[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84144-84145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24308]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-25-1360; Docket No. CDC-2024-0077]


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 continuing information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This 
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project 
titled CryptoNet Case Report Form. The CryptoNet Case Report Form will 
be used by federal, state, and local public health officials 
responsible for conducting interviews with reported cases of 
cryptosporidiosis in their jurisdiction in order to systematically 
assess core exposure elements and risk factors among cases of 
cryptosporidiosis.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before December 20, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-
0077 by either of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> 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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e48b8986a4878087ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="56393b341635323578313920">[email protected]</span></a>.

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;
    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

    CryptoNet Case Report Form (OMB Control No. 0920-1360, Exp. 1/31/
2025)--Revision--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch (WDPB) in the Division of 
Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED) works to 
prevent domestic and global water-related diseases. The WDPB is 
comprised of five teams, including the Domestic Waterborne Disease 
Epidemiology and Response (WDER) Team, which focuses on the prevention 
and control of waterborne-related diseases and outbreaks in the United 
States. One of the diseases included in the team's work is 
cryptosporidiosis, an acute diarrheal disease caused by infection with 
Cryptosporidium parasites. The Case Surveillance Program is a subunit 
within the Domestic WDER Team that focuses on the data collection and 
management activities of five waterborne diseases, including 
cryptosporidiosis, in the United States. The Case Surveillance 
Program's current scope of work includes modernizing data collection 
and management, enabling data connections, and improving public data 
access to aid public health action.
    CryptoNet is the first molecular tracking system for 
Cryptosporidium in

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the United States. To meet the needs of the CryptoNet and Case 
Surveillance Program, and the needs of local officials, the CryptoNet 
case report form (CRF) was developed. The CRF includes a set of data 
elements that can be used to identify exposures trends in outbreak- and 
non-outbreak-associated Cryptosporidium cases, to generate hypotheses 
about the sources of infection in clusters or outbreaks, and to 
identify strategies to prevent and control Cryptosporidium cases, 
clusters, or outbreaks.
    Data from the CRF will be used by federal, state, and local public 
health officials responsible for conducting interviews with reported 
cases of cryptosporidiosis in their jurisdiction in order to 
systemically assess core exposure elements and risk factors among cases 
of cryptosporidiosis. Collected data will be used by CDC staff to 
inform cryptosporidiosis sporadic case, cluster, and outbreak 
prevention and control strategies. CRF data elements and the CRF were 
designed for administration via telephone interviews with individuals 
ill with cryptosporidiosis, or their designated proxy.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 125 burden hours. 
Providing information is voluntary, and there are no costs to 
respondents other than their time.

                                        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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Individuals ill with            CryptoNet Case               500               1           15/60             125
 cryptosporidiosis, or their     Report Form.
 designated proxy.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             125
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health 
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-24308 Filed 10-18-24; 8:45 am]
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