3546 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 15 / Monday, January 24, 2022 / Notices 

NCHS seeks approval to collect data 

for the residential care community 

(RCC) and adult day services center 

(ADSC) survey components of the 6th 

National Post-Acute and Long-Term 

Care Study or NPALS (formerly known 

as the National Study of Long-Term 

Care Providers or NSLTCP). A two-year 

clearance is requested. 

The NPALS is designed to; (1) 

broaden NCHS’ ongoing coverage of 

paid, regulated long-term care (LTC) 

providers; (2) merge with existing 

administrative data on LTC providers 

and service users (i.e., Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 

data on inpatient rehabilitation facilities 

and patients, long-term care hospitals 

and patients, nursing homes and 

residents, home health agencies and 

patients, and hospices and patients); (3) 

update data more frequently on LTC 

providers and service users for which 

nationally representative administrative 

data do not exist; and (4) enable 

comparisons across LTC sectors and 

monitor supply and use of these sectors 

over time. 

Data will be collected from two types 

of LTC providers in the 50 states and the 

District of Columbia: 2,090 RCCs and 

1,650 ADSCs. Data were collected in 

2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. The 

data to be collected in 2022 include the 

basic characteristics, services, staffing, 

and practices of RCCs and ADSCs, and 

demographics, selected health 

conditions and health care utilization, 

physical functioning, and cognitive 

functioning of RCC residents and ADSC 

participants. The 2022 NPALS will 

include provider and services user 

questionnaires. Directors of 25 RCCs 

and 25 ADSCs that have adopted an 

EHR platform will complete an 

additional questionnaire to identify and 

confirm the data elements, any local 

customization, and export and 

transmission capabilities. 

Expected users of data from this 

collection effort include, but are not 

limited to; CDC, other Department of 

Health and Human Services (DHHS) 

agencies, such as the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Planning and 

Evaluation, the Administration for 

Community Living, and the Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality; 

associations, such as LeadingAge, 

National Center for Assisted Living, 

American Seniors Housing Association, 

Argentum, and National Adult Day 

Services Association; universities; 

foundations; and other private sector 

organizations such as the Alzheimer’s 

Association, the AARP Public Policy 

Institute, and the National Academies of 

Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 

Expected burden from data collection 

for eligible cases is 60 minutes per 

respondent; 30 minutes for a provider 

questionnaire and 30 minutes for a 

services user questionnaire. Fifty 

respondents will have an additional 30 

minutes of expected burden for data 

collection about EHR data elements. We 

calculated the burden based on a 100% 

response rate. Two-year clearance is 

requested to cover the collection of data. 

The burden for the collection is shown 

in the Table below. 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 

Avg. burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

RCC Director/Designated Staff Member.RCC Provider Questionnaire ........... 1,045 1 30/60 523 

ADSC Director/Designated Staff 

Member.

ADSC Provider Questionnaire ......... 825 1 30/60 413 

RCC Director/Designated Staff Member.RCC Services User Questionnaire .. 1,045 1 30/60 523 

ADSC Director/Designated Staff 

Member.

ADSC Services User Questionnaire 825 1 30/60 413 

RCC/ADSC Director/Designated 

Staff Member.

EHRs Data Element Questionnaire 25 1 30/60 13 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,885 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–22–22BU; Docket No. CDC–2022– 

0006] 

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 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 Year 7 (2022) Customer Service 

Satisfaction Survey for the CDC 

Antibiotic Resistance (AR) Isolate Bank. 

The proposed information collection 

project aims to collect customer service 

satisfaction data from AR Isolate Bank 

users and will be used to make 

improvements to the tool for future 

years. 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before March 25, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2022– 

0006 by any of the following methods: 


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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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 

Regulations.gov. 

Please note: Submit all comments 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 Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Information Collection Review Office, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS 

H21–8, 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 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 

Year 7 (2022) Customer Satisfaction 

Survey for the CDC Antibiotic Resistant 

Isolate Bank—New—National Center for 

Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 

Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The CDC AR Isolate Bank Customer 

Satisfaction Survey will capture 

feedback regarding ease of use, product 

quality, and expectations for future 

panels from AR Isolate Bank customers. 

This survey comes six years after the AR 

Isolate Bank launched. Since the first 

satisfaction survey, the Bank’s customer 

base has more than tripled and 

represents an even more diverse set of 

users. Results may inform additional 

new features and/or isolates to meet 

these news users’ needs and may also 

provide insight for success stories. 

Results from the Year 7 survey will be 

compared to the previous year’s results 

to better determine how each sector is 

utilizing CDC’s isolates, assess how well 

the customer needs have been met, and 

establish areas for future improvement. 

Survey results from previous years have 

informed upgrades to the Bank’s web 

interface and have aided in streamlining 

the ordering process. Feedback will be 

used as CDC works to continually 

improve the Bank’s web interface and 

customer engagement process. 

Respondents will be those who have 

received orders from the AR Isolate 

Bank, and represent laboratorians and 

researchers at academic research 

institutions, device and drug 

manufacturers, hospitals and clinics, 

state and local health departments, and 

other U.S. federal agencies. CDC 

requests OMB approval for an estimated 

117 burden hours annually. There are 

no costs 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) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

CDC’s AR Isolate Bank customers.Year 7 (2022) Customer Service Satisfaction Survey for the 

CDC Antibiotic Resistance (AR) Isolate Bank.

700 1 10/60 117 

Total .................................. .................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 117 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

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