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inform the selection and targeting of 

interventions in all 50 states, the District 

of Columbia and Puerto Rico. This 

information will help develop, inform, 

and assess the progress of drug overdose 

prevention strategies at both the state 

and national levels. Information will 

also improve the identification and 

response to changes in fatal 

unintentional and undetermined intent 

drug-related overdose trends at the 

local, state, and national level. CDC 

obtained OMB approval in 2020 for a 

Revision to make the following changes: 

(1) Expand data collection from the 50 

jurisdictions previously approved to 

include 52 jurisdictions (i.e., all 50 

states, Puerto Rico and the District of 

Columbia), (2) expand data collection 

from its current focus on opioid 

overdose deaths to a broader focus on 

drug overdose deaths, (3) account for 

increasing data collection burden 

related to large increases in drug 

overdose deaths, and (4) update the 

web-based system to improve 

performance, functionality, and 

accessibility, as well as add data 

elements to the State Unintentional 

Drug Overdose Reporting System 

(SUDORS) module to capture more 

detailed information. 

CDC requests a three-year approval for 

an additional Revision request to 

continue collecting SUDORS data. The 

current Revision request has the 

following change: The burden estimate 

has been updated to reflect the increase 

in the number of drug overdose deaths. 

This new burden estimate is higher than 

the previously approved estimate of 

32,838 hours because the previous 

burden estimates were based on the 

number of unintentional and 

undetermined intent drug overdose 

deaths that occurred among all 50 states 

in 2017 (64,998 deaths). This Revision 

request will use the total number of 

unintentional or undetermined intent 

drug overdose deaths in the US from 

2020 (87,302 deaths). The total number 

of unintentional or undetermined intent 

drug overdose deaths per jurisdiction 

was estimated by dividing the total 

number of drug overdose deaths, 87,302 

by the number of participating health 

departments, 51, or approximately 1,711 

deaths per participating health 

department. This created an increase 

from the previously approved burden. 

CDC requests OMB approval for an 

estimated 43,631 annual burden hours. 

There are no costs to respondents other 

than their time to participate. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Total 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total 

burden 

hours 

(in hours) 

Public Agencies ................................ Retrieving and refiling records ......... 51 1,711 30/60 43,631 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 43,631 

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–22–0881; Docket No. CDC–2022– 

0049] 

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 Laboratory Response Network 

(LRN) Data Calls. This project will help 

CDC conduct special data calls to obtain 

additional information from LRN 

laboratories regarding biological or 

chemical terrorism, or emerging 

infectious disease preparedness. 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before June 17, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2022– 

0049 by either of the following methods: 

• 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; 

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 


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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 

Data Calls for the Laboratory 

Response Network (LRN) (OMB Control 

No. 0920–0881, Exp. 06/30/2022)— 

Extension—National Center for 

Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious 

Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The Laboratory Response Network 

(LRN) was established by the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) in 

accordance with Presidential Decision 

Directive 39 which outlined national 

anti-terrorism policies and assigned 

specific missions to Federal 

Departments and Agencies. The 

Administration has stated that it is the 

policy of the United States to use all 

appropriate means, to deter, defeat, and 

respond to all terrorist attacks on our 

territory and resources, both with 

people and facilities. The LRN’s mission 

is to maintain an integrated national and 

international network of laboratories 

that can respond quickly to suspected 

acts of biological, chemical, or 

radiological terrorism, emerging 

infectious diseases, and other public 

health threats and emergencies. Federal, 

state and local public health laboratories 

join the LRN voluntarily. 

When laboratories join, they assume 

specific responsibilities and are 

required to provide facility information 

to the LRN Program Office at CDC, as 

well as test results for real samples or 

proficiency tests. LRN laboratories 

participate in Proficiency Testing 

Challenges, Exercises and Validation 

Studies each year. LRN information 

collection is covered by OMB Control 

No. 0920–0850. Periodically, CDC may 

conduct a Special Data Call to obtain 

additional information from LRN 

laboratories regarding biological or 

chemical terrorism, or emerging 

infectious disease preparedness. 

Although the LRN Program Office at 

CDC has an extensive database of 

information regarding all network 

members, LRN Special Data Calls are 

sometimes needed to address issues 

concerning the response capabilities of 

member facilities for priority threat 

agents or to assess the network’s ability 

to respond to new emerging threats. 

Special Data Calls may be conducted via 

broadcast email that asks respondents to 

send information via email to the LRN 

Help Desk or through online survey 

tools (i.e., Survey Monkey) which 

require respondents to go to a web link 

and answer a series of questions. 

This request for Extension is for a 

Generic Clearance that is necessary for 

any impromptu data calls that are 

needed. CDC requests OMB approval for 

an estimated 94 annual burden hours. 

There are no costs to respondents other 

than their time to participate. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Public Health Laboratories ................ Special Data Call ............................. 187 1 30/60 94 

Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 94 

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 

[60-Day–22–1011; Docket No. CDC–2022– 

0047] 

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 continuing information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. This notice invites 

comment on a request for extension of 

an approved information collection 

titled Emergency Epidemic Investigation 

Data Collections. CDC uses the 

information collected to identify 

prevention and control measures in 

response to outbreaks and other public 

health events. 

DATES: CDC must receive written 

comments on or before June 17, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2022– 

0047 by either of the following methods: 

• 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. 


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