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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 12 / Wednesday, January 20, 2016 / Notices
Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for
the proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address any of the
following: (a) 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; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) 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 submission of
responses; and (e) Assess information
collection costs.
To request additional information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy
of the information collection plan and
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice
should be directed to the Attention:
CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or
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Background and Brief Description
Background and Brief Description
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Proposed Project
Laboratory Response Network, (OMB
Control Number 0920–0850, expires
April 30, 2016)—Extension—National
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
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by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
The Laboratory Response Network
(LRN) was established by the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) in
accordance with Presidential Decision
Directive 39, which outlined national
anti-terrorism policies and assigned
specific missions to Federal
departments and agencies. The LRN’s
mission is to maintain an integrated
national and international network of
laboratories that can respond to
suspected acts of biological, chemical,
or radiological threats and other public
health emergencies.
When Federal, State and local public
health laboratories voluntarily join the
LRN, they assume specific
responsibilities and are required to
provide information to the LRN Program
Office at CDC. Each laboratory must
submit and maintain complete
information regarding the testing
capabilities of the laboratory.
Biennially, laboratories are required to
review, verify and update their testing
capability information. Complete testing
capability information is required in
order for the LRN Program Office to
determine the ability of the Network to
respond to a biological or chemical
threat event. The sensitivity of all
information associated with the LRN
requires the LRN Program Office to
obtain personal information about all
individuals accessing the LRN Web site.
In addition, the LRN Program Office
must be able to contact all laboratory
personnel during an event so each
laboratory staff member that obtains
access to the restricted LRN Web site
must provide his or her contact
information to the LRN Program Office.
As a requirement of membership, LRN
Laboratories must report all biological
and chemical testing results to the LRN
Program at CDC using a CDC developed
software tool called the LRN Results
Messenger. This information is essential
for surveillance of anomalies, to support
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response to an event that may involve
multiple agencies and to manage limited
resources. LRN Laboratories must also
participate in and report results for
Proficiency Testing Challenges or
Validation Studies. LRN Laboratories
participate in multiple Proficiency
Testing Challenges, Exercises and/or
Validation Studies every year consisting
of five to 500 simulated samples
provided by the LRN Program Office. It
is necessary to conduct such challenges
in order to verify the testing capability
of the LRN Laboratories. The rarity of
biological or chemical agents perceived
to be of bioterrorism concern prevents
some LRN Laboratories from
maintaining proficiency as a result of
day-to-day testing. Simulated samples
are therefore distributed to ensure
proficiency across the LRN. The results
obtained from testing these simulated
samples must also be entered into
Results Messenger for evaluation by the
LRN Program Office.
During a surge event resulting from a
bioterrorism or chemical terrorism
attack, LRN Laboratories are also
required to submit all testing results
using LRN Results Messenger. The LRN
Program Office requires these results in
order to track the progression of a
bioterrorism event and respond in the
most efficient and effective way possible
and for data sharing with other Federal
partners involved in the response. The
number of samples tested during a
response to a possible event could range
from 10,000 to more than 500,000
samples depending on the length and
breadth of the event. Since there is
potentially a large range in the number
of samples for a surge event, CDC
estimates the annualized burden for this
event will be 2,250,000 hours or 625
responses per respondent.
The requalification occurred between
October 24, 2014 and November 7, 2014.
We had 122 domestic LRN labs tasked
with completing the requalification. We
had a 90% response rate.
We conducted LRN proficiency
testing (PT). The purpose of PT is to
simulate real samples for labs that
would not have regularly performed
some of the LRN procedures. Having the
ability to conduct LRN PTs under OMB
approval has led to improved laboratory
performance and better preparedness. In
FY13, the PT passing rate was 89%,
which improved to 96% in FY14 and
97% in FY15.
There is no cost to the respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden is
2,382,300 hours.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Form name
Public Health Laboratories .....................
Public Health Laboratories .....................
Public Health Laboratories .....................
Biennial Requalification .........................
General Surveillance Testing Results ...
Proficiency Testing/Validation Testing
Results.
Surge Event Testing Results ................
Public Health Laboratories .....................
Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office,
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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. All relevant comments
received will be posted without change
to Regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
Regulations.gov.
[60Day–16–1074; Docket No. CDC–2016–
0006]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing efforts to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on the information collection
project entitled ‘‘Colorectal Cancer
Control Program CRCCP) Monitoring
Activities’’. CDC is requesting a
reinstatement with change of OMB No.
0920–1074 to include a redesigned
survey and a new clinic-level data
collection.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before March 21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2016–
0006 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
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To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact the Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570;
Email: omb@cdc.gov.
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 OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
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; (d) ways to minimize the
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Please note: All public comment should be
submitted through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
AGENCY:
Average burden
per response
(hours)
150
150
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Average number
of responses per
respondent
625
24
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Proposed Project
Colorectal Cancer Control Program
(CRCCP) Monitoring Activities—(OMB
No. 0920–1074, exp. 12/31/2015)—
Reinstatement with Change—National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC is requesting a reinstatement
with change of the information
collection with the OMB Control
number 0920–1074, formerly entitled
‘‘Annual Survey of Colorectal Cancer
Control Activities Conducted by States
and Tribal Organizations.’’ In the
previous OMB approval period,
information collection consisted of an
annual grantee survey. In the next OMB
approval period, information collection
will consist of a redesigned survey and
a new clinic-level data collection. The
number of respondents will increase
and the total estimated annualized
burden will increase.
Among cancers that affect both men
and women, colorectal cancer (CRC) is
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-16-0850]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted
the following information collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public
and affected agencies.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a)
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; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) 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 submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Background and Brief Description
Laboratory Response Network, (OMB Control Number 0920-0850, expires
April 30, 2016)--Extension--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Laboratory Response Network (LRN) was established by the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) in accordance with Presidential Decision
Directive 39, which outlined national anti-terrorism policies and
assigned specific missions to Federal departments and agencies. The
LRN's mission is to maintain an integrated national and international
network of laboratories that can respond to suspected acts of
biological, chemical, or radiological threats and other public health
emergencies.
When Federal, State and local public health laboratories
voluntarily join the LRN, they assume specific responsibilities and are
required to provide information to the LRN Program Office at CDC. Each
laboratory must submit and maintain complete information regarding the
testing capabilities of the laboratory. Biennially, laboratories are
required to review, verify and update their testing capability
information. Complete testing capability information is required in
order for the LRN Program Office to determine the ability of the
Network to respond to a biological or chemical threat event. The
sensitivity of all information associated with the LRN requires the LRN
Program Office to obtain personal information about all individuals
accessing the LRN Web site. In addition, the LRN Program Office must be
able to contact all laboratory personnel during an event so each
laboratory staff member that obtains access to the restricted LRN Web
site must provide his or her contact information to the LRN Program
Office.
As a requirement of membership, LRN Laboratories must report all
biological and chemical testing results to the LRN Program at CDC using
a CDC developed software tool called the LRN Results Messenger. This
information is essential for surveillance of anomalies, to support
response to an event that may involve multiple agencies and to manage
limited resources. LRN Laboratories must also participate in and report
results for Proficiency Testing Challenges or Validation Studies. LRN
Laboratories participate in multiple Proficiency Testing Challenges,
Exercises and/or Validation Studies every year consisting of five to
500 simulated samples provided by the LRN Program Office. It is
necessary to conduct such challenges in order to verify the testing
capability of the LRN Laboratories. The rarity of biological or
chemical agents perceived to be of bioterrorism concern prevents some
LRN Laboratories from maintaining proficiency as a result of day-to-day
testing. Simulated samples are therefore distributed to ensure
proficiency across the LRN. The results obtained from testing these
simulated samples must also be entered into Results Messenger for
evaluation by the LRN Program Office.
During a surge event resulting from a bioterrorism or chemical
terrorism attack, LRN Laboratories are also required to submit all
testing results using LRN Results Messenger. The LRN Program Office
requires these results in order to track the progression of a
bioterrorism event and respond in the most efficient and effective way
possible and for data sharing with other Federal partners involved in
the response. The number of samples tested during a response to a
possible event could range from 10,000 to more than 500,000 samples
depending on the length and breadth of the event. Since there is
potentially a large range in the number of samples for a surge event,
CDC estimates the annualized burden for this event will be 2,250,000
hours or 625 responses per respondent.
The requalification occurred between October 24, 2014 and November
7, 2014. We had 122 domestic LRN labs tasked with completing the
requalification. We had a 90% response rate.
We conducted LRN proficiency testing (PT). The purpose of PT is to
simulate real samples for labs that would not have regularly performed
some of the LRN procedures. Having the ability to conduct LRN PTs under
OMB approval has led to improved laboratory performance and better
preparedness. In FY13, the PT passing rate was 89%, which improved to
96% in FY14 and 97% in FY15.
There is no cost to the respondents other than their time. The
total estimated annualized burden is 2,382,300 hours.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (hours)
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Public Health Laboratories....... Biennial 150 1 2
Requalification.
Public Health Laboratories....... General Surveillance 150 25 24
Testing Results.
Public Health Laboratories....... Proficiency Testing/ 150 5 56
Validation Testing
Results.
Public Health Laboratories....... Surge Event Testing 150 625 24
Results.
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 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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