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indicating presence or absence of
pneumoconiosis. The format of the
autopsy reports is variable depending
on the pathologist conducting the
autopsy. Since an autopsy report is
routinely completed by a pathologist,
the only additional burden is the
specific request for a clinical abstract of
terminal illness and final diagnosis
relating to pneumoconiosis. Therefore,
only five minutes of additional burden
is estimated for the pathologist’s report.
• Consent, Release and History Form
(2.6)—This form documents written
authorization from the next of kin to
perform an autopsy on the deceased
miner. A minimum of essential
information is collected regarding the
deceased miner including an
occupational history and a smoking
history. From past experience, it is
estimated that 15 minutes is required for
the next-of-kin to complete this form.
• DRAFT Authorization for Payment
of Autopsy Form (2.XX)—Revised 42
CFR part 37.204 outlines a need for a
physician pathologist to obtain written
authorization from NIOSH and
agreement regarding payment amount
for services specified in § 37.202(a) by
completing the Authorization for
Payment of Autopsy form and
submitting it to the CWHSP for
authorization prior to completing an
autopsy on a coal miner. This is a new
form. It will be completed by the
pathologist who intends on conducting
an autopsy and the form will collect:
Demographic information on the
deceased miner, characteristics of the
miner’s pneumoconiosis (if known by
the pathologist), demographic and
medical licensure information from the
requesting pathologist, and proposed
payment amount to complete the
autopsy in accordance with § 37.203. It
is estimated that 15 minutes is required
for the pathologist to complete this
form.
There are no costs to respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated burden being requested is
11,757 hours.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Form name
Coal Mine Operator ..............................................
Coal Mine Contractor ............................................
Radiograph Facility Supervisor .............................
Coal Miner ............................................................
Coal Miner—Radiograph ......................................
B Reader Physician ..............................................
B Reader Physician Challenge to Disciplinary Action and Appeal of Decertification Decision.
Physicians taking the B Reader Examination ......
Spirometry Facility Supervisor ..............................
Spirometry Facility Employee ...............................
Spirometry Technician ..........................................
Coal Miner—Spirometry .......................................
Pathologist ............................................................
2.10 ...............................
2.18 ...............................
2.11 ...............................
2.9 .................................
No form required ..........
2.8 .................................
No form required ..........
220
160
20
8,500
8,500
10
2
1
1
1
1
1
1,760
4
30/60
30/60
30/60
20/60
15/60
3/60
30/60
110
80
10
2833
2125
880
4
220
15
8,500
8,500
8,500
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
10/60
30/60
5/60
20/60
15/60
5/60
37
8
708
2833
2125
1
4
1
5/60
1
Next-of-kin for deceased miner ............................
Autopsy Prior Authorization ..................................
2.12 ...............................
2.14 ...............................
2.13 ...............................
2.15 ...............................
No form required ..........
Invoice—No standard
form.
Pathology Report—No
standard form.
2.6 .................................
0.1585 ...........................
4
4
1
1
15/60
15/60
1
1
Total ...............................................................
.......................................
........................
........................
........................
11,757
Pathologist ............................................................
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice with comment period.
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies the opportunity to comment on
a proposed and/or continuing
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This notice invites comment on a
proposed information collection project
titled ‘‘Asthma Information Reporting
System (AIRS)’’ (OMB Control No.
0920–0853; expiration date 5/31/2020).
The purpose of AIRS is to collect
performance measure and surveillance
data designed to increase the efficiency
and effectiveness of state, local and
territorial asthma programs and to
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monitor the impact of state, local,
territorial and national programs.
CDC must receive written
comments on or before February 4,
2020.
DATES:
You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2019–
0106 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, 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. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
Regulations.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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Please note: Submit all comments 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 Jeffrey M. Zirger,
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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 the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. 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;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. 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 submissions
of responses.
5. Assess information collection costs.
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Proposed Project
Asthma Information and Reporting
System (AIRS)—Revision—National
Center for Environmental Health
(NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In 1999, the CDC began its National
Asthma Control Program (NACP), a
public health approach to address the
burden of asthma. The program
supports the proposed objectives of
‘‘Healthy People 2030’’ for asthma, and
is based on the public health principles
of surveillance, partnerships,
interventions, and evaluation. The CDC
requests a three-year approval to revise
the ‘‘Asthma Information Reporting
System (AIRS)’’ (OMB Control No.
0920–0853; expiration date 5/31/2020).
Specifically, CDC seeks to make the
following changes:
• Increase the number of respondents
from 25 to 30.
• Increase the burden from 89 hours
to 105 hours.
• Reduce and consolidate the
required performance measures (PMs),
from 18 to eight core measures.
• Change the collection method for
receipt of PMs from an Excel
spreadsheet to a newly developed
electronic reporting tool (SharePoint
site).
• Include instructions for the newly
developed electronic reporting tool that
will be utilized to report the eight core
PMs.
• Change the collection method for
receipt of surveillance data, from
uploading to a SharePoint site to
submitting by email to a dedicated
mailbox.
• Update the estimated annualized
cost to the government to reflect current
funding for the cooperative agreement,
updated salaries for staff, and contractor
costs for development of the new
electronic reporting tool.
The three-year approval will allow
CDC to continue to monitor states’
program planning and delivery of public
health activities and the programs’
collaboration with health care systems
through a new five-year cooperative
agreement—A Comprehensive Public
Health Approach to Asthma Control
through Evidence-Based Interventions
(CDC–RFA–EH19–1902).
The goal of this data collection is to
provide NCEH with routine information
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about the activities and performance of
the state, local and territorial recipients
funded under the NACP through an
annual reporting system. NACP requires
recipients to report activities related to
partnerships, infrastructure, evaluation
and interventions to monitor the
programs’ performance in reducing the
burden of asthma. AIRS also includes
two forms to collect aggregate
emergency department (ED) visits and
hospital discharge (HD) data from
recipients.
AIRS was first approved by OMB in
2010 to collect data in a web-based
system to monitor and guide
participating state health departments.
Since implementation in 2010, AIRS
and the technical assistance provided by
CDC staff have provided states with
uniform data reporting methods and
linkages to other states’ asthma program
information and resources. Thus, AIRS
has saved state resources and staff time
when asthma programs embark on
asthma activities similar to those
conducted elsewhere.
In the past three years, AIRS data
were used to:
• Serve as a resource to NCEH when
addressing congressional, departmental
and institutional inquiries.
• Help the branch align its current
interventions with CDC goals and
allowed the monitoring of progress
toward these goals.
• Allow the NACP and the state
asthma programs to make more
informed decisions about activities to
achieve objectives.
• Facilitate communication about
interventions across states and enable
inquiries regarding interventions by
populations with a disproportionate
burden, age groups, geographic areas
and other variables of interest.
• Provide feedback to the grantees
about their performance relative to
others through the distribution of two
written reports and several
presentations (webinar and in-person)
summarizing the results.
• Customize and provide technical
assistance and support materials to
address implementation challenges.
There will be no cost to respondents
other than their time to complete the
PM Reporting Tool, ED Visits Reporting
Form, and HD Reporting Form, on an
annual basis. The estimated annualized
time burden is 105 hours.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
(in hours)
Form name
Funded Asthma Program Recipients
Performance Measures Reporting
Tool.
Emergency Department Visits Reporting Form.
Hospital Discharge Reporting Form
30
1
150/60
75
30
1
30/60
15
30
1
30/60
15
...........................................................
........................
........................
........................
105
Total ...........................................
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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AGENCY:
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing efforts to reduce public
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government information, invites the
general public and other Federal
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continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-20-0853; Docket No. CDC-2019-0106]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the
utility of government information, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection project titled ``Asthma Information Reporting
System (AIRS)'' (OMB Control No. 0920-0853; expiration date 5/31/2020).
The purpose of AIRS is to collect performance measure and surveillance
data designed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of state,
local and territorial asthma programs and to monitor the impact of
state, local, territorial and national programs.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before February 4, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2019-
0106 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, 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. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to Regulations.gov.
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Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal
eRulemaking portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address
listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email:
[email protected].
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 the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a
proposed data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
1. 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;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. 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
submissions of responses.
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Asthma Information and Reporting System (AIRS)--Revision--National
Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In 1999, the CDC began its National Asthma Control Program (NACP),
a public health approach to address the burden of asthma. The program
supports the proposed objectives of ``Healthy People 2030'' for asthma,
and is based on the public health principles of surveillance,
partnerships, interventions, and evaluation. The CDC requests a three-
year approval to revise the ``Asthma Information Reporting System
(AIRS)'' (OMB Control No. 0920-0853; expiration date 5/31/2020).
Specifically, CDC seeks to make the following changes:
Increase the number of respondents from 25 to 30.
Increase the burden from 89 hours to 105 hours.
Reduce and consolidate the required performance measures
(PMs), from 18 to eight core measures.
Change the collection method for receipt of PMs from an
Excel spreadsheet to a newly developed electronic reporting tool
(SharePoint site).
Include instructions for the newly developed electronic
reporting tool that will be utilized to report the eight core PMs.
Change the collection method for receipt of surveillance
data, from uploading to a SharePoint site to submitting by email to a
dedicated mailbox.
Update the estimated annualized cost to the government to
reflect current funding for the cooperative agreement, updated salaries
for staff, and contractor costs for development of the new electronic
reporting tool.
The three-year approval will allow CDC to continue to monitor
states' program planning and delivery of public health activities and
the programs' collaboration with health care systems through a new
five-year cooperative agreement--A Comprehensive Public Health Approach
to Asthma Control through Evidence-Based Interventions (CDC-RFA-EH19-
1902).
The goal of this data collection is to provide NCEH with routine
information about the activities and performance of the state, local
and territorial recipients funded under the NACP through an annual
reporting system. NACP requires recipients to report activities related
to partnerships, infrastructure, evaluation and interventions to
monitor the programs' performance in reducing the burden of asthma.
AIRS also includes two forms to collect aggregate emergency department
(ED) visits and hospital discharge (HD) data from recipients.
AIRS was first approved by OMB in 2010 to collect data in a web-
based system to monitor and guide participating state health
departments. Since implementation in 2010, AIRS and the technical
assistance provided by CDC staff have provided states with uniform data
reporting methods and linkages to other states' asthma program
information and resources. Thus, AIRS has saved state resources and
staff time when asthma programs embark on asthma activities similar to
those conducted elsewhere.
In the past three years, AIRS data were used to:
Serve as a resource to NCEH when addressing congressional,
departmental and institutional inquiries.
Help the branch align its current interventions with CDC
goals and allowed the monitoring of progress toward these goals.
Allow the NACP and the state asthma programs to make more
informed decisions about activities to achieve objectives.
Facilitate communication about interventions across states
and enable inquiries regarding interventions by populations with a
disproportionate burden, age groups, geographic areas and other
variables of interest.
Provide feedback to the grantees about their performance
relative to others through the distribution of two written reports and
several presentations (webinar and in-person) summarizing the results.
Customize and provide technical assistance and support
materials to address implementation challenges.
There will be no cost to respondents other than their time to
complete the PM Reporting Tool, ED Visits Reporting Form, and HD
Reporting Form, on an annual basis. The estimated annualized time
burden is 105 hours.
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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 Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Funded Asthma Program Performance 30 1 150/60 75
Recipients. Measures
Reporting Tool.
Emergency 30 1 30/60 15
Department
Visits
Reporting Form.
Hospital 30 1 30/60 15
Discharge
Reporting Form.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 105
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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