[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 95 (Friday, May 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29450-29451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10410]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-20-20MZ; Docket No. CDC-2020-0043]
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 ``Emerging Infections Program
(EIP) Tracking of SARS-CoV-2 Infections among Healthcare Personnel''.
Through this project, EIP staff will collect data to: (1) Determine the
extent of COVID-19 among HCP working in U.S. healthcare facilities; (2)
describe characteristics of HCP exposed to or infected with SARS-CoV-2,
including clinical activities and personal protective equipment use;
and (3) compare exposures and other characteristics of HCP cases and
exposed HCP that do not become cases to identify risk factors or
protective factors for COVID-19.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before July 14, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0043 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.
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, of 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: [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;
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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
Emerging Infections Program Tracking of SARS-CoV-2 Infections among
Healthcare Personnel--New--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC proposes to conduct tracking and interviews of healthcare
personnel (HCP) with COVID-19 (HCP cases) and HCP exposed to COVID-19
patients but who do not become cases (HCP non-cases) to determine the
burden of infections and identify factors associated with development
of COVID-19 among HCP of healthcare facilities within catchment areas
of CDC's Emerging Infection Program's (EIP) sites, a network of 10
state health departments and their local public health and academic
partners. The EIP is currently approved under OMB Control No. 0920-0978
(expiration date: 04/30/2022). EIPs assist in local, state, and
national efforts to prevent, control, and monitor the public health
impact of infectious diseases. The 10 EIP sites are: California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New
York, Oregon and Tennessee. Up to 10 EIP sites may participate in this
information collection, depending on resource availability during the
pandemic.
EIP sites that participate in this project may choose to implement
one or both project options below:
Option 1: Tracking of SARS-CoV-2 infections among HCP;
Option 2: Assessing risk factors for infections among HCP
exposed to patients with COVID-19 in healthcare facilities.
EIP site staff will identify a convenience sample of healthcare
facilities within the EIP catchment areas. Hospitals and nursing homes
are prioritized for inclusion, but other types of facilities may
participate. Each EIP site will seek to identify three or more
facilities to participate.
For option 1, EIP staff will obtain lists of HCP cases and contact
information from local or state health department partners or in some
cases from a healthcare facility's occupational health department or
infection control program. To minimize burden on healthcare facilities,
EIP staff will attempt to obtain HCP lists and contact information from
health departments whenever possible.
For option 2, EIP staff may need to work directly with a healthcare
facility's occupational health department or infection control program
to obtain HCP names and contact information because this option
requires identification and data collection from HCP non-cases (HCP who
are exposed to COVID-19 patients but who do not develop infection).
For both options, EIP staff will collect data from HCP via
telephone interviews or a self-administered electronic case report
form. There are no costs to respondents other than their time to
participate. The total estimated annualized burden hours requested for
this collection is 2,300.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Healthcare Personnel.......... Assessment of 4,000 1 30/60 2,000
Healthcare
Personnel.
Exposed to or
Infected with
SARS-CoV-2.
Occupational Health Nurses at No form......... 50 24 15/60 300
Healthcare Facilities.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 2,300
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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.
[FR Doc. 2020-10410 Filed 5-14-20; 8:45 am]
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