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Sharon B. Arnold,
Deputy Director.
Proposed Project
Standardized National Hypothesis
Generating Questionnaire (OMB Control
Number 0920–0997, Expiration Date 10/
31/2016)—Revision—National Center
for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
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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
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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.
Background and Brief Description
It is estimated that each year roughly
1 in 6 Americans get sick, 128,000 are
hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne
diseases. CDC and partners ensure rapid
and coordinated surveillance, detection,
and response to multi-state outbreaks, to
limit the number of illnesses, and to
learn how to prevent similar outbreaks
from happening in the future.
Conducting interviews during the
initial hypothesis-generating phase of
multi-state foodborne disease outbreaks
presents numerous challenges. In the
U.S. there is not a standard, national
form or data collection system for
illnesses caused by many enteric
pathogens. Data elements for hypothesis
generation must be developed and
agreed upon for each investigation. This
process can take several days to weeks
and may cause interviews to occur long
after a person becomes ill.
CDC requests a revision to the
Standardized National HypothesisGenerating Questionnaire (SNHGQ),
used with individuals who have become
ill during a multi-state foodborne
disease event. Since the questionnaire is
designed to be administered by public
health officials as part of multi-state
hypothesis-generating interview
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activities, this questionnaire is not
expected to entail significant burden to
respondents.
The Standardized National
Hypothesis-Generating Core Elements
Project was established with the goal to
define a core set of data elements to be
used for hypothesis generation during
multistate foodborne investigations.
These elements represent the minimum
set of information that should be
available for all outbreak-associated
cases identified during hypothesis
generation. The core elements would
ensure that similar exposures would be
ascertained across many jurisdictions,
allowing for rapid pooling of data to
improve the timeliness of hypothesisgenerating analyses and shorten the
time to pinpoint how and where
contamination events occur.
The SNHGQ was designed as a data
collection tool for the core elements, to
be used when a multistate cluster of
enteric disease infections is identified.
The questionnaire is designed to be
administered over the phone by public
health officials to collect core elements
data from case-patients or their proxies.
Both the content of the questionnaire
(the core elements) and the format were
developed through a series of working
groups comprised of local, state, and
federal public health partners.
Many of the updates to the SNHGQ
were made to better align with the
questions from other existing
questionnaires. Changes include:
Exposure sections rearranged to
improve interview flow, addition of
antibiotic exposures and descriptive
clinical questions, aligning demographic
questions to conform with other OMBapproved questionnaires, addition of
new exposure questions of interest,
deletion of exposure questions that do
not need to be assessed, and re-wording
of existing questions to better align with
other OMB-approved questionnaires
and to improve question
comprehension. For this revision, CDC
also seeks to incorporate a number of
public recommendations received
during the 60-day public comment
period.
The total estimated annualized
burden for the Standardized National
Hypothesis Generating Questionnaire is
3,000 hours (approximately 4,000
individuals identified during the
hypothesis-generating phase of outbreak
investigations × 45 minutes/response).
There are no costs to respondents other
than their time.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of
respondents
Form name
Individuals ...............................
Standardized National Hypothesis Generating Questionnaire
(Core Elements).
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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0097]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
AGENCY:
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 data collection project
entitled ‘‘Data Collection for Canine
Leptospirosis Surveillance in Puerto
Rico.’’ The goals of the project are to
characterize the epidemiology of canine
leptospirosis, assess the applicability of
canine Leptospira vaccines used in
Puerto Rico, and determine potential
rodent, livestock, and wildlife reservoirs
for leptospirosis. Findings from the
study will be used to develop
recommendations for the prevention of
leptospirosis in dogs, focus human
surveillance efforts, and guide further
investigations on leptospirosis in Puerto
Rico.
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SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
received on or before December 12,
2016.
DATES:
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Number of
respondents
You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2016–
0097 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
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.
ADDRESSES:
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.
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
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45/60
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
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
‘‘Data Collection for Canine
Leptospirosis Surveillance in Puerto
Rico’’—Existing Collection in Use
without an OMB Control Number—
National Center for Emerging and
Zoonotic Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) Bacterial Special
Pathogens Branch (BSPB) requests
approval of data collection tools to be
used for active surveillance of canine
leptospirosis in Puerto Rico. Active
surveillance will allow for the collection
of prospective data on acute cases to
determine the incidence and
distribution of leptospirosis in dogs,
assess risk factors for infection,
characterize circulating Leptospira
serovars and species, assess
applicability of vaccines currently in
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-17-0997]
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
Standardized National Hypothesis Generating Questionnaire (OMB
Control Number 0920-0997, Expiration Date 10/31/2016)--Revision--
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
It is estimated that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans get sick,
128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases. CDC and
partners ensure rapid and coordinated surveillance, detection, and
response to multi-state outbreaks, to limit the number of illnesses,
and to learn how to prevent similar outbreaks from happening in the
future.
Conducting interviews during the initial hypothesis-generating
phase of multi-state foodborne disease outbreaks presents numerous
challenges. In the U.S. there is not a standard, national form or data
collection system for illnesses caused by many enteric pathogens. Data
elements for hypothesis generation must be developed and agreed upon
for each investigation. This process can take several days to weeks and
may cause interviews to occur long after a person becomes ill.
CDC requests a revision to the Standardized National Hypothesis-
Generating Questionnaire (SNHGQ), used with individuals who have become
ill during a multi-state foodborne disease event. Since the
questionnaire is designed to be administered by public health officials
as part of multi-state hypothesis-generating interview activities, this
questionnaire is not expected to entail significant burden to
respondents.
The Standardized National Hypothesis-Generating Core Elements
Project was established with the goal to define a core set of data
elements to be used for hypothesis generation during multistate
foodborne investigations. These elements represent the minimum set of
information that should be available for all outbreak-associated cases
identified during hypothesis generation. The core elements would ensure
that similar exposures would be ascertained across many jurisdictions,
allowing for rapid pooling of data to improve the timeliness of
hypothesis-generating analyses and shorten the time to pinpoint how and
where contamination events occur.
The SNHGQ was designed as a data collection tool for the core
elements, to be used when a multistate cluster of enteric disease
infections is identified. The questionnaire is designed to be
administered over the phone by public health officials to collect core
elements data from case-patients or their proxies. Both the content of
the questionnaire (the core elements) and the format were developed
through a series of working groups comprised of local, state, and
federal public health partners.
Many of the updates to the SNHGQ were made to better align with the
questions from other existing questionnaires. Changes include: Exposure
sections rearranged to improve interview flow, addition of antibiotic
exposures and descriptive clinical questions, aligning demographic
questions to conform with other OMB-approved questionnaires, addition
of new exposure questions of interest, deletion of exposure questions
that do not need to be assessed, and re-wording of existing questions
to better align with other OMB-approved questionnaires and to improve
question comprehension. For this revision, CDC also seeks to
incorporate a number of public recommendations received during the 60-
day public comment period.
The total estimated annualized burden for the Standardized National
Hypothesis Generating Questionnaire is 3,000 hours (approximately 4,000
individuals identified during the hypothesis-generating phase of
outbreak investigations x 45 minutes/response). There are no costs to
respondents other than their time.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Individuals........................ Standardized National 4,000 1 45/60
Hypothesis Generating
Questionnaire (Core
Elements).
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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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