[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 223 (Friday, November 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70929-70930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29240]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-11-10ES]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-5806.
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Data Calls for the Laboratory Response Network--Existing collection
in use without an OMB Control Number (Generic Clearance)--National
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, NCEZID, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This request is for approval of an Existing collection in use
without an OMB Control Number (Generic clearance).
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.
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The LRN Program Office maintains a database of information through
a restricted Web site available only to member laboratories that
include contact information (i.e. phone numbers, e-mail address) as
well as staff and equipment inventories. The collection of personal
identifiable information for the purpose of communication with members
was approved under OMB 0920-0850. 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 e-
mails or by survey tools (i.e. Survey Monkey). These special data calls
vary in nature. Some requested information may be the number of surge
staff available to support an emerging threat like H1N1. As technology
changes, LRN may also query laboratories to see if they have already
purchased equipment to support this new technology.
There will be no cost to respondents other than their time to
respond to the data call. The total annualized burden for this
information collection request is 400 hours.
Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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Average number Average burden
Type of respondents Forms Number of of responses per response
respondents per respondent (hours)
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Public Health Laboratorians......... Special Data Call...... 200 4 30/60
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Dated: November 15, 2010.
Carol Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-29240 Filed 11-18-10; 8:45 am]
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