27314 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 92 / Wednesday, May 13, 2015 / Notices 

Leroy A. Richardson, 

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2015–11510 Filed 5–12–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–15–15AHO; Docket No. CDC–2015– 

0031] 

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 efforts to reduce public 

burden and maximize the utility of 

government information, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. This notice invites 

comment on a proposed information 

collection for a retrospective evaluation 

of the prevalence of acute flaccid 

myelitis with MRI grey matter findings 

among children aged ≤18 years. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before July 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2015– 

0031 by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, 

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. All relevant comments 

received will be posted without change 

to Regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. For 

access to the docket to read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

Regulations.gov. 

Please note: All public comment should be 

submitted 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 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: 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 OMB for 

approval. To comply with this 

requirement, we are publishing this 

notice of a proposed data collection as 

described below. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. Burden means 

the total time, effort, or financial 

resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, disclose or 

provide information to or for a Federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; to develop, 

acquire, install and utilize technology 

and systems for the purpose of 

collecting, validating and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

Proposed Project 

Retrospective evaluation of the 

prevalence of acute flaccid myelitis with 

MRI grey matter findings among 

children aged ≤18 years—NEW— 

National Center for Immunization and 

Respiratory Diseases, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Acute onset limb weakness, 

commonly referred to as acute flaccid 

paralysis (AFP), is a relatively 

uncommon syndrome among children. 

From August–October 2014, several 

clusters of AFP among children were 

reported from several states within the 

United States (U.S.) and an 

epidemiologic investigation was 

initiated to elucidate the possible causes 

of these cases. 

CDC originally collected data under 

OMB Control Numbers 0920–1011 and 

0920–0009. Cases were characterized by 

distinctive abnormalities on spinal 

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in 

which pathologic changes were largely 

restricted to the central grey matter of 

the spinal cord. Due to these findings 

and to differentiate this illness from 

other forms of AFP, CDC used the term 

‘acute flaccid myelitis’ (AFM). 

The main goal of this study is to 

obtain data in order to estimate the 

baseline rate of AFM that is 

accompanied by MRI changes confined 

to spinal grey matter among children 

≤18 years of age that were seen at six 

pediatric medical centers in the United 

States. Data on spinal MRIs from years 

2005–2014 will be collected from six 

sentinel medical centers. Physicians at 

these medical centers will examine the 

MRI reports and extract data on specific 

variables using a database developed by 

CDC. 

Data will then be sent to CDC, where 

2005–2013 data will be compared with 

2014 data in order to assess if 2014 rates 

of AFM were higher than in previous 

years. Furthermore, this evaluation will 

provide important information 

regarding characteristics of patients 

presenting with AFM and grey matter 

changes, assist in determining the 

potential for surveillance focusing on 

MRI findings because AFM is not 

routinely conducted in the United 

States and identify possible risk factors. 

The data will be used to estimate a 

baseline for the rate of AFM that occurs 

in the United States each year. This 

information has not been previously 

collected, since the U.S. does not collect 

routine surveillance for AFM/AFP. 

The participation of respondents is 

voluntary. There is no cost to the 

respondents other than their time. The 


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total estimated annual burden hours for 

the proposed project are 4,250 hours. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Avg. burden 

per response 

(in hrs.) 

Total burden 

(in hrs.) 

Physicians ...................... Retrospective MRI Assessment for Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Patient Summary Form.6 8,500 5/60 4,250 

Total ........................ .............................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 4,250 

Leroy A. Richardson, 

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the 

Associate Director for Science, Office of the 

Director, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2015–11513 Filed 5–12–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–15–0728; Docket No. CDC–2015– 

0033] 

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 efforts to reduce public 

burden and maximize the utility of 

government information, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. This notice invites 

comment on a proposed revision of the 

National Notifiable Diseases 

Surveillance System (NNDSS) 

information collection. The NNDSS is 

the nation’s public health surveillance 

system that monitors the occurrence and 

spread of diseases and conditions that 

are nationally notifiable or under 

national surveillance. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before July 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2015– 

0033 by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, 

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. All relevant comments 

received will be posted without change 

to Regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. For 

access to the docket to read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

Regulations.gov. 

Please note: All public comment should be 

submitted 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 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: 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 OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, we are 

publishing this notice of a proposed 

data collection as described below. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. Burden means 

the total time, effort, or financial 

resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, disclose or 

provide information to or for a Federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; to develop, 

acquire, install and utilize technology 

and systems for the purpose of 

collecting, validating and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

Proposed Project 

National Notifiable Diseases 

Surveillance System (OMB Control No. 

0920–0728, Expires 01/31/2017)— 

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 Nationally 

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 


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