[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34451-34452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14625]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-10-10ES]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
Alternatively, to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instrument, call 404-639-5960 and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, 
CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

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NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; comments may also be sent by e-
mail to [email protected].
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have a practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarify of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of information technology. Written comments 
should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    LRN Special Data Calls--Existing Collection in Use Without an OMB 
Control Number--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 
Diseases (proposed) (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, 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 LRN's 
mission is to maintain an integrated national and international network 
of laboratories that can respond to acts of biological, chemical, or 
radiological terrorism and other public health emergencies. Federal, 
state and local public health laboratories voluntarily join the LRN.
    The LRN Program Office maintains a database of information for each 
member laboratory that includes contact information as well as staff 
and equipment inventories. However, semiannually or during emergency 
response the LRN Program Office may conduct a Special Data Call to 
obtain additional information from LRN Member Laboratories in regards 
to biological or chemical terrorism preparedness. Special Data Calls 
may be conducted via queries that are distributed by broadcast emails 
or by survey tools (i.e. Survey Monkey). This is a request for a 
generic clearance. The only cost to respondents is their time to 
respond to the data call.

Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours

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                                                               Average  number  Average  burden
                    Forms                        Number of       of responses    per  response     Total burden
                                                respondents     per respondent      (hours)           hours
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Special Data Call...........................             200                4            30/60              400
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    Dated: June 10, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-14625 Filed 6-16-10; 8:45 am]
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