Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 227 / Monday, November 25, 2024 / Notices 92939 

Clearance for data collections to support 

research focused on identifying and 

addressing environmental factors 

associated with foodborne illness 

outbreaks and other food safety issues. 

These data are essential to 

environmental public health regulators’ 

efforts to respond more effectively to 

and prevent future outbreaks and food 

safety-associated events. 

An estimated 47.8 million foodborne 

illnesses occur annually in the United 

States, resulting in 127,839 

hospitalizations, and 3,037 deaths 

annually. These figures indicate that 

foodborne illness is a significant 

problem in the U.S. Reducing foodborne 

illness requires identification and 

understanding of the environmental 

factors that cause these illnesses. CDC 

needs to know how and why food 

becomes contaminated with foodborne 

illness pathogens. This information can 

then be used to determine effective food 

safety prevention methods. Ultimately, 

these actions can lead to increased 

regulatory program effectiveness and 

decreased foodborne illness. The 

purpose of this food safety research 

program is to identify and understand 

environmental factors associated with 

foodborne illness and outbreaks. This 

program is conducted by the 

Environmental Health Specialists 

Network (EHS-Net), a collaborative 

project of CDC, FDA, USDA, and local 

and state sites. 

Environmental factors associated with 

foodborne illness include both food 

safety practices (e.g., inadequate 

cleaning practices) and the factors in the 

environment associated with those 

practices (e.g., worker and retail food 

establishment characteristics). To 

understand these factors, we need to 

collect data from those who prepare 

food (i.e., food workers) and on the 

environments in which the food is 

prepared (i.e., retail food establishment 

kitchens). Thus, data collection methods 

for this generic package include: (1) 

manager and worker interviews/ 

information collection instruments; and 

(2) observation of kitchen environments. 

Both methods allow data collection on 

food safety practices and environmental 

factors associated with those practices. 

To date, EHS-Net has conducted six 

studies under this Generic Clearance. 

The data from these studies have been 

disseminated to environmental public 

health/food safety regulatory programs 

and the food industry in the form of 

presentations at conferences and 

meetings, scientific journal 

publications, and website postings. Data 

from these studies have been presented 

in 13 articles in peer-reviewed scientific 

journals, in multiple presentations at 

national food safety conferences, and on 

CDC’s website. 

The current package is a Revision of 

the previous PRA clearance from 2021. 

This package includes the potential for 

sites to offer incentives to participants 

in EHS-Net data collection activities. 

This will not result in an increased cost 

to the Federal Government because the 

cost of incentives is included in the 

existing EHS-Net cooperative 

agreement. The annual cost to the 

Federal Government has increased by a 

maximum of $614 per year to cover the 

cost of Spanish translation of the 

manager and worker interview forms by 

the CDC Multilingual Services Team. 

CDC requests OMB approval for an 

estimated 844 annual burden hours. 

There is no change in the estimated 

annualized burden hours from the 

previous PRA Clearance and there is no 

cost to respondents other than their time 

to participate. 

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours 

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Retail managers .............................................. Manager Telephone Recruiting Script ........... 889 1 3/60 

Manager Interview/Assessment ..................... 400 1 30/60 

Observation .................................................... 400 1 30/60 

Retail food workers ......................................... Worker Recruiting/Informed Consent Script .. 2,000 1 2/60 

Worker Interview/Assessment ........................ 2,000 1 10/60 

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. 2024–27469 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10387] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 

information from the public. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information (including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information) and to allow 

60 days for public comment on the 

proposed action. Interested persons are 

invited to send comments regarding our 

burden estimates or any other aspect of 

this collection of information, including 

the necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions, 

the accuracy of the estimated burden, 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected, and the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology to minimize the 

information collection burden. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

January 24, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the document identifier or 

OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be submitted in 

any one of the following ways: 

1. Electronically. You may send your 

comments electronically to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) that are accepting 

comments. 

2. By Regular Mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: CMS, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Division of Regulations Development, 


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92940 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 227 / Monday, November 25, 2024 / Notices 

Attention: Document Identifier/OMB 

Control Number: lll, Room C4–26– 

05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, please access the CMS PRA 

website by copying and pasting the 

following web address into your web 

browser: https://www.cms.gov/ 

Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Contents 

This notice sets out a summary of the 

use and burden associated with the 

following information collections. More 

detailed information can be found in 

each collection’s supporting statement 

and associated materials (see 

ADDRESSES). 

CMS–10387 Minimum Data Set 3.0 

Nursing Home and Swing Bed 

Prospective Payment System (PPS) 

For the collection of data related to 

the Patient Driven Payment Model 

and the Skilled Nursing Facility 

Quality Reporting Program (QRP) 

Under the 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. 

The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is 

defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 

or requirements that members of the 

public submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to a third party. 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA 

requires federal agencies to publish a 

60-day notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information, before 

submitting the collection to OMB for 

approval. To comply with this 

requirement, CMS is publishing this 

notice. 

Information Collections 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Minimum Data 

Set 3.0 Nursing Home and Swing Bed 

Prospective Payment System (PPS) For 

the collection of data related to the 

Patient Driven Payment Model and the 

Skilled Nursing Facility Quality 

Reporting Program (QRP); Use: We are 

requesting to implement the MDS 3.0 

v1.20.1 beginning October 1, 2025 in 

order to meet the requirements of 

policies finalized in the Federal Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2025 Skilled Nursing Facility 

(SNF) Prospective Payment System 

(PPS) final rule (CMS–1802–F, RIN 

0938–AV30). Specifically, we finalized 

the collection of four new items as 

standardized patient assessment data 

elements, modified one item collected 

as a standardized patient assessment 

data element, and removed twenty-two 

items that are not needed for case-mix 

adjusting the SNF per diem payment for 

PDPM. As a result of these changes, the 

total annual hour burden across 

facilities has decreased, and the annual 

cost burden across facilities has 

decreased. Form Number: CMS–10387 

(OMB control number: 0938–1140); 

Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: 

Private Sector: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions; 

Number of Respondents: 15,477; Total 

Annual Responses: 1,766,806; Total 

Annual Hours: 2,675,583. (For policy 

questions regarding this collection 

contact Heidi Magladry at 410–786– 

6034). 

William N. Parham, III, 

Director, Division of Information Collections 

and Regulatory Impacts, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27522 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10849] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 

information from the public. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information, and to allow 

a second opportunity for public 

comment on the notice. Interested 

persons are invited to send comments 

regarding the burden estimate or any 

other aspect of this collection of 

information, including the necessity and 

utility of the proposed information 

collection for the proper performance of 

the agency’s functions, the accuracy of 

the estimated burden, ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected, and the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of 

information must be received by the 

OMB desk officer by December 26, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written 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. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, please access the CMS PRA 

website by copying and pasting the 

following web address into your web 

browser: https://www.cms.gov/ 

Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Parham at (410) 786–4669. 

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. The term ‘‘collection of 

information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 

3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 

includes agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal agencies 

to publish a 30-day notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension or 

reinstatement of an existing collection 

of information, before submitting the 

collection to OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, CMS is 

publishing this notice that summarizes 

the following proposed collection(s) of 

information for public comment: 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Negotiation Data 


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