Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 / Notices 78363 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System. 

Michele Taylor Fennell, 

Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25227 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System. 

ACTION: Notice, request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System (Board) invites 

comment on a proposal to extend for 

three years, without revision, the 

Applications for Employment with the 

Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System (FR 28; OMB No. 7100– 

0181). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by FR 28, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Agency website: https://

www.federalreserve.gov/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments at 

https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ 

foia/proposedregs.aspx. 

• Email: regs.comments@

federalreserve.gov. Include the OMB 

number or FR number in the subject line 

of the message. 

• FAX: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452– 

3102. 

• Mail: Federal Reserve Board of 

Governors, Attn: Ann E. Misback, 

Secretary of the Board, Mailstop M– 

4775, 2001 C St NW, Washington, DC 

20551. 

All public comments are available 

from the Board’s website at https:// 

www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/ 

proposedregs.aspx as submitted, unless 

modified for technical reasons or to 

remove personally identifiable 

information at the commenter’s request. 

Accordingly, comments will not be 

edited to remove any confidential 

business information, identifying 

information, or contact information. 

Public comments may also be viewed 

electronically or in paper in Room M– 

4365A, 2001 C St NW, Washington, DC 

20551, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 

on weekdays, except for Federal 

holidays. For security reasons, the 

Board requires that visitors make an 

appointment to inspect comments. You 

may do so by calling (202) 452–3684. 

Upon arrival, visitors will be required to 

present valid government-issued photo 

identification and to submit to security 

screening in order to inspect and 

photocopy comments. 

Additionally, commenters may send a 

copy of their comments to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) Desk 

Officer for the Federal Reserve Board, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, New Executive Office Building, 

Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20503, or by fax to 

(202) 395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Federal Reserve Board Clearance 

Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi—Office of 

the Chief Data Officer, Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, nuha.elmaghrabi@frb.gov, (202) 

452–3884. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board 

authority under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and 

assign OMB control numbers to 

collections of information conducted or 

sponsored by the Board. In exercising 

this delegated authority, the Board is 

directed to take every reasonable step to 

solicit comment. In determining 

whether to approve a collection of 

information, the Board will consider all 

comments received from the public and 

other agencies. 

During the comment period for this 

proposal, a copy of the proposed PRA 

OMB submission, including the draft 

reporting form and instructions, 

supporting statement (which contains 

more detail about the information 

collection and burden estimates than 

this notice), and other documentation, 

will be made available on the Board’s 

public website at https://www.federal

reserve.gov/apps/reportingforms/home/ 

review or may be requested from the 

agency clearance officer, whose name 

appears above. Final versions of these 

documents will be made available at 

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain, if approved. 

Request for Comment on Information 

Collection Proposal 

The Board invites public comment on 

the following information collection, 

which is being reviewed under 

authority delegated by the OMB under 

the PRA. Comments are invited on the 

following: 

a. Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the Board’s functions, 

including whether the information has 

practical utility; 

b. The accuracy of the Board’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

information collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

c. Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

d. Ways to minimize the burden of 

information collection on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and 

e. Estimates of capital or startup costs 

and costs of operation, maintenance, 

and purchase of services to provide 

information. 

At the end of the comment period, the 

comments and recommendations 

received will be analyzed to determine 

the extent to which the Board should 

modify the proposal. 

Proposal Under OMB Delegated 

Authority To Extend for Three Years, 

Without Revision, the Following 

Information Collection 

Collection Title: Applications for 

Employment with the Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System. 

Collection Identifier: FR 28. 

OMB Control Number: 7100–0181. 

General Description of Collection: The 

FR 28 is comprised of the Application 

for Employment (FR 28a), Applicant’s 

Voluntary Self-Identification (FR 28s), 

Research Assistant Candidate Survey of 

Interests and Computer Experience (FR 

28i), and Pre-Hire Conflict of Interest 

Screening Form (FR 28c). 

The Application for Employment (FR 

28a) collects information to determine 

the qualifications of applicants for 

employment with the Board (such as 

education and training, employment 

record, and other information since the 

time the applicant left high school). 

Among other things, the FR 28a is used 

to examine, rate, or assess the 

applicant’s qualifications, and to contact 

the applicant to arrange an interview. 

The Applicant’s Voluntary SelfIdentification (FR 28s) is an optional 

form that collects information on the 

applicant’s gender, race, and ethnicity. 

The Research Assistant Candidate 

Survey of Interests and Computer 

Experience (FR 28i) collects information 

on a Research Assistant (RA) applicant’s 

level of interest in various economic 

topics and experience in different data 

analytics/programs. The Pre-Hire 

Conflict of Interest Screening Form (FR 

28c) collects information from external 

applicants after they have been selected 

for an interview at the Board regarding 

certain financial interests that could 

pose a conflict of interest based on the 

duties of the position for which they are 

applying. Although certain conflicts of 

interest information is requested on the 


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1More detailed information regarding this 

collection, including more detailed burden 

estimates, can be found in the OMB Supporting 

Statement posted at https://www.federalreserve.gov/ 

apps/reportingforms/home/review. On the page 

displayed at the link, you can find the OMB 

Supporting Statement by referencing the collection 

identifier, FR 28. 

FR 28a, the FR 28c requests additional 

information to make sure that conflicts 

of interest are fully vetted before an 

applicant is employed at the Board. 

The information collected through the 

FR 28 is used to assist the Board in 

recruiting and hiring individuals for 

Board employment, retaining qualified 

employees, and periodically reviewing 

its hiring practices. 

Frequency: Event-generated. 

Respondents: Individuals seeking 

employment with the Board. 

Total estimated number of 

respondents: 17,150. 

Total estimated annual burden hours: 

7,208.1

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, November 8, 2023. 

Michele Taylor Fennell, 

Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25115 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–24–0666] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

has submitted the information 

collection request titled ‘‘National 

Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)’’ 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 August 21, 2023 to obtain 

comments from the public and affected 

agencies. CDC received one 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; 

(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 

National Healthcare Safety Network 

(NHSN) (OMB Control No. 0920–0666, 

Exp. 6/30/2026)—Revision—National 

Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 

Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The Division of Healthcare Quality 

Promotion (DHQP), National Center for 

Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 

Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) collects 

data from healthcare facilities in the 

National Healthcare Safety Network 

(NHSN) under OMB Control Number 

0920–0666. During the early stages of its 

development, NHSN began as a 

voluntary surveillance system in 2005 

managed by DHQP. NHSN provides 

facilities, states, regions, and the nation 

with data necessary to identify problem 

areas, measure the progress of 

prevention efforts, and ultimately 

eliminate healthcare-associated 

infections (HAIs) nationwide. NHSN 

allows healthcare facilities to track 

blood safety errors and various HAI 

prevention practice methods such as 

healthcare personnel influenza vaccine 

status and corresponding infection 

control adherence rates. 

Enrollment in NHSN has 

continuously increased, with over 

37,000 actively reporting healthcare 

facilities across the U.S. Of the total 

enrolled healthcare facilities, there are 

over 6,000 acute care facilities; 8,400 

dialysis facilities; 600 long-term acute 

care facilities; 400 inpatient 

rehabilitation facilities; 800 inpatient 

psychiatric facilities; nearly 20,000 

long-term care facilities; and 6,000 

ambulatory surgery facilities. NHSN 

currently has eight components: Patient 

Safety (PS), Healthcare Personnel Safety 

(HPS), Biovigilance (BV), Long-Term 

Care Facility (LTCF), Outpatient 

Procedure (OPC), Dialysis Component, 

Neonatal Component, and Medication 

Safety Component. 

Data reported under the Patient Safety 

Component are used to determine the 

magnitude of the healthcare-associated 

adverse events and trends in the rates of 

the events, in the distribution of 

pathogens, and in the adherence to 

prevention practices. Data will help 

detect changes in the epidemiology of 

adverse events resulting from new 

medical therapies and changing patient 

risks. Additionally, reported data is 

being used to describe the epidemiology 

of antimicrobial use and resistance and 

to better understand the relationship of 

antimicrobial therapy to this rising 

problem. 

Under the Healthcare Personnel 

Safety Component, protocols and data 

on events—both positive and adverse— 

are used to determine: (1) the magnitude 

of adverse events in healthcare 

personnel; and (2) compliance with 

immunization and sharps injuries safety 

guidelines. 

Under the Biovigilance Component, 

data on adverse reactions and incidents 

associated with blood transfusions are 

reported and analyzed to provide 

national estimates of adverse reactions 

and incidents. 

Under the Long-Term Care Facility 

Component (LTCF), data is captured 

from skilled nursing facilities. Reporting 

methods under the LTCF component 

have been created by using forms from 

the PS Component as a model with 

modifications to specifically address the 

specific characteristics of LTCF 

residents and the unique data needs of 

these facilities reporting into NHSN. 


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