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 Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-24-0978; Docket No. CDC-2024-0013]
 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 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). EIP is a population-based surveillance activity conducted via active, laboratory case finding that is used for detecting, identifying, and monitoring emerging pathogens.
 DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before April 29, 2024.
 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-0013 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: 
                        *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;
                    ( print page 14502) 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 Emerging Infections Program (EIP) (OMB Control No. 0920-0978, Exp. 2/28/2026)—Revision—National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description The Emerging Infections Programs (EIPs) are population-based centers of excellence established through a network of state health departments collaborating with academic institutions; local health departments; public health and clinical laboratories; infection control professionals; and healthcare providers. EIPs assist in local, state, and national efforts to prevent, control, and monitor the public health impact of infectious diseases. Activities of the EIPs fall into the following general categories: (1) active surveillance; (2) applied public health epidemiologic and laboratory activities; (3) implementation and evaluation of pilot prevention/intervention projects; and (4) flexible response to public health emergencies. Activities of the EIPs are designed to: (1) address issues that the EIP network is particularly suited to investigate; (2) maintain sufficient flexibility for emergency response and new problems as they arise; (3) develop and evaluate public health interventions to inform public health policy and treatment guidelines; (4) incorporate training as a key function; and (5) prioritize projects that lead directly to the prevention of disease. A Revision is being submitted to make existing collection instruments clearer, consolidate forms and to add new forms. These forms will allow the EIP to better detect, identify, track changes in laboratory testing methodology, gather information about laboratory utilization in the EIP catchment area to ensure that all cases are being captured, and survey EIP staff to evaluate program quality. CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 42,440 annual burden hours. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
Type of 
                             respondent
Form number
Form name
Number of 
                             respondents
Number of 
                             responses per  
                             respondent
Average 
                             burden  
                             per response  
                             (in hours)
Current 
                             total burden  
                             (in hours)State Health Department
ABC.100.1
ABCs Case Report Form
10
809
20/60
2697ABC.100.2
ABCs Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children and Adults Case Report Form
10
127
10/60
212ABC.100.3
ABCs 
                            *H. influenzae*
                             Neonatal Sepsis Expanded Surveillance Form
10
6
10/60
10ABC.100.4
ABCs Severe GAS Infection Supplemental Form
10
136
20/60
453ABC.100.5
ABCs Neonatal Infection Expanded Tracking Form
10
37
20/60
123FN.200.1
FoodNet Campylobacter
10
970
21/60
3395FN.200.2
FoodNet Cyclospora
10
42
10/60
70FN.200.3
FoodNet Listeria monocytogenes
10
16
20/60
53FN.200.4
FoodNet Salmonella
10
855
21/60
2993FN.200.5
FoodNet Shiga toxin producing E. coli
10
290
20/60
967FN.200.6
FoodNet Shigella
10
234
10/60
390FN.200.7
FoodNet Vibrio
10
46
10/60
77FN.200.8
FoodNet Yersinia
10
55
10/60
92FN.200.9
FoodNet Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
10
10
1
100FN.200.10
FoodNet Clinical Laboratory Practices and Testing Volume
10
70
10/60
117FSN.300.1
FluSurv-Net Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network Case Report Form
15
727
25/60
4544FSN.300.2
FluSurv-Net Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Project Vaccination Phone Script and Consent Form (English/Spanish)
14
16
10/60
37FSN.300.3
FluSurv-Net Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Project Provider Vaccination History Fax Form (Children/Adults)
14
126
5/60
147FSN.300.4
FluSurv-NET Laboratory Survey
15
16
10/60
40HAIC.400.1
HAIC—Multi-site Gram-Negative Surveillance Initiative (MuGSI) Case Report Form
11
1581
29/60
8406HAIC.400.2
HAIC MuGSI CA CP-CRE Health interview
10
10
30/60
50HAIC.400.3
HAIC MuGSI Supplemental Surveillance Officer Survey
11
1
20/60
4HAIC.400.4
HAIC—Invasive 
                            *Staphylococcus aureus*
                             Infection Case Report Form
10
788
29/60
3809HAIC.400.5
HAIC—Invasive 
                            *Staphylococcus aureus*
                             Laboratory Survey
10
11
9/60
17HAIC.400.6
HAIC—Invasive 
                            *Staphylococcus aureus*
                             Supplemental Surveillance Officers Survey
10
1
10.5/60
2( print page 14503)HAIC.400.7
HAIC—CDI Case Report and Treatment Form
10
1650
38/60
10450HAIC.400.8
HAIC—Annual Survey of Laboratory Testing Practices for 
                            *C. difficile*
                             Infections
10
16
17/60
45HAIC.400.9
HAIC—CDI Annual Surveillance Officers Survey
10
1
15/60
3HAIC.400.10
HAIC—Emerging Infections Program 
                            *C. difficile Surveillance Nursing Home Telephone Survey (LTCF)*
10
45
5/60
38HAIC.400.11
HAIC Candidemia Case Report Form
10
170
40/60
1133HAIC.400.12
HAIC—Laboratory Testing Practices for Candidemia Questionnaire
10
20
14/60
47HAIC.400.13
HAIC Death Ascertainment Project
10
8
1440/60
1,920Total





42,440
 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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