates to community
mitigation activities. The information
has been used to help understand how
CDC guidance on school dismissals has
been implemented at the state and local
levels nationwide and to help determine
how this guidance might be more
helpful in the future. Specifically, data
collection will be utilized to:
1. Determine the scope and extent of
school dismissals in the United States
during public health emergencies:
a. Prospectively monitor data to
identify schools and school districts that
have high dismissal rates due to
slow the spread of infection). The
respondents have the option of
providing their position titles, phone
number of the institution they represent,
and email address. The estimates for
burden hours are derived from the 627
total number of reported closures during
the fall in 2009. We have multiplied that
number by four as an estimate for a
calendar year. Respondents are
providing this information as public
health and education officials and
representatives of their agencies and
organizations and not as private
citizens. The data collection does not
involve personally identifiable
information and should have no impact
on an individual’s privacy. There are no
costs to respondents other than their
time.
infectious diseases, or that implement
pre-emptive school dismissals due to
other public health emergencies due to
other reasons when recommended by
public health officials.
b. Retrospectively review data
collected to describe impact school
dismissals had on students and teachers
2. Describe the characteristics of
schools and school districts with high
dismissal rates due to infectious
diseases
Respondents are required to identify
their respective institutions by
providing non-sensitive information, to
include the name and zip code of
schools and school districts and their
dates of closure, as well as reason for
the dismissal (due to illness rates among
students and staff or pre-emptive to
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
No. of
responses per
respondent
No. of
respondents
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Type of respondent
Form name
School, school district, or public
health authorities.
School Dismissal Monitoring Form ..
2500
1
5/60
208
Total ...........................................
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
208
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. 2012–29175 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–13–0852]
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
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
VerDate Mar<15>2010
17:31 Dec 03, 2012
Jkt 229001
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
Prevalence Survey of HealthcareAssociated Infections (HAIs) and
Antimicrobial Use in U.S. Acute Care
Hospitals—Extension (0920–0852
expiration 5/31/13)—National Center for
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
Diseases, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Preventing healthcare-associated
infections (HAIs) is a CDC priority. An
essential step in reducing the
PO 00000
Frm 00027
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
occurrence of HAIs is to estimate
accurately the burden of these infections
in U.S. hospitals, and to describe the
types of HAIs and causative organisms.
The scope and magnitude of HAIs in the
United States were last directly
estimated in the 1970s in which
comprehensive data were collected from
a sample of 338 hospitals; 5% of
hospitalized patients acquired an
infection not present at the time of
admission. Because of the substantial
resources necessary to conduct hospitalwide surveillance in an ongoing
manner, most of the more than 4,500
hospitals now reporting to the CDC’s
current HAI surveillance system, the
National Healthcare Safety Network
(NHSN 0920–0666 expiration 1/31/15),
focus instead on device-associated and
procedure-associated infections in
selected patient locations, and do not
report data on all types of HAIs
occurring hospital-wide. Periodic
assessments of the magnitude and types
of HAIs occurring in all patient
populations within acute care hospitals
are needed to inform decisions by local
and national policy makers and by
hospital infection control personnel
regarding appropriate targets and
strategies for HAI prevention.
In 2008–2009 in the previous project
period, CDC developed a pilot protocol
for a HAI point prevalence survey,
E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM
04DEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71797-71798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29175]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-13-0849]
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 a 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 information technology. Written comments
should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
School Dismissal Monitoring System (OMB Control No. 0920-0849 Exp.
5/31/2013)--Revision--National Center Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In the spring of 2009, the beginning of H1N1 influenza pandemic,
illness among school-aged students (K-12) in many states and cities
resulted in at least 1,351 school dismissals due to rapidly increasing
absenteeism among students or staff. These dismissals impacted at least
824,966 students and 53,217 teachers. During that time, the U.S.
Department of Education (ED) and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) received numerous daily requests about the overall
number of school dismissals nationwide and the number of students and
teachers impacted by the school dismissals. CDC and ED recognized the
importance of having a mechanism in place to collect this information
and gauge the impact of school dismissals during the pandemic. Although
an informal process was put in place in conjunction with ED to track
school closures, there was no formal monitoring system established.
Consequently, CDC and ED launched the School Dismissal Monitoring
System to track reports of school closures during public health
emergencies and generate accurate, real-time, national summary data
daily on the number of closed schools and the number of students and
teachers impacted by the dismissals. The system, initially approved
under OMB Control No. 0920-0008, Emergency Epidemic Investigations,
facilitated CDC's and ED's efforts to track implementation of CDC
pandemic guidance, characterized factors associated with differences in
morbidity and mortality due to pandemic influenza in the schools and
surrounding communities, and described the characteristics of the
schools experiencing outbreaks as well as control measures undertaken
by those schools. In the fall of 2009, CDC's School Dismissal
Monitoring System detected 1,947 school dismissals impacting
approximately 623,616 students and 40,521 teachers nationwide. These
data were used widely throughout the U.S. Government for situational
awareness and specifically at CDC to assess the impact of CDC guidance
and community mitigation efforts in response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza
pandemic.
The purpose of this monitoring system is to generate accurate,
real-time, national summary data daily on the number of school
dismissals and the number of students and teachers impacted by the
dismissals due to public health emergencies. This collection request
includes dismissals initiated for infectious disease outbreaks or
weather related events when school dismissals are recommended by
federal, state or local public health authorities.
[[Page 71798]]
Respondents for this data collection are individuals representing
schools, school districts, and public health agencies. CDC has
determined that the information to be collected is necessary to study
the impact of a public health emergency as it relates to community
mitigation activities. The information has been used to help understand
how CDC guidance on school dismissals has been implemented at the state
and local levels nationwide and to help determine how this guidance
might be more helpful in the future. Specifically, data collection will
be utilized to:
1. Determine the scope and extent of school dismissals in the
United States during public health emergencies:
a. Prospectively monitor data to identify schools and school
districts that have high dismissal rates due to infectious diseases, or
that implement pre-emptive school dismissals due to other public health
emergencies due to other reasons when recommended by public health
officials.
b. Retrospectively review data collected to describe impact school
dismissals had on students and teachers
2. Describe the characteristics of schools and school districts
with high dismissal rates due to infectious diseases
Respondents are required to identify their respective institutions
by providing non-sensitive information, to include the name and zip
code of schools and school districts and their dates of closure, as
well as reason for the dismissal (due to illness rates among students
and staff or pre-emptive to slow the spread of infection). The
respondents have the option of providing their position titles, phone
number of the institution they represent, and email address. The
estimates for burden hours are derived from the 627 total number of
reported closures during the fall in 2009. We have multiplied that
number by four as an estimate for a calendar year. Respondents are
providing this information as public health and education officials and
representatives of their agencies and organizations and not as private
citizens. The data collection does not involve personally identifiable
information and should have no impact on an individual's privacy. There
are no costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average
No. of No. of burden per Total burden
Type of respondent Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
School, school district, or School Dismissal 2500 1 5/60 208
public health authorities. Monitoring Form.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 208
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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. 2012-29175 Filed 12-3-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
