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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry
[30 Day–19–0047]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR) has submitted the information
collection request titled ‘‘Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery’’ to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. ATSDR previously published
a ‘‘Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations’’ notice on March 1,
2018 to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. ATSDR
received four non-substantive comments
related to the previous notice. This
notice serves to allow an additional 30
days for public and affected agency
comments.
ATSDR will accept all comments for
this proposed information collection
project. The Office of Management and
Budget is particularly interested in
comments that:
(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. Direct
written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the items contained in this
notice to the Attention: CDC Desk
Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
395–5806. Provide written comments
within 30 days of notice publication.
Proposed Project
Generic Clearance for the Collection
of Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery (OMB Control Number
0923–0047, Expiration Date 12/31/
2018)—Extension—National Center for
Environmental Health and Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(NCEH/ATSDR), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The information collection activity
will garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: The
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
The Agency received four nonsubstantive comments in response to the
60-day notice published in the Federal
Register on March 1, 2018 (83 FR 8870).
Respondents will be screened and
selected from Individuals and
Households, Businesses, Organizations,
and/or State, Local or Tribal
Government. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time. The
estimated annualized burden hours for
this data collection activity are 7,075.
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Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Type of respondents
Form Name
Individuals and Households, Businesses, Organizations, and/or State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Small discussion groups ................................
300
1
90/60
Request for customer comment cards/complaint forms/post-conference or training
surveys.
Focus groups of customers, potential customers, delivery partners, or other stakeholders.
Qualitative customer satisfaction surveys or
interviews.
1,500
1
15/60
2,000
1
2
3,000
1
30/60
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Type of respondents
Number of
respondents
Form Name
Usability testing/in-person observation testing
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting Lead, Information Collection Review
Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office
of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
has submitted the information
collection request titled National
Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. CDC
previously published a ‘‘Proposed Data
Collection Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations’’
notice on June 13, 2018 to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies. CDC received 2 comments
related to the previous notice. This
notice serves to allow an additional 30
days for public and affected agency
comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this
proposed information collection project.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
that:
(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,
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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. Direct
written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the items contained in this
notice to the Attention: CDC Desk
Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
395–5806. Provide written comments
within 30 days of notice publication.
Proposed Project
National Notifiable Diseases
Surveillance System (OMB Control
Number: 0920–0728, Exp. Date:
February 28, 2021)—Revision—Center
for Surveillance, Epidemiology and
Laboratory Services (CSELS), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Public Health Services Act (42
U.S.C. 241) authorizes CDC to
disseminate nationally notifiable
condition information. The National
Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
(NNDSS) is based on data collected at
the state, territorial and local levels as
a result of legislation and regulations in
those jurisdictions that require health
care providers, medical laboratories,
and other entities to submit healthrelated data on reportable conditions to
public health departments. These
reportable conditions, which include
infectious and non-infectious diseases,
vary by jurisdiction depending upon
each jurisdiction’s health priorities and
needs. Infectious disease agents and
environmental hazards often cross
geographical boundaries. Each year, the
Council of State and Territorial Disease
Epidemiologists (CSTE), supported by
CDC, determines which reportable
conditions should be designated
nationally notifiable or under
standardized surveillance and
voluntarily submitted to CDC so that
information can be shared across
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Number of
responses per
respondent
1,500
1
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
30/60
jurisdictional boundaries and
surveillance and prevention and control
activities can be coordinated at regional
and national levels.
CDC requests a three-year approval for
this Revision which includes (1) receipt
of case notification data for Candida
auris (C. auris) which is now nationally
notifiable; (2) receipt of case notification
data and disease-specific data elements
for Carbapenemase-Producing
Carbapenem-Resistant
Enterobacteriaceae (CP–CRE) which is
now nationally notifiable; (3) receipt of
case notification data and diseasespecific data elements for S. Paratyphi
Infection which is now nationally
notifiable; (4) renaming Typhoid Fever
to ‘‘S. Typhi Infection’’ on the List of
Nationally Notifiable Conditions; (5)
receipt of case notification data and
disease-specific data elements for
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning; (6)
receipt of case notification data and
disease-specific data elements for
Tuberculosis (TB) Disease; (7) receipt of
case notification data and diseasespecific data elements for Latent TB
Infection which is now under
standardized surveillance; (8) receipt of
case notification data for Respiratory
Syncytial Virus (RSV)-Associated
Mortality which is now under
standardized surveillance; (9) receipt of
disease-specific data elements for Shiga
Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli
(STEC), Salmonellosis, Shigellosis,
Campylobacteriosis, Cryptosporidiosis,
Cyclosporiasis, Cholera, Vibriosis, S.
Typhi Infection, S. Paratyphi Infection,
Lyme Disease, Invasive Haemophilus
influenzae Disease, Meningococcal
Disease, Invasive Pneumococcal
Disease, Psittacosis, Legionellosis,
Tickborne Rickettsial Diseases (TBRD),
and Hepatitis; and (10) the extension of
the pilot period by two years for
receiving sexual orientation and gender
identity (SO/GI) data elements for
sexually transmitted diseases (STD).
The burden estimates include the
number of hours that the public health
department uses to process and send
case notification data from their
jurisdiction to CDC. Specifically, the
burden estimates include separate
burden hours incurred for automated
and non-automated transmissions,
separate weekly burden hours incurred
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[30 Day-19-0047]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has submitted the
information collection request titled ``Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. ATSDR
previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public
Comment and Recommendations'' notice on March 1, 2018 to obtain
comments from the public and affected agencies. ATSDR received four
non-substantive comments related to the previous notice. This notice
serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency
comments.
ATSDR will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(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 [email protected]. Direct written comments
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.
Proposed Project
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery (OMB Control Number 0923-0047, Expiration Date
12/31/2018)--Extension--National Center for Environmental Health and
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The information collection activity will garner qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving service
delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that provides
useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not statistical
surveys that yield quantitative results that can be generalized to the
population of study. This feedback will provide insights into customer
or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an
early warning of issues with service, or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery
of products or services. These collections will allow for ongoing,
collaborative and actionable communications between the Agency and its
customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute
directly to the improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior fielding the
study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to
have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other
generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
The Agency received four non-substantive comments in response to
the 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on March 1, 2018
(83 FR 8870).
Respondents will be screened and selected from Individuals and
Households, Businesses, Organizations, and/or State, Local or Tribal
Government. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. The
estimated annualized burden hours for this data collection activity are
7,075.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form Name Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (in hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Individuals and Households, Small discussion groups.... 300 1 90/60
Businesses, Organizations, and/or
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Request for customer 1,500 1 15/60
comment cards/complaint
forms/post-conference or
training surveys.
Focus groups of customers, 2,000 1 2
potential customers,
delivery partners, or
other stakeholders.
Qualitative customer 3,000 1 30/60
satisfaction surveys or
interviews.
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Usability testing/in-person 1,500 1 30/60
observation testing.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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