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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Public Health Ethics and
Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–23–0881; Docket No. CDC–2023–
0052]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
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 continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on a proposed information
collection project titled Data Calls for
the Laboratory Response Network
(LRN). These Data Calls are needed to
address issues concerning the response
capabilities of member facilities for
priority threat agents or to assess the
network’s ability to respond to new
emerging threats.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before August 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2023–
0052 by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.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 H21–8, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
www.regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(www.regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to
the address listed above.
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SUMMARY:
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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 Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS
H21–8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329;
Telephone: 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 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;
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; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Proposed Project
Data Calls for the Laboratory
Response Network (LRN) (OMB Control
No. 0920–0881)—Reinstatement
Without Change—National Center for
Emerging and Infectious Diseases
(NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
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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 Administration has
stated that it is the policy of the United
States to use all appropriate means, to
deter, defeat, and respond to all terrorist
attacks on our territory and resources,
both with people and facilities. The
LRN’s mission is to maintain an
integrated national and international
network of laboratories that can respond
quickly to suspected acts of biological,
chemical, or radiological terrorism,
emerging infectious diseases, and other
public health threats and emergencies.
Federal, state and local public health
laboratories join the LRN voluntarily.
When laboratories join, they assume
specific responsibilities and are
required to provide facility information
to the LRN Program Office at CDC as
well as test results for real samples or
proficiency tests. LRN laboratories
participate in Proficiency Testing
Challenges, Exercises and Validation
Studies each year. LRN information
collection is covered by OMB Control
No. 0920–0850. On occasion, CDC may
conduct a Special Data Call to obtain
additional information from LRN
laboratories regarding biological or
chemical terrorism, or emerging
infectious disease preparedness.
Although the LRN Program Office at
CDC has an extensive database of
information regarding all network
members, LRN Special Data Calls are
sometimes needed to address issues
concerning the response capabilities of
member facilities for priority threat
agents or to assess the network’s ability
to respond to new emerging threats.
Special Data Calls may be conducted via
broadcast email that asks respondents to
send information via email to the LRN
Help Desk or through online survey
tools (i.e., Survey Monkey) which
require respondents to go to a web link
and answer a series of questions.
This request is for a Reinstatement of
a Generic collection instrument that is
necessary for any impromptu data calls
that are needed. CDC requests OMB
approval for an estimated 94 annual
burden hours. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time to
participate.
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden
per response
(in hours)
Total
burden hours
Form name
Public Health Laboratories ............
Special Data Call ...........................
187
1
0.5
94
Total ........................................
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94
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Public Health Ethics and
Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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respondents
Type of respondent
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
has submitted the information
collection request titled ‘‘Information
Collections to Advance State, Tribal,
Local, and Territorial (STLT)
Governmental Agency and System
Performance, Capacity, and Program
Delivery’’ 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 January
23, 2023 to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. CDC
received one non-substantive comment
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;
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(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.
Comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. 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
Information Collections to Advance
State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial
(STLT) Governmental Agency and
System Performance, Capacity, and
Program Delivery (OMB Control
Number 0920–0879, Expiration Date 1/
31/2024)—Extension—National Center
for STLT Public Health Infrastructure
and Workforce (NCSTLTPHIW), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The mission of the Department of
Health and Human Services is to
enhance the health and well-being of all
Americans. As part of HHS, CDC
conducts critical science and provides
health information to people and
communities to save lives and protect
people from health threats. To this end,
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CDC and HHS seek to accomplish their
mission by collaborating with partners
throughout the nation and the world to
monitor health, detect and investigate
health problems, conduct research to
enhance prevention, develop and
advocate sound public health policies,
implement prevention strategies,
promote healthy behaviors, foster safe
and healthful environments, and
provide leadership and training.
CDC is requesting a three-year
approval for an Extension of a Generic
Clearance to collect information related
to domestic public health issues and
services that affect and/or involve State,
Tribal, Local, and Territorial (STLT)
government entities. The respondent
universe is comprised of STLT
governmental staff or delegates acting
on behalf of an STLT agency involved
in the provision of essential public
health services in the United States.
Delegate is defined as a governmental or
non-governmental agent (agency,
function, office or individual) acting for
a principal or submitted by another to
represent or act on their behalf. The
STLT agency is represented by an STLT
entity or delegate with a task to protect
and/or improve the public’s health.
Information will be used to: (1) assess
situational awareness of current public
health emergencies; (2) make decisions
that affect planning, response and
recovery activities of subsequent
emergencies; and (3) fill CDC and HHS
gaps in knowledge of programs and/or
STLT governments that will strengthen
surveillance, epidemiology, and
laboratory science; and/or improve
CDC’s support and technical assistance
to states and communities. CDC and
HHS will conduct brief data collections
across a range of public health topics
related to essential public health
services.
CDC estimates up to 30 data
collections with STLT governmental
staff or delegates, and 10 data
collections with local/county/city
governmental staff or delegates, will be
conducted on an annual basis.
Approximately 95% of these data
collections will be web-based and 5%
by telephone, in-person, and focus
groups. CDC will submit a description
of each data collection project to OMB
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-23-0881; Docket No. CDC-2023-0052]
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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled Data Calls for the Laboratory Response Network (LRN). These Data
Calls are needed to address issues concerning the response capabilities
of member facilities for priority threat agents or to assess the
network's ability to respond to new emerging threats.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0052 by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to www.regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (www.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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 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;
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; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Data Calls for the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) (OMB Control
No. 0920-0881)--Reinstatement Without Change--National Center for
Emerging and 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
Administration has stated that it is the policy of the United States to
use all appropriate means, to deter, defeat, and respond to all
terrorist attacks on our territory and resources, both with people and
facilities. The LRN's mission is to maintain an integrated national and
international network of laboratories that can respond quickly to
suspected acts of biological, chemical, or radiological terrorism,
emerging infectious diseases, and other public health threats and
emergencies.
Federal, state and local public health laboratories join the LRN
voluntarily. When laboratories join, they assume specific
responsibilities and are required to provide facility information to
the LRN Program Office at CDC as well as test results for real samples
or proficiency tests. LRN laboratories participate in Proficiency
Testing Challenges, Exercises and Validation Studies each year. LRN
information collection is covered by OMB Control No. 0920-0850. On
occasion, CDC may conduct a Special Data Call to obtain additional
information from LRN laboratories regarding biological or chemical
terrorism, or emerging infectious disease preparedness. Although the
LRN Program Office at CDC has an extensive database of information
regarding all network members, LRN Special Data Calls are sometimes
needed to address issues concerning the response capabilities of member
facilities for priority threat agents or to assess the network's
ability to respond to new emerging threats. Special Data Calls may be
conducted via broadcast email that asks respondents to send information
via email to the LRN Help Desk or through online survey tools (i.e.,
Survey Monkey) which require respondents to go to a web link and answer
a series of questions.
This request is for a Reinstatement of a Generic collection
instrument that is necessary for any impromptu data calls that are
needed. CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 94 annual burden
hours. There is no cost to respondents other than their time to
participate.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hours) hours
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Public Health Laboratories.. Special Data 187 1 0.5 94
Call.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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