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time. The total estimated annualized
burden is 208 hours.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Form name
School, school district, or health department.
School Dismissal Monitoring System
Reporting Form.
Dated: March 21, 2013.
Ron Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office
of the Associate Director for Science, Office
of the Director, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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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 or send
written 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.
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Proposed Project
Frame development for the long-term
care component of the National Health
Care Surveys (OMB No. 0920–0912,
expired 1/31/2013)—Reinstatement
without change—National Center for
Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), as
amended, authorizes that the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
acting through NCHS, ‘‘shall collect
statistics on health resources * * *
[and] utilization of health care,
including extended care facilities, and
other institutions.’’
NCHS seeks approval to collect data
needed to develop up-to-date sampling
frames of residential care facilities. The
sampling frames will be used to draw
nationally representative samples for
two waves of the National Study of
Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP).
The frame-related data will be collected
from representatives in state regulatory
agencies in the 50 states and the District
of Columbia primarily via telephone
calls, emails, and in a few cases, via
formal written requests. The frame
information was first collected in 2012
(OMB No. 0920–0912, expired 1/31/
2013). The data to be collected from
these state officials include (1)
confirming that we have identified the
appropriate licensure categories of
residential care facilities within each
state that meet the NSLTCP definition
and (2) for each relevant licensure
category, requesting an electronic file of
the licensed residential care facilities for
which the agency is responsible if such
files with the needed variables are not
downloadable from the state’s Web site.
The NSLTCP study definition of a
residential care facility is one that is
licensed, registered, listed, certified, or
otherwise regulated by the state to
provide room and board with at least
two meals a day, provide around-theclock on-site supervision, and help with
activities of daily living (e.g., bathing,
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Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Number of
responses per
respondent
1
5/60
eating, or dressing) or health related
services, such as medication
supervision; serves primarily an adult
population; and has at least four
licensed, certified, or regulated beds.
Facilities licensed to serve the mentally
ill or the intellectually disabled/
developmentally disabled populations
exclusively are excluded. Nursing
homes and skilled nursing facilities are
also excluded, unless they have a unit
or wing meeting the above definition
and residents can be separately
enumerated.
The electronic files we seek to obtain
from the states should include the
name, address, phone number, and Web
site (if available) of the residential care
facility; name, phone number, and email
address (if available) of facility director;
licensure category; chain affiliation;
ownership type; and bed size. Data on
individual facilities are confidential and
a public-use file will not be produced.
Expected users of the findings from
the frame data include, but are not
limited to CDC’s NCHS and its
contractors; other Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS) agencies,
such as the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
and the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality; associations, such as
Leading Age (formerly the American
Association of Homes and Services for
the Aging), National Center for Assisted
Living, American Seniors Housing
Association, and Assisted Living
Federation of America; universities;
foundations; and other private sector
organizations.
Burden is estimated at approximately
2.5 hours per state each time the frame
will be developed, including time to
verify contact information, to respond to
a semi-structured telephone protocol,
and to develop the facility listing in an
electronic format. Three year clearance
is requested to cover two collections of
frame information. The burden for the
two collections is shown in Table 1
below. There is no cost to respondents
other than their time to participate.
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TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Average
burden/
response
(in hours)
Number of
responses/
respondent
Number of
respondents
Response
burden
(in hours)
Type of respondent
Form name
State Government Representatives ..
State Government Representatives ..
State Government Representatives ..
Contact info verification ....................
Telephone protocol ..........................
Electronic file development ..............
34
34
34
1
1
1
5/60
30/60
2
3
17
68
Total ...........................................
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
88
Dated: March 21, 2013.
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.
Proposed Project
The Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance
Project (GISP), OMB No. 0920–0307
exp. 12/31/2013—Revision—National
Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis,
STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
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Background and Brief Description
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–13–0307]
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
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 or 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.
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The purpose of this request is to
obtain Office of Budget and
Management (OMB) approval to revise
the data collection for the Gonococcal
Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP)
(OMB No. 0920–0307, expires 12/31/
2013). CDC seeks a three-year approval
to conduct the GISP project. Revisions
to this ICR consist of removing 4
variables from the approved Form 1:
Demographic and Clinical Data. The
variables to be removed have not proven
useful in the past and will not increase
or decrease the burden. The objectives
of GISP are: (1) To monitor trends in
antimicrobial susceptibility of strains of
Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the United
States and (2) to characterize resistant
isolates. Surveillance of N. gonorrhoeae
antimicrobial resistance is important
because: (1) Nearly all gonococcal
infections are treated empirically and
susceptibility testing data is not
routinely available in clinical practice;
(2) N. gonorrhoeae has consistently
demonstrated the ability to develop
resistance to the antimicrobials used for
treatment; (3) effective treatment of
gonorrhea is a critical component of
gonorrhea control and prevention; and
(4) untreated or inadequately treated
gonorrhea can cause serious
reproductive health complications. GISP
is the only source in the United States
of critical national, regional, and sitespecific gonococcal antimicrobial
resistance data. GISP provides
information to support informed and
scientifically-based treatment
recommendations.
GISP was established in 1986 as a
voluntary surveillance project and now
involves 5 regional laboratories and 30
publicly funded sexually transmitted
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disease (STD) clinics around the
country. The STD clinics submit up to
25 gonococcal specimens (or isolates)
per month to the regional laboratories,
which measure susceptibility of the
isolates to multiple antibiotics. Limited
demographic and clinical information
corresponding to the isolates (and that
do not allow identification of the
patient) are submitted directly by the
clinics to CDC.
During 1986–2012, GISP has
demonstrated the ability to effectively
achieve its objectives. The emergence of
resistance in the United States to
penicillin, tetracyclines, and
fluoroquinolones among N. gonorrhoeae
isolates was identified through GISP.
Increased prevalence of
fluoroquinolone-resistant N.
gonorrhoeae (QRNG), as documented by
GISP data, prompted CDC to update
treatment recommendations for
gonorrhea in CDC’s Sexually
Transmitted Diseases Treatment
Guidelines, 2006 and to release an
MMWR article stating that CDC no
longer recommended fluoroquinolones
for treatment of gonococcal infections.
Recently, GISP isolates demonstrated
increasing minimum inhibitory
concentrations of cefixime, which can
be an early warning of impending
resistance. This worrisome trend
prompted CDC to again update
treatment recommendations and no
longer recommend the use of cefixime
as first-line treatment for gonococcal
infections.
Under the GISP protocol, each of the
30 clinics submit an average of 20
isolates per clinic per month (i.e., 240
times per year) recorded on Form 1:
Demographic/Clinical Data. The
estimated time for clinical personnel to
abstract data for Form 1: Demographic/
Clinical Data is 11 minutes per
response.
Each of the five Regional laboratories
receives and processes approximately
20 isolates from each referring clinic per
month (i.e., 121 isolates per regional
laboratory per month [based on 2011
specimen volume]) using Form 2:
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-13-0912]
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 or
send written 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
Frame development for the long-term care component of the National
Health Care Surveys (OMB No. 0920-0912, expired 1/31/2013)--
Reinstatement without change--National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C.
242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, ``shall collect statistics on
health resources * * * [and] utilization of health care, including
extended care facilities, and other institutions.''
NCHS seeks approval to collect data needed to develop up-to-date
sampling frames of residential care facilities. The sampling frames
will be used to draw nationally representative samples for two waves of
the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP). The frame-
related data will be collected from representatives in state regulatory
agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia primarily via
telephone calls, emails, and in a few cases, via formal written
requests. The frame information was first collected in 2012 (OMB No.
0920-0912, expired 1/31/2013). The data to be collected from these
state officials include (1) confirming that we have identified the
appropriate licensure categories of residential care facilities within
each state that meet the NSLTCP definition and (2) for each relevant
licensure category, requesting an electronic file of the licensed
residential care facilities for which the agency is responsible if such
files with the needed variables are not downloadable from the state's
Web site.
The NSLTCP study definition of a residential care facility is one
that is licensed, registered, listed, certified, or otherwise regulated
by the state to provide room and board with at least two meals a day,
provide around-the-clock on-site supervision, and help with activities
of daily living (e.g., bathing, eating, or dressing) or health related
services, such as medication supervision; serves primarily an adult
population; and has at least four licensed, certified, or regulated
beds. Facilities licensed to serve the mentally ill or the
intellectually disabled/developmentally disabled populations
exclusively are excluded. Nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities
are also excluded, unless they have a unit or wing meeting the above
definition and residents can be separately enumerated.
The electronic files we seek to obtain from the states should
include the name, address, phone number, and Web site (if available) of
the residential care facility; name, phone number, and email address
(if available) of facility director; licensure category; chain
affiliation; ownership type; and bed size. Data on individual
facilities are confidential and a public-use file will not be produced.
Expected users of the findings from the frame data include, but are
not limited to CDC's NCHS and its contractors; other Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS) agencies, such as the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality; associations, such as Leading Age
(formerly the American Association of Homes and Services for the
Aging), National Center for Assisted Living, American Seniors Housing
Association, and Assisted Living Federation of America; universities;
foundations; and other private sector organizations.
Burden is estimated at approximately 2.5 hours per state each time
the frame will be developed, including time to verify contact
information, to respond to a semi-structured telephone protocol, and to
develop the facility listing in an electronic format. Three year
clearance is requested to cover two collections of frame information.
The burden for the two collections is shown in Table 1 below. There is
no cost to respondents other than their time to participate.
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Table 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Average
Number of Number of burden/ Response
Type of respondent Form name respondents responses/ response (in burden (in
respondent hours) hours)
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State Government Contact info 34 1 5/60 3
Representatives. verification.
State Government Telephone 34 1 30/60 17
Representatives. protocol.
State Government Electronic file 34 1 2 68
Representatives. development.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 88
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Dated: March 21, 2013.
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.
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