[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55965-55966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22732]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-20-0881; Docket No. CDC-2019-0086]
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 ``Data Calls for the Laboratory
Response Network.'' This is data collected from its members concerning
their capacity to respond to public health emergencies.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before December 17,
2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2019-
0086 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;
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
Data Calls for the Laboratory Response Network (OMB Control No.
0920-0881, Exp. 3/31/2020)--Extension--National Center for Emerging
Zoonotic 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 (Attachment 1), 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. 0920-0852.
CDC may conduct a Special Data Call to obtain additional
information from LRN laboratories regarding biological 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 (Attachment 3). This request for extension is a generic
clearance that is necessary for any impromptu data calls that are
needed.
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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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Public Health Laboratorians... Special Data 136 1 30/60 68
Call.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 68
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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. 2019-22732 Filed 10-17-19; 8:45 am]
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