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5See 12 CFR 1223.21(b). 

6See 12 CFR 1223.21(b)(7). 

7See 12 CFR 1223.22(a). 

8See 12 CFR 1223.23(b)(1). As required by 29 

CFR 1602.7, each Bank and the Office of Finance 

annually files an EEO–1 form with the EEOC. 

9See 12 CFR 1223.23(b)(10)(i). 

10See 12 CFR 1223.23(b)(10)(i)(A). 

in balance with financially safe and 

sound business practices, the inclusion 

and utilization of minorities, women, 

individuals with disabilities, and 

minority-, women-, and disabled-owned 

businesses in all business and activities 

and at all levels of the regulated entity, 

including in management, employment, 

procurement, insurance, and all types of 

contracts.’’ 5 In recognition of the fact 

that each Bank is required by statute to 

promote diversity and inclusion ‘‘at all 

levels’’ of its business and activities, the 

MWI regulations further require that the 

Banks’ policies and procedures (as well 

as those of the Office of Finance) 

‘‘[e]ncourage the consideration of 

diversity in nominating or soliciting 

nominees for positions on boards of 

directors and engage in recruiting and 

outreach directed at encouraging 

individuals who are minorities, women, 

and individuals with disabilities to seek 

or apply for employment with the 

regulated entity.’’ 6

In conformity with the statutory 

requirements, FHFA’s MWI regulations 

require that each Bank and the Office of 

Finance submit to FHFA an annual 

report describing, among other things, 

its efforts to promote diversity at all 

levels of management and employment, 

and the results of those efforts.7 In order 

to provide a quantitative basis upon 

which to assess the results of those 

efforts, FHFA’s MWI regulations require 

that each Bank and the Office of Finance 

set forth in their respective annual 

reports the demographic data reported 

on the EEO–1 form, which they are 

required to file annually with the Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission 

(EEOC).8 The EEO–1 form requires that 

each respondent provide race, ethnicity 

and gender information for its 

employees, broken down into various 

job categories. Because the EEO–1 form 

does not require that a respondent 

provide information on board directors, 

FHFA cannot use the EEO–1 data to 

assess the effectiveness of the Federal 

Home Loan Bank System’s efforts to 

‘‘encourage the consideration of 

diversity in nominating or soliciting 

nominees for positions on boards of 

directors.’’ 

Therefore, in order to enable FHFA to 

assess those efforts, the MWI regulations 

separately require that the annual 

reports set forth ‘‘[d]ata showing for the 

reporting year by minority and gender 

classification, the number of individuals 

on the board of directors of each Bank 

and the Office of Finance,’’ using the 

same racial and ethnic classifications 

that are used on the EEO–1 form (which 

comply with OMB’s ‘‘Statistical Policy 

Directive No. 15, Race and Ethnic 

Standards for Federal Statistics and 

Administrative Reporting’’).9 The MWI 

regulations require that each Bank and 

the Office of Finance collect that data 

‘‘through an information collection 

requesting each director’s voluntary 

self-identification of his or her minority 

and gender classification without 

personally identifiable information.’’ 10

FHFA uses the information collected 

under this control number to assess the 

effectiveness of the policies and 

procedures that each Bank and the 

Office of Finance is required to 

implement to promote diversity in all of 

its business and activities ‘‘at all levels’’ 

and, specifically, to encourage diversity 

in the nomination and solicitation of 

nominees for members of its boards of 

directors. FHFA also uses the 

information to establish a baseline to 

analyze future trends related to the 

diversity of the boards of directors of the 

Banks and the Office of Finance and to 

assess the effectiveness of the strategies 

developed by the Banks and the Office 

of Finance for promoting, developing, 

and retaining diverse board talent. 

B. Burden Estimate 

FHFA estimates the total annual hour 

burden imposed upon respondents by 

this information collection to be 19.8 

hours. This is based on estimates that 

198 Bank and Office of Finance 

Directors will respond annually, with 

each response taking an average of 0.1 

hours (6 minutes) (198 respondents x 

0.1 hours = 19.8 hours). 

C. Comments Request 

FHFA requests written comments on 

the following: (1) Whether the collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of FHFA functions, 

including whether the information has 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

FHFA’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Shawn Bucholtz, 

Chief Data Officer, Federal Housing Finance 

Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01061 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8070–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day-25–0666; Docket No. CDC–2025– 

0001] 

Proposed Data Collection Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations; Correction 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: 60-Day notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), submits 

this Notice as a correction to the 60-day 

FRN (CDC Docket Number CDC–2025– 

0001) published January 8, 2025 for the 

information collection project titled 

National Healthcare Safety Network 

(NHSN). This correction adds Polio to 

the NHSN package and extends the 

public comment period 60 days from 

the date of publication. 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before March 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2025– 

0001 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; 


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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; 

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 

National Healthcare Safety Network 

(NHSN) (OMB Control No. 0920–0666, 

Exp. 5/31/2025)—Revision—National 

Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 

Infection 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. NHSN provides facilities, 

health departments, states, regions, and 

the nation with data necessary to 

identify problem areas, measure the 

progress of prevention efforts, and 

ultimately eliminate healthcareassociated infections (HAIs) nationwide. 

NHSN also 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. NHSN currently has eight 

components, and the collection of 

information is authorized by the Public 

Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242b, 

242k, and 242m (d)). 

A 60-day Federal Register Notice 

(FRN) was published on January 8, 2025 

(90 FR 1495) for an Emergency Revision 

information collection request (ICR) and 

was submitted to add three diseases to 

the NHSN Pathogens of High 

Consequence Form: Influenza A (H5), 

Marburg, and Oropouche. A second 60- 

day Federal Register Notice is 

submitted here to add Polio to the 

NHSN Pathogens of High Consequence 

Form, as well. It is crucial for CDC to 

be aware of cases of these select 

infectious diseases of public health 

concern, including Polio, to help ensure 

that local and state authorities are 

equipped to contain and prevent further 

spread. Facilities enrolled in the NHSN 

Patient Safety Component will be asked 

to select the specific diseases they are 

reporting on and then provide the 

overall number of patients hospitalized 

with confirmed disease along with 

stratification of disease in adult and 

pediatric patients. The data collection 

will be collected electronically via the 

NHSN application. 

As a result of these changes, this 

Revision requests OMB approval for an 

additional 111,021 estimated annual 

burden hours to be added to Form 

57.130—Pathogens of High 

Consequence. This brings the total 

estimated burden for Form 57.130 to 

777,146 burden hours, and the total 

estimated annual burden hours for the 

entire NHSN package to 4,508,255. 

Participation is required for healthcare 

facilities that report through the NHSN 

platform. 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) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Infection Preventionist/Microbiologist 57.130 Pathogens of High Consequence.3650 365 5/60 111,021 

Total ........................................... ...................................................... 777,146 


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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. 2025–01154 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–25–25CQ; Docket No. CDC–2025– 

0004] 

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 information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. This notice invites 

comment on a proposed information 

collection project titled Healthcare 

Prevention and Response Workforce 

Development for Health Departments. 

The proposed workforce development 

evaluations will be used to assess 

whether the CDC-developed workforce 

development activities are reaching the 

intended audience and achieving the 

intended goal of strengthening public 

health workforce capacity to prevent 

and respond to Healthcare-Associated 

Infection and Antibiotic Resistance 

(HAI/AR) outbreaks at the individual 

trainee and program level. 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before March 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2025– 

0004 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; 

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 

Healthcare-Associated Infections and 

Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/R) 

Programs Response and Prevention 

Workforce Development Activities— 

New—National Center for Emerging and 

Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

CDC funds Healthcare-Associated 

Infection and Antibiotic Resistance 

(HAI/AR) Programs in 65 state, local, 

and territorial health departments. 

Funding is awarded through the 

Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity 

cooperative agreements (ELC). Funds 

are intended to provide critical 

resources to recipients in support of a 

broad range of healthcare infection 

prevention and control and 

epidemiologic surveillance activities to 

detect, monitor, mitigate, and prevent 

the spread of HAI/AR in healthcare 

settings. 

CDC has developed various workforce 

development activities including highpriority trainings requested by the 

health department programs and CDC 

site visits. The goal of these activities is 

to strengthen public health workforce 

capacity to prevent and respond to HAI/ 

AR outbreaks in healthcare settings and 

prepare for other emerging healthcare 

threats. Additionally, the evaluation 

data collected will be used to improve 

future CDC-developed resources. 

CDC requests OMB approval for an 

estimated 455 annual burden hours. 

There is no cost to respondents other 

than their time to participate. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name No. of 

respondents 

No. of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Public Health Participants—Standard Trainings .. Registration .................. 600 2 5/60 100 

Public Health Participants—Standard Trainings .. Pre-test ......................... 600 2 5/60 100 

Public Health Participants—Standard Trainings .. Post-test ....................... 600 2 5/60 100 

Public Health Participants—Training Programs ... Application .................... 30 1 120/60 60 

HAI/AR Program Leads—Training Programs ....... Nomination Letter ......... 30 1 60/60 30 


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